WordPress has released a minor maintenance release, version 7.0.1, which fixes 31 bugs, including one that improves PHP 8.5 compatibility and another that fixes a security-related feature.
What is not found in this version:
- No security fixes.
- No new APIs for developers.
- No improvement in website performance.
- No changes to how WordPress works.
- Nothing very important has been added or removed.
But there are at least two interesting fixes.
Two interesting fixes
PHP8.5 Compatibility
The new version of WordPress fixes a PHP 8.5 compatibility issue with a Core WordPress function that returns the URL and dimensions of an image attachment. PHP is the underlying programming language that makes content management systems like WordPress possible.
Security related feature fixed
WordPress also fixed a bug in wp_kses(), a WordPress function that filters HTML and CSS to prevent malicious code from being stored or displayed. The official WordPress developer resource describes the function like that:
“Filters text content and removes unauthorized HTML.
This function ensures that only allowed HTML element names, attribute names, attribute values, and HTML entities will appear in the given text string.
The bug, introduced during the 7.0 development cycle, could generate an invalid “style=”)” attribute.
Overall, it’s fair to call version 7.0.1 a drama-free update, which is typical for a WordPress maintenance release.
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