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  "question": "Was today a WordPress release?",
  "url": "https://was.today/a-wordpress-release",
  "verdict": "no",
  "headline": "NO",
  "answer": "No — the newest WordPress is 7.1.3, released on October 6, 2026, 17 days ago.",
  "details": [
    "Latest release: WordPress 7.1.3 on October 6, 2026",
    "October 6 also shipped security backports 6.9.10 and 5.7.20",
    "Oct 23, 2026 is a Friday; core releases usually Tuesday or Thursday"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "WordPress.org",
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-9-10/#1"
    },
    {
      "title": "Patchstack",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/articles/wordpress-7-1-3-security-release/?_s_id=cve"
    },
    {
      "title": "Pantheon Docs",
      "url": "https://docs.pantheon.io/release-notes/2026/10/wordpress-7-1-3"
    },
    {
      "title": "Release Archive",
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/download/releases/"
    },
    {
      "title": "クラウドナビ",
      "url": "https://cldnavi.com/en/blog/php2shell-wordpress-audit-2026/"
    },
    {
      "title": "Critical PHP Security Alert: Website Owners Urged to Update - The Merit Newspaper",
      "url": "https://themeritnewspaper.com.ng/themeritnewspaper-com-ng-world-critical-php-security-alert-website-owners-urged-to-update/"
    },
    {
      "title": "Broworks",
      "url": "https://www.broworks.net/blog/another-wordpress-php-vulnerability-crisis-is-it-time-to-switch"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-23",
  "place": null,
  "permalink": "https://was.today/a-wordpress-release/2026-10-23",
  "scope": "global",
  "volatile": false,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-24T02:23:08.269Z"
}