WordPress 7.1.3: Every Change Explained, Tested, and What to Do After You Update
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First published on LetsKnowTech, where I keep it up to date. WordPress 7.1.3 came out on October 6, 2026. It's a security and maintenance release with seven security fixes and four bug fixes, and it's the version every WordPress site should be on right now. WordPress.org already marks 7.1.0, 7.1.1 and 7.1.2 as insecure. It's a small, low-risk release, so update. Fifteen files change, the database doesn't, and a site on 7.1.2 downloads a 227 KB patch instead of the full 37 MB package. One chang