--- title: WordPress 7.1 Release Candidate 4 | daily.dev description: The fourth Release Candidate for WordPress 7.1 is available for testing via plugin, direct download, or WP-CLI. RC4 includes over 26 fixes since RC3, split... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/wordpress-7-1-release-candidate-4-l4ktmkafc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: WordPress 7.1 Release Candidate 4 | daily.dev og:description: The fourth Release Candidate for WordPress 7.1 is available for testing via plugin, direct download, or WP-CLI. RC4 includes over 26 fixes since RC3, split... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/wordpress-7-1-release-candidate-4-l4ktmkafc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/l4KTMkaFc.png og:image:alt: WordPress 7.1 Release Candidate 4 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- [Make WordPress Core](https://daily.dev/sources/wordpresscore) [Read post](https://api.daily.dev/r/l4KTMkaFc) # [WordPress 7.1 Release Candidate 4](https://api.daily.dev/r/l4KTMkaFc "Go to post") The fourth Release Candidate for WordPress 7.1 is available for testing via plugin, direct download, or WP-CLI. RC4 includes over 26 fixes since RC3, split between the Editor and Core. The final release of WordPress 7.1 is scheduled for August 19, 2026\. Plugin and theme authors are encouraged to finalize compatibility testing and update their [#open-source](/tags/open-source "Check all #open-source posts")[#wordpress](/tags/wordpress "Check all #wordpress posts") Aug 17•3m read time•From [make.wordpress.org](https://api.daily.dev/r/l4KTMkaFc "make.wordpress.org") [](https://api.daily.dev/r/l4KTMkaFc "Go to post") Table of contents [What’s in WordPress 7.1 RC4?](https://api.daily.dev/r/l4KTMkaFc "What’s in WordPress 7.1 RC4?")[How you can contribute](https://api.daily.dev/r/l4KTMkaFc "How you can contribute")[An RC4 haiku](https://api.daily.dev/r/l4KTMkaFc "An RC4 haiku") Questions this post answers How do I test WordPress 7.1 RC4 before the final release? Install it via the WordPress Beta Tester plugin selecting the Bleeding Edge channel and Beta/RC Only stream, download the RC4 zip directly, or run the WP-CLI command wp core update --version=7.1-RC4\. RC4 should only be used on a test server, not a production site, since it is still under development. Track WordPress release candidate milestones like this on daily.dev before rolling upgrades to production. When is WordPress 7.1 scheduled to be released? WordPress 7.1 is scheduled for final release on August 19, 2026, following its fourth release candidate. RC4 contains more than 26 updates and fixes since RC3, including 8 in the Editor and 18 in Core, reflecting ongoing stabilization ahead of the general release. Developers planning WordPress upgrades can follow release timelines like this on daily.dev. Do I need to update the Tested up to version in my WordPress plugin readme for 7.1? Yes, plugin and theme authors should conclude compatibility testing against the WordPress 7.1 beta and RC releases and update the Tested up to field in their plugin readme file to 7.1\. Any compatibility issues found should be reported to the support forum. 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