WordPress 7.0

WordPress just dropped version 7.0 and honestly it's the upgrade the platform desperately needed. For years WordPress has powered 43 percent of the entire internet—that's hundreds of millions of websites—but the core product hadn't kept pace with how modern creators actually want to work. Version 7.0 changes that. We're talking AI tools native to the editor now, a completely redesigned admin experience that doesn't feel like you're using software from 2010, and actual design controls that give creators real flexibility without needing a computer science degree.

The AI integration is the big one. This is the world's most popular CMS essentially saying "yeah, we're bringing AI to 40-plus percent of the web" and that shifts the entire conversation around content creation. The new admin experience finally treats users like humans who value their time, and the design controls mean you can actually build something that doesn't look like every other WordPress site from the 2010s. WordPress powers everything from personal blogs to enterprise platforms, and this update signals they're not handing over the future to the shiny new kids without a fight.

This is an open source project, so there's no funding, no founders to name, no valuation. But make no mistake—when the platform that hosts 43 percent of the web decides to bet on AI, everyone notices.