The release of WordPress 6.7, codenamed "Simone" in honor of jazz vocalist Nina Simone, marks a significant milestone in the platform's evolution toward a fully block-based, fluid design future. The Release Candidate (RC) phase signals that core development is feature-complete, and the focus has shifted to final testing, bug squashing, and documentation.
: To ensure a secure launch, the WordPress Security Team doubled monetary rewards for reporting unreleased vulnerabilities discovered during the RC window. wordpress 6.7 release candidate
The stage means WordPress 6.7 is feature-complete and considered stable for testing. No new features or strings will be added before the final release. The RC is intended for: The release of WordPress 6
wp core update --version=6.7-RC1
More blocks now support custom shadow presets, allowing for greater depth without custom CSS. The stage means WordPress 6