W3Techs puts WordPress at 41.2% of all websites in July 2026, down from a peak near 43.5% in early 2025. The slide is real. The interpretation is where people get it wrong.
WordPress 7.0.1 arrived on 9 July 2026 with 31 bug fixes across Core and the block editor. It is the first point release for 7.0 "Armstrong", the AI-heavy version that shipped six weeks late.