WordPress 7.1 is here! My FULL review of the amazing new features! 🔥

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WordPress 7.1 has officially dropped in the wild, and it is hands down one of the absolute best releases we have had for a long, long time! It finally addresses the single biggest frustration with the block editor and Full Site Editing, plus introduces some incredibly powerful new features that will help you ditch those bloated page builders once and for all.

In this video, I take you through a practical, user-focused run-through of my favourite new features in WordPress 7.1, including responsive style settings, hover and active button states, and the brand-new native Tabs block.

🌟 Key Features Put to the Test in This Video

• Responsive Styles for Blocks: Ditch media queries! You can now control layout, typography, spacing, and aspect ratios across desktop, tablet, and mobile viewports directly in the block editor sidebar.
• Interactive Pseudo-States (Hover, Focus, Active): Style your button hover states natively in the editor, no custom CSS required.
• The Tabs Block: Organise content compactly with accessible Tab Lists and Tab Panels that look great and follow W3C ARIA accessibility guidelines.
• SVG Icon Block: Easily rotate, flip, and adjust custom SVGs, or register your own brand’s custom collection with the new Icon API.
• Native Audio Playlist: Build gorgeous track lists with wave visualisers and album art, keeping your media files local and your load times snappy.
• WebAssembly Media Editor: Super-fast aspect-ratio cropping, flipping, and snapping that runs instantly in your browser, keeping your original images safe.
• Query Loop Exclusion: Simply click a checkbox to make sure your related articles section never recommends the post your visitor is currently reading.

🔗 Resources, Links & Downloads

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• 👉 WordPress 7.1 Field Guide (by Milana): https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/08/05/wordpress-7-1-field-guide/
• 👉 Birgit’s 7.1 Source of Truth (Gutenberg Times): https://gutenbergtimes.com/wordpress-7-1-source-of-truth/

💬 What Is Your Favourite Feature?

Let me know in the comments: are you excited for native responsive styling and button hover states, or are you still relying on custom CSS? What missing blocks would you like to see core deliver next?

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See you in the next one!

Ciao!
Jakson

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