Create About Page for 7.1 by joedolson · Pull Request #12845 · WordPress/wordpress-develop

joedolson · 2026-08-04T22:04:28Z

Initial draft of the About Page for WordPress 7.1

This draft adds the feature images locally, as the CDN copies are not yet available.

Trac ticket: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/65698

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github-actions · 2026-08-04T22:04:46Z

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github-actions · 2026-08-04T22:07:53Z

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Tested locally at different breakpoints plus an he_IL RTL pass. All five pages render clean, no PHP notices, and the RTL headers resolve correctly.

Comments are mostly copy. The one worth catching before RC1 is the run-on on 141, since it's user visible. The rest is minor.

rbcorrales · 2026-08-04T22:41:00Z

 				</div>
-				<h3><?php _e( 'Performance' ); ?></h3>
-				<p><?php _e( 'WordPress 7.0 improves the accuracy of image loading prioritization, preventing hidden images in navigation overlays or interactive blocks from degrading the loading of critical resources. On-demand block stylesheet loading in classic themes is more reliable, and the ability is added for scripts to depend on script modules to reduce render-blocking.' ); ?></p>
+				<h3><?php _e( 'Improved Media Handling' ); ?></h3>


This is the only heading that is in title case on the page. The others are in sentence case.

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<h3><?php _e( 'Improved Media Handling' ); ?></h3>

<h3><?php _e( 'Improved media handling' ); ?></h3>

I think this is probably a good change; but I'm going to leave it to @marko-srb and @annezazu to make that call.

rbcorrales · 2026-08-04T22:45:09Z

-					<strong><?php _e( 'A centralized hub for your connections.' ); ?></strong><br />
-					<?php _e( 'The Connectors screen introduces a single hub for managing a range of external service integrations, including AI providers. Opt in by connecting your preferred AI provider, then put it to work across your site. The optional AI plugin adds a growing set of tools directly into the editor: create titles and excerpts, generate and edit images, and suggest alt text. Any plugin that needs to connect to an outside service can tap into this standardized connection management system, making it easy for users and developers alike.' ); ?>
+					<strong><?php _e( 'Consistent navigation, from dashboard to editor.' ); ?></strong><br />
+					<?php _e( 'The WordPress admin bar now stays with you as you move into the Site Editor and block editor, so you stay oriented as you move between the Site Editor and block editor. Admin bar also receives a small UI visual improvement.' ); ?>


the Site Editor and block editor appears twice in the same sentence, and so does as you move.

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<?php _e( 'The WordPress admin bar now stays with you as you move into the Site Editor and block editor, so you stay oriented as you move between the Site Editor and block editor. Admin bar also receives a small UI visual improvement.' ); ?>

<?php _e( 'The WordPress admin bar now travels with you into the Site Editor and the block editor, so you stay oriented as you move between them. The admin bar also receives a small UI visual improvement.' ); ?>

@annezazu This is a good suggestion for text revision; leaving it up to you.

rbcorrales · 2026-08-04T22:52:04Z

 list( $display_version ) = explode( '-', get_bloginfo( 'version' ) );
 $header_alt_text         = sprintf(
 	/* translators: %s: Version number. */
 	__( 'WordPress %s' ),
 	$display_version
 );


Removing the header image leaves $header_alt_text unused, and $display_version only feeds it, so both are dead now. Same in credits.php, freedoms.php and privacy.php.

I'm going to leave it for now; but thanks for noting it. If these images stay removed, I'll polish this and remove the dead code paths.

rbcorrales · 2026-08-04T23:22:29Z

One more thing, on narrow screens the header gets shorter, so the background image crops in and "WordPress 7.1" ends up sitting on the green part of the artwork instead of the blue. White on that green is 2.4:1, and it needs at least 3:1 for text that size. Checked at a 430px width. Desktop is fine as the title stays on the blue there.

Since the color comes from the image, it needs a different crop or a mobile version rather than a CSS change. Probably a separate ticket though.

joedolson · 2026-08-05T01:15:39Z

No, there's no need for a separate ticket; this ticket covers the entire scope of building out the About Page, because it's a one-off task for the release.

joedolson · 2026-08-05T03:41:07Z

@marko-srb Can you take a look at the color contrast concerns on mobile? We could use something like a text shadow on mobile only that addressed this, e.g. text-shadow: 0 0 2px var(--background);, which would change the boundary with fairly minimal impact on the design.

(var(--background) is #3858e9, for the record.)

marko-srb · 2026-08-05T06:41:23Z

👋 Your suggestion works well. Let's go with minimal shadows. Not a good practice in general, but great fix suggestion for now. We will fix the images themselves so no contrast issues are present, prior 7.1 release. And swap them.

Do we still need svg images for RTL? I thought we are going with webp? If we need them, I can deliver them in 1hr

About page, text update is ok to happen, even if not applicable by someone on Google file. It's easy for us to change there, as long as it is good on the actual page. Though I'd leave this to Anne. But if this needs to ship, I can review, or provide text in an hr.

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	<h3><?php _e( 'Improved Media Handling' ); ?></h3>
	<h3><?php _e( 'Improved media handling' ); ?></h3>

	<?php _e( 'The WordPress admin bar now stays with you as you move into the Site Editor and block editor, so you stay oriented as you move between the Site Editor and block editor. Admin bar also receives a small UI visual improvement.' ); ?>
	<?php _e( 'The WordPress admin bar now travels with you into the Site Editor and the block editor, so you stay oriented as you move between them. The admin bar also receives a small UI visual improvement.' ); ?>

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