WordPress 7.1 is scheduled for release on August 19th and promises to be an exciting update for developers, professionals, agencies, and bloggers across the ecosystem.

This second major release of the year introduces a wide range of updates covering nearly every aspect of the CMS. Among the new features, Client-Side Media Processing is the one we are most excited about. The reason is that here at Kinsta, we are obsessed with web performance and site speed, and this new media architecture marks a significant step forward—delivering noticeable improvements in server efficiency and faster page load times.

Beyond media handling, WordPress

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