September 15 – October 1, 2026

Welcome back to the WordPress.com changelog! You can now do more with the WordPress Agent on WordPress.com, more easily connect your site to a popular AI agent, and more efficiently review new content in the Reader.

WordPress Agent knows plugins

You can now ask the WordPress Agent about plugins! Activate, update, and install, directly from the chat.

Cursor (and Grok Bot) can now easily connect to your WordPress.com site

WordPress.com now has a plugin in Cursor’s marketplace, so you can manage your site straight from the AI agent you’re already coding in.

The Reader now remembers what you’ve already read

Do you use the Reader to stay on top of your favorite blogs, sites, and news sources?

Now, posts that you’ve already read dim automatically so you can spot what’s new at a glance. An unread count also now shows up next to Recent so you know exactly how many posts are new.

If you don’t need it, you can turn off this functionality from your preferences.

Site logs are now included on Personal and Premium plans

Personal and Premium sites can now see their own PHP error logs and web server logs to more easily debug if something breaks. Go to your Hosting Dashboard, select your site, and then click Logs.

More detailed logs related to monitoring, performance, and deployments are available on Business and Commerce plans.

WordPress 7.1.1 and 7.1.2 security releases

Two new WordPress releases shipped with important security fixes. On many hosts, that means logging in, running updates, and hoping nothing breaks. On WordPress.com, it’s already done. Your site is running the latest, most secure version of WordPress, and you didn’t have to lift a finger.

Fixes and improvements

We also:

• Closed several ways embedded content in the Reader could run unwanted code on the page. (GitHub PR)
• Fixed long domain names from getting cut off in your DNS records list. (GitHub PR)
• Polished the WordPress Agent’s account connections screen for clearer email, Slack, and Telegram setup. (GitHub PR)
• Updated the block editor with a new layout and media options, including a grid layout and quicker list indenting with the tab key. (Github PR)
• Fixed long support chats in the Help Center cutting off partway through, so you can now see the full conversation. (GitHub PR)
• Fixed a bug so you can now add your own text above the opening quote when participating in daily writing prompts. (GitHub PR)
• Added .es as a purchasable domain extension. Learn more about .es domains.