Core/plugin update: 2026-05-25

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Manual downloads / tag releases

• Gravity Forms 2.10.2
• WP Media Folder 6.2.3

Builds

• staging
• prod

Updates

WordPress Core - 6.9.4 -> 7.0

• New major release
• release info

Gravity Forms - 2.10.1.1 -> 2.10.2

• Added security enhancements
• Added background processing for entry bulk actions
• Fixed REST API user setting timeout errors on sites with many users
• Fixed JS error when Delete quick action link text contains special characters
• Fixed JS error sometimes displayed when loading REST API page
• release notes

MailOptin - 2.2.77.0 -> 2.2.77.2

• Fixed more Outlook email template rendering issues
• Added column support for posts in email template
• Updated Klaviyo API to version 2026-04-15
• Improved email template support for Outlook
• Fixed subscription bug in Brevo on duplicate contact
• release notes

SiteOrigin Panels - 2.34.1 -> 2.34.3

• Style Fields: Restored input and select sizing in Page Builder style settings
• Code Tab: Fixed the widget dialog font family regression
• Customizer: Fixed dialog font family scoping to prevent Dashicons conflicts
• Layout Block: Fixed column resizing crashes and inflated row minimum heights in iframe-based editors
• Yoast SEO: Improved sitemap image handling to respect Yoast image filters
• Updated the WordPress Tested up to tag to 7.0
• release notes

Google Site Kit - 1.178.0 -> 1.179.0

• Implement Site Goals new feature modal CTA
• Add feature metrics reporting to Email Reports
• Add the ability to make widgets collapsible, applied to Site Goals widgets
• Add GA event tracking for "Learn more" link clicks in setup flow
• Return to WordPress dashboard instead of plugins page when exiting setup flow
• Add "Online store performance" and "Lead generation performance" widgets from Site Goals
• Add Error snackbar and Progress snackbar components
• Update content-only tooltips to match new design
• Fix dashboard tour for mobile viewports
• Fixed Ads setup completion notification when using PAX
• Don't block Ads setup completion on matching tag ID used by Google for Woo
• release notes

SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle - 1.72.0 -> 1.73.1

• General: Corrected release package version metadata to prevent WordPress from repeatedly offering the same update after installing 1.73.0
• Cards Carousel: Scoped overflow handling to the panel to preserve sibling cell sizing in Layout Builder
• Image Grid: Loaded preview assets in the Block Editor and restored repeater media field setup
• Widget Block: Improved Block Editor and Site Editor widget forms with iframe asset loading, direct widget save bridge, preview snapshots, and stale Page Builder data handling
• General: Improved TinyMCE field handling for WordPress 7
• General: Improved media, multiple media, and date range field initialization in iframe and repeater contexts
• General: Restored compact WP 7 admin field sizing and fixed TinyMCE editor borders in Panels dialogs
• release notes

WP-Sweep - 1.1.8 -> 1.1.9

• Bump WordPress 7.0 compatibility
• Add CLAUDE.md
• release notes

WP Job Manager - 2.4.1 -> 2.4.2

• Maintenance/compatibility release (no specific 2.4.2 entry published yet on wordpress.org)
• release notes

WP Media Folder - 6.2.2 -> 6.2.3

• Add WordPress 7.0 style compatibility
• Fix Divi 5 migrator compatibility check
• release notes

Yoast SEO - 27.5 -> 27.6

• Adds the Content Planner feature for AI-powered content suggestions and structured outlines for new posts directly from the block editor (free sparks allowance in Yoast SEO Free)
• Improves documentation in a docblock
• Introduces a shared contributor guide for humans and AI coding tools
• release notes

Skipped

• akismet (5.6 → 5.7): installed but not updated per workflow.
• auth0 (3.4.2 → 4.6.2): skipped due to known dashboard compatibility issues.

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Deployed

Composer: https://github.com/proudcity/wp-proudcity/releases/tag/2026.05.25.1255
Builds: https://github.com/proudcity/proud-recipes/releases/tag/2026.05.25.1255