A two-page PDF cheat-sheet covering the seven things every WordPress site owner should know about the May 20, 2026 release, plus a 14-day safe-upgrade checklist you can print and tick off as you go.
What is inside
Page 1 — Seven things every site owner should know about WordPress 7
- The Command Palette (⌘K / Ctrl+K) — the single biggest quality-of-life change in the release
- AI Connectors — what the new screen is, what it is not, when to skip it
- The new “Modern” admin colour scheme
- Visual Revisions — the side-by-side compare view that finally works
- The dedicated Fonts page — the plugin you can probably uninstall
- PHP 8.3 or higher recommended — the version check you do once a year
- The feature that got pulled — real-time collaboration removed on May 8
Page 2 — The 14-day safe-upgrade checklist
Day-by-day, from the PHP version check on day one through staging tests on days three to five, fix-anything-the-clone-surfaced on days six to eight, the production update on days nine and ten, and the four-day health confirmation through day fourteen. Designed to be printed and physically ticked off, or used as a screen reference.
Who it is for
Site owners who manage their own WordPress install and want a one-page reference instead of a three-thousand-word read. Equally useful for the procurement-buyer who needs to brief their team on what changed, and for the small-business owner who took WP101 and wants the upgrade discipline written down so they do not have to remember it.
How to use it
- Print page 1 and keep it on the wall near your computer for the week after release.
- Print page 2 the day before you plan to start the upgrade. Tick each line as you complete the action.
- Hand a copy to anyone else on your team who logs into your WordPress dashboard, so the muscle memory builds in more than one head.
Want the long version?
The full three-thousand-word read on what changed, what matters, and what to actually do about it is at thisismyurl.com/wordpress-7-whats-new.
