WordPress 7.1 shifts image resizing and format work into the browser. Site owners should test plugins, CSP, fallbacks, and CDN-backed media before rollout.
OpenAI’s guidance on evals, graders, red teaming, and improvement loops points to a straightforward operational conclusion: if an internal AI workflow matters, it needs explicit acceptance tests before prompt, model, tool, or routing changes are allowed to spread.
WordPress Playground, Blueprints, and the newer CLI/runtime flow make WordPress bug reproduction much faster in 2026. They do not replace MySQL parity, host-level testing, or experienced troubleshooting when plugin and production issues get real.