Yes, this is real! It seems that starting from WordPress 6.2 the minimum PHP version required by WP will be 7.2. The last change in that aspect of ...
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Not set in stone, but would be a great step forward. Abandoning 7.4 would be a HUGE step backwards at this point, thus why 7.2 is chosen.
Yeah but even if we just raise it to 7.0 I'd already consider it a win (and also an indicator to both developer and admin users that WP is trying to keep up with PHP versions and that is something they need to pay attention to.) Thanks for the comment :)
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