WordPress 4.7.4 Fixes 47 Issues ![rw-book-cover]() 🔗 **Source:** [WordPress 4.7.4 Fixes 47 Issues](https://wptavern.com/wordpress-4-7-4-fixes-visual-editor-incompatibility-with-upcoming-version-of-chrome) > [!note]+ Document Notes > --- > tags: [wordpress, 4.7.4, chrome, maintenance, rest-api, wp-tavern-archive, wp-tavern-2017] > author: Jeff Chandler > source: WP Tavern > reference: https://wptavern.com/wordpress-4-7-4-fixes-visual-editor-incompatibility-with-upcoming-version-of-chrome > date created: 2026-04-17 11:38 > --- > # WordPress 4.7.4 Fixes 47 Issues > ## 📝 Summary > - WordPress 4.7.4 maintenance release addresses 47 issues and includes a visual editor compatibility fix for an upcoming Chrome version. > - The update fixes broken thumbnails when uploading video and audio files, enhances REST API data handling, and restores Shift-click checkbox range selection. > - WordPress 4.7.4 is now available via automatic updates or manual installation through the Dashboard. > - This maintenance release resolves critical compatibility issues and improves media handling in WordPress 4.7. > ## 💬 Comments (0) > No comments. WordPress 4.7.4 [is available](https://wordpress.org/news/2017/04/wordpress-4-7-4/) and is a maintenance release that fixes 47 issues reported against 4.7. This update includes a visual editor [compatibility fix](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/40305) for an upcoming version of Chrome. Uploading video and audio files no longer result in [broken thumbnails](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/40075) and the REST API received a few enhancements related to [data](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/39854) [handling](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/40136). WordPress 4.7.4 also restores the ability to Shift-click a range of checkboxes. Auto updates are rolling out but if you’d like to update immediately, browse to Dashboard > Updates and click the update button. To see a full list of changes visit the [release notes](https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.4) page on the Codex. Since December, WordPress 4.7 has been [downloaded](https://wordpress.org/download/counter/) more than 60 million times. Category: [WordPress](https://wptavern.com/category/wordpressorg)Tags: [4.7.4](https://wptavern.com/tag/4-7-4), [chrome](https://wptavern.com/tag/chrome), [maintenance](https://wptavern.com/tag/maintenance), [rest api](https://wptavern.com/tag/rest-api), WordPress 4.7.4 Fixes 47 Issues, Jeff Chandler, 01kpe1fcq8ysjm69g1n8bxzajy.