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WordPress 6.1 Release Candidate 3 (RC3) Now Available Release Candidate 3 (RC3) is now available for testing! The general release is just one week away with WordPress 6.1 scheduled for release on Tuesday, November 1, 2022.  This RC3 release is the final opportunity for you to test and help to ensure the resilience of the 6.1 release by performing a final round of reviews and checks. Since the WordPress ecosystem is vast and composed of thousands of plugins and themes the entire project benefits from the time you take to assist. This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it is recommended that you test RC3 on a test server and site.  You can test WordPress 6.1 RC3 in three ways: Option [ more… ]

WordPress 6.1 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) Now Available The second release candidate (RC2) for WordPress 6.1 is now available! “Release Candidate” means that this version of WordPress is ready for release and it is a key milestone in the 6.1 release cycle! Before the official release date, the community sets aside time to perform final reviews and help test. Since the WordPress ecosystem includes thousands of plugins and themes, it is important that everyone checks to see if anything has been missed along the way. That means the project would greatly benefit from your assistance. WordPress 6.1 is planned for official release on November 1st, 2022, two weeks from today.  This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it is recommended that [ more… ]

WordPress 6.0.3 Security Release WordPress 6.0.3 is now available! This release features several security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. All versions since WordPress 3.7 have also been updated. WordPress 6.0.3 is a short-cycle release. The next major release will be version 6.1 planned for November 1, 2022. If you have sites that support automatic background updates, the update process will begin automatically. You can download WordPress 6.0.3 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress Dashboard, click “Updates”, and then click “Update Now”. For more information on this release, please visit the HelpHub site. Security updates included in this release The security team would like to thank the following people for responsibly reporting vulnerabilities, and allowing them to be fixed in this release. Stored XSS via wp-mail.php (post by email) – [ more… ]

WP Briefing: Episode 41: WordPress 6.1 Sneak Peek with Special Guest Nick Diego In the forty-first episode of the WordPress Briefing, peek into the upcoming WordPress 6.1 release with our host, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, and the release’s Editor Triage Lead, Nick Diego. Have a question you’d like answered? You can submit them to [email protected], either written or as a voice recording. Credits Editor: Dustin HartzlerLogo: Javier ArceProduction: Santana InnissSong: Fearless First by Kevin MacLeod Guests Nick Diego References Call for Testing for WordPress for Android 20.9RC2 WordPress 6.1 link forthcoming 18 October Multisite ImprovementsBlock Style Generation ToolEditor Preferences ChangesWordPress 6.1 Walkthrough Transcript [Josepha Haden Chomphosy 00:00:00]  Hello everyone. And welcome to the WordPress Briefing, the podcast where you can catch quick explanations of the ideas behind the WordPress open source project, some insight into the community that supports it, and get a small [ more… ]