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WordPress 6.1 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) Now Available The first release candidate (RC1) for WordPress 6.1 is now available! This is an important milestone in the 6.1 release cycle. “Release Candidate” means that this version of WordPress is ready for release! Before the official release date, time is set aside for the community 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 was missed along the way. That means the project would love your help. WordPress 6.1 is planned for official release on November 1st, 2022, three 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 you test [ more… ]

WordPress 6.1 Beta 3 Now Available WordPress 6.1 Beta 3 is now available for download and testing. 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 Beta 3 on a test server and site.  You can test WordPress 6.1 Beta 3 in three ways: Option 1: Install and activate the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (select the “Bleeding edge” channel and “Beta/RC Only” stream). Option 2: Direct download the Beta 3 version (zip). Option 3: Use the following WP-CLI command: wp core update –version=6.1-beta3 The current target for the final release is November 1, 2022, which is about four weeks away.  Additional information on the 6.1 release cycle is available. Check the Make WordPress Core blog for 6.1-related [ more… ]

WP Briefing: Episode 40: All Things Testing with Special Guests Anne McCarthy and Brian Alexander In the fortieth episode of the WordPress Briefing, Josepha Haden Chomphosy sits down with special guests Anne McCarthy and Brian Alexander to discuss the Testing Team and how to get started with testing in the WordPress project. 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 Anne McCarthyBrian Alexander References WordPress 6.1 TestingTesting Reports w/ TemplateWeek in Test SeriesReporting Bugs Handbook PageFullsite Editing Outreach ProgramFSE Outreach Experiment Slack Channelmake.wordpress.org/testWordPress.org/newsLearn.wordpress.org#WPDiversity Speaker Workshop for Women Voices in Latin America Transcript [Josepha Haden Chomphosy 00:00:00]  Hello everyone. And welcome to the WordPress Briefing, the podcast where you can catch quick explanations of some of the ideas behind [ more… ]

WordPress 6.1 Beta 2 Now Available WordPress 6.1 Beta 2 is now available for download and testing. 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 Beta 2 on a test server and site.  You can test WordPress 6.1 Beta 2 in three ways: Option 1: Install and activate the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (select the “Bleeding edge” channel and “Beta/RC Only” stream). Option 2: Direct download the Beta 2 version (zip). Option 3: Use the following WP-CLI command: wp core update –version=6.1-beta2 The current target for the final release is November 1, 2022, which is about five weeks away.  Additional information on the 6.1 release cycle is available. Check the Make WordPress Core blog for 6.1-related [ more… ]

WordPress 6.1 Beta 1 Now Available WordPress 6.1 Beta 1 is now available for download and testing. 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 Beta 1 on a test server and site.  You can test WordPress 6.1 Beta 1 in three ways: Option 1: Install and activate the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (select the “Bleeding edge” channel and “Beta/RC Only” stream). Option 2: Direct download the Beta 1 version (zip). Option 3: Use the following WP-CLI command: wp core update –version=6.1-beta1 The current target for the final release is November 1, 2022, which is about six weeks away.  Additional information on the 6.1 release cycle is available. Check the Make WordPress Core blog for 6.1-related [ more… ]