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WordPress 4.6 Beta 3 WordPress 4.6 Beta 3 is now available! This software is still in development, so we don’t recommend you run it on a production site. Consider setting up a test site just to play with the new version. To test WordPress 4.6, try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (you’ll want “bleeding edge nightlies”). Or you can download the beta here (zip). For more information on what’s new in 4.6, check out the Beta 1 and Beta 2 blog posts, along with in-depth field guides on make/core. Some of the fixes in Beta 3 include: Revisions: Autosaves can now be restored when revisions are disabled (#36262). An improved handling of PHP’s memory limit which doesn’t lower the limit anymore (#32075). TinyMCE has been updated to 4.4.0 (#37327). HTTP API: Proxy settings weren’t honored by the new HTTP library. This has been fixed (#37107). Improved handling of [ more… ]

WordPress 4.6 Beta 2 WordPress 4.6 Beta 2 is now available! This software is still in development, so we don’t recommend you run it on a production site. Consider setting up a test site just to play with the new version. To test WordPress 4.6, try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (you’ll want “bleeding edge nightlies”). Or you can download the beta here (zip). Notable changes since WordPress 4.6 Beta 1: Meta: The fallback authentication for the previous registration method has been restored. Also, retrieving registered metadata now works and non-core object types are no longer forcibly blocked. See #35658. REST API: The order of setting sanitization and validation has been reversed; validation now occurs prior to sanitization. Previously, the sanitization callback ran before the validation callback. See #37192. Customize: The order of setting sanitization and validation has been reversed; validation now occurs [ more… ]

WordPress 4.6 Beta 1 WordPress 4.6 Beta 1 is now available! This software is still in development, so we don’t recommend you run it on a production site. Consider setting up a test site just to play with the new version. To test WordPress 4.6, try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (you’ll want “bleeding edge nightlies”). Or you can download the beta here (zip). WordPress 4.6 is slated for release on August 16, but to get there, we need your help testing what we have been working on, including: Shiny Updates v2 ([37714]) – Shiny Updates replaces progress updates with a simpler and more straight forward experience when installing, updating, and deleting plugins and themes. Native Fonts in the Admin (#31195) – Experience faster load times, especially when working offline, a removal of a third-party dependency, and a more native-feeling experience as the lines [ more… ]