WordPress 6.8, code-named “Cecil,” refines your creative workflow with a streamlined Style Book, now available in select Classic themes. Enjoy faster navigation via speculative loading, stronger security with bcrypt password hashing, and over 100 accessibility improvements. With thoughtful editor upgrades and behind-the-scenes performance boosts, 6.8 delivers polish, power, and precision.

WordPress 6.8 RC 3 is ready for download and testing! The scheduled final release date for WordPress 6.8 is April 15, 2025. Your help testing over the next week is vital to ensuring the final release is everything it should be: stable, powerful, and intuitive.

The second Release Candidate (“RC2”) for WordPress 6.8 is ready 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’s recommended that you evaluate RC2 on a test server and site. Reaching this phase […]

WordPress 6.8 RC 1 is ready for download and testing! The scheduled final release date for WordPress 6.8 is April 15, 2025. Your help testing over the next three weeks is vital to ensuring the final release is everything it should be: stable, powerful, and intuitive.

WordPress 6.8 Beta 3 is ready for download and testing! The scheduled final release date for WordPress 6.8 is April 15, 2025. Your help testing Beta and RC versions over the next four weeks is vital to ensuring the final release is everything it should be: stable, powerful, and intuitive.

WordPress 6.8 Beta 3 is ready for download and testing! The scheduled final release date for WordPress 6.8 is April 15, 2025. Your help testing Beta and RC versions over the next four weeks is vital to ensuring the final release is everything it should be: stable, powerful, and intuitive.

WordPress 6.8 Beta 2 is ready for download and testing! The scheduled final release date for WordPress 6.8 is April 15, 2025. Your help testing Beta and RC versions over the next five weeks is vital to ensuring the final release is everything it should be: stable, powerful, and intuitive.

WordPress 6.8 Beta 2 is ready for download and testing! The scheduled final release date for WordPress 6.8 is April 15, 2025. Your help testing Beta and RC versions over the next five weeks is vital to ensuring the final release is everything it should be: stable, powerful, and intuitive.

WordPress 6.8 Beta 1 is ready for download and testing! The scheduled final release date for WordPress 6.8 is April 15, 2025. Your help testing Beta and RC versions over the next six weeks is vital to ensuring the final release is everything it should be: stable, powerful, and intuitive.

WordPress 6.7.2 is now available! This minor release includes 35 bug fixes, addressing issues affecting multiple components including the block editor, HTML API, and Customize. WordPress 6.7.2 is a short-cycle release. The next major release will be version 6.8 planned for April 15, 2025. If you have sites that support automatic background updates, the update […]