WordPress 5.7 Release Candidate 2

The second release candidate for WordPress 5.7 is now available! ? You can test the WordPress 5.7 release candidate in two ways: Try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (choose the “Bleeding edge” channel and Beta/RC Only” stream options) Or download the release candidate here (zip). Thank you to all of the contributors who tested the Beta/RC releases and gave […]

WordPress 5.7 Release Candidate 2

The second release candidate for WordPress 5.7 is now available! ? You can test the WordPress 5.7 release candidate in two ways: Try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (choose the “Bleeding edge” channel and Beta/RC Only” stream options) Or download the release candidate here (zip). Thank you to all of the contributors who tested the Beta/RC releases and gave […]

WordPress 5.7 Release Candidate

The first release candidate for WordPress 5.7 is now available! ? Please join us in celebrating this very important milestone in the community’s progress towards the final release! “Release Candidate” means that the new version is ready for release, but with millions of users and thousands of plugins and themes, it’s possible something was missed. […]

WordPress 5.6.2 Maintenance Release

WordPress 5.6.2 is now available! This maintenance release includes 5 bug fixes. These bugs affect WordPress version 5.6.1, so you’ll want to upgrade. You can download WordPress 5.6.2 directly, or visit the Dashboard ? Updates screen and click Update Now. If your sites support automatic background updates, they’ve already started the update process. WordPress 5.6.2 is a small maintenance release focused […]

Reflecting on Gutenberg’s 100th Release

Gutenberg 10.0 released this week, February 17, 2021, marking the 100th release of the Gutenberg plugin; the 100th release of a journey that started more than four years ago when Matt announced the project at WordCamp US 2016.

WordPress 5.7 Beta 3

WordPress 5.7 Beta 3 is now available for testing! ? This software is still in development, so it’s not recommended to run this version on a production site. Consider setting up a test site to play with it. You can test the WordPress 5.7 Beta 3 in two ways: Install/activate the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (select […]

WordPress 5.7 Beta 2

WordPress 5.7 Beta 2 is now available for testing! ? This software is still in development, so it’s not recommended to run this version on a production site. Consider setting up a test site to play with it. You can test the WordPress 5.7 Beta 2 in two ways: Install/activate the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (select […]

WordPress 5.7 Beta 2

WordPress 5.7 Beta 2 is now available for testing! ? This software is still in development, so it’s not recommended to run this version on a production site. Consider setting up a test site to play with it. You can test the WordPress 5.7 Beta 2 in two ways: Install/activate the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (select […]

WordPress 5.6.1 Maintenance Release

WordPress 5.6.1 is now available! This maintenance release features 20 bug fixes as well as 7 issues fixed for the block editor. These bugs affect WordPress version 5.6, so you’ll want to upgrade. You can download WordPress 5.6.1 directly, or visit the Dashboard ? Updates screen and click Update Now. If your sites support automatic background updates, they’ve already started the update process. WordPress […]

WordPress 5.7 Beta 1

WordPress 5.7 Beta 1 is now available for testing! ? This software is still in development, so it’s not recommended to run this version on a production site. Consider setting up a test site to play with the new version. You can test the WordPress 5.7 Beta 1 in two ways: Install/activate the WordPress Beta Tester […]