A second beta package for 4.9.8 has been released and is now available for testing. Please help test this beta version to ensure everything works as expected.
This package contains 1 blessed task, 3 bug fixes and 3 enhancement since the first beta. This brings the total number of bug fixes in 4.9.8 to 25, enhancements to 11 and blessed tasks to 3.
Important Note: This second beta includes the “Try Gutenberg” callout.
The release candidate is scheduled for Tuesday, July 24th and final release is scheduled for Tuesday, July 31st.
Blessed Tasks
A full list of blessed tasks in 4.9.8 Beta 2 can be found on Trac.
The tickets listed below are only those committed since Beta 1 was released.
Editor
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#41316 – Introduce “Try Gutenberg” callout
Bug Fixes
A full list of bugs fixed in 4.9.8 Beta 2 can be found on Trac.
The tickets listed below are only those committed since Beta 1 was released.
I18N
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#44574 – Saratov and other cities missing from translations
Privacy
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#44192 – Title of Privacy Policy Page not used on login page
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#44130 – Mixed Case of Privacy Policy on Privacy Settings page
Enhancements
A full list of enhancements in 4.9.8 Beta 2 can be found on Trac.
The tickets listed below are only those committed since Beta 1 was released.
Options, Meta APIs
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#38323 – Reconsider $object_subtype handling in `register_meta()`
Privacy
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#43967 – Admin emails after email confirmation don’t work for data privacy requests
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#44612 – Grammar – Missing ‘a’ in ‘select new Privacy Policy page’
#4-9-8, #release
