WordPress 4.9.8 Release Candidate 3

The third release candidate package for 4.9.8 has been released and is now available for testing. Please help test the release candidate version to ensure the version works as expected.

This package contains 1 enhancementenhancement Enhancements are simple improvements to WordPress, such as the addition of a hook, a new feature, or an improvement to an existing feature. since the second release candidate. This brings the total number of bugbug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority. fixes in 4.9.8 to 28, enhancements to 14 and blessed tasks to 3.

Enhancements

Editor

  • #44680 – Restrict the Try GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ callout audience

Change Log

The change log in this release is the same as that in release candidate 1.

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