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WordPress 6.6 RC4 is ready for download and testing!
This unplanned RC4 release does not change the general WordPress 6.6 release date, which is scheduled for July 16, 2024.
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, please evaluate RC4 on a test server or a local environment.
Reaching this phase of the release cycle is a worthy achievement. While release candidates are considered ready for release, your testing is still vital to make sure everything in WordPress 6.6 is the best it can be.
You can test WordPress 6.6 RC4 in four ways:
PluginPluginA plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party
Install and activate the WordPress Beta Tester plugin on a WordPress install. (Select the “Bleeding edgebleeding edgeThe latest revision of the software, generally in development and often unstable. Also known as trunk.” channel and “BetaBetaA pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process./RCrelease candidateOne of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see alpha (beta). Only” stream).
Direct Download
Download the RC4 version (zip) and install it on a WordPress website.
Command Line
Use this WP-CLI command: wp core update --version=6.6-RC4
WordPress Playground
Use the 6.6 RC4 WordPress Playground instance (available within 35 minutes after the release is ready) to test the software directly in your browser without the need for a separate site or setup.
Please test WordPress 6.6 RC4 in one or more of these four ways.
Thanks to your testing (and many other contributors‘ up to now) this release includes two reverts for the Editor and one standard task:
Editor revert: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/61654 which reverts an Editor change for “triggering multi-entity save panel in post with metaMetaMeta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. changes”
This ticketticketCreated for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. is for the theme bumps (a typical task in a major) https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/60701
