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#  Tag Archives: beta

 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amykamala/) [Amy Kamala](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amykamala/)
8:17 pm _on_ February 19, 2026     
Tags: [7.0 ( 76 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/7-0/),
beta   

# 󠀁[WordPress 7.0 Beta 1 delayed](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/02/19/wordpress-7-0-beta-1-delayed/)󠁿

WordPress 7.0 BetaBeta A 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. 1 was [originally scheduled](https://make.wordpress.org/core/7-0/)
to be released today (Thursday, February 19th) starting at 15:00 UTC. However, in
preparing for the release party a number of CoreCore Core is the set of software
required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. unit [test failures were identified](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C0A803Z8MA5/p1771528628863119)
in relation to the [WP rest autosave controller](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/10980)
and RTC tests in 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/](https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/),
and client side media processing work needed to be backported.

The decision was made to delay the 7.0 Beta 1 release party to tomorrow, [Friday, February 20th, 2026 at 15:00 UTC ](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20260220T1500)
to allow time to resolve test failures and complete any necessary reviews and commits
that can make Beta 1 the best it can be!

The rest of the 7.0 release cycle schedule is unchanged.

_Props to [@jeffpaul](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeffpaul/), [@ellatrix](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ellatrix/),
[@sergeybiryukov](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergeybiryukov/) and [@audrasjb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/)
for proofreading and review._

[#7-0](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/7-0/), [#beta](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/beta/)

 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chanthaboune/) [Josepha](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chanthaboune/)
8:58 pm _on_ October 12, 2023     
Tags: [6-4 ( 78 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/6-4/),
beta, [releases ( 58 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/releases/)   

# 󠀁[WordPress 6.4 Beta 4](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/10/12/wordpress-6-4-beta-4/)󠁿

WordPress 6.4 BetaBeta A 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. 4 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 test Beta 4 on a test server and site.

You can test this WordPress 6.4 Beta in three ways:

 * **Option 1:** Install and activate the [WordPress Beta Tester](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-beta-tester/)
   pluginPlugin A 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/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/)
   or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. (select the “Bleeding edgebleeding
   edge The latest revision of the software, generally in development and often 
   unstable. Also known as [trunk](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/beta/?output_format=md#trunk).”
   channel and “Beta/RCrelease candidate One 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)](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/beta/?output_format=md#alpha-beta).
   Only” stream).
 * **Option 2: **Direct download the [Beta 4 version (zip)](https://wordpress.org/wordpress-6.4-beta4.zip).
 * **Option 3:** Use the following WP-CLIWP-CLI WP-CLI is the Command Line Interface
   for WordPress, used to do administrative and development tasks in a programmatic
   way. The project page is [http://wp-cli.org/](http://wp-cli.org/) [https://make.wordpress.org/cli/](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/)
   command: `wp core update --version=6.4-beta4`

The current target for the final release is **November 7, 2023**, which is just 
over three weeks away. Your continued help with testing is vital to ensuring everything
in this release is the best it can be.

Get an overview of the [6.4 release cycle](https://make.wordpress.org/core/6-4/),
and check the [Make WordPress Core blog](https://make.wordpress.org/core/) for [6.4-related posts](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/6-4/)
in the coming weeks for further details.

### This is an extra beta

Testing for issues is a critical part of developing any software, and it’s a great
way to start contributing to WordPress—now more than ever. This [detailed guide](https://make.wordpress.org/test/2023/09/26/help-test-wordpress-6-4/)
is a great place to start if you’ve never tested a beta release.

This beta is in response to the [WordPress 6.3.2 Maintenance and Security release](https://wordpress.org/news/2023/10/wordpress-6-3-2-maintenance-and-security-release/)
released today; [more information can be found on that release’s post](https://wordpress.org/news/2023/10/wordpress-6-3-2-maintenance-and-security-release/).

The 6.4 Release Candidaterelease candidate One 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)](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/beta/?output_format=md#alpha-beta).
is still scheduled for Tuesday, October 17, but as always depends on your confirmation
during testing. So please download and test.

_Thank you to the following contributors for their support on this release: _[@hellofromtonya](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hellofromtonya/)

[#6-4](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/6-4/), [#beta](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/beta/),
[#releases](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/releases/)

 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeffpaul/) [Jeffrey Paul](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeffpaul/)
5:39 pm _on_ September 20, 2022     
Tags: [6.1 ( 94 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/6-1/),
beta, [core ( 756 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core/)   

# 󠀁[WordPress 6.1 Beta 1 delayed](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2022/09/20/wordpress-6-1-beta-1-delayed/)󠁿

WordPress 6.1 BetaBeta A 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. 1 was [originally scheduled](https://make.wordpress.org/core/6-1/)
to be released today (Tuesday, September 20th) starting at 16:00 UTC. However, during
the [release party](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1663689904783999)
in [#core](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core/) those assembled identified
an [NPM test failure](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1663687642461539)
and three 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/](https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/)
PRs ([#3221](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/3221), [#3254](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/3254),
[#3255](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/3255)) that were included
in the [6.1 Walkthrough](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2022/09/14/6-1-product-walk-through-recap/)
and were all deemed ideally resolved and properly part of the 6.1 Beta 1 release.

The decision was made to delay the 6.1 Beta 1 release party to tomorrow, [Wednesday, September 21st at 16:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20220921T1600)
to allow time to resolve the NPM test failure and wrap up reviews and commits on
the Gutenberg PRs.

The rest of the 6.1 release cycle schedule is unchanged.

[#6-1](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/6-1/), [#beta](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/beta/)

 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/) [Jb Audras](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/)
2:33 am _on_ March 21, 2018     
Tags: [4.9.5 ( 21 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/4-9-5/),
beta   

# 󠀁[WordPress 4.9.5 Beta](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2018/03/21/wordpress-4-9-5-beta/)󠁿

As mentioned in the [last dev chat](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2018/03/15/dev-chat-summary-march-14th-4-9-5-week-6/),
WordPress 4.9.5 maintenance release is scheduled for April 3rd. 

The [beta package for 4.9.5](https://wordpress.org/wordpress-4.9.5-beta1.zip) is
now ready for testing. **Please help us by [testing this beta](https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/testing/beta/)**
to ensure 4.9.5 fixes the reported issues and doesn’t introduce any new ones.

This betaBeta A 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. release contains 23 
fixes and improvements. Release candidaterelease candidate One 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)](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/beta/?output_format=md#alpha-beta).
sheduled for March 20th.

## 4.9.5 improvements & fixes

See the [full list of closed tickets](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&milestone=4.9.5&group=component)
in TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker
and project management tool for WordPress..

### Build/Test Tools

 * [#43190](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43190) – Update prefixed CSSCSS
   Cascading Style Sheets. properties in about.css

### Bundled Theme

 * [#43317](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43317) – Twenty Seventeen: Underline
   links in comments

### Comments

 * [#39045](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/39045) – W3CW3C The World Wide
   Web Consortium (W3C) is an international community where Member organizations,
   a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop Web standards.[https://www.w3.org/](https://www.w3.org/).
   Validator warning: Attribute aria-required is unnecessary for elements that have
   attribute required.

### Customize

 * [#36884](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/36884) – CustomizerCustomizer
   Tool built into WordPress core that hooks into most modern themes. You can use
   it to preview and modify many of your site’s appearance settings. child menus
   incorrectly resize the site to an incorrect minimum-width
 * [#43307](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43307) – Error wp-adminadmin (
   and super admin) > Includes > theme.php
 * [#43333](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43333) – Unable to add menu item

### Filesystem APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways.

 * [#43417](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43417) – Infinite loopLoop The
   Loop is PHP code used by WordPress to display posts. Using The Loop, WordPress
   processes each post to be displayed on the current page, and formats it according
   to how it matches specified criteria within The Loop tags. Any HTML or PHP code
   in the Loop will be processed on each post. [https://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop](https://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop)
   in wp_mkdir_p with open_basedir restrictions

### Formatting

 * [#43312](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43312) – PHPPHP The web scripting
   language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 
   7.4 or higher 7.2 warning in wp_kses_attr()

### General

 * [#38332](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/38332) – "Cheating" message insults;
   needs changing
 * [#42789](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/42789) – Bump recommended PHP
   version from 7.0 -> 7.2

### Media

 * [#42724](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/42724) – Options Media page hides
   breaks on desktop
 * [#42968](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/42968) – Media: Grid View: new
   upload, file is in the wrong position in the grid until after upload is complete
 * [#43123](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43123) – Default captions should
   NOT use max-width
 * [#43201](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43201) – PHP Warning: count():
   Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in /wp-includes/
   media.php on line 1206
 * [#43226](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43226) – Crop setting in thumbnails
   never set when uploading PDF files

### Bundled plugins

 * [#43555](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43555) – Keep Hello Dolly from
   displaying sexist text in the admin

### Networks and Sites

 * [#43568](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43568) – E_WARNING: sprintf():
   Too few arguments. [ wp-activate.php wp-activate.php (113) ]

### Rest APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) 󠀁[https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/](https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/)󠁿

 * [#42948](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/42948) – Backbone client sending
   empty string in X-WP-Nonce headerHeader The header of your site is typically 
   the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across
   the top of your page is part of the look and feel of your website. It can influence
   a visitor’s opinion about your content and you/ your organization’s brand. It
   may also look different on different screen sizes. by default in some cases
 * [#43265](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43265) – REST API JSJS JavaScript,
   a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced
   user interfaces and behaviors. Client: Extend custom nonce functionality to collections
 * [#43266](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43266) – REST API JavaScriptJavaScript
   JavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly
   used to create interactive effects within web browsers. WordPress makes extensive
   use of JS for a better user experience. While PHP is executed on the server, 
   JS executes within a user’s browser. [https://www.javascript.com](https://www.javascript.com/)
   Client: Support an empty string for nonce

### Security

 * [#43285](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43285) – The default admin referrer
   policy header value blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units
   of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using
   the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have
   achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent
   API and user experience. the access to media on other server in admin panel

### Users

 * [#42713](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/42713) – Users list does not 
   display name if Last Name empty

### XML-RPC

 * [#43216](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43216) – IXR Server Warning

[#4-9-5](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/4-9-5/), [#beta](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/beta/)

 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ryan/) [Ryan Boren](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ryan/)
5:01 pm _on_ March 31, 2015     
Tags: beta, [beta-testing-flow ( 3 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/beta-testing-flow/),
[testing ( 26 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/testing/)   

# 󠀁[We must be our own beta audience.](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2015/03/31/we-must-be-our-own-beta-audience/)󠁿

Using the [beta tester plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-beta-tester/),
I follow trunktrunk A directory in Subversion containing the latest development 
code in preparation for the next major release cycle. If you are running "trunk",
then you are on the latest revision. through every phase of development via five
devices (iPhone 5, iPhone 6+, Nexus 5, iPad Air, Macbook). [With the plugin installed](https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/beta-testing/),
select “Bleeding edgebleeding edge The latest revision of the software, generally
in development and often unstable. Also known as [trunk](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/beta/?output_format=md#trunk).
nightlies”. Every day, your site will auto update to the latest nightly build. We
committed long ago to ensuring that trunk is continuously dogfoodable and quickly
fixed in the rare event that something nasty happens, like a fatal error. I have
never once experienced loss of content while following trunk.  If you follow this
blogblog (versus network, site), consider putting the betaBeta A 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. tester pluginPlugin A 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/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/)
or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. on a real site that you use regularly.
We must take this small extra risk with our own sites so that we truly see what 
we’re making before releasing it.

We desperately need mobile beta testers. WordPress will be a champion of the open
mobile web. We will work around the iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones 
and iPads. Safari bugs that hamper us. We will make the mobile web a better place.
With the beta tester plugin installed on a public site, testing betas from any touch
device is as straightforward as testing from the desktop. Despite this ease, 4.2
in its current state is a regressionregression A software bug that breaks or degrades
something that previously worked. Regressions are often treated as critical bugs
or [blockers](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/beta/?output_format=md#blocker).
Recent regressions may be given higher priorities. A "3.6 regression" would be a
bug in 3.6 that worked as intended in 3.5. from 4.1 on mobile, particularly on iOS.
We’ll work through these problems before release, but we really need mobile beta
testers as well as mobile patchpatch A special text file that describes changes 
to code, by identifying the files and lines which are added, removed, and altered.
It may also be referred to as a **diff**. A patch can be _applied_ to a codebase
for testing. testers. [Mobile patch testing](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2015/03/16/mobile-patch-testing-with-vvv-and-xip-io/)(
and patch testing in general) is not so easy to set up. We need better tools and
documentation here.

Check out the [Beta Testing](https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/beta-testing/)
section of the [Core Development Handbook](https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/)
for help setting up the Beta Tester plugin. I’m always hanging out in the [#core-flow](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/core-flow)
[Slack](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/) channel as [@boren](https://profiles.wordpress.org/boren/)
if you have questions. Let’s build a mobile beta audience.

[#beta](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/beta/), [#beta-testing-flow](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/beta-testing-flow/),
[#testing](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/testing/)

 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jenmylo/) [Jen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jenmylo/)
5:41 am _on_ October 20, 2011     
Tags: [3.3 ( 31 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/3-3/),
beta, [releases ( 58 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/releases/)   

# 󠀁[Beta 2 is out There are currently more…](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2011/10/20/beta-2-is-out-there-are-currently-more/)󠁿

[Beta 2 is out](https://wordpress.org/news/2011/10/wordpress-3-3-beta-2/).

There are currently more than 150 open tickets. Many need patches, many have patches
that need testing. If you want to help, head over to https://core.trac.wordpress.
org/report/6 and look for a ticket (or several) that you think you can help with.
Many of them are not overly complicated, they just need people to give them some
love.

Remember, if you find something in betaBeta A 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. 2 that you think is a 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., report it! You can
bring it up in the [alpha/beta forum](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/alphabeta),
you can email it to the [wp-testers list](http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers),
or if you’ve confirmed that other people are experiencing the same bug, you can
report it on the [WordPress Core Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/). (We recommend
starting in the forum or on the mailing list.) If you’ve never reported a bug before,
check out the Codex article on [how to report bugs](https://codex.wordpress.org/Reporting_Bugs).

[#3-3](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/3-3/), [#beta](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/beta/),
[#releases](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/releases/)

 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ryan/) [Ryan Boren](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ryan/)
10:17 pm _on_ October 17, 2011     
Tags: [3.3 ( 31 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/3-3/),
beta   

# 󠀁[Activity since beta 1 The blue theme is…](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2011/10/17/activity-since-beta-1-the-blue-theme/)󠁿

Activity since betaBeta A 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. 1:

 * The blue theme is looking much better thanks to @ocean90.
 * [@azaozz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/azaozz/) fixed IE7 and RTL support.
 * Flyout menu styling is more spiffy and less glitchy.
 * Pointers are pretty much done thanks to @dkoopersmith.
 * WP_Screen and contextual help improvements from [@nacin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nacin/).
 * Various 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. and styling fixes from everyone.
 * The “blogblog (versus network, site) front menu” in the adminadmin (and super
   admin) bar returned to a small snack menu from the full menu we trialed in beta
   1.
 * Bug scrubs started up again today to finish cleaning up the 3.3 milestone.
 * Almost [50 commits](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/log/trunk/?action=stop_on_copy&mode=stop_on_copy&rev=18983&stop_rev=18939&limit=100)
   since beta 1.

[#3-3](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/3-3/), [#beta](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/beta/)

 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ryan/) [Ryan Boren](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ryan/)
2:55 pm _on_ July 27, 2010     
Tags: beta   

# 󠀁[Marked 3.0.1 as RC. Grab the Beta Tester…](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2010/07/27/marked-3-0-1-as-rc-grab-the-beta-tester/)󠁿

Marked 3.0.1 as RCrelease candidate One 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)](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/beta/?output_format=md#alpha-beta)..
Grab the [Beta Tester](https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-beta-tester/)
pluginPlugin A 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/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/)
or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. and set it to “Point releaseMinor
Release A set of releases or versions having the same minor version number may be
collectively referred to as .x , for example version 5.2.x to refer to versions 
5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.3, and all other versions in the 5.2 (five dot two) branch of that
software. Minor Releases often make improvements to existing features and functionality.
nightlies” to upgrade from 3.0 to 3.0.1-RC1.

3.0.1 has been added to the compatibility dropdown in the plugins dir. 3.0.1 is 
marked as equivalent to 3.0 so the automatic updater should report 3.0 compatible
plugins as being 3.0.1 compatible as well.

[#beta](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/beta/)

 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/markjaquith/) [Mark Jaquith](https://profiles.wordpress.org/markjaquith/)
4:51 am _on_ November 16, 2009     
Tags: [2.9 ( 3 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/2-9/),
beta, [release ( 40 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/release/)   

# 󠀁[WordPress 2.9-beta-1 is available! Get i…](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2009/11/16/wordpress-2-9-beta-1-is-available-get-i/)󠁿

WordPress 2.9-betaBeta A 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.-1 is available!
Get it here: [zip](https://wordpress.org/wordpress-2.9-beta-1.zip), [tar.gz](https://wordpress.org/wordpress-2.9-beta-1.tar.gz).
Start hammering away.

[#2-9](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/2-9/), [#beta](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/beta/),
[#release](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/release/)

 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ryan/) [Ryan Boren](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ryan/)
5:37 pm _on_ August 8, 2008     
Tags: [2.6.1 ( 2 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/261/),
beta   

# 󠀁[2.6.1 Beta 1 went out last night. We’v …](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2008/08/08/261-beta-1-went-out-last-night-wev/)󠁿

[2.6.1 Beta 1](http://boren.nu/archives/2008/08/07/wordpress-261-beta-1/) went out
last night. We’ve added a couple of fixes since then, but nothing big. Looking good
so far.

#261, [#beta](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/beta/)

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