Call for Testing: Gutenberg 5.6 rc.1

This release includes:

You can find a full list to test against here.

The goal of 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/ is to simplify the creation of rich pages and posts in WordPress by replacing old custom HTMLHTML HTML is an acronym for Hyper Text Markup Language. It is a markup language that is used in the development of web pages and websites., CSSCSS CSS is an acronym for cascading style sheets. This is what controls the design or look and feel of a site., and shortcodes with native Blocks. The Gutenberg 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/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party is currently the main focus for the testing group and Gutenberg is the new editing experience in WordPress. Download Gutenberg 5.6 rc 1

To help test, please download gutenberg.zip from the releases page or use the button above, install/activate the plugin, and try testing the new features and also if existing flows work.

You can also see other options for getting set up for testing in the handbook. When testing, use the latest stable release of WordPress (5.1) and the Gutenberg 5.6 plugin (download using the links above). All testing is welcome even if it’s just one or two items!

If you find a new bug, please file it in gutenberg on GitHub. Thank you! Please join us in #core-test on WordPress Slack any time if you have questions about testing!

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