The first WordPress online meeting

Written by the WordPress Online Meetings Team At the Contributor Day held in Cologne at the end of January 2019, the desire for a virtual WordPress Meetup arose. The suggestion was well received and now we would like to try it. The framework of the meeting is based on the Cologne meetings: about 45 minutes … Read more

WordPress 5.1 release candidate

The first release candidate for WordPress 5.1 was published today. As always, please note at this point that you should not use the release candidate on the online site as development is not yet complete. “Release candidate” means that the version will be ready for final release, but with millions of users and thousands of … Read more

WordPress 5.1 beta 3

The third beta version of WordPress 5.1 was released today. Since this is a development version, it should not be installed on a live site, but set up in a test environment. There are two options for this: either update an existing test installation to the new version using the WordPress Beta Tester plugin, or … Read more

WordPress 5.1 beta 2

WordPress 5.1 Beta 2 has been released. This is a development version and should not be used on online sites. If you want to test the beta version, you can use the WordPress Beta Tester plugin or download the ZIP archive. WordPress 5.1 is scheduled to be released on February 21st, but the core team … Read more

WordPress 5.1 beta 1

WordPress 5.1 Beta 1 is now available. As always with development versions, note that they are not suitable for use on online sites. To test, install WordPress 5.1 Beta 1 in a secure test environment using the zip archive or the WordPress Beta Tester plugin. The final version of WordPress 5.1 is scheduled to be … Read more

WordPress 5.0.3 maintenance release

WordPress 5.0.3, released on September 1, 2019, is a maintenance release that includes 37 bug fixes and 7 performance updates. This release focused on fine-tuning the new block editor and fixing major bugs or regressions. Here are some of the highlights: For a full list of changes, see the issue list on Trac, the changelog, … Read more