WordPress 6.0.3 is now available!
This release features several security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. All versions since WordPress 3.7 have also been updated.
WordPress 6.0.3 is a short-cycle release. The next major release will be version 6.1 planned for November 1, 2022.
If you have sites that support automatic background updates, the update process will begin automatically.
In the forty-first episode of the WordPress Briefing, peek into the upcoming WordPress 6.1 release with our host, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, and the release’s Editor Triage Lead, Nick Diego.
Have a question you’d like answered? You can submit them to wpbriefing@wordpress.org, either written or as a voice recording.
The first release candidate (RC1) for WordPress 6.1 is now available!
WordPress 6.1 Beta 3 is now available 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 is recommended that you test Beta 3 on a test server and site.
You can test WordPress 6.1 Beta 3 in three ways:
In the fortieth episode of the WordPress Briefing, Josepha Haden Chomphosy sits down with special guests Anne McCarthy and Brian Alexander to discuss the Testing Team and how to get started with testing in the WordPress project.
Have a question you’d like answered? You can submit them to wpbriefing@wordpress.org, either written or as a voice recording.
WordPress 6.1 Beta 2 is now available 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 is recommended that you test Beta 2 on a test server and site.
You can test WordPress 6.1 Beta 2 in three ways:
WordPress 6.1 Beta 1 is now available 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 is recommended that you test Beta 1 on a test server and site.
You can test WordPress 6.1 Beta 1 in three ways:
In the thirty-ninth episode of the WordPress Briefing, hear contributors at WordCamp US share stories about their why for using WordPress and attending WordCamps.
Have a question you’d like answered? You can submit them to wpbriefing@wordpress.org, either written or as a voice recording.
As of December 1, 2022 the WordPress Security Team will no longer provide security updates for WordPress versions 3.7 through 4.0.
These versions of WordPress were first released eight or more years ago so the vast majority of WordPress installations run a more recent version of WordPress. The chances this will affect your site, or sites, is very small.
If you are unsure if you are running an up-to-date version of WordPress, please log in to your site’s dashboard. Out of date versions of WordPress will display a notice that looks like this:
In the thirty-eighth episode of the WordPress Briefing, join Josepha Haden Chomphosy and special guest Hauwa Abashiya for a discussion on the WordPress Training team and LearnWP initiative.
Have a question you’d like answered? You can submit them to wpbriefing@wordpress.org, either written or as a voice recording.