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  • Introducing Twenty Twenty-Three

    November 8, 2022

    This post was written in collaboration with Lauren Stein (@laurlittle) and Anne McCarthy @annezazu). Twenty Twenty-Three is here, alongside WordPress 6.1! The new default theme offers a clean, blank canvas bundled with a collection of style variations. Style variations are predefined design options that give you the opportunity to alter the appearance of your site […]

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  • WordPress 6.1 Release Candidate 3 (RC3) Now Available

    October 25, 2022

    WordPress 6.1 Release Candidate 3 is now available for testing! You can download and help test RC3 in three ways. 6.1 is planned for general release on November 01, 2022. 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 Release Candidate 3 on a test server and site.

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  • WordPress 6.1 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) Now Available

    October 18, 2022

    WordPress 6.1 Release Candidate 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 Release Candidate 2 on a test server and site.

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  • WordPress 6.1 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) Now Available

    October 11, 2022

    The first release candidate (RC1) for WordPress 6.1 is now available! This is an important milestone in the 6.1 release cycle. “Release Candidate” means that this version of WordPress is ready for release! Before the official release date, time is set aside for the community to perform final reviews and help test.

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  • WordPress 6.1 Beta 3 Now Available

    October 4, 2022

    WordPress 6.1 Beta 3 is now available for download and testing. Learn how you can help test WordPress!

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  • WordPress 6.1 Beta 2 Now Available

    September 27, 2022

    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.

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  • WordPress 6.1 Beta 1 Now Available

    September 21, 2022

    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.

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  • WordPress 6.0 Release Candidate 3 (RC3) Now Available for Testing

    May 17, 2022

    WordPress 6.0 Release Candidate 3 is now available for testing! You can download and help test RC3 in three ways. 6.0 is planned for general release on May 24, 2022.

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  • WordPress 6.0 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) Now Available for Testing

    May 10, 2022

    WordPress 6.0 Release Candidate 2 is now available for testing! You can download and help test RC2 in three ways. You can also help translate WordPress to 100+ languages.

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  • WordPress 6.0 Release Candidate 1

    May 3, 2022

    WordPress 6.0 Release Candidate 1 is now available for testing! You can download and help test RC1 in three ways. You can also help translate WordPress to 100+ languages.

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