WordPress 5.8 Beta 1 is now available for testing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This software is still in development,<\/strong> so it is not recommended to run this version on a production site. Instead, we recommend that you run this on a test site to play with the new version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can test the WordPress 5.8 Beta 1 in two ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The current target for the final release is July 20, 2021. This is just six weeks away<\/strong>, so your help is vital to ensure this release is tested properly and as good as it can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep your eyes on the Make WordPress Core blog<\/a> for 5.8-related developer notes<\/a> in the coming weeks, breaking down these and other changes in greater detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So what’s new in this 5.8? Let’s start with some highlights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Patterns can now also be recommended and selected during block setup, offering powerful new flows. Pattern transformations are also possible and allow converting a block or a collection of blocks into different patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n New collection of Patterns and an initial integration with the upcoming Pattern Directory on WordPress.org.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Support for Internet Explorer 11 is ending in WordPress this year. In this release, most of those changes are being merged so use the Beta and RC periods to test!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Looking for a change and can’t find it? There are more improvements listed after the break.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Testing for bugs is an important part of polishing the release during the beta stage and a great way to contribute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you think you\u2019ve found a bug, please post to the Alpha\/Beta area<\/a> in the support forums. We would love to hear from you! If you\u2019re comfortable writing a reproducible bug report, file one on WordPress Trac<\/a>. That\u2019s also where you can find a list of known bugs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanks for joining us, and happy testing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Props to <\/i><\/span>@<\/span>audrasjb<\/a>, @<\/span>cbringmann<\/a>, @<\/span>youknowriad<\/a>, @<\/span>annezazu<\/a>, @<\/span>matveb<\/a>, and @<\/span>desrosj<\/a> for <\/i>editing\/proof reading<\/span> this post, and @<\/span>chanthaboune<\/a> for final review.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Full Site Editing To see all of the features for Gutenberg release in detail check out these posts: 10.0<\/a>, 10.1<\/a>, 10.2<\/a>, 10.3<\/a>, 10.4<\/a>, 10.5<\/a>, 10.6<\/a>, and 10.7<\/a>. In addition to those changes, contributors have fixed 215 tickets in WordPress 5.8<\/a>, including 88 new features and enhancements<\/a>, with more bug fixes on the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" WordPress 5.8 Beta 1 is now available for testing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5645739,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,14],"tags":[363],"class_list":["post-10733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-development","category-releases","tag-5-8","mentions-annezazu","mentions-audrasjb","mentions-cbringmann","mentions-chanthaboune","mentions-desrosj","mentions-matveb","mentions-youknowriad"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pZhYe-2N7","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5645739"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10733"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10778,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10733\/revisions\/10778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Powerful Blocks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Handpicked Patterns<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Better Tools<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Internet Explorer 11<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Blocks in Widgets Area<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How You Can Help<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Do some testing!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Coming at the end of year
But first, Beta 1<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImprovements in this Release<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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