WordPress 5.9 Beta 2 is now available for testing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This software version is still under development.<\/strong> Please do not run this software on a production site. Instead, install it on a test site, where you can try out the newest features to get a feel for how they will work on your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can test the WordPress 5.9 Beta 2 in three ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Option 1:<\/strong> Install and activate the WordPress Beta Tester<\/a> <\/strong>plugin (select the \u201cBleeding edge\u201d channel and \u201cBeta\/RC Only\u201d stream).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Option 2:<\/strong> Direct download the beta version here (zip<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Option 3:<\/strong> When using WP-CLI to upgrade from Beta 1 to Beta 2 on a case-insensitive filesystem, please use the following command sequence: Command One: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Command Two: <\/p>\n\n\n\n The current target for the final release of 5.9 is January 25, 2022, which is just seven weeks away. Your help testing this version is a vital part of making this release as good as it can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since <\/a>Beta 1<\/a>, 24<\/a> bugs have been fixed. Here are a few of the changes you will find in Beta 2:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, note that some users testing 5.9 Beta 1 faced some fatal errors upon upgrade. In turn, these errors revealed the need for some extra work on the filesystem and upgrader. Those fatal errors are no longer a problem, and the enhancements will be part of version 6.0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do some testing!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Testing for bugs<\/a> is vital for polishing the release in 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<\/a> area in the support forums. If you\u2019re comfortable writing a reproducible bug report<\/a>, file one on WordPress Trac<\/a>. That\u2019s also where you can find a list of known bugs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the coming weeks, follow the Make WordPress Core blog<\/a> for 5.9-related developer notes<\/a> that cover these items in detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So far, contributors have fixed 305 tickets in WordPress 5.9<\/a>, including 110 new features and enhancements<\/a>. More bug fixes are on the way with your help through testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Props to<\/em> <\/em><\/a>@<\/span>psykro<\/a>, @<\/span>estelaris<\/a>, @<\/span>hellofromtonya<\/a>, @<\/span>marybaum<\/a>, @<\/span>webcommsat<\/a>, @<\/span>cbringmann<\/a>, @<\/span>davidb<\/a>, @<\/span>audrasjb<\/a>, and <\/em>@<\/span>pbiron<\/a> for contributions to this post.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Can you help test the latest software version of WordPress? 5.9 Beta 2 was published on 7 December 2021, help find any bugs. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7511363,"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":[404,38,405,406,407],"class_list":["post-11794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-development","category-releases","tag-5-9","tag-beta","tag-beta-2","tag-block-editor","tag-wp-releases","mentions-audrasjb","mentions-cbringmann","mentions-davidb","mentions-estelaris","mentions-hellofromtonya","mentions-marybaum","mentions-pbiron","mentions-psykro","mentions-webcommsat"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pZhYe-34e","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11794","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\/7511363"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11794"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11818,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11794\/revisions\/11818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/p>\n\n\n\nwp core update --version=5.9-beta1 <\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n wp core update --version=5.9-beta2 --force <\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nSome Highlights<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How You Can Help<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Where can I get more information?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n