WordPress 6.1 Beta 1 is now available for download and testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This version of the WordPress software is under development<\/strong>. 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can test WordPress 6.1 Beta 1 in three ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Option 1: <\/strong>Install and activate the WordPress Beta Tester<\/a> 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 1 version (zip)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Option 3:<\/strong> Use the following WP-CLI command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The current target for the final release is November 1, 2022, which is about six weeks away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Additional information on the 6.1 release cycle is available<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Check the Make WordPress Core blog<\/a> for 6.1-related developer notes<\/a> in the coming weeks detailing all upcoming changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Testing for issues is critical for stabilizing a release throughout its development. Testing is also a great way to contribute. If you have never tested a beta release before, this detailed guide<\/a> is a great start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Testing helps make sure that this and future releases of WordPress are as stable and issue-free as possible. Anyone can do it \u2013 especially great WordPress community members like you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Want to know more about testing releases like this one? Read about the testing initiatives<\/a> that happen in Make Core. You can also join a publicly-accessible channel<\/a> on the Making WordPress Slack workspace<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you think you have run into an issue, please report it to the Alpha\/Beta area<\/a> in the support forums. If you are comfortable writing a reproducible bug report, you can file one on WordPress Trac<\/a>. This is also where you can find a list of known bugs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To review features in the Gutenberg releases since WordPress 6.0 (the most recent major release of WordPress), access the What\u2019s New In Gutenberg<\/em> posts for 14.1<\/a>, 14.0<\/a>, 13.9<\/a>, 13.8<\/a>, 13.7<\/a>, 13.6<\/a>, 13.5<\/a>, 13.4<\/a>, 13.3<\/a>, 13.2<\/a>, and 13.1<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This release contains more than 350 enhancements and 350 bug fixes for the editor, including more than 250 tickets for the WordPress 6.1 core<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Want to know what\u2019s new in WordPress version 6.1? 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Some highlights<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Features for end-users<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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10 style variations
The new default theme<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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