{"id":17008,"date":"2024-03-05T16:26:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T16:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/?p=17008"},"modified":"2024-06-25T15:57:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T15:57:51","slug":"wordpress-6-5-release-candidate-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2024\/03\/wordpress-6-5-release-candidate-1\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress 6.5 Release Candidate 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The first release candidate (RC1) for WordPress 6.5 is ready for download and testing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This version of the WordPress software is under development<\/strong>.<strong> Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites.<\/strong> Instead, it\u2019s recommended that you evaluate RC1 on a test server and site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reaching this phase of the release cycle is an important milestone. While release candidates are considered ready for release, testing remains crucial to ensure that everything in WordPress 6.5 is the best it can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can test WordPress 6.5 RC1 in four ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Plugin<\/th><td>Install and activate the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wordpress-beta-tester\/\">WordPress Beta Tester<\/a> plugin on a WordPress install. (Select the \u201cBleeding edge\u201d channel and \u201cBeta\/RC Only\u201d stream).<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Direct Download<\/th><td>Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/wordpress-6.5-RC1.zip\">RC1 version (zip)<\/a> and install it on a WordPress website.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Command Line<\/th><td>Use the following <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/cli\/\">WP-CLI<\/a> command:<br><code>wp core update --version=6.5-RC1<\/code><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>WordPress Playground<\/th><td>Use the <a href=\"https:\/\/playground.wordpress.net\/#%7B%20%22preferredVersions%22:%20%7B%20%22php%22:%20%228.0%22,%20%22wp%22:%20%22beta%22%20%7D,%20%22features%22:%20%7B%20%22networking%22:%20true%20%7D,%20%22steps%22:%20[%20%7B%20%22step%22:%20%22login%22,%20%22username%22:%20%22admin%22,%20%22password%22:%20%22password%22%20%7D,%20%7B%20%22step%22:%20%22importFile%22,%20%22file%22:%20%7B%20%22resource%22:%20%22url%22,%20%22url%22:%20%22https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/wpaccessibility\/a11y-theme-unit-test\/master\/a11y-theme-unit-test-data.xml%22%20%7D%20%7D,%20%7B%20%22step%22:%20%22importFile%22,%20%22file%22:%20%7B%20%22resource%22:%20%22url%22,%20%22url%22:%20%22https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/WordPress\/theme-test-data\/master\/themeunittestdata.wordpress.xml%22%20%7D%20%7D,%20%7B%20%22step%22:%20%22installPlugin%22,%20%22pluginZipFile%22:%20%7B%20%22resource%22:%20%22wordpress.org\/plugins%22,%20%22slug%22:%20%22query-monitor%22%20%7D,%20%22options%22:%20%7B%20%22activate%22:%20false%20%7D,%20%22progress%22:%20%7B%20%22weight%22:%202%20%7D%20%7D,%20%7B%20%22step%22:%20%22installPlugin%22,%20%22pluginZipFile%22:%20%7B%20%22resource%22:%20%22wordpress.org\/plugins%22,%20%22slug%22:%20%22create-block-theme%22%20%7D,%20%22progress%22:%20%7B%20%22weight%22:%202%20%7D%20%7D,%20%7B%20%22step%22:%20%22installPlugin%22,%20%22pluginZipFile%22:%20%7B%20%22resource%22:%20%22wordpress.org\/plugins%22,%20%22slug%22:%20%22debug-bar%22%20%7D,%20%22progress%22:%20%7B%20%22weight%22:%202%20%7D%20%7D,%20%7B%20%22step%22:%20%22installPlugin%22,%20%22pluginZipFile%22:%20%7B%20%22resource%22:%20%22wordpress.org\/plugins%22,%20%22slug%22:%20%22health-check%22%20%7D,%20%22progress%22:%20%7B%20%22weight%22:%202%20%7D%20%7D,%20%7B%20%22step%22:%20%22installPlugin%22,%20%22pluginZipFile%22:%20%7B%20%22resource%22:%20%22wordpress.org\/plugins%22,%20%22slug%22:%20%22test-reports%22%20%7D,%20%22progress%22:%20%7B%20%22weight%22:%202%20%7D%20%7D,%20%7B%20%22step%22:%20%22installPlugin%22,%20%22pluginZipFile%22:%20%7B%20%22resource%22:%20%22wordpress.org\/plugins%22,%20%22slug%22:%20%22user-switching%22%20%7D,%20%22progress%22:%20%7B%20%22weight%22:%202%20%7D%20%7D%20]%20%7D\">6.5 RC1 WordPress Playground instance<\/a> (available within 35 minutes after the release is ready) to test the software directly in your browser without the need for a separate site or setup.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">You can test the RC1 version in four ways.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The current target for the WordPress 6.5 release is <strong>March 26, 2024<\/strong>. Get an overview of the <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/6-5\/\">6.5 release cycle<\/a>, and check the <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/\">Make WordPress Core blog<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/tag\/6-5\/\">6.5-related posts<\/a> in the coming weeks for further details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s in WordPress 6.5 RC1?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to the many contributors testing up to this point, this release includes more than 20 bug fixes for the Editor and more than 40 <a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/query?status=closed&amp;changetime=02%2F27%2F2024..03%2F05%2F2024&amp;milestone=6.5&amp;col=id&amp;col=milestone&amp;col=owner&amp;col=type&amp;col=priority&amp;order=id\">tickets for WordPress Core<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get a recap of WordPress 6.5\u2019s highlighted features in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2024\/02\/wordpress-6-5-beta-1\/\">Beta 1 announcement<\/a>. For more technical information related to issues addressed since Beta 3, you can browse the following links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/commits\/wp\/6.5?since=2024-02-27&amp;until=2024-03-05\">GitHub commits for 6.5<\/a> since February 27<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/query?status=closed&amp;changetime=02%2F27%2F2024..03%2F05%2F2024&amp;milestone=6.5&amp;col=id&amp;col=milestone&amp;col=owner&amp;col=type&amp;col=priority&amp;order=id\">Closed Trac tickets<\/a> since February 27<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to look deeper into the details and technical notes for this release? These recent posts cover some of the latest updates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2024\/03\/05\/introducing-plugin-dependencies-in-wordpress-6-5\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2024\/03\/05\/introducing-plugin-dependencies-in-wordpress-6-5\/\">Introducing Plugin Dependencies in WordPress 6.5<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2024\/03\/05\/unification-of-the-site-and-post-editors-in-6-5\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2024\/03\/05\/unification-of-the-site-and-post-editors-in-6-5\/\">Unification of the Site and Post Editors in 6.5<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2024\/03\/04\/updates-to-the-html-api-in-6-5\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2024\/03\/04\/updates-to-the-html-api-in-6-5\/\">Updates to the HTML API in 6.5<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2024\/03\/04\/interactivity-api-dev-note\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2024\/03\/04\/interactivity-api-dev-note\/\">Interactivity API in 6.5<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2024\/02\/27\/i18n-improvements-6-5-performant-translations\/\">I18N Improvements in 6.5 (Performant Translations)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2024\/02\/23\/wordpress-6-5-adds-avif-support\/\">WordPress 6.5 adds AVIF support<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2024\/02\/10\/core-editor-improvement-power-in-the-details\/\">Core Editor Improvement: Power in the Details<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2024\/01\/22\/core-editor-improvement-robust-revisions-in-the-site-editor\/\">Core Editor Improvement: Robust Revisions in the Site Editor<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/tag\/dev-notes-6-5\/\">All 6.5-related developer notes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How you can contribute<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress is open source software made possible by a passionate community of people collaborating on and contributing to its development. The resources below outline various ways you can help the world\u2019s most popular open source web platform, regardless of your technical expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get involved in testing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Testing for issues is critical to ensuring WordPress is performant and stable. It\u2019s also a meaningful way for anyone to contribute. <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/2024\/02\/28\/help-test-wordpress-beta-3\/\">This detailed guide<\/a> will walk you through testing features in WordPress 6.5. For those new to testing, follow <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/2024\/02\/15\/help-test-wordpress-6-5-beta-1\">this general testing guide<\/a> for more details on getting set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you encounter an issue, please report it to the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/forum\/alphabeta\/\">Alpha\/Beta area<\/a> of the support forums or directly to <a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/newticket\">WordPress Trac<\/a> if you are comfortable writing a reproducible bug report. You can also check your issue against a list of <a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/tickets\/major\">known bugs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curious about testing releases in general? Follow along with the <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/\">testing initiatives in Make Core<\/a> and join the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.slack.com\/messages\/core-test\/\">#core-test channel<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.slack.com\/\">Making WordPress Slack<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Search for vulnerabilities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>From now until the final release candidate of WordPress 6.5 (scheduled for March 19), the <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/security\/2024\/02\/12\/welcoming-2024-with-wordpress-6-5-beta-1\/\">monetary reward for reporting new, unreleased security vulnerabilities<\/a> is doubled. Please follow responsible disclosure practices as detailed in the project\u2019s security practices and policies outlined on the <a href=\"https:\/\/hackerone.com\/wordpress\">HackerOne page<\/a> and in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/about\/security\/\">security white paper<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Update your theme or plugin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For plugin and theme authors, your products play an integral role in extending the functionality and value of WordPress for all users.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for continuing to test your themes and plugins with the WordPress 6.5 beta releases. With RC1, you\u2019ll want to conclude your testing and update the <em>\u201cTested up to\u201d<\/em> version in your <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wordpress-org\/how-your-readme-txt-works\/\">plugin\u2019s readme file<\/a> to 6.5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you find compatibility issues, please post detailed information to the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/forum\/alphabeta\/\">support forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Help translate WordPress<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you speak a language other than English? \u00bfEspa\u00f1ol? Fran\u00e7ais? \u0420\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439? \u65e5\u672c? \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0940? \u09ac\u09be\u0982\u09b2\u09be? You can <a href=\"https:\/\/translate.wordpress.org\/projects\/wp\/dev\/\">help translate WordPress into more than 100 languages<\/a>. 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