{"id":17136,"date":"2024-03-28T16:34:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T16:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/?p=17136"},"modified":"2024-07-11T09:16:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T09:16:49","slug":"wordpress-6-5-release-candidate-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2024\/03\/wordpress-6-5-release-candidate-4\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress 6.5 Release Candidate 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The latest release candidate (RC4) for WordPress 6.5 is ready!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This release candidate is an addition to the existing WordPress 6.5 release cycle. It allows more time for testing to ensure every feature and improvement is in the best shape possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The updated target for the WordPress 6.5 release is <strong>April 2, 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> for further details.&nbsp;If you\u2019re looking for more detailed technical notes on new features and improvements, the <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2024\/03\/15\/wordpress-6-5-field-guide\/\">WordPress 6.5 Field Guide<\/a> is for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to expect in WordPress 6.5 RC4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s been a lot of helpful feedback regarding one of this release\u2019s highlighted features: the Font Library. This has resulted in some <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2024\/03\/25\/wordpress-6-5-release-delayed-1-week\/\">additional improvements needed<\/a> to make sure the greatest number of sites possible can benefit from this anticipated new feature.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This release also includes six<strong> <\/strong>bug fixes for the Editor and 10+ <a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/query?status=closed&amp;changetime=03%2F13%2F2024..03%2F19%2F2024&amp;resolution=fixed&amp;milestone=6.5&amp;col=id&amp;col=summary&amp;col=milestone&amp;col=owner&amp;col=type&amp;col=priority&amp;order=id\">tickets for WordPress Core<\/a>. For more technical information related to issues addressed since RC3, you can browse the following links:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/commits\/wp\/6.5?since=2024-03-20&amp;until=2024-03-28\">GitHub commits for 6.5<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/query?status=closed&amp;changetime=03%2F20%2F2024..03%2F28%2F2024&amp;resolution=fixed&amp;milestone=6.5&amp;col=id&amp;col=summary&amp;col=milestone&amp;col=owner&amp;col=type&amp;col=priority&amp;order=id\">Closed <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/query?status=closed&amp;changetime=03%2F13%2F2024..03%2F19%2F2024&amp;resolution=fixed&amp;milestone=6.5&amp;col=id&amp;col=summary&amp;col=milestone&amp;col=owner&amp;col=type&amp;col=priority&amp;order=id\">Trac<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/query?status=closed&amp;changetime=03%2F20%2F2024..03%2F28%2F2024&amp;resolution=fixed&amp;milestone=6.5&amp;col=id&amp;col=summary&amp;col=milestone&amp;col=owner&amp;col=type&amp;col=priority&amp;order=id\"> tickets<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to test<\/h2>\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 RC4 on a test server and site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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 RC4 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-RC4.zip\">RC4 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-RC<\/code>4<\/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 RC4 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><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here comes the haiku<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With some extra time<br>Test, rinse, repeat, and refresh<br>WordPress will really shine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thank you to the following contributors for collaborating on this post: <a href='https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/dansoschin\/' class='mention'><span class='mentions-prefix'>@<\/span>dansoschin<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress 6.5 RC4 is ready for download and testing. 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