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WordPress 4.9.8 was released<\/a> at the beginning of the month. While this was a maintenance release fixing 46 bugs, it was significant for Core development because it made a point of highlighting Gutenberg \u2014 the new WordPress editor that is currently in development (more on that below). This release also included some important updates to the privacy tools that were added to Core earlier this year. Want to get involved in building WordPress Core? Follow the Core team blog<\/a> and join the #core channel in the Making WordPress Slack group<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Active development continues on Gutenberg<\/a>, the new editing experience for WordPress Core. The latest version<\/a> features a number of important user experience improvements, including a new unified toolbar and support for a more focussed writing mode. Users can test Gutenberg right now by installing the plugin<\/a>, which currently has nearly 300,000 active installs. Along with that, the Gutenberg Handbook<\/a> has some very useful information about how to use and develop for the new editor. Want to get involved in building Gutenberg? Follow the #gutenberg tag on the Core team blog<\/a> and join the #core-editor channel in the Making WordPress Slack group<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Global WordPress Translation Day is a 24-hour event held online and all across the world. It is designed to bring communities together to translate WordPress into their local languages, and to help them connect with other communities doing the same thing. There have been three Translation Days since April 2016, and the fourth edition is in the planning stages now<\/a>. The Polyglots team, who organizes these events, is currently looking for input on the date, format, and content for the event and would love some feedback from the community. Want to get involved in translating WordPress into your own language? Follow the Polyglots team blog<\/a> and join the #polyglots channel in the Making WordPress Slack group<\/a>.
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