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  • WordPress 6.0 Release Candidate 3 (RC3) Now Available for Testing

    May 17, 2022

    WordPress 6.0 Release Candidate 3 is now available for testing! You can download and help test RC3 in three ways. 6.0 is planned for general release on May 24, 2022.

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  • WordPress 6.0 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) Now Available for Testing

    May 10, 2022

    WordPress 6.0 Release Candidate 2 is now available for testing! You can download and help test RC2 in three ways. You can also help translate WordPress to 100+ languages.

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  • WordPress 6.0 Release Candidate 1

    May 3, 2022

    WordPress 6.0 Release Candidate 1 is now available for testing! You can download and help test RC1 in three ways. You can also help translate WordPress to 100+ languages.

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  • WordPress 6.0 Beta 4

    May 2, 2022

    WordPress 6.0 Beta 4 is now available for testing! You can download and help test Beta 4 in three ways.

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  • WordPress 6.0 Beta 3

    April 26, 2022

    WordPress 6.0 Beta 3 is now available for testing! You can download and help test Beta 3 in three ways.

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  • WordPress 6.0 Beta 2

    April 19, 2022

    WordPress 6.0 Beta 2 is now available for testing! This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, and test this version of WordPress on a production or mission-critical website. Instead, it is recommended that you test Beta 2 on a test server and site.  You can test the WordPress […]

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  • WordPress 6.0 Beta 1

    April 12, 2022

    WordPress 6.0 Beta 1 is now available for download and testing.

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  • WordPress 5.9 RC3

    January 18, 2022

    Download to test the third Release Candidate (RC3) for WordPress 5.9.

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  • WordPress 5.9 RC 2

    January 11, 2022

    The second Release Candidate (RC2) for WordPress 5.9 is available! The final release is slated for January 25, 2022.

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  • WordPress 5.9 RC 1

    January 4, 2022

    The WordPress 5.9 Release Candidate 1 is available. The final release is slated for January 25, 2022.

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