Original: WordPress 6.6 RC2 – WordPress News
WordPress 6.6 RC2 is now ready for download and testing!
This version of WordPress is still in development. Do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, evaluate RC2 on a test server or in a local environment.
Reaching this stage of the release cycle is a notable achievement. While release candidates are considered ready for release, your testing remains critical to ensuring everything in WordPress 6.6 is the best it can be.
You can test WordPress 6.6 RC2 in four ways:
| Plugin | Install and activate the WordPress Beta Tester plugin on your WordPress installation. (Select the "Bleeding edge" channel and the "Beta/RC Only" stream.) |
|---|---|
| Direct Download | Download the RC2 release (zip) and install it on your WordPress site. |
| Command Line | Use this WP-CLI command:wp core update --version=6.6-RC2 |
| WordPress Playground | Use a 6.6 RC2 WordPress Playground instance (available within 35 minutes of release) to test the software directly in your browser, no separate site or setup required. |
WordPress 6.6 is scheduled for release on July 16, 2024. Browse the 6.6 release cycle page, and check for posts related to 6.6 on the Make WordPress Core blog over the coming weeks for more details.
What's in WordPress 6.6 RC2?
Thanks to your testing and contributions from many other contributors so far, this release includes more than 19 editor bug fixes and over 20 WordPress Core Trac tickets.
You can review the highlighted features of WordPress 6.6 in the Beta 1 announcement. For more technical information on issues resolved since Beta 3, you can browse the following links:
Want a deeper dive into the details and technical notes for this release? You can start by checking out the WordPress 6.6 Field Guide, then review this list:
- Roster of Design Tools Per Block (WordPress 6.6 Edition)
- Hallway Hangout: Section Styles and Other Block Style Variation Updates
- Recap: Hallway Hangout: Exploring Grid Layouts
- Editing Custom Fields from Connected Blocks
- Updates to the Interactivity API in 6.6
- All developer notes related to 6.6
You can contribute. Here's how
WordPress is the world's most popular open source web platform, thanks to a passionate community that collaborates on development in many different ways. You can help — regardless of whether you have technical expertise.
Help with Testing
Testing issues is critical to keeping WordPress fast, stable, and secure. It is also an important way for anyone to contribute. This detailed guide will walk you through testing features in WordPress 6.6. If you are new to testing, follow this general testing guide for detailed information about setup.
If you encounter an issue, please report it in the Alpha/Beta section of the support forums. If you are able to write a reproducible bug report, you can also report it on WordPress Trac. Before reporting, please check your issue against the list of known bugs.
Curious about the testing effort? Follow the testing program on Make Core, and join the #core-test channel on Making WordPress Slack.
Search for Vulnerabilities
From now until the final release candidate of WordPress 6.6 (scheduled for release on July 9), financial bounties for reporting new, unpublished security vulnerabilities will be doubled. Please follow responsible disclosure practices; you can find an overview of the project's security practices and policies on the HackerOne page and in the security white paper.
Update Your Theme or Plugin
If you build themes, plugins, blocks, or patterns, your product plays an indispensable role in extending WordPress's functionality and value for all users.
Thank you for continuing to test your products with the WordPress 6.6 beta versions. With RC2, you should finalize your testing and update the “Tested up to” version in your plugin readme to 6.6.
If you discover compatibility issues, please post details to the support forums.
Help Translate WordPress
Do you speak a language other than English? ¿Español? Français? Русский？ 日本語? हिन्दी? বাংলা? You can help translate WordPress into over 100 languages.
Release Haiku
6.6 is almost here.
The final release comes in two weeks.
Test. Test. Then test more.
This is a discussion topic split from the original post at https://cn.wordpress.org/2024/07/03/wordpress-6-6-rc2/