The fourth Release Candidate for the next major release, WordPress 6.0 is here. WordPress 6.0 Release Candidate 4 is now available for the general public to test. The RC4 includes fixes for some late-discovered issues.
A release candidate (RC) means that the core development team is almost ready with 6.0. But, with millions of users and thousands of plugins and themes, they’re fully conscious of the possibility that something might have been missed.
WordPress 6.0 will shortly be released this week and before the main release, the team has released the final RC. You can check out the changes since the RC3 release via Gutenberg and Trac.
If you want to know what you can expect in the next big release, v6.0, you can check out RC1, RC2, RC3, or WordPress 6.0 Field Guide.
To test WordPress 6.0, you can use the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (choose the “bleeding edge nightlies” channel and “Beta/RC Only” stream) or you can also download WordPress 6.0 release candidate 4 here (zip).
You can also use WP- CLI to test WordPress 6.0 using the following command:
wp core update –version=6.0-RC4
If you find any bug or issue, you can report them to the Alpha/Beta support forum. This will help the development team to ship WordPress 6.0. If any known issues come up, you’ll be able to find them here.
Developers can test their plugins and themes against WordPress 6.0 and update the Tested up to the version in the readme to 6.0. If you find compatibility problems, please be sure to post to the support forums so the team can figure those out before the final release of WordPress 6.0.
The major release is nearing and with that, the excitement is at its peak. Are you guys ready for the WordPress 6.0 update? Drop your thoughts in the comment box.
Happy testing!