Video: What’s Coming in WordPress 6.1!

WordPress 6.1 Beta arrived a few days ago, and it is expected to be released on November 1st, 2022. It will be the last major release of 2022 and will come with many new features and improvements. We have been closely monitoring the development and trying out new features on our test sites. In this video, we’ll give you a sneak peek into what’s coming in WordPress 6.1 with features and screenshots. 0:00 Intro 0:10 New Theme! 0:25 Theme editor updates 2:11 Block editor updates 2:54 Update Preview (now View!) button and info tab 3:56 Preference changes --Related Links-- Don't forget to check out our blog! https://www.wpbeginner.com/news/whats-coming-in-wordpress-6-1-features-and-screenshots/ --Top Resources-- ⚡Use Promo Code WPBVIP⚡ ►Best WordPress Contact Form Plugin https://wpforms.com/wpbeginner ►Best WordPress Analytics Plugin https://www.monsterinsights.com/ ►Best Lead Generation Plugin https://optinmonster.com/ ►Best WordPress SEO Plugin https://aioseo.com/ ►Best Theme Builder for WordPress https://www.seedprod.com/ --Related Videos-- ►WordPress Tutorial - How to Make a WordPress Website for Beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvbFBxKcORA ►WordPress Gutenberg Tutorial: How to Easily Work With the Block Editor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjfrzGeB5_g ►What is SEO and How Does it Work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjfrzGeB5_g ►How to Install a WordPress Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIPQRQLAz90 If you liked this video, then please Like and consider subscribing to our channel for more WordPress videos. https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=wpbeginner Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wpbeginner Check out our website for more WordPress Tutorials https://www.wpbeginner.com/ #WPBeginner #WordPress #WordPressTutorial

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Video: How to Get Word Count Stats in WordPress (3 Ways!)

Do you want to get word count stats in WordPress? When writing a post, you may have a specific word count that you’re aiming to reach. Plus, monitoring your word count stats can give you insights like what post length gets the most traffic and engagement. In this video, we will show you how you can show detailed word count stats in WordPress. 0:00 Intro 0:24 Word count in Wordpress 1:13 Using WP Word Count 3:26 Using WP Code --Related Links-- Want to read rather than watch? https://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-get-word-count-stats-in-wordpress-with-word-stats/ --Top Resources-- ⚡Use Promo Code WPBVIP⚡ ►Best WordPress Contact Form Plugin https://wpforms.com/wpbeginner ►Best WordPress Analytics Plugin https://www.monsterinsights.com/ ►Best Lead Generation Plugin https://optinmonster.com/ ►Best WordPress SEO Plugin https://aioseo.com/ ►Best Theme Builder for WordPress https://www.seedprod.com/ --Related Videos-- ►WordPress Tutorial - How to Make a WordPress Website for Beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvbFBxKcORA ►WordPress Gutenberg Tutorial: How to Easily Work With the Block Editor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjfrzGeB5_g ►What is SEO and How Does it Work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjfrzGeB5_g ►How to Install a WordPress Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIPQRQLAz90 If you liked this video, then please Like and consider subscribing to our channel for more WordPress videos. https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=wpbeginner Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wpbeginner Check out our website for more WordPress Tutorials https://www.wpbeginner.com/ #WPBeginner #WordPress #WordPressTutorial

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WordPress 6.1 Release Candidate 3 (RC3) Now Available

Release Candidate 3 (RC3) is now available for testing! The general release is just one week away with WordPress 6.1 scheduled for release on Tuesday, November 1, 2022. 

This RC3 release is the final opportunity for you to test and help to ensure the resilience of the 6.1 release by performing a final round of reviews and checks. Since the WordPress ecosystem is vast and composed of thousands of plugins and themes the entire project benefits from the time you take to assist.

This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it is recommended that you test RC3 on a test server and site. 

You can test WordPress 6.1 RC3 in three ways:

Option 1: Install and activate the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (select the “Bleeding edge” channel and “Beta/RC Only” stream).

Option 2: Direct download the RC3 version (zip).

Option 3: Use the WP-CLI command:

wp core update --version=6.1-RC3

Additional information on the 6.1 release cycle is available here.

Check the Make WordPress Core blog for 6.1-related developer notes in the coming weeks detailing all upcoming changes.

What’s in WordPress 6.1 RC3?

Since Release Candidate 2, approximately 60 items have been addressed. 

• GitHub tickets
• Trac tickets 

WordPress 6.1 is the third major release for 2022, following 5.9 and 6.0, released in January and May of this year, respectively.

To learn more about the highlights for both end-users and developers, you’re invited to read more about them in the RC1 announcement post and review the WordPress 6.1 Field Guide.

Plugin and theme developers

All plugin and theme developers should test their respective extensions against WordPress 6.1 RC3 and update the “Tested up to” version in their readme file to 6.1. If you find compatibility problems, please post detailed information to the support forums, so these items can be investigated further prior to the final release date of November 1st.

Translate WordPress

Do you speak a language other than English? Help translate WordPress into more than 100 languages. 

Keep WordPress bug-free – help with testing

Testing for issues is critical for stabilizing a release throughout its development. Testing is also a great way to contribute. This detailed guide is an excellent start if you have never tested a beta release.

Testing helps ensure that this and future releases of WordPress are as stable and issue-free as possible. Anyone can take part in testing – regardless of prior experience.

Want to know more about testing releases like this one? Read about the testing initiatives that happen in Make Core. You can also join a core-test channel on the Making WordPress Slack workspace.

If you have run into an issue, please report it to the Alpha/Beta area in the support forums. If you are comfortable writing a reproducible bug report, you can file one on WordPress Trac. This is also where you can find a list of known bugs.

To review features in the Gutenberg releases since WordPress 6.0 (the most recent major release of WordPress), access the What’s New In Gutenberg posts for 14.1, 14.0, 13.9, 13.8, 13.7, 13.6, 13.5, 13.4, 13.3, 13.2, and 13.1.

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RC3, A Penultimate Haiku

The time ticks forward
Release nears ever closer
Download and review

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Props to the following contributors for collaborating on this post: Dan Soschin, Jonny Harris

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WordPress 6.1 Release Candidate 3 (RC3) Now Available was originally posted at https://wordpress.org/news/2022/10/wordpress-6-1-release-candidate-3/

Video: Add Headers and Footer Scripts to WordPress for FREE!

I'm pretty sure you've been in a position where you need to add a code to the header or the footer area of your WordPress website. In this video I show you exactly how to do it with the help of a free plugin. ✅ Checkout WPCode on the WordPress Repository ➡ https://wordpress.org/plugins/insert-headers-and-footers/ ✅ Checkout WPCode's official Website ➡ https://wpcode.com/ ⚡Use Promo Code WPBVIP⚡ ►Best WordPress Contact Form Plugin https://wpforms.com/wpbeginner ►Best WordPress Analytics Plugin https://www.monsterinsights.com/ ►Best Lead Generation Plugin https://optinmonster.com/ ►Best WordPress SEO Plugin https://aioseo.com/ ►Best Theme Builder for WordPress https://www.seedprod.com/ --Related Videos-- ►WordPress Tutorial - How to Make a WordPress Website for Beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvbFBxKcORA ►WordPress Gutenberg Tutorial: How to Easily Work With the Block Editor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjfrzGeB5_g ►What is SEO and How Does it Work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjfrzGeB5_g ►How to Install a WordPress Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIPQRQLAz90 If you liked this video, then please Like and consider subscribing to our channel for more WordPress videos. https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=wpbeginner Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wpbeginner Check out our website for more WordPress Tutorials https://www.wpbeginner.com/ #WPBeginner #WordPress #WordPressTutorial

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Video: How to Embed a Twitter Feed On a WordPress Site

If you are looking to add a Twitter feed to your WordPress site you may already know that there are a few options out there; the one we recommend in this video is the Twitter Feed plugin from Smash Ballon as it is really easy to use, creates an amazing looking feed and you can customize the look to fit in with your website. Check out the plugin here https://smashballoon.com/custom-twitter-feeds/ If you would prefer to read the article which covers adding other social media feeds to your site as well, you can view it here https://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-add-your-social-media-feeds-to-wordpress-step-by-step/ --Chapters-- 00:00 Introduction 00:19 What the Twitter Feed Looks Like on a Website 01:49 Installing the Custom Twitter Feed Plugin 04:06 Creating a Twitter Feed 05:55 Customizing a Twitter Feed 11:57 Embedding a Twitter Feed on a WordPress Site --Top Resources-- ⚡Use Promo Code WPBVIP⚡ ►Best WordPress Contact Form Plugin https://wpforms.com/wpbeginner ►Best WordPress Analytics Plugin https://www.monsterinsights.com/ ►Best Lead Generation Plugin https://optinmonster.com/ ►Best WordPress SEO Plugin https://aioseo.com/ ►Best Theme Builder for WordPress https://www.seedprod.com/ --Related Videos-- ►WordPress Tutorial - How to Make a WordPress Website for Beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvbFBxKcORA ►WordPress Gutenberg Tutorial: How to Easily Work With the Block Editor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjfrzGeB5_g ►What is SEO and How Does it Work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjfrzGeB5_g ►How to Install a WordPress Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIPQRQLAz90 If you liked this video, then please Like and consider subscribing to our channel for more WordPress videos. https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=wpbeginner Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wpbeginner Check out our website for more WordPress Tutorials https://www.wpbeginner.com/ #WPBeginner #WordPress #WordPressTutorial

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Video: Replace the WordPress Logo in the Admin Bar

--Top Resources-- ⚡Use Promo Code WPBVIP⚡ ►Best WordPress Contact Form Plugin https://wpforms.com/wpbeginner ►Best WordPress Analytics Plugin https://www.monsterinsights.com/ ►Best Lead Generation Plugin https://optinmonster.com/ ►Best WordPress SEO Plugin https://aioseo.com/ ►Best Theme Builder for WordPress https://www.seedprod.com/ --Related Videos-- ►WordPress Tutorial - How to Make a WordPress Website for Beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvbFBxKcORA ►WordPress Gutenberg Tutorial: How to Easily Work With the Block Editor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjfrzGeB5_g ►What is SEO and How Does it Work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjfrzGeB5_g ►How to Install a WordPress Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIPQRQLAz90 If you liked this video, then please Like and consider subscribing to our channel for more WordPress videos. https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=wpbeginner Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wpbeginner Check out our website for more WordPress Tutorials https://www.wpbeginner.com/ #WPBeginner #WordPress #WordPressTutorial

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WordPress 6.1 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) Now Available

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The second release candidate (RC2) for WordPress 6.1 is now available!

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“Release Candidate” means that this version of WordPress is ready for release and it is a key milestone in the 6.1 release cycle! Before the official release date, the community sets aside time to perform final reviews and help test. Since the WordPress ecosystem includes thousands of plugins and themes, it is important that everyone checks to see if anything has been missed along the way. That means the project would greatly benefit from your assistance.

WordPress 6.1 is planned for official release on November 1st, 2022, two weeks from today. 

This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it is recommended that you test RC2 on a test server and site. 

You can test WordPress 6.1 RC2 in three ways:

Option 1: Install and activate the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (select the “Bleeding edge” channel and “Beta/RC Only” stream).

Option 2: Direct download the RC2 version (zip).

Option 3: Use the WP-CLI command:

wp core update --version=6.1-RC2

Additional information on the 6.1 release cycle is available here.

Check the Make WordPress Core blog for 6.1-related developer notes in the coming weeks detailing all upcoming changes.

What’s in WordPress 6.1 RC2?

Since Release Candidate 1, approximately 65 items have been addressed, bringing the total count to more than 2,000 updates since WordPress 6.0 in May of 2022. 

• GitHub tickets
• Trac tickets 

WordPress 6.1 is the third major release for 2022, following 5.9 and 6.0, released in January and May of this year, respectively.

To learn more about the highlights for both end-users and developers, you’re invited to read more about them in the RC1 announcement post and review the WordPress 6.1 Field Guide.

Plugin and theme developers

All plugin and theme developers should test their respective extensions against WordPress 6.1 RC2 and update the “Tested up to” version in their readme file to 6.1. If you find compatibility problems, please post detailed information to the support forums, so these items can be investigated further prior to the final release date of November 1st.

Translate WordPress

Do you speak a language other than English? Help translate WordPress into more than 100 languages. 

Keep WordPress bug-free – help with testing

Testing for issues is critical for stabilizing a release throughout its development. Testing is also a great way to contribute. This detailed guide is an excellent start if you have never tested a beta release.

Testing helps ensure that this and future releases of WordPress are as stable and issue-free as possible. Anyone can take part in testing – regardless of prior experience.

Want to know more about testing releases like this one? Read about the testing initiatives that happen in Make Core. You can also join a core-test channel on the Making WordPress Slack workspace.

If you have run into an issue, please report it to the Alpha/Beta area in the support forums. If you are comfortable writing a reproducible bug report, you can file one on WordPress Trac. This is also where you can find a list of known bugs.

To review features in the Gutenberg releases since WordPress 6.0 (the most recent major release of WordPress), access the What’s New In Gutenberg posts for 14.3, 14.2, 14.1, 14.0, 13.9, 13.8, 13.7, 13.6, 13.5, 13.4, 13.3, 13.2, and 13.1.

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Haiku Fun for RC2

Two weeks from the launch 

Constant improvements we make 

Great outcomes await 

WordPress 6.1 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) Now Available was originally posted at https://wordpress.org/news/2022/10/wordpress-6-1-release-candidate-2-now-available/

WordPress 6.0.3 Security Release

WordPress 6.0.3 is now available!

This release features several security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. All versions since WordPress 3.7 have also been updated.

WordPress 6.0.3 is a short-cycle release. The next major release will be version 6.1 planned for November 1, 2022.

If you have sites that support automatic background updates, the update process will begin automatically.

You can download WordPress 6.0.3 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress Dashboard, click “Updates”, and then click “Update Now”.

For more information on this release, please visit the HelpHub site.

Security updates included in this release

The security team would like to thank the following people for responsibly reporting vulnerabilities, and allowing them to be fixed in this release.

• Stored XSS via wp-mail.php (post by email) – Toshitsugu Yoneyama of Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions, Inc. via JPCERT
• Open redirect in `wp_nonce_ays` – devrayn
• Sender’s email address is exposed in wp-mail.php – Toshitsugu Yoneyama of Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions, Inc. via JPCERT
• Media Library – Reflected XSS via SQLi – Ben Bidner from the WordPress security team and Marc Montpas from Automattic independently discovered this issue
• CSRF in wp-trackback.php – Simon Scannell
• Stored XSS via the Customizer – Alex Concha from the WordPress security team
• Revert shared user instances introduced in 50790 – Alex Concha and Ben Bidner from the WordPress security team
• Stored XSS in WordPress Core via Comment Editing – Third-party security audit and Alex Concha from the WordPress security team
• Data exposure via the REST Terms/Tags Endpoint – Than Taintor
• Content from multipart emails leaked – Thomas Kräftner
• SQL Injection due to improper sanitization in `WP_Date_Query` – Michael Mazzolini
• RSS Widget: Stored XSS issue – Third-party security audit
• Stored XSS in the search block – Alex Concha of the WP Security team
• Feature Image Block: XSS issue – Third-party security audit
• RSS Block: Stored XSS issue – Third-party security audit
• Fix widget block XSS – Third-party security audit

Thank you to these WordPress contributors

This release was led by Alex Concha, Peter Wilson, Jb Audras, and Sergey Biryukov at mission control. Thanks to Jonathan Desrosiers, Jorge Costa, Bernie Reiter and Carlos Bravo for their help on package updates.

WordPress 6.0.3 would not have been possible without the contributions of the following people. Their asynchronous coordination to deliver several fixes into a stable release is a testament to the power and capability of the WordPress community.

Alex Concha, Colin Stewart, Daniel Richards, David Baumwald, Dion Hulse, ehtis, Garth Mortensen, Jb Audras, John Blackbourn, John James Jacoby, Jonathan Desrosiers, Jorge Costa, Juliette Reinders Folmer, Linkon Miyan, martin.krcho, Matias Ventura, Mukesh Panchal, Paul Kevan, Peter Wilson, Robert AndersonRobin, Sergey Biryukov, Sumit Bagthariya, Teddy Patriarca, Timothy Jacobs, vortfu, and Česlav Przywara.

Thanks to @peterwilsoncc for proofreading.

WordPress 6.0.3 Security Release was originally posted at https://wordpress.org/news/2022/10/wordpress-6-0-3-security-release/

Video: Hide Admin Bar for Users EXCEPT Administrators | WordPress Tutorial

The Admin Bar in WordPress is a great resource, but just for administrators. Unfortunately, the Admin bar also shows for all your users who sign up to your website, and it can be confusing to some folk. So in this video, I'm going to show you how to Hide the Admin Bar in WordPress for all users, except administrators. Read the written guide here -- https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-disable-wordpress-admin-bar-for-all-users-except-administrators/ Download the WPCode Plugin from the WP Repository -- https://wordpress.org/plugins/insert-headers-and-footers/ Check out the WPCode Website -- https://wpcode.com/ --Top Resources-- ⚡Use Promo Code WPBVIP⚡ ►Best WordPress Contact Form Plugin https://wpforms.com/wpbeginner ►Best WordPress Analytics Plugin https://www.monsterinsights.com/ ►Best Lead Generation Plugin https://optinmonster.com/ ►Best WordPress SEO Plugin https://aioseo.com/ ►Best Theme Builder for WordPress https://www.seedprod.com/ --Related Videos-- ►WordPress Tutorial - How to Make a WordPress Website for Beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvbFBxKcORA ►WordPress Gutenberg Tutorial: How to Easily Work With the Block Editor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjfrzGeB5_g ►What is SEO and How Does it Work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjfrzGeB5_g ►How to Install a WordPress Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIPQRQLAz90 00:00 - Why Admin Bar Isn't Useful for Everyone 01:09 - Disabling the admin bar 02:14 - Install the Plugin 06:21 - Disabling the Admin bar for everyone 08:55 - Enabling the Admin Bar for Administrators If you liked this video, then please Like and consider subscribing to our channel for more WordPress videos. https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=wpbeginner Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wpbeginner Check out our website for more WordPress Tutorials https://www.wpbeginner.com/ #WPBeginner #WordPress #WordPressTutorial

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Video: How to Display Your WordPress Posts in a Grid Layout

Do you want to display WordPress posts in a grid layout? A grid layout gives you more flexibility when displaying your posts in WordPress. This can be helpful when creating custom pages. In this video, we’ll show you how to easily display your WordPress posts in a grid layout anywhere on your site. 0:00 Intro 0:20 First method: Using the Block Editor 3:59 Second method: Using Post Grid 7:18 Third method: Using SeedProd --Related Links-- Want to read rather than watch? https://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-display-your-wordpress-posts-in-a-grid-layout/ --Top Resources-- ⚡Use Promo Code WPBVIP⚡ ►Best WordPress Contact Form Plugin https://wpforms.com/wpbeginner ►Best WordPress Analytics Plugin https://www.monsterinsights.com/ ►Best Lead Generation Plugin https://optinmonster.com/ ►Best WordPress SEO Plugin https://aioseo.com/ ►Best Theme Builder for WordPress https://www.seedprod.com/ --Related Videos-- ►WordPress Tutorial - How to Make a WordPress Website for Beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvbFBxKcORA ►WordPress Gutenberg Tutorial: How to Easily Work With the Block Editor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjfrzGeB5_g ►What is SEO and How Does it Work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjfrzGeB5_g ►How to Install a WordPress Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIPQRQLAz90 If you liked this video, then please Like and consider subscribing to our channel for more WordPress videos. https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=wpbeginner Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wpbeginner Check out our website for more WordPress Tutorials https://www.wpbeginner.com/ #WPBeginner #WordPress #WordPressTutorial

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Video: AWESOME Twitter Feed WordPress Plugin! 🔥 #shorts

Embed an amazing, fantastic-looking Twitter feed on your WordPress site and showcase user timelines, hashtags, Twitter searches and more! --Top Resources-- ⚡Use Promo Code WPBVIP⚡ ►Best WordPress Contact Form Plugin https://wpforms.com/wpbeginner ►Best WordPress Analytics Plugin https://www.monsterinsights.com/ ►Best Lead Generation Plugin https://optinmonster.com/ ►Best WordPress SEO Plugin https://aioseo.com/ ►Best Theme Builder for WordPress https://www.seedprod.com/ --Related Videos-- ►WordPress Tutorial - How to Make a WordPress Website for Beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvbFBxKcORA ►WordPress Gutenberg Tutorial: How to Easily Work With the Block Editor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjfrzGeB5_g ►What is SEO and How Does it Work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjfrzGeB5_g ►How to Install a WordPress Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIPQRQLAz90 If you liked this video, then please Like and consider subscribing to our channel for more WordPress videos. https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=wpbeginner Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wpbeginner Check out our website for more WordPress Tutorials https://www.wpbeginner.com/ #WPBeginner #WordPress #WordPressTutorial

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WordPress 6.1 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) Now Available

The first release candidate (RC1) for WordPress 6.1 is now available!

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This is an important milestone in the 6.1 release cycle. “Release Candidate” means that this version of WordPress is ready for release! Before the official release date, time is set aside for the community to perform final reviews and help test. Since the WordPress ecosystem includes thousands of plugins and themes, it is important that everyone checks to see if anything was missed along the way. That means the project would love your help.

WordPress 6.1 is planned for official release on November 1st, 2022, three weeks from today. 

This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it is recommended that you test RC1 on a test server and site. 

You can test WordPress 6.1 RC1 in three ways:

Option 1: Install and activate the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (select the “Bleeding edge” channel and “Beta/RC Only” stream).

Option 2: Direct download the RC1 version (zip).

Option 3: Use the following WP-CLI command:

wp core update --version=6.1-RC1

Additional information on the 6.1 release cycle is available here.

Check the Make WordPress Core blog for 6.1-related developer notes in the coming weeks detailing all upcoming changes.

What’s in WordPress 6.1 RC1?

Since Beta 3, approximately 100 items have been addressed, bringing the total count to more than 2,000 updates since WordPress 6.0 in May of 2022. 

• GitHub tickets
• Trac tickets 

WordPress 6.1 is the third major release for 2022, following 5.9 and 6.0, released in January and May of this year, respectively.

WordPress 6.1 highlights for end-users

• Default theme powered by 10 unique style variations (learn more)
• More design tools in more blocks (learn more)
• Expanded and refined template experience and template options
• More intuitive document settings experience
• Improved quote and list blocks with inner block support
• More robust placeholders for various blocks
• New modal interfaces and preferences improvements
• Automatic navigation block selection with fallbacks and easier menu management
• Apply locking settings to all inner blocks in one click
• Improvements to the block theme discovery experience
• Accessibility updates, with more than 60 resolved tickets
• Performance updates, with more than 25 resolved tickets

WordPress 6.1 highlights for developers

• Opt into appearance tools to make any theme more powerful
• New iteration on the style system
• Add starter patterns to any post type (learn more)
• Evolution of layout options including a new constrained option and the ability to disable layout options
• Content lock patterns for more curation options
• Expanded support for query loop blocks
• Allow the use of block-based template parts in classic themes (give feedback)
• Filter theme.json data (learn more)
• Fluid typography allows for more responsiveness (give feedback)
• Ability to style elements inside blocks like buttons, headings, or captions in theme.json

Please note that all features listed in this post are subject to change before the final release.

Plugin and theme developers

All plugin and theme developers should test their respective extensions against WordPress 6.1 RC1 and update the “Tested up to” version in their readme file to 6.1. If you find compatibility problems, please post detailed information to the support forums, so these items can be investigated further prior to the final release date of November 1st.

Translate WordPress

Do you speak a language other than English? Help translate WordPress into more than 100 languages. This release also marks the hard string freeze point of the 6.1 release cycle.

Keep WordPress bug-free – help with testing

Testing for issues is critical for stabilizing a release throughout its development. Testing is also a great way to contribute. This detailed guide is an excellent start if you have never tested a beta release.

Testing helps ensure that this and future releases of WordPress are as stable and issue-free as possible. Anyone can take part in testing – regardless of prior experience.

Want to know more about testing releases like this one? Read about the testing initiatives that happen in Make Core. You can also join a core-test channel on the Making WordPress Slack workspace.

If you have run into an issue, please report it to the Alpha/Beta area in the support forums. If you are comfortable writing a reproducible bug report, you can file one on WordPress Trac. This is also where you can find a list of known bugs.

To review features in the Gutenberg releases since WordPress 6.0 (the most recent major release of WordPress), access the What’s New In Gutenberg posts for 14.1, 14.0, 13.9, 13.8, 13.7, 13.6, 13.5, 13.4, 13.3, 13.2, and 13.1.

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Haiku Fun for RC1

Languages abound
Test today, releases soon
Freedom to publish

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Thank you to the following contributors for collaborating on this post: @webcommsat

WordPress 6.1 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) Now Available was originally posted at https://wordpress.org/news/2022/10/wordpress-6-1-release-candidate-1-rc1-now-available/

Video: How to Restart a WordPress Site – Reset WordPress (The Fast Way!)

Looking to reset or restart your WordPress site? You are in the right place because in this video we not only show you how to reset your WordPress site in a flash but also run through backing up that site before we reset everything. In this video, we used the Advanced WordPress Reset plugin https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-wp-reset/ Want to find out more about Updraftplus check out the site here https://updraftplus.com/ --Top Resources-- ⚡Use Promo Code WPBVIP⚡ ►Best WordPress Contact Form Plugin https://wpforms.com/wpbeginner ►Best WordPress Analytics Plugin https://www.monsterinsights.com/ ►Best Lead Generation Plugin https://optinmonster.com/ ►Best WordPress SEO Plugin https://aioseo.com/ ►Best Theme Builder for WordPress https://www.seedprod.com/ --Related Videos-- ►WordPress Tutorial - How to Make a WordPress Website for Beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvbFBxKcORA ►WordPress Gutenberg Tutorial: How to Easily Work With the Block Editor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjfrzGeB5_g ►What is SEO and How Does it Work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjfrzGeB5_g ►How to Install a WordPress Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIPQRQLAz90 If you liked this video, then please Like and consider subscribing to our channel for more WordPress videos. https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=wpbeginner Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wpbeginner Check out our website for more WordPress Tutorials https://www.wpbeginner.com/ #WPBeginner #WordPress #WordPressTutorial

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Video: How to Embed Videos in WordPress Blog Posts (FAST and EASY)

Do you want to embed videos in your WordPress blog posts? Videos bring life to your website, and they are a great way to increase user engagement. WordPress makes it super easy to embed videos from video hosting sites like YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, Twitter, and many others. In this video, we will show you how to easily embed videos in WordPress blog posts, pages, and sidebar widgets. 0:00 Intro 0:10 Auto embed videos 2:37 Using a widget to embed 3:15 Using Smash Balloon to embed 9:10 Using Lazy Load --Related Links-- Want to read rather than watch? https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-easily-embed-videos-in-wordpress-blog-posts/ --Top Resources-- ⚡Use Promo Code WPBVIP⚡ ►Best WordPress Contact Form Plugin https://wpforms.com/wpbeginner ►Best WordPress Analytics Plugin https://www.monsterinsights.com/ ►Best Lead Generation Plugin https://optinmonster.com/ ►Best WordPress SEO Plugin https://aioseo.com/ ►Best Theme Builder for WordPress https://www.seedprod.com/ --Related Videos-- ►WordPress Tutorial - How to Make a WordPress Website for Beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvbFBxKcORA ►WordPress Gutenberg Tutorial: How to Easily Work With the Block Editor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjfrzGeB5_g ►What is SEO and How Does it Work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjfrzGeB5_g ►How to Install a WordPress Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIPQRQLAz90 If you liked this video, then please Like and consider subscribing to our channel for more WordPress videos. https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=wpbeginner Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wpbeginner Check out our website for more WordPress Tutorials https://www.wpbeginner.com/ #WPBeginner #WordPress #WordPressTutorial

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Video: The BEST WordPress Contact Form 🎉 #shorts

Quickly and easily add the best contact form to your WordPress site with WPForms. --Top Resources-- ⚡Use Promo Code WPBVIP⚡ ►Best WordPress Contact Form Plugin https://wpforms.com/wpbeginner ►Best WordPress Analytics Plugin https://www.monsterinsights.com/ ►Best Lead Generation Plugin https://optinmonster.com/ ►Best WordPress SEO Plugin https://aioseo.com/ ►Best Theme Builder for WordPress https://www.seedprod.com/ --Related Videos-- ►WordPress Tutorial - How to Make a WordPress Website for Beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvbFBxKcORA ►WordPress Gutenberg Tutorial: How to Easily Work With the Block Editor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjfrzGeB5_g ►What is SEO and How Does it Work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjfrzGeB5_g ►How to Install a WordPress Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIPQRQLAz90 If you liked this video, then please Like and consider subscribing to our channel for more WordPress videos. https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=wpbeginner Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wpbeginner Check out our website for more WordPress Tutorials https://www.wpbeginner.com/ #WPBeginner #WordPress #WordPressTutorial

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WordPress 6.1 Beta 3 Now Available

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WordPress 6.1 Beta 3 is now available for download and testing.

This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it is recommended that you test Beta 3 on a test server and site. 

You can test WordPress 6.1 Beta 3 in three ways:

Option 1: Install and activate the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (select the “Bleeding edge” channel and “Beta/RC Only” stream).

Option 2: Direct download the Beta 3 version (zip).

Option 3: Use the following WP-CLI command:

wp core update --version=6.1-beta3

The current target for the final release is November 1, 2022, which is about four weeks away. 

Additional information on the 6.1 release cycle is available.

Check the Make WordPress Core blog for 6.1-related developer notes in the coming weeks detailing all upcoming changes.

Keep WordPress bug-free – help with testing

Testing for issues is critical for stabilizing a release throughout its development. Testing is also a great way to contribute. This detailed guide is an excellent start if you have never tested a beta release before.

Testing helps ensure that this and future releases of WordPress are as stable and issue-free as possible. Anyone can take part in testing – especially great WordPress community members like you.

Want to know more about testing releases like this one? Read about the testing initiatives that happen in Make Core. You can also join a core-test channel on the Making WordPress Slack workspace.

If you have run into an issue, please report it to the Alpha/Beta area in the support forums. If you are comfortable writing a reproducible bug report, you can file one on WordPress Trac. This is also where you can find a list of known bugs.

To review features in the Gutenberg releases since WordPress 6.0 (the most recent major release of WordPress), access the What’s New In Gutenberg posts for 14.1, 14.0, 13.9, 13.8, 13.7, 13.6, 13.5, 13.4, 13.3, 13.2, and 13.1.

This release contains more than 350 enhancements and 350 bug fixes for the editor, including more than 300 tickets for WordPress 6.1 core. More fixes are on the way in the remainder of the 6.1 release cycle.

Some highlights

Want to know what’s new in version 6.1? Read the initial Beta 1 announcement for some details, or check out the product walk-through recording.

What’s new in Beta 3

Nearly 100 issues have been resolved since Beta 2 was released last week.

• Github tickets
• Trac tickets (may include some overlap with Github)

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A Beta 3 haiku for thee

Beta time done soon
Gather up your WordPress sites
RC then we ship

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Video: 2 FANTASTIC WordPress Plugins to Create Custom Post Types

Custom Post Types are really helpful if you want to have different types of posts for different bits of content on your WordPress site. Without creating a Custom Post Type all your content will be posted under the default post heading, which was designed for blog content. In this video, we show you how to create a 'Movies' post type with two different plugins, WPCode and Custom Post Type UI. You can find out more about WPCode here https://wpcode.com/ Check out Custom Post Type UI here https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/ This is the ARTICLE with the custom code snippets for WPCode https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-create-custom-post-types-in-wordpress/ -- Related Links -- Check this video out next https://youtu.be/Fo-7MKRRUec --Top Resources-- ⚡Use Promo Code WPBVIP⚡ ►Best WordPress Contact Form Plugin https://wpforms.com/wpbeginner ►Best WordPress Analytics Plugin https://www.monsterinsights.com/ ►Best Lead Generation Plugin https://optinmonster.com/ ►Best WordPress SEO Plugin https://aioseo.com/ ►Best Theme Builder for WordPress https://www.seedprod.com/ --Related Videos-- ►WordPress Tutorial - How to Make a WordPress Website for Beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvbFBxKcORA ►WordPress Gutenberg Tutorial: How to Easily Work With the Block Editor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjfrzGeB5_g ►What is SEO and How Does it Work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjfrzGeB5_g ►How to Install a WordPress Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIPQRQLAz90 If you liked this video, then please Like and consider subscribing to our channel for more WordPress videos. https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=wpbeginner Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wpbeginner Check out our website for more WordPress Tutorials https://www.wpbeginner.com/ #WPBeginner #WordPress #WordPressTutorial

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