May 2, 2022
Video: 17 Best and Free WooCommerce Plugins for Your Store
WPBeginner - WordPress Tutorials originally appeared at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDBK_Dix5Gc
April 28, 2022
Video: How to Customize WooCommerce Checkout Page (The Easy Way)
WPBeginner - WordPress Tutorials originally appeared at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e37SQLkUdkE
April 27, 2022
Video: How to Automatically Create an Image Gallery in WordPress
WPBeginner - WordPress Tutorials originally appeared at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlGIPVlLe7w
April 26, 2022
WordPress 6.0 Beta 3
WordPress 6.0 Beta 3 is now available for testing!
This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it is recommended that you test Beta 3 on a test server and site.
You can test WordPress 6.0 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 version here (zip).
Option 3: Use WP-CLI to test: wp core update --version=6.0-beta3.
Do not use this option if your filesystem is case-insensitive.
The current target for the final 6.0 release is May 24, 2022, which is in less than a month!
Additional information on the full 6.0 release cycle is available here.
Check the Make WordPress Core blog for 6.0-related developer notes in the coming weeks which will detail all upcoming changes.
See What’s in Beta 3
Since Beta 2, various items have been addressed, including (but not limited to):
- Twenty Twenty-Two: Implement alternate json files #55433
- Fix duotone rendering in site editor #37727
- Create Comments Title block with simple styling #40419
- Navigation block: After choosing an option from Select Menu, focus after block render #40390
- Add comment id to all comments inside comments query loop #40268
- Add post-comments-form block to comments template #40256
- Elements: Add styles to the footer before the block is rendered #37728
- Add default comment status to discussion settings #55567
- Fix styles for nested elements (link color) #55567
- Move
wp_enqueue_block_style()towp-includes/script-loader.php, for better consistency #55182, #55148 - Move administration related hooks to admin-filters.php #54795
Update on the Webfonts API and Style Variations in Twenty Twenty-Two
A prior announcement for WordPress 6.0 Beta 1 included a reference to “Webfonts API: Manage local fonts with PHP or theme.json”, as a feature that would be included in the release. WordPress 6.0 Beta 3 will allow theme authors to use webfonts in theme.json, with a public API for plugins to register and enqueue webfonts available in a future version for WordPress. Beta 3 will also include three style new variations to the Twenty Twenty-Two default theme.
How to Help
Testing for issues is critical for stabilizing a release throughout its development. Testing is also a great way to contribute to WordPress. If you are new to testing, check out this detailed guide that will walk you through how to get started.
If you think 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.
Thank you to the following contributors for collaborating on this post: @dansoschin @webcommsat, @audrasjb
And now another WordPress haiku:
Release day is near
6.0 abounds with joy
New features soon here
WordPress 6.0 Beta 3 was originally posted at https://wordpress.org/news/2022/04/wordpress-6-0-beta-3/
April 25, 2022
Video: How to Install a WordPress Plugin (3 Easy Methods)
WPBeginner - WordPress Tutorials originally appeared at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNajDKj56fA
April 21, 2022
Video: How to Hide Unnecessary Menu Items From WordPress Admin
WPBeginner - WordPress Tutorials originally appeared at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TffFXUGpM2U
April 20, 2022
Video: FINALLY How to Move the Block Toolbar
WPBeginner - WordPress Tutorials originally appeared at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwL22b9g2M0
April 19, 2022
WordPress 6.0 Beta 2
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 6.0 Beta 2 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 version here (zip).
Option 3: Use WP-CLI to test: wp core update --version=6.0-beta2
Do not use this option if your filesystem is case-insensitive.
The current target for the final release is May 24, 2022, which is about five weeks away.
Additional information on the full 6.0 release cycle is available.
Check the Make WordPress Core blog for 6.0-related developer notes in the coming weeks, which will detail all upcoming changes.
What’s New In Beta 2
Since Beta 1, contributors have fixed 209 tickets in WordPress 6.0, including 110 new features and enhancements. More bug fixes are on the way with your help through testing. Here are a few of the changes you will find in Beta 2:
- Block Editor: Prevent styles from being added to the site editor (#55567)
- Patterns REST API: Add ‘inserter’ to the schema (#55567)
- Don’t load remote patterns twice in WP_REST_Block_Patterns_Controller::get_items (#55567)
- Add the ability to filter the whole notification email in retrieve_password (#54690)
- Avoid translating empty plugin headers (#54586)
Note on Webfonts API
Last week’s announcement for WordPress 6.0 Beta 1 includes a reference to “Webfonts API: Manage local fonts with PHP or theme.json,” as a feature that would be included in the release. This specific functionality was not included in Beta 2 but may be available at RC.
How to Help
Testing for issues is critical for stabilizing a release throughout its development. Testing is also a great way to contribute to WordPress. If you are new to testing, check out this detailed guide that will walk you through how to get started.
If you think 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.
Thank you to the following contributors for collaborating on this post: @dansoschin, @annezazu, @costdev, @priethor
And now a WordPress Haiku:
We code fervently
A breathless pause for the test
‘Collaborative community’ to the rescue
Key tapping resumes
WordPress 6.0 Beta 2 was originally posted at https://wordpress.org/news/2022/04/wordpress-6-0-beta-2/
April 18, 2022
Video: The 5 Best WordPress Business Directory Plugins
WPBeginner - WordPress Tutorials originally appeared at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaIHi6O5QkM
April 14, 2022
Video: How to Set Up WordPress Form Tracking in Google Analytics
WPBeginner - WordPress Tutorials originally appeared at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWWognms99o