{"id":18043,"date":"2024-10-29T17:08:31","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T17:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/?p=18043"},"modified":"2024-10-30T00:14:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T00:14:59","slug":"wordpress-6-7-release-candidate-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2024\/10\/wordpress-6-7-release-candidate-2\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress 6.7 Release Candidate 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The second release candidate (RC2) for WordPress 6.7 is ready for download and testing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This version of the WordPress software is under development<\/strong>. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites.<\/strong> Instead, it\u2019s recommended that you evaluate RC2 on a test server and site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reaching this phase of the release cycle is an important milestone. While release candidates are considered ready for release, testing remains crucial to ensure that everything in WordPress 6.7 is the best it can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can test WordPress 6.7 RC2 in four ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plugin<\/th>Install and activate the WordPress Beta Tester<\/a> plugin on a WordPress install. (Select the \u201cBleeding edge\u201d channel and \u201cBeta\/RC Only\u201d stream).<\/td><\/tr>
Direct Download<\/th>Download the RC2 version (zip)<\/a> and install it on a WordPress website.<\/td><\/tr>
Command Line<\/th>Use the following WP-CLI<\/a> command:
wp core update --version=6.7-RC2<\/code><\/td><\/tr>
WordPress Playground<\/th>Use the 6.7 RC2 WordPress Playground instance<\/a> (available within 35 minutes after the release is ready) to test the software directly in your browser without the need for a separate site or setup.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
You can test the RC2 version in four ways.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The current target for the WordPress 6.7 release is November 12, 2024<\/strong>. Get an overview of the 6.7 release cycle<\/a>, and check the Make WordPress Core blog<\/a> for 6.7-related posts<\/a> in the coming weeks for further details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s in WordPress 6.7 RC2?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Get a recap of WordPress 6.7\u2019s highlighted features in the Beta 1 announcement<\/a>. For more technical information related to issues addressed since RC1, you can browse the following links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n