{"id":4926,"date":"2017-10-05T05:54:02","date_gmt":"2017-10-05T05:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/?p=4926"},"modified":"2021-06-04T12:01:42","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T12:01:42","slug":"wordpress-4-9-beta-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2017\/10\/wordpress-4-9-beta-1\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress 4.9 Beta 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

WordPress 4.9 Beta 1 is now available!<\/p>\n

This software is still in development,<\/strong> so we don\u2019t recommend you run it on a production site. Consider setting up a test site just to play with the new version. To test WordPress 4.9, try the WordPress Beta Tester<\/a> plugin (you\u2019ll want \u201cbleeding edge nightlies\u201d). Or you can download the beta here<\/a> (zip).<\/p>\n

WordPress 4.9 is slated for release on November 14<\/a>, but we need your help to get there. We\u2019ve been working on making it even easier to customize your site. Here are some of the bigger items to test and help us find as many bugs as possible in the coming weeks:<\/p>\n