Jan. 25, 2022 | Community
Welcome to Joséphine! Introducing 5.9, Joséphine. Named in honor of acclaimed international jazz singer Joséphine Baker, this latest, most versatile WordPress release is here: download it or update it directly from your dashboard. As a lifelong civil rights...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					Jan. 18, 2022 | Community
The third Release Candidate (RC3) for WordPress 5.9 is here! Thank you to everyone who has contributed thus far toward testing and filing bugs to help make WordPress 5.9 a great release. WordPress 5.9 is slated to land in just one week—on January 25, 2022. You still...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					Jan. 17, 2022 | Community
As we greet a new year, WordPress’ Executive Director writes a letter to the project and community that speaks to the hopes of the year ahead. Have a question you’d like answered? You can submit them to wpbriefing@wordpress.org, either written or as a...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					Jan. 11, 2022 | Community
The second Release Candidate (RC2) for WordPress 5.9 is now available!  “Release Candidate” means the new version of the software is ready for release. It helps the community check that nothing is missed, given the thousands of plugins and themes and differences...