{"id":30666,"date":"2021-02-09T11:23:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T17:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhmultisite.com\/blog\/?p=30666"},"modified":"2023-04-11T20:59:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T20:59:14","slug":"wordpress-news-wordpress-5-7-beta-1-release-4-more-updates-february-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wordpress-news-wordpress-5-7-beta-1-release-4-more-updates-february-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress News: WordPress 5.7 Beta 1 Release + 4 More Updates | February 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The year 2021 looks to be exciting for WordPress, and the company has no plans of slowing down.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From updates focused on block website editing to exploring new media and business models, discover the latest happenings in the world of WordPress, such as the:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Release of WordPress 5.7 Beta 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Release of Gutenberg 9.9<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Launch of WordPress\u2019s in-house web development service<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acquisition of analytics platform<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Launch of WP Briefing Podcast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-wordpress-5-7-beta-1-released-for-testing\">WordPress 5.7 Beta 1 Released for Testing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wptavern.com\/wordpress-5-7-beta-1-is-ready-for-testing\">WordPress 5.7 Beta 1<\/a> was released on Feb. 2, 2021, for broader testing in anticipation of the targeted release of WordPress 5.7 on March 9, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The WordPress 5.7 update has 68 new features and enhancements, over a dozen bug fixes, and Gutenberg versions 9.3 to 9.9. 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