{"id":40080,"date":"2022-01-06T22:13:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T04:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhmultisite.com\/blog\/?p=40080"},"modified":"2022-01-06T22:13:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T04:13:00","slug":"wordpress-5-9-updates-4-beta-versions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wordpress-5-9-updates-4-beta-versions\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress 5.9 Updates: 4 Beta Versions Released"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On November 24, 2021, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/wordpress\/wordpress-hosting\">WordPress<\/a> team announced they would delay the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wordpress-5-9\/\">WordPress 5.9 release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team decided to shift the release date from Dec. 14, 2021, to Jan. 25, 2022. They attributed this delay to an issue with the <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2021\/11\/17\/wordpress-5-9-beta-1-delayed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blocker bug<\/a> that delayed the release of Beta 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of writing, the WordPress team has since released four beta versions. The team encourages the community to try the beta versions to address the issues before version 5.9 drops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, you\u2019ll learn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#wordpress-5-9-user-s-guide-shared-in-beta-1\">WordPress 5.9 User\u2019s Guide Shared in Beta 1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#wordpress-5-9-beta-2-addressed-24-issues\">WordPress 5.9 Beta 2 Addressed 24 Issues<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#beta-3-features-14-bug-fixes\">Beta 3 Features 14 Bug Fixes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#wordpress-5-9-beta-4-is-final-beta-version\">WordPress 5.9 Beta 4 Is Final Beta Version<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#how-to-test-the-beta-versions\">How To Test the Beta Versions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#final-thoughts-wordpress-5-9-updates-4-beta-versions-released\">Final Thoughts \u2013 WordPress 5.9 Updates: 4 Beta Versions Released<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wordpress-5-9-user-s-guide-shared-in-beta-1\"><a><\/a>WordPress 5.9 User\u2019s Guide Shared in Beta 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2021\/11\/wordpress-5-9-beta-1\/\">WordPress 5.9 Beta 1<\/a> came out on Nov. 30, 2021, eight weeks before WordPress 5.9\u2019s scheduled release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team came up with a <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/2021\/11\/30\/help-test-wordpress-5-9-features\/\">detailed guide<\/a> to help users prepare for the new interconnected features in WordPress 5.9. The guide includes testing instructions for all major features, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Template Editor (highlighting the Focused Template Part)<\/li><li>Theme Blocks (specifically the Navigation Block)<\/li><li>Editor Workflow<\/li><li>List View<\/li><li>Block Pattern Directory<\/li><li>Theme.JSON, which you need for Global Styles<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Users starting on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wordpress-5-8-introduction-to-full-site-editing\/\">Full Site Editing<\/a> can also find multiple videos demonstrating features, such as the one below explaining how the Navigation Block works.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio  is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper video-seo-youtube-embed-wrapper\"><div class=\"video-seo-youtube-player\" data-id=\"U7NkL8YKfUA\"><\/div><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>WordPress is also introducing its first block-based default theme, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/twenty-twenty-two-wordpress-theme\/\">Twenty Twenty-Two<\/a>, with version 5.9. You can test the theme after installing Beta 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wordpress-5-9-beta-2-addressed-24-issues\"><a><\/a>WordPress 5.9 Beta 2 Addressed 24 Issues<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The WordPress team <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2021\/12\/wordpress-5-9-beta-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">released Beta 2<\/a> on Dec. 7, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This version fixed 24 issues from Beta 1, such as:<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Removing Navigation areas in the Block Editor<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Adding Global Styles REST API endpoints from Gutenberg into Core<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Fixing existing links to Customizer when the Site Editor is enabled<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"beta-3-features-14-bug-fixes\"><a><\/a>Beta 3 Features 14 Bug Fixes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2021\/12\/wordpress-5-9-beta-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beta 3<\/a> dropped on Dec. 14, 2021. It features 14 bug fixes and changes, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Issues with Live Preview<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Language switcher in the login screen<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Addition \u200b\u200bof navigation areas REST API endpoint from Gutenberg plugin<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wordpress-5-9-beta-4-is-final-beta-version\"><a><\/a>WordPress 5.9 Beta 4 Is Final Beta Version<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2021\/12\/wordpress-5-9-beta-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beta 4<\/a> came out on Dec. 21, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the initial announcement, the WordPress team shared that Beta 4 might be an <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/5-9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">optional release<\/a> if any issues remained unresolved by the Beta 3 release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beta 4 addressed 20 issues, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/54549\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Switching to a block theme<\/strong><\/a><strong> within the Customizer. <\/strong>Users now see a banner that notifies them whether the block theme is incompatible.<br><br><\/li><li><strong>Displaying Featured Patterns under Patterns in the Block Inserter.<br><br><\/strong><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/53605\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Fixing the Duplicate CSS rules<\/strong><\/a><strong> in the <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/twenty-twenty-one-theme-for-wordpress-a-minimal-default-theme-for-2020\/\"><strong>Twenty Twenty-One theme<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-test-the-beta-versions\"><a><\/a>How To Test the Beta Versions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Users still have time to test the Beta versions before the first Release Candidate (RC 1) drops on January 4, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three ways to test the beta versions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Install and activate the <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wordpress-beta-tester\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>WordPress Beta Tester<\/strong><\/a><strong> plugin.<\/strong> Use the \u201cBleeding edge\u201d channel and \u201cBeta\/RC Only\u201d stream.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Download your desired Beta version directly.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Use the following command system sequence on WP-CLI: <\/strong>In this example, we\u2019re doing Beta 4 because it\u2019s the latest.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Command One:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tip: To update to Beta 3.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$ wp core update &#8211;version=5.9-beta3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&lt;\/code&gt;&lt;\/pre&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Command Two:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tip: To update to the latest version.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$ wp core update &#8211;version=5.9-beta4 &#8211;force<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&lt;\/code&gt;&lt;\/pre&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember to run and install the software on a test website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"final-thoughts-wordpress-5-9-updates-4-beta-versions-released\"><a><\/a>Final Thoughts \u2013 WordPress 5.9 Updates: 4 Beta Versions Released<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress has released all four beta versions of WordPress 5.9 to address bugs and issues. 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