WordPress 6.5 Is Around the Corner; Test Beta 2
WordPress 6.5 Beta 2 was released yesterday, featuring exciting capabilities and dozens of updates and bug fixes. The first major release of 2024, WordPress 6.5 will officially launch on March 26, 2024. Now’s the best time to start poking around, see what’s new, make sure your project(s) are ready, and help test the system so the team can get to the finish line with as few bugs as possible. To experiment with the latest beta, try WordPress Playground; this no-code browser-based WordPress instance comes pre-installed with extra plugins and test content.Click here to open a standalone Beta 2 window in a new tab. Let’s see what’s new: Improvements and Bug Fixes The results of the WordPress 2023 Survey revealed that users already rank performance and accessibility among their favorite things about the platform but would like to see even more done to enhance both. Ask, and you shall receive. Performance and Accessibility According to the announcement post, the upcoming version “contains more than 110 performance-related updates”, including improved loading speeds across the Post and Site Editor: ItemWP 6.4WP 6.5SpeedIncreaseTyping60ms15ms4xFirst block load20s8.4s> 2xPatterns load2s1.5s1.33xSite editor first block load7s4.6s1.5x The loading time for translated sites gets a boost due to merging Performant…
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