2.8.1 Beta 2 is ready for testing. Download it, check out the changes since beta 1, and review all tickets fixed in 2.8.1. We especially suggest, recommend, and beg that plugin developers test their plugins against beta 2 and let us know of any issues. Notable fixes in beta 2:
Translation of role names fixed
wp_page_menu() defaults [...]
We’ve started work on the first maintenance release to 2.8. 2.8.1 will fix a handful of bugs that turned up in 2.8. Today we’re releasing the first beta of 2.8.1. Download it, and check out the bugs fixed so far. Here are some of the notable issues that are fixed in beta 1.
Certain themes were [...]
With Release Candidate 1, we think WordPress 2.8 is ready and complete. Download it, test it, and tell us what you think. If you don’t uncover any bad bugs, 2.8 will be released on Wednesday the 10th.
If you’re interested in what has changed since beta 2, consult the changelog.
Next Wednesday, June 10th, is the target date for the release of
WordPress 2.8. Tickets against the 2.8 milestone that are not
blockers will be postponed to another release.
WP 2.9 will require MySQL 4.1.2 or greater. This is raised from the current requirement of 4.0.
Checks will be added to the automatic upgrader that will prevent upgrading to [...]
Download beta 2. See changes since beta 1.
Download it, test it, file bugs.
What’s new? All of this.
Good hunting, all you testers.
2.7.1, the first 2.7 maintenance release, is now available. 2.7.1 fixes 68 tickets. You can automatically upgrade from 2.7 to 2.7.1 via the Tools → Upgrade menu, or you can download the package and upgrade manually.
You may have noticed that we went much longer than usual to release this .1 update. We’re very proud of [...]
With the release of RC1, we’re in the final leg of development before the release of 2.7. 280 commits since beta 3 have polished the new admin UI (including new menu icons created by the winners of our icon design contest) and fixed all known blocker bugs.
We think RC1 is ready for everyone to try [...]
WordPress 2.6.5 is immediately available and fixes one security problem and three bugs. We recommend everyone upgrade to this release.
The security issue is an XSS exploit discovered by Jeremias Reith that fortunately only affects IP-based virtual servers running on Apache 2.x. If you are interested only in the security fix, copy wp-includes/feed.php and wp-includes/version.php from [...]
WordPress 2.7 Beta 2 is ready. Here is a quick rundown of changes since beta 1.
The Upload button didn’t always show. Fixed.
JS on the Dashboard broke for blogs with no comments, causing several UI elements to “freeze”. Fixed.
Recent Drafts Dashboard module didn’t show correct times. Fixed.
Various Autosave fixes.
Redirect after deleting a page from the editor [...]