- WordPress 6.4 RC1 has been released and is currently in the development phase.
- It’s advised not to use this version on critical websites; testing should be on non-production environments.
- The official release date is targeted for November 7, 2023.
- This release is led by an underrepresented gender release squad, promoting gender diversity in the WordPress community.
- Key Features of WordPress 6.4:
- Introduction of the ‘Twenty Twenty-Four’ default theme.
- Enhanced image viewing with lightbox functionality.
- Advanced filtering in the Patterns section and writing improvements.
- Redesigned Command Palette, block renaming, and improved media previews.
- Developer-friendly features, including Block Hooks.
- Over 60 accessibility updates and more than 100 performance improvements.
- For a detailed understanding, several posts delve deeper into specific updates.
- The community is encouraged to:
- Participate in testing and report any issues.
- Update their themes and plugins for compatibility with the new release.
- Contribute to translations as the hard string freeze point is reached.
- The announcement concludes with a haiku celebrating the release.
Source: https://wordpress.org/news/2023/10/wordpress-6-4-release-candidate-1/
