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We’ve spent that time putting together a new release focused on performance improvements, and are ready for our first beta testers!</p> <p>As always, this is software still in development and <strong>we don’t recommend that you run it on a production site</strong> — set up a test site just to play with the new version. If you break it (find a bug), please report it, and if you’re a developer, try to help us fix it.</p> <p>If all goes well, we hope to release WordPress 3.2 by the end of June, though that is (again, as always) subject to change depending on how the beta period goes. The more help we get with testing and fixing bugs, the sooner we will be able to release the final version. If you want to be a beta tester, you should check out the Codex article on <a title="Reporting Bugs for WordPress" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110812032730/http://codex.wordpress.org/Reporting_Bugs">how to report bugs</a>.</p> <p><strong>Here’s some of what’s new:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Performance improvements</strong> like you wouldn’t believe. What’s that mean? Things are faster!</li> <li><strong>Distraction-free Writing</strong>. The visual editor’s full-screen composing experience has gotten a major overhaul, and is now available from HTML mode, too. More than ever, WordPress allows you to focus on what matters most — your content.</li> <li><strong>Admin UI Refresh</strong>. The last major redesign of the WordPress admin was in 2008. This isn’t a major redesign, just a little facelift to keep us feeling young. WordPress turns 8 later this聽month, you know.</li> <li><strong>New Default Theme</strong>. Introducing Twenty Eleven, based on the popular Duster theme. Rotating header images, post format support, and more.</li> <li><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110812032730/http://browsehappy.com/">Browse Happy</a></strong>. WordPress is made to work with modern browsers. If you visit your Dashboard using an outdated web browser, we’ll let you know there’s a newer version available.</li> <li><strong>Admin Bar</strong>. We’ve added more links to the admin bar to make it even more useful.</li> </ul> <div> <div><strong>Be Aware:</strong></div> <div> <ul> <li>WordPress has new minimum system requirements: PHP 5.2.4聽and MySQL 5.0.</li> <li>Internet Explorer 6 will no longer be supported.</li> <li>The favorites menu has been removed. If you’ve written any plugins that use this menu, it’s time to switch over to an admin bar placement.</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div><strong>Known Issues</strong>:</div> <div> <ul> <li>We haven’t updated the blue admin color scheme yet, so do your testing in the gray zone for best results.</li> </ul> </div> <p>Remember, if you find something you think is a bug, report it! You can bring it up in the <a title="Alpha/Beta Support Forum" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110812032730/http://wordpress.org/support/forum/alphabeta">alpha/beta forum</a>, you can email it to the <a title="WP-testers mailing list info page" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110812032730/http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers">wp-testers list</a>, or if you’ve confirmed that other people are experiencing the same bug, you can report it on the <a title="WordPress Core Trac" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110812032730/http://core.trac.wordpress.org/">WordPress Core Trac</a>. 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