WordPress Beta Tester

Changelog

4.0.0 / 2025-11-07

• refactor to use core_version_check_query_args filter for simplicity and compatibility
• remove checks on WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE
• update to require WordPress 4.9

3.6.4 / 2025-07-10

• update readme
• fixed incorrect path to delete_plugins()
• check for require_filesystem_credentials() as missing during update.

3.6.3 / 2025-03-25

• update workflow
• add extra setting to remove auto-installed plugin(s)

3.6.2 / 2024-12-02

• Plugin Check and i18n updates

3.6.1 / 2024-10-23

• fix if get_preferred_from_update_core() continues to return less than a complete response

3.6.0 / 2024-10-09

• remove Report a Bug in favor of using the standalone Test Reports plugin

3.5.6 / 2024-07-06

• string update
• no need to skip debug email

3.5.5 / 2023-10-19

• add Settings to action links, thanks @0aveRyan

3.5.4 / 2023-09-09

• use automatic_updates_send_debug_email filter to turn off sending debug email
• mysql_get_client_info() no longer in PHP 7.0, switch to mysqli_get_client_info()
• make anonymous functions static

3.5.3 / 2023-08-10

• update for changed standalone afragen/test-reports plugin
• set actual next beta/RC in messaging

3.5.2 / 2023-07-12

• fix dev-notes URL

3.5.1 / 2023-07-06

• add setting in Extra Settings to hide Report a Bug
• add filter wpbt_hide_report_a_bug
• update if Report a Bug plugin active
• link to settings if Report a Bug is hidden
• update for latest WP API responses, thanks @dd32

3.5.0 / 2023-06-30

• update dashboard widget for MarComm publishing of posts
• update to correctly identify Opera browser in Report a Bug
• update API query when channel set to beta or RC and version is non-current
• fix WP_Beta_Tester::switch_update_offer() to correctly display ‘Update’ or ‘Re-install’ buttons on update-core.php
• remove unused item from Extra Settings tab

3.4.1 / 2023-05-26

• Report a Bug only for logged in users

3.4.0 / 2023-05-21

• update to point release if set for development beta/rc and new point release occurs

3.3.8 / 2023-05-18

• update composer.json
• update GitHub Actions
• update to correctly return ‘upgrade’ or ‘latest’ offer when set to ‘beta’ or ‘rc’ stream

3.3.7 / 2023-03-28

• better fix for spacing of bug report copy
• Report a Bug: update database data for SQLite

3.3.6 / 2023-02-25

• fix spacing of bug report copy

3.3.5 / 2023-02-22

• updated dashboard widget with some better dynamic information
• Report a Bug: introduce search button
• updated strings
• Report a Bug: Truncate the value of mysqli::$client_info

3.3.4 / 2023-03-20

• PHP 5.6 and EOD, why we can’t have nice looking code in the editor

3.3.3 / 2023-03-20

• add an icon 🐞
• improved environment data and display
• improve clipboard text for insertion
• lots of other stuff for Colin to do

3.3.2 / 2023-03-17 🇮🇪☘️

• more fixes for ‘Report a Bug’
• updated/added strings
• some developery stuff

3.3.1 / 2023-03-17 ☘️

• update readme
• sort listed plugins in ‘Report a Bug’
• add mu-plugins in ‘Report a Bug’
• fix for multisite
• initiate plugin in plugins_loaded

3.3.0 / 2023-03-16

• added Report a Bug feature, thanks @costdev, @ironprogrammer

3.2.9 / 2023-02-27

• mitigate some issues/possible issues with PHP 8.1/8.2

3.2.8 / 2023-02-07

• Composer 2.5.2 is fixed.

3.2.7 / 2023-02-07

• revert to Composer v2.2.x locally for autoloader compatibility

3.2.6 / 2023-01-30

• revert to Composer v2.5.0 as v2.5.1 has bug causing fatal, fixed in next version of Composer

3.2.5 / 2023-01-29

• added auto display relative fields immediately bleeding edge option is selected, thanks @Preciousomonze
• fixes for PHP8.1

3.2.4 / 2022-11-07

• return empty array for 8.1 compatibility

3.2.3 / 2022-09-29

• update for PHP 8.1 compatibility

3.2.2 / 2022-06-23

• correctly use sanitize_url() and esc_url()
• fix WP_Config_Transformer to get anchor if wp-config.php has been modified

3.2.1 / 2022-04-13

• update composer to work with PHP 5.6

3.2.0 / 2022-04-12

• use sanitize_key() for nonces
• fix for transition from WP x.9 to WP x.0 to display correct next versions

3.1.5 / 2022-01-28

• use sanitize_title_with_dashes() as sanitize_file_name() maybe have attached filter that changes output
• fix variable docblocks
• update nonce checks

3.1.4 / 2021-09-24 Hotfix

• don’t load pluggable.php for wp_create_nonce(), load in plugins_loaded hook

3.1.3 / 2021-09-23

• nonce, escape, and sanitize all the things

3.1.2 / 2021-09-04

• only use esc_attr_e for translating strings

3.1.1 / 2021-07-11

• add @10up GitHub Actions WordPress SVN integration
• update Codex links for HelpHub links @audrasjb

3.1.0 / 2021-02-08

• update for working correctly if new WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE constant is used.
• update WP_Beta_Tester::channel_switching_modification() to update past current release if appropriate
• tweak next versions when coming from point release to bleeding edge

3.0.10 / 2021-01-11

• re-write WP_Beta_Tester::get_current_wp_release() to check https://api.wordpress.org/core/stable-check/1.0/
• fix WPBT_Core::get_next_versions() if user on current release
• tweak WP_Beta_Tester::channel_switching_modification() to work correctly with $wp_version <= $current_release and if on current release

3.0.9 / 2020-12-01

• add conditional for filter to fix core_update_footer(), fixed in r49708
• simplify some preg_match() calls
• fix PHP warning

3.0.8 / 2020-11-28

• fix some PHP errors when using older versions of WP, for testing updates directly from these older versions like when using Core Rollback plugin

3.0.7 / 2020-11-24

• tweak to channel_switching_modification()

3.0.6 / 2020-11-21

• improved flow between Bleeding edge and Point release

3.0.5 / 2020-11-18

• don’t show beta as a next version when on RC

3.0.4 / 2020-11-17

• fix to correctly downgrade from Bleeding edge to Point release nightlies.
• hide stream options other than Nightlies for Point release channel until new Updates API changes
• add settings for future Updates API above
• added channel_settings_migrator() for switching between Bleeding edge and Point release channels

3.0.1 – 3.0.3 / 2020-10-27

• fixed regex to get next versions
• really didn’t need to use ReflectionClass 🤦‍♂️, thanks @pbiron
• use ReflectionClass to get static variable $core_update_constant from class WP_Beta_Tester into class WPBT_Core

3.0.0 / 2020-10-23

• major refactor for new core update API, thanks @dd32!
• now requires PHP >5.6
• allows for overrides when using the WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE constant
• update on-screen help

2.2.13 / 2020-09-05

• enclose WPConfigTransformer in try/catch

2.2.12 / 2020-08-10

• fix intermittent PHP warning #21
• deactivate and die if user attempting to run with wordpress-develop

2.2.11 / 2020-08-01

• minor cleanup

2.2.10 / 2020-05-01

• sanitize, escape & ignore
• move multiline boolean operator to front of line, new guidelines in WPCS
• fix correct_versions_for_downgrade() for being on current release version

2.2.9 / 2020-03-24

• delete development RSS feed transient after core upgrade

2.2.8 / 2020-03-17 🍀

• add Dev Notes and Field Guide links to dashboard
• add text/link for bug reporting to trac
• add help tabs to screen
• arbitrarily changed settings page id from wp_beta_tester to wp-beta-tester 😏

2.2.7 / 2020-03-02

• update trac link in callout for closed or reopened tickets on the milestone
• only show Beta Tester Settings page link in callout with appropriate privileges, using manage_network_options and manage_options
• menu to Settings page also checks privileges as above

2.2.6 / 2020-02-25

• removed extra </li> in dashboard callout, 4th time’s the charm 😭

2.2.5 / 2020-02-25

• less greedy regex for matching release posts in RSS for dashboard callout

2.2.4 / 2020-02-25 🤦‍♂️

• added dashboard widget for network dashboard

2.2.3 / 2020-02-25

• add dashboard widget callout for testing

2.2.2 / 2020-02-22

• fix for strange Core API response where preferred version response contained the word ‘version’. We now grab the last word of that response

2.2.1 / 2020-02-20

• fix some i18n strings, thanks @pedro-mendonca

2.2.0 / 2020-02-19

• added support for updating to the beta/RC offer. Based on and with tons of help from @pbrion, thanks Paul 👏🏻
• fixed so a downgrade from ‘unstable’ to ‘point’ serves the correct download
• test and exit from Extra Settings if wp-config.php is not writeable

2.1.0 / 2019-09-17

• add extra setting to skip successful autoupdate emails
• add description to checkbox settings
• composer update

2.0.4

• add update version information to settings page text

2.0.3

• a11y fixes for settings tabs
• update wp-cli/wp-config-transformer

2.0.2

• a11y fixes for checkbox, thanks @audrasjb

2.0.1

• fix for incorrect last updated message

2.0.0

• near complete re-write to use more OOPy practices
• put distinct process into separate classes
• allows for multiple settings tabs for addtional settings

1.2.6

• remove extraneous code
• add GitHub Plugin URI header

1.2.5

• fixed error message for downgrading version, thanks @andreas-andersson

1.2.4

• don’t use $GLOBALS

1.2.3

• updated a few strings and correct typos
• run through WPCS linter
• fixed translation strings to include HTML in context and properly escape with wp_kses_post()
• fixed link to settings page under Multisite

1.2.2

• change wording from blog to website

1.2.0

• Escape output
• Indicate that Bleeding edge nightlies are trunk
• new screenshot
• code improvements from linter

1.1.2

• Remove anonymous function for PHP 5.2 compatibility.

1.1.1

• fixed PHP notice for PHP 7.1
• made URL scheme agnostic

1.1.0

• Fixed to work properly under Multisite.

1.0.2

• Update tested up to version to 4.7.
• Fix the location of the settings screen in Multisite (moved under Settings in Network Admin).
• Minor text fixes.

1.0.1

• Update tested up to version to 4.5.
• Fix PHP7 deprecated constructor notice.
• Change text domain to match the plugin slug.
• Update WordPress.org links to use HTTPS.
• Remove outdated bundled translations in favor of language packs.

1.0

• Update tested up to version to 4.2.
• Update screenshot.
• Fix a couple typos.

See old-changelog.txt for previous changelog items