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WordPress 6.2
- WordPress 6.2 live demo is available.
- WordPress 6.2 Release Candidate 1 became available for download on March 9, 2023.
- WordPress 6.2 Release Candidate 2 became available for download on March 14, 2023.
- 6.2 Live Product Demo Q&A.
- WordPress 6.2 Accessibility Improvements.
- WordPress 6.2 Field Guide.
- General Release (March 28)
Phase 3
- Planning for Phase 3 of the Gutenberg project is underway.
- Join WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy and special guest Héctor Prieto as they discuss the visioning behind Phase 3, Collaborative Editing.
Team updates
- The WordPress Developer Blog officially launched (removing the “Beta” label) on March 22.
- Following a proposal to build a WordPress Contributor Mentorship Program, the Community Team is calling for volunteers to join the contributor working group.
- The Contributor Working Group met to formally kick off work on the WordPress Contributor Mentorship Program.
- The Themes Team proposed a new community themes project. The goal is to bring together a squad of people to build block themes all year around the same way the default themes are built.
- If you’re a developer who builds on top of the WordPress platform, this roundup post is for you: What’s new for developers? (March 2023).
- There's a new call for volunteers to help with 6.2 end-user documentation.
A new proposal from the Community Team seeks to combine roles to create a new contributor ladder.Deadline was March 28.- The latest editions of the Meetup Organizer newsletter and the Polyglots monthly newsletter are out.
WP20 Updates
- The 20th-anniversary website is listing WP20 celebrations.
- Check out the limited edition WordPress 20th Anniversary merchandise now available at the official WordPress Mercantile store.
- Want a chance to win some special edition WP20 swag? Enter the Wapuu Coloring Giveaway.
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The estimated publishing date for the March 2023 edition of The Month in WordPress is
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