Breaking News: BuddyPress 1.5 Beta is here… Yes, you read that correctly! We’re jumping ahead to version 1.5!
The BuddyPress development team has shipped 9 point releases since 1.2 was released in February of 2010, so the latest version will leap frog the version number from 1.2.9 up to 1.5. A developer beta 1 has been sent out into the wild for testing.
Take a look at how far BuddyPress has come since 1.2 was released:
- 792 tickets closed
- 494 confirmed bug fixes
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- 2,161 total code changes since 1.2 was released
The purpose of the developer beta is so that plugin authors can get their code in order and report any bugs. If you’ve written a plugin for BuddyPress, now is the time to get it ready for this next major release.
We’re really excited about BuddyPress 1.5, as core developer John James Jacoby reports that it is “faster, more efficient, more secure, and easier to code against.”
Another exciting thing about this update is that it includes a much-improved default theme – one that you may actually want to use! BuddyPress theme developers should have a good sniff around this new theme.
Please note that this is a beta for testing only – do not put it on a live production site. The plan is that the beta period will only last a few weeks, with a release to come in August.
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That is good news – how do we get to preview the new theme?
Sarah,
Great news ! Is the ‘ Multiple Instances of BuddyPress ‘ included in this version? If not, can you tell me in what version might it might included
Hi, this very good news!
I tested and liked the new administrative interface.
But I could not do status updates. I got a 404, you know something about it?
I’m using wordpress 3.2
Has anyone heard any updates on the release of 1.5? I do not see anything on the BP site.