WordPress Beta Tester
Allows you to easily upgrade for testing the next versions of WordPress.
WordPress Beta Tester ranks #4,404 among WordPress.org plugins with 2,000+ active installations, a 4/5 rating from 47 reviews, and was last updated Aug 13, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
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- Version
- 4.0.1
- Last Updated
- Aug 13, 2026
- Requires WP
- 4.9+
- Tested Up To
- 7.1
- PHP Version
- 5.6 or higher
- Author
- Andy Fragen
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- Rating
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4
- Reviews
- 47
- Support Threads
- 0
- Resolved
- 0%
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TL;DR
AI summary of the plugin's readmeThis plugin is for WordPress users and site owners who want to beta test upcoming WordPress releases. It solves the problem of easily upgrading a site to Nightly, Beta, or Release Candidate builds without manual installation steps.
- One-click upgrade to Nightly/Beta/RC
- Point release update channel
- Switch to trunk development channel
- Skip successful autoupdate emails
- Skip bundled plugins and themes
- Built-in upgrader tool
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