WordPress 4.0 Beta 1 ![rw-book-cover](https://s.w.org/images/backgrounds/wordpress-bg-medblue.png) ## Metadata - Author: [[Helen Hou-Sandi]] - Full Title: WordPress 4.0 Beta 1 - Category: #articles - Summary: WordPress 4.0 Beta 1 is now available! This software is still in development, so we don’t recommend you run it on a production site. Consider setting up a test site just to play with the new version. To test WordPress 4. - URL: https://wordpress.org/news/2014/07/wordpress-4-0-beta-1/ WordPress 4.0 Beta 1 is now available! **This software is still in development,** so we don’t recommend you run it on a production site. Consider setting up a test site just to play with the new version. To test WordPress 4.0, try the [WordPress Beta Tester](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-beta-tester/) plugin (you’ll want “bleeding edge nightlies”). Or you can [download the beta here](https://wordpress.org/wordpress-4.0-beta1.zip) (zip). 4.0 is due out next month, but to get there, we need your help testing what we’ve been working on: * **Previews of [embedding via URLs](https://codex.wordpress.org/Embeds)** in the visual editor and the “Insert from URL” tab in the media modal. Try pasting a URL (such as a [WordPress.tv](http://wordpress.tv/) or YouTube video) onto its own line in the visual editor. ([#28195](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/28195), [#15490](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/15490)) * The **Media Library** now has a “grid” view in addition to the existing list view. Clicking on an item takes you into a modal where you can see a larger preview and edit information about that attachment, and you can navigate between items right from the modal without closing it. ([#24716](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/24716)) * We’re freshening up the **plugin install experience**. You’ll see some early visual changes as well as more information when searching for plugins and viewing details. ([#28785](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/28785), [#27440](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/27440)) * **Selecting a language** when you run the installation process. ([#28577](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/28577)) * The **editor** intelligently resizes and its top and bottom bars pin when needed. Browsers don’t like to agree on where to put things like cursors, so if you find a bug here, please also let us know your browser and operating system. ([#28328](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/28328)) * We’ve made some improvements to how your keyboard and cursor interact with **TinyMCE views** such as the gallery preview. Much like the editor resizing and scrolling improvements, knowing about your setup is particularly important for bug reports here. ([#28595](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/28595)) * **Widgets in the Customizer** are now loaded in a separate panel. ([#27406](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/27406)) * We’ve also made some changes to some **formatting** functions, so if you see quotes curling in the wrong direction, please file a bug report. **If you think you’ve found a bug**, you can post to the [Alpha/Beta area](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/alphabeta) in the support forums. We’d love to hear from you! If you’re comfortable writing a reproducible bug report, [file one on the WordPress Trac](https://make.wordpress.org/core/reports/). There, you can also find [a list of known bugs](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/tickets/major) and [everything we’ve fixed](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&group=component&milestone=4.0) so far. **Developers:** Never fear, we haven’t forgotten you. There’s plenty for you, too – more on that in upcoming posts. In the meantime, check out the [API for panels in the Customizer](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2014/07/08/customizer-improvements-in-4-0/#customizer-panels). Happy testing! *Plugins, editor* *Media, things in between* *Please help look for bugs*, WordPress 4.0 Beta 1, Helen Hou-Sandi, 01gnmd0sapweq18ha3m93522qq.