Now alive and ready for testing is the beta version of BuddyPress 1.2.
This version will work with both WordPress 2.9.1 and WordPress MU 2.9.1 or higher. We especially need standard WordPress installation testers to put BuddyPress through its paces. Installation instructions can be found in the readme.txt file.
If you’d prefer to not download and install the beta version, you can always help with testing by registering on our testing community site. This always runs the bleeding edge version of BuddyPress.
You can find a list of known issues and a place to post bugs via the BuddyPress Trac installation.
Testing Upgrades
If you’re going test upgrading a previous BuddyPress installation please read the following instructions (please only test backup copies when upgrading with a beta):
If you’re using a custom theme that is not a child theme of bp-sn-parent, please download and install the backwards compatibility plugin before…
2694 readersThe release candidate version of BuddyPress 1.2 is now ready for download and testing (svn link). Thank you to those who have contributed so far, we’ve closed over 125 tickets since we released the beta last week. We’re almost there, but we still need your help with this final testing phase. We’re looking for testers on
3409 readersWe’ve got one more 1.2 release candidate ready for testing (zip | svn). This should be the last pre-release version of 1.2, we hope to have the final version released very early next week. Don’t forget that you can also play your part in testing by signing up at our BuddyPress Test Drive community. This is currently
766 readersBuddyPress 1.1 is now available for beta testing. This version is intended for testing only, you should not try running it on production sites. You can download the beta via this zip file, or via subversion. If you download the zip version you will need to download bbPress 1.0 separately. Please extract bbPress into the folder
4034 readersA second release candidate is now available for testing on WordPress 2.9.1 and WordPress MU 2.9.1 and above (zip / svn). If you are upgrading from an earlier pre-release version then you can just overwrite the BuddyPress plugin directory. Instructions for upgrading test installations from previous versions of BuddyPress are also available. As before you can find
800 readersBuddyPress 1.1 release candidate is available for final testing. As with the beta, this version is intended for testing, so please do not run it on production sites. As with the beta, the release candidate is available for download via zip or via subversion. If you download the zip version you will still need to download bbPress 1.0
252 readersVersion beta-2 of WordPress 2.9 is ready for your testing pleasure. You can download it or use the WordPress Beta Tester plugin and auto-upgrade a test installation. See all changes since beta 1.
1164 readersUnfortunately, the recent 2.9 release triggered a bug in certain versions of PHP’s curl extension. With these versions of curl, scheduled posts and pingbacks are not processed correctly. To fix this problem as well as a handful of other, lesser issues, we are quickly releasing 2.9.1, the first maintenance release of the 2.9 line. Help
346 readersThe first BuddyPress 1.1 point release is now available for download. This release fixes a few remaining issues with BuddyPress 1.0 theme backwards compatibility. Upgrade instructions are in the usual spot. Please consult the release history for a complete list of changes.
846 readersThe latest version of BuddyPress is now ready for download. This release includes a substantial number of core code improvements as well as an array of useful new features. Some highlights of this version are: One click internal bbPress forum integration allowing you to set up group forums in less than a minute. A global forum directory (example) allowing
936 readersWe’re at that exciting point in WordPress development where the dev team feels like version 2.9 is complete and ready for the world. If you’ve been waiting for your moment to pitch in, it’s now. First we need tech savvy testers to upgrade their blogs and kick the tires, make sure everything is rolling like you
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