WordPress 6.9 will be the last major release of 2025, with the official release date set for December 2, 2025. As we gear up for this release, it’s time to start regular Test Scrub sessions to ensure all issues slated for this release are prepared and ready.
Test Scrub in Place of Test Team Triage
Starting from Thursday October 30, 2025, we’ll be running weekly Test Scrub sessions. These sessions will focus specifically on the WordPress 6.9 milestone tickets.
Where Will It Happen?
Test Scrubs will take place on the #core-test channel of the Make WordPress Slack on Thursdays at 07:00 UTC every week leading up to the final release, starting on Thursday, October 30 at 07:00 UTC.
What Tickets Will We Focus On?
We’ll be concentrating on tickets that are tagged with Has Patch / Needs Testing. You can find these tickets in this report.
Interested in Leading a Test Scrub?
Did you know that anyone can lead a Test Scrub at any time? Yes, that means you can!
If you’re interested in leading a scrub, simply ping The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of “Ping me when the meeting starts.” @krupajnanda or @psykro on Slack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. with the day and time you’re considering, along with the report or tickets you’d like to focus on.
Are you planning a scrub that’s specifically focused on WordPress 6.9? That’s fantastic! We can add it to our schedule, so the rest of the team knows to join in. Leading a scrub is a great way to contribute, and you’ll earn props in the Slack channel for your efforts!
Let’s Contribute Together
This is a perfect chance to get involved with the major release A set of releases or versions having the same major version number may be collectively referred to as “X.Y” -- for example version 5.2.x to refer to versions 5.2, 5.2.1, and all other versions in the 5.2. (five dot two dot) branch of that software. Major Releases often are the introduction of new major features and functionality. of WordPress 6.9, learn more about the process, and help ensure the quality and stability of WordPress. Your contributions will make a difference, so join us for the Test Scrub sessions and be a part of this exciting release!
See you in the #core-test channel!
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