Hey WordPresser, big news today: the Release Candidate for WordPress 6.8.2 is officially available as of July 8, 2025. This is the final stage of testing before the stable version goes live on July 15, 2025.

This update focuses on refining core functionality by fixing bugs and improving performance. One key fix ensures that the Twenty Twenty-Five theme styles now load correctly in the editor, making theme customization smoother than ever.

If you work with WordPress, whether you develop plugins, build themes, or manage sites, now is a great time to download the RC and test it on your staging or local environment. This helps catch any last-minute issues and ensures a rock-solid release.

June 2025 Core Updates at a Glance

June brought a surge of activity to the Core team:

• 128 commits merged into core, a significant increase over May
• 133 new tickets opened and 291 tickets closed
• Contributions from 113 community members, including 22 first-time Core contributors

Spotlight on rollybueno(Well, that’s me ;))

I’m proud to have been the sole contributor representing the Philippines in June’s Core development cycle. Here’s what I worked on:

• Participated in ticket discussions to clarify issues and suggest improvements.
• Conducted code reviews to ensure fixes met WordPress coding standards.
• Tested and verified bug fixes across multiple components, including the editor and bundled themes.

Contributing to WordPress Core has been an amazing opportunity to learn from the community and give back to a platform I love. Thanks to everyone who reviewed my patches and collaborated on making this release smoother.

Stay tuned for the official release of WordPress 6.8.2 on July 15, and enjoy testing the RC in the meantime. Let me know if you spot anything worth reporting or if you have any questions!

Source: https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2025/07/02/a-month-in-core-june-2025/