Many of the WordPress contribution teams have been working hard on the new WordPress editor, and the tools, services, and documentation surrounding it. Read on to find out more about this ongoing project, as well as everything else that has been happening around the WordPress community in August. WordPress 4.9.8 is Released WordPress 4.9.8 was released at the beginning of the month. [ 510 more words ]
https://wordpress.org/…/09/the-month-in-wordpress-august-2…/

We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of WordPress 4.9.8, a maintenance release. Following are the highlights of what is now available. “Try Gutenberg” callout Most users will now be presented with a notice in their WordPress dashboard. This “Try Gutenberg” is an opportunity for users to use the Gutenberg block editor before it is released in WordPress 5.0. [ 376 more words ]
https://wordpress.org/…/wordpress-4-9-8-maintenance-release/