Title: BP Beta Tester
Author: Mathieu Viet
Published: <strong>December 2, 2019</strong>
Last modified: July 8, 2024

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This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# BP Beta Tester

 By [Mathieu Viet](https://profiles.wordpress.org/imath/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/bp-beta-tester.1.3.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/bp-beta-tester/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/bp-beta-tester/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/bp-beta-tester/#installation)
 * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/bp-beta-tester/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bp-beta-tester/)

## Description

BP Beta Tester provides an easy way to get involved with Beta testing BuddyPress.

Once installed it will help you to upgrade your website to the latest Beta or Release
candidate. You will also be able to downgrade to the latest stable release once 
you finished your Beta tests.

Thanks in advance for contributing to BuddyPress: beta testing the plugin is very
important to make sure it behaves the right way for you and for the community. Although
the BuddyPress Core Development Team is regularly testing it, it’s very challenging
to test every possible configuration of WordPress and BuddyPress.

**!important**

Please make sure to avoid using this plugin on a production site: beta testing is
always safer when it’s done on a local copy of your site or on a testing site. And
of course: **don’t forget to backup before you start**!

#### Join our community

If you’re interested in contributing to BuddyPress, we’d love to have you. Head 
over to the [BuddyPress Documentation](https://codex.buddypress.org/participate-and-contribute/)
site to find out how you can pitch in.

BuddyPress is available in many languages thanks to the volunteer efforts of individuals
all around the world. Check out our [translations page](https://codex.buddypress.org/translations/)
on the BuddyPress Documentation site for more details. If you are a polyglot, please
[consider helping translate BuddyPress](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/buddypress)
into your language.

Growing the BuddyPress community means better software for everyone!

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * **BP Beta Tester Admin Page**

## Installation

#### Requirements

To run BP Beta Tester, we recommend your host/local setup supports:

 * PHP version 7.2 or greater.
 * MySQL version 5.6 or greater, or, MariaDB version 10.0 or greater.

#### Automatic installation

Automatic installation is the easiest option as WordPress handles everything itself.
To do an automatic install of BP Beta Tester, log in to your WordPress dashboard,
navigate to the Plugins menu and click Add New.

In the search field type “BP Beta Tester” and click Search Plugins. Once you’ve 
found it, install BP Beta Tester by simply pressing “Install Now”.

#### Activation

 1. If you are using a Multisite configuration of WordPress: head over to the Plugins
    Network Administration to activate BP Beta Tester.
 2. Otherwise, go to the Plugins Administration to activate it.

Once activated, go to the home page of your Dashboard (Network Dashboard if your
are using WordPress Multisite) to find the BP Beta Tester sub menu of the Dashboard
menu. From this page and the main tabs you’ll be able to install Beta or Release
Candidates as well as downgrade to the latest stable release.

## FAQ

### Can I downgrade to a stable version of BuddyPress once I’ve tested a Beta or RC release ?

Yes, go to the BP Beta Tester Admin Page and click on the Downgrade tab.

## Reviews

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### 󠀁[Excellent](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-8918/)󠁿

 [iamthewebb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/iamthewebb/) April 13, 2020

Does exactly what you would expect it to! Fantastic

 [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bp-beta-tester/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“BP Beta Tester” is open source software. The following people have contributed 
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Mathieu Viet ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/imath/)
 *   [ BuddyPress ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/buddypress/)

“BP Beta Tester” has been translated into 3 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/bp-beta-tester/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “BP Beta Tester” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/bp-beta-tester)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-beta-tester/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/bp-beta-tester/), or 
subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/bp-beta-tester/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/bp-beta-tester/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.3.0

Avoid a deprecation notice about the `uksort()` function.

#### 1.2.0

Makes sure the pre-release transient is deleted on a successful pre-release version
install.

#### 1.1.0

When testing Beta/RC, the plugin administration page now includes a link to the 
development notes of the upcoming release.

#### 1.0.0

Beta/RC/Stable release manual upgrades.

## Community plugin

This plugin is developed and supported by a community. [Contribute to this plugin](https://github.com/buddypress/bp-beta-tester)

## Meta

 *  Version **1.3.0**
 *  Last updated **2 years ago**
 *  Active installations **40+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.6.5**
 *  PHP version ** 5.6 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [Chinese (China)](https://cn.wordpress.org/plugins/bp-beta-tester/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-beta-tester/),
   [French (France)](https://fr.wordpress.org/plugins/bp-beta-tester/), and [Italian](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/bp-beta-tester/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/bp-beta-tester)
 * Tags
 * [beta](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/beta/)[buddypress](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/buddypress/)
   [RC](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/rc/)[test](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/test/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/bp-beta-tester/advanced/)

## Ratings

 5 out of 5 stars.

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## Contributors

 *   [ Mathieu Viet ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/imath/)
 *   [ BuddyPress ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/buddypress/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bp-beta-tester/)

## Donate

Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin?

 [ Donate to this plugin ](https://wordpressfoundation.org)