The next GatherPress release is taking shape, and we need your help getting it across the line. 0.34.0-alpha.2 is up, and this is the cycle where we’d love as many eyeballs on it as possible before we cut a beta.
Heads up: this is a big one. Among other things, it includes post-type-supports decoupling, server-rendered venue maps, async geocoding, network-wide settings, a restructured Settings API, RSVP mode + Open RSVP, pattern pickers, and the new jetpack-changelogger workflow with tag-driven release automation. Full rolled-up changelog on the release page.
How to install and test
Install both plugins at matching versions — the Alpha plugin runs the migrations between releases.
- Grab the two ZIPs:
- GatherPress: 0.34.0-alpha.2 release →
gatherpress.0.34.0-alpha.2.zip - GatherPress Alpha: 0.34.0-alpha.2 release →
gatherpress-alpha.0.34.0-alpha.2.zip
- GatherPress: 0.34.0-alpha.2 release →
- In wp-admin: Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin and install both.
- Activate them, then go to Events → Settings → Alpha and click “Fix GatherPress!” to apply the migrations.
Please don’t try this on production — use a fresh test environment.
How to report what you find
- GitHub issues: open one at GatherPress/gatherpress/issues. This feeds straight into the beta.1 cut.
- Slack: drop into the
#gatherpresschannel of the Make WordPress Slack and tell us what you’re seeing.
Even “I tried X and it felt weird” reports are useful right now.
The tentative road to 0.34.0
- This week: keep testing alpha.2, file bugs.
- Weekend / early next week: cut beta.1 with everything that’s come back.
- WCEU Contributor Day: test the beta together, in person and online.
- Monday 8 June: tentative launch of
0.34.0.
That last date is genuinely tentative, if the beta turns up something serious, we’d rather slip than ship.
Come find us at WCEU
Patricia and Velda will be at the Community table on Contributor Day in Kraków; please go and join them. Whether you’ve never touched the codebase or you’ve been running events with GatherPress for ages, there’s something useful to do.
Then at 14:00 local time, Mike Auteri and Jeff Marx will be live on Zoom for an open session. Everyone welcome: in person, remote, or just curious. We’ll share the link in #gatherpress on Slack just before we kick off.
On a bigger-picture note: we’ve been working closely with Dion Hulse from the Meta Team, and things are moving forward towards an integration with wordpress.org as a path to replacing Meetup.
Thanks for being part of this. Every issue filed between now and beta.1 is one less surprise at launch.
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