WordPress 5.0 Slated for November 19, 2018

A tentative 5.0 release schedule was published during today’s core dev chat. The official release is targeted for November 19, 2018 with beta 1 expected October 19 and RC 1 released October 30. In addition to getting Gutenberg merged into core, the scope for 5.0 includes a few new items that Gary Pendergast outlined in his post:
Updating the default themes to work well with the block editor, and creating the new Twenty Nineteen theme.
Creating an upgrade experience to remove the Gutenberg plugin and offer the Classic Editor plugin.
November 19 is the week of the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S., when many are traveling or spending time with friends and family. As this is scheduled during a busy time of year and may have unexpected delays, the release leads have come up with a backup plan that includes a secondary schedule.
“We know there is a chance that 5.0 will need additional time, so these dates can slip by up to 8 days if needed,” Pendergast said. His post proposes an additional timeline that would have 5.0 land in January:
Secondary RC 1: January 8, 2019
Secondary Release: January 22, 2019
“The current release date is November 19, but it can be pushed as
Source: https://managewp.org/articles/17948/wordpress-5-0-slated-for-november-19-2018

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