WordPress 3.3 RC 3 has been released. There were just a few things to fix, so the final 3.3 release should be right around the corner. If you’re a plugin or theme developer, and you haven’t tested your products against WordPress 3.3 yet, you my have just a few days (if not hours) left before the final release is public. Andrew Nacin has provided an outstanding WordPress 3.3 field guide for developers and Mika Epstein has provided an awesome WordPress 3.3 known issue and FAQ master list. As always, feel free to report any bugs that you find and contact the support forums if you need any help.

WordPress 3.3 RC 2 has been released. The team feels that WordPress 3.3 is just about ready to be released, so this could very well be the last release candidate before 3.3 is officially released. If you’re a plugin or theme developer, it’s time to test your products against WordPress 3.3 before the rest of the world gets their hands on it. Andrew Nacin has provided an outstanding WordPress 3.3 field guide for developers and Mika Epstein has provided an awesome WordPress 3.3 known issue and FAQ master list. As always, feel free to report any bugs that you find and contact the support forums if you need any help.

The beta phase is over, and the talented folks behind WordPress feel that 3.3 is ready for release. As with the standard process, the first release candidate is available. If no issues are reported with this release, this may very well be what we get for WordPress 3.3, so it’s time to put your testing hats on and hammer away, especially if you’re a plugin or theme developer. If you run into any bugs, don’t forget to report them and contact the support forum if you need help.

WordPress 3.3 Beta 3 has been released. WordPress 3.3 is quickly on its way to its first release candidate. New features have been frozen, and over 200 fixes have been made since the last beta release. Plugin and theme authors are encouraged to test their code against the latest beta release, especially if their plugins or themes use jQuery in core as that has been upgraded to the 1.7 release.

WordPress 3.3 Beta 1 has been released. While this release isn’t ready for live usage yet, it’s time for plugin and theme developers to test their products against the upcoming 3.3 release, and time for you curious folks with test installations to get a sneak peek at what’s new. Along with a few miscellaneous fixes, WordPress 3.3 adds a new media uploader, an improved admin bar, and fancy fly-out menus in the Dashboard. Users of this first beta release are encouraged to report any bugs that they find and visit the support forums for help as necessary.