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title: "WordPress 3.7 Beta 1 Summary"
description: "WordPress 3.7 Beta 1 is available for testing. Go to the Wordpress beta download site to get the latest versions. You can also use the WordPress Beta Tester plugin. WordPress 3.7 Beta 1 Update News..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp371-update-summary/
date: 2013-10-09
modified: 2019-11-21
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["WordPress Hosting", "WordPress Tutorials"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# WordPress 3.7 Beta 1 Summary

WordPress 3.7 Beta 1 is available for testing. Go to the WordPress [beta download site](https://wordpress.org/wordpress-3.7-beta1.zip) to get the latest versions. You can also use the [WordPress Beta Tester plugin](https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-beta-tester/).

## WordPress 3.7 Beta 1 Update News

Here’s a quick summary of the feature list. Note that it appears 3.7 will release in October with some tweaks and subtle changes. They anticipate a version 3.8 with more visible improvements around December.

- [![Automatic updates page](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/edu_wordpress_wp371_updates-page-1024x459.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/edu_wordpress_wp371_updates-page.png) **Automatic updates** – allows for WordPress updates to occur without you having to click on something to make it happen. You would see a note identifying when the administrator was working on an update.
- [![Password metering](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/edu_wordpress_wp371_password-meter.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/edu_wordpress_wp371_password-meter.png) **Password metering improvement** – provides an idea of how strong or weak your password is before you set it
- [![Option to search by keyword](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/edu_wordpress_wp371_search-cap.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/edu_wordpress_wp371_search-cap.png) **Ability to search in order of relevance** – you can search by keywords for your content