This download page is for people who would like to alpha/beta test Gutenberg, but
- Don’t want to install NodeJS and npm ✅
- Don’t want to use the command line ✅
- Don’t want to download 2.7 Gigabytes in 232,740 files ✅
A friend of mine asked me, “Every two weeks is not fast enough for you”? On October 19, 2020, there were 250 new commits made since the last release (9.1.1) and before the release of 9.2. Any issue you might file might get a response like “Could you please try it in master, I think it was already fixed.”
If you want to actively test Gutenberg and help to find bugs, quirks, or inconsistencies in work flow, you would rather not waste anyone’s time and use the latest release. You need a fast way to get to a current version of the development.
The goal of this service is to increase the numbers of non-developers to test Gutenberg.
“It’s a really valuable service that not many people know about yet.”
Sarah Gooding, editor WPTavern
Daily builds from Gutenberg Trunk branch.
Almost every morning, I build a new zip from trunk unless git merge upstream/trunk, as indicated, everything is up-to-date. I call this version Gutenberg Nightly analog to WordPress Nightly in the Beta Tester plugin.
Download Gutenberg Nightly
https://playground.wordpress.net/?blueprint-url=https://gutenbergtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/playnightly.json
May 12, 2026
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v-23.2.20260512
Also available on GitHub
Blocks not yet in WordPress Core
12 blocks ship in the Gutenberg plugin but are not in WordPress Core trunk.
Plugin-only
core/table-of-contents— Table of Contents
On the Gutenberg Experiments page
To use any of these blocks, open Gutenberg → Experiments in wp-admin and turn on the matching toggle.
- Form and input blocks
core/form— Formcore/form-input— Input Fieldcore/form-submission-notification— Form Submission Notificationcore/form-submit-button— Form Submit Button
- Experimental blocks
core/playlist— Playlistcore/playlist-track— Playlist trackcore/tab— Tabcore/tab-list— Tab Listcore/tab-panel— Tab Panelcore/tab-panels— Tab Panelscore/tabs— Tabs
Note: The version tag of the Gutenberg Nightly will always be one decimal ahead of the stable. So version 10.3 is in the works, the nightly version will be 10.4. That way the Nightly stays in its lane and the bots working behind the scene are not confused by semantic versioning.
Questions? Email me at pauli@gutenbergtimes.com or DM me on WordPress Slack – @bph or leave a comment.