Gutenberg Nightly is a daily build of the Gutenberg plugin, freshly compiled from the latest development branch. Whether you’re a contributor testing a patch, a theme, or plugin developer staying ahead of upcoming changes, or simply curious about what’s next for the WordPress editor, installing the nightly build lets you experience new features and fixes before they land in an official release. This guide walks you through installing Gutenberg Nightly on your site and keeping it up to date automatically.
How to install Gutenberg Nightly?
Step 1: To download the *.zip file, click Gutenberg Nightly
Step 2: Upload the zip file to your test site. Don’t use on live site or in production.
- Go to
WPAdmin > Plugins - Click on Upload Plugin
- Click on Choose File to select your downloaded file from your computer
- Click on Add new
- Click on Install Now
If you already have a previous version installed or the stable version, your site will notify you that this plugin is already installed and will show you metadata from both version so you can decide.
It’s safe to click on Replace current with uploaded
Step 3: Activate plugin
How do I get updates to Gutenberg Nightly?
Download the plugin Git Updater and install it the same way you did the nightly .zip file.
Once activated, this plugin will check the Gutenberg Nightly repository and alert you of updates on your WP Admin > Plugins screen.
Please note: The plugin Git Updater has a 12-hour cache.
If you need to update sooner, click the Refresh Cache button on the plugin’s settings page, and you’ll see the update notification on Gutenberg plugin
A side note: Git Updater is a free plugin for all. After 60 million downloads, Andy Fragen now explores ways to monetize some advanced features of the plugin. He is working on the transition. There will always be a free version of it.
The three features: Branch Switching, REST API endpoints, and WP-CLI integration—will be migrated into the PRO version.
If you are using Git Updater plugin, you can support Andy Fragen as a GitHub Sponsor.