=== WordPress Beta Tester  ===
Tags: beta, advanced, testing
Contributors: westi
Tested up to: 4.2
Requires at least: 3.0.5
Stable Tag: 1.0

== Description ==
This plugin provides an easy way to get involved with Beta testing WordPress.

Once installed it will enable you to upgrade your blog to the latest Beta or Release candidate at the click of a button using the built in upgrader. 

By default once enabled it switches your blog onto the point release development track.

For the more adventurous there is the option to switch to the bleeding edge of development.

Don't forget to backup before you start!

== Changelog ==

= 1.0 =
* Update tested up to version to 4.2.
* Update screenshot.
* Fix a couple typos.

= 0.99 =
* Add support for HTTPS urls on WP.org as well as non-HTTPS ones.

= 0.98 =
* Unforce HTTPS for all api.wordpress.org requests.

= 0.97 =
* Force HTTPS for all api.wordpress.org requests.

= 0.96 =
* WordPress 3.4.x compatibility fixes

= 0.95 =
* Further WordPress 3.2 compatibility fixes from nacin
* Addition of activate and deactivate hooks to clear down the update core transient.

= 0.94 =
* WordPress 3.2 compatibility fixes from dd32

= 0.93 =
* Fixed a bug in the point release nightlies stream whereby we displayed the downgrade message erroneously

= 0.92 =
* Add support for converting WordPress mu installs over to WordPress 3.0 RC 1 dev track

= 0.91 =
* Fix bug which causes the message to always display

= 0.90 =
* Added a big error message to warn people that there configuration is going to downgrade the version of WordPress they have installed

= 0.81 =
* Fixed an issue in the version mangling for the bleeding edge develpment track which didn't handle the x.9 => y.0 transition
* Added translation files for Albanian and French.

= 0.8 = 
* Fixed noticed on dashboard after upgrade and before the update api data was refreshed
* Added translation files for German, Bosnian, Italian, Polish and Romanian.

= 0.7 =
* Completed support for translations
* Added translation files for Japanese
* Fixed issue with calls to get_preferred_from_update_core() when running on a cron hook.

= 0.6 = 
* Update the code to validate the returned upgrade url so as to ensure that we only offer to upgrade to builds that exist.

= 0.5 =
* Initial Release containing support for switching your blog to point release nightlies or bleeding edge nightlies

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 0.97 =
* This update forces https for all WordPress.org API requests please report issues here: http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/18577

= 0.95 =
* Further WordPress 3.2 compatibility fixes from nacin

= 0.94 =
* WordPress 3.2 compatibility fixes from dd32

= 0.92 =
Added support for upgrading WordPress MU to WordPress 3.0 dev builds using built-in upgrader.
Updated Russian language pack.

== Installation ==

1. Upload to your plugins folder, usually `wp-content/plugins/`
2. Activate the plugin on the plugin screen.
3. Navigate to Tools ... Beta Testing to configure the plugin.
4. Visit Dashboard ... Upgrade (Or Tools ... Upgrade in versions before 3.0) and update to the latest Beta Release.

== Screenshots ==

1. This shows the administration page for the plugin