EllisLab Releases ExpressionEngine 2.1.4 As Public Beta

Greg Aker posted yesterday on the ExpressionEngine blog that ExpressionEngine 2.1.4 beta is available for download. It looks like they have been putting a significant amount of work into the file manager, which I’m sure is encouraging to many (myself included!).

There are known issues with this release, so EllisLab encourages everybody to treat this as a beta. They’re opening it up to the community to let us help them take it for a spin,  uncover any bugs they haven’t seen yet, and give them feedback.

I definitely consider this a Good Thing. I know EllisLab is trying hard to improve their QA process, and the extra step of a public beta is a good added measure on top of those efforts.

I’ve downloaded 2.1.4 beta, but I haven’t given it a whirl yet (I’ve been too busy writing EE Insider posts this morning!). One quick note: If you are looking for the beta, and can’t find it, try this: Check your My Downloads page (you’ll need to be logged in). From there, download as if you were grabbing the latest version of 2.1.3, and on the following page you will see an option to get the “2.x Beta”. Good luck!