Just in time for DrupalCon 2006, Vancouver, the Drupal development team is pleased to announce the fourth beta release of Drupal 4.7.0! It is available for immediate download at http://drupal.org/files/projects/drupal-4.7.0-beta4.tar.gz. This beta release is hopefully the final beta release for Drupal 4.7.0 and marks a significant improvement in the Drupal 4.7.0 codebase. Since beta 3, over 120 bugs have been fixed, bringing the total to nearly 300 bugs fixed since the first beta release. All of these changes are detailed in the changelog. However, there are still more bugs to be found, reported and fixed before a release candidate can be made. The good news is that, with your help, we can release Drupal 4.7.0 RC1 much sooner!

Here are some ways that you can help out and allow us to release Drupal 4.7.0 RC1 sooner:

1. Download Drupal 4.7.0 beta 4 and install it on a test platform. You can use the development module to quickly populate an empty database with sample data or you can upgrade an existing Drupal 4.6 database.
2. Get your users to participate on a test site. We've found the best way to discover new bugs is for many people to try many different things with the Drupal site. You may find bugs by looking through the log files as well.
3. Participate in the Drupal bug hunt. Prizes are awarded to the people who find the most bugs!
4. Go to the patch queue and review some of the latest patches.
5. Fix bugs! You can learn a lot about the Drupal system by fixing the bugs others find. You can ask questions and work on debugging with other Drupal developers on our IRC channel, #drupal on the irc.freenode.net IRC network. They're busy fixing bugs too, but many, if not most, are willing to give pointers and assist anyone who wants to help!

Release notes

• Important database changes have been made in this release. If you are upgrading, make sure to run the database upgrade script. Instructions for installing or upgrading Drupal can be found in INSTALL.txt or UPGRADE.txt, as well as the handbook.
• As with anything still in development, take precautions with your data before upgrading.

Drupal version: Drupal 4.7.x