Update exisiting site to 3.5 release candidate

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I have an existing site that I want to update to 3.5 now, because I want to see if my plugins and themes work in it.

I don’t want to wait for the full release (when I’ll be able to automatically update), and I don’t mind that 3.5 is still in release candidate state.

I could just copy in all the files from 3.5, but I’m afraid that there might be some database changes too.

I don’t want to set up a separate test site. This is a small site, and it won’t be the end of the world if something goes wrong.

How can I update an existing site to a non-final version of WordPress?

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Use the Beta Tester Plugin.

Be sure to set it to use bleeding edge nightlies, so that you get the pre-releases. Also: once a new major version is final-released, be sure to change the Plugin’s settings back.

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