morgan pushed to branch main at The Tor Project / Applications / 
tor-browser-build


Commits:
e75179ba by Morgan at 2026-01-27T11:12:07+00:00
Update create-blog-post script

- move the alpha-channel reminder closer to top of blog post
- link to the Future of Tor Browser Alpha blog-post in the reminder

- - - - -


1 changed file:

- tools/signing/create-blog-post


Changes:

=====================================
tools/signing/create-blog-post
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@@ -15,13 +15,17 @@ then
   lead=../../../assets/static/images/blog/tor-browser-stable.png
   title="New Release: Tor Browser $tbb_version"
   download_page='https://www.torproject.org/download/'
-  reminder=''
+  alpha_reminder=''
 else
   blog_dir_base="new-alpha-release-tor-browser"
   lead=../../../assets/static/images/blog/tor-browser-alpha.png
   title="New Alpha Release: Tor Browser $tbb_version"
   download_page='https://www.torproject.org/download/alpha/'
-  reminder="⚠️ **Reminder**: Tor Browser Alpha release channel is for [testing 
only](https://community.torproject.org/user-research/become-tester/). If you 
are at risk or need strong anonymity, stick with the [stable release 
channel](https://www.torproject.org/download/)."
+  alpha_reminder="⚠️ **Reminder**: The Tor Browser Alpha release-channel is 
for [testing 
only](https://community.torproject.org/user-research/become-tester/). As such, 
Tor Browser Alpha is not intended for general use because it is more likely to 
include bugs affecting usability, security, and privacy.
+
+Moreover, Tor Browser Alphas are now based on Firefox's betas. Please read 
more about this important change in the [Future of Tor Browser 
Alpha](https://blog.torproject.org/future-of-tor-browser-alpha/) blog post.
+
+If you are an at-risk user, require strong anonymity, or just want a 
reliably-working browser, please stick with the [stable release 
channel](https://www.torproject.org/download/)."
 fi
 blog_dir="$content_dir/$blog_dir_base-"$(echo $tbb_version | sed 's/\.//g')
 
@@ -49,16 +53,17 @@ releases
 summary: Tor Browser $tbb_version is now available from the Tor Browser 
download page and also from our distribution directory.
 ---
 body:
+
 Tor Browser $tbb_version is now available from the [Tor Browser download 
page]($download_page) and also from our [distribution 
directory](https://www.torproject.org/dist/torbrowser/$tbb_version/).
 
 This version includes important [security 
updates](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/) to Firefox.
 
+$alpha_reminder
+
 ## Send us your feedback
 
 If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release, 
[please let us know](https://support.torproject.org/misc/bug-or-feedback/).
 
-$reminder
-
 ## Full changelog
 
 EOF



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