WordPress 5.6 Beta 1 | Improvements in the Editor and Core

WordPress 5.6 Beta 1 WordPress 5.6 Beta 1 is now available for testing! This software is still in development, so we recommend that you run this version on a test site. You can test the WordPress 5.6 beta in two ways: Try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (choose the “bleeding edge nightlies” option). Or download the beta (zip). The current target for final release is December 8, 2020. This is just seven weeks away, so your help is needed to ensure this release is tested properly. Improvements in the Editor WordPress 5.6 includes seven Gutenberg plugin releases. Here are a few highlighted enhancements: Improved support for video positioning in cover blocks. Enhancements to Block Patterns including translatable strings. Character counts in the information panel, improved keyboard navigation, and other adjustments to help users find their way better. Improved UI for drag and drop functionality, as well as block movers. To see all of the features for each rele...

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WordPress 5.5.2 Security and Maintenance Release

WordPress 5.5.2 Security and Maintenance Release This security and maintenance release features 14 bug fixes in addition to 10 security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. All versions since WordPress 3.7 have also been updated. WordPress 5.5.2 is a short-cycle security and maintenance release. The next major release will be version 5.6. You can download WordPress 5.5.2 by downloading from WordPress, or visit your Dashboard → Updates and click Update Now. If you have sites that support automatic background updates, they’ve already started the update process. Security Updates Ten security issues affect WordPress versions 5.5.1 and earlier. If you haven’t yet updated to 5.5, all WordPress versions since 3.7 have also been updated to fix the following security issues: in hardening deserialization requests. on a fix to disable spam embeds from disabled sites on a multisite network. an issue that could lead...

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