Wordpress 5.6

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    • Improvements for everyone
    • For developers

WordPress 5.6 “Simone” was released to the public on December 8, 2020. Check WordPress 5.6 announcement for more information on this release.

Mar 19, 2021 WordPress 5.6 includes a brand new default theme. Twenty Twenty-One is a highly accessible, minimalist WordPress theme with a single column layout and a footer sidebar. The new theme uses a system font stack and a minimal color palette based on pastel background colors. Twenty Twenty-One theme preview (Image source: Make WordPress Core). Version 5.6 Installation/Update Information # Installation/Update Information. To download WordPress 5.6, update automatically from. Highlights # Highlights. WordPress 5.6 brings you countless ways to set your ideas free and bring them to life. The squad # The squad.

  1. Dec 12, 2020 The latest and the last update of 2020 by WordPress is WordPress 5.6, Simone, is here. Named after the legendary performer Nina Simone, this update has a lot to offer. We have discussed WordPress 5.6 and its features in an earlier post. Now let us discuss how to upgrade WordPress 5.6.
  2. WordPress 5.6 is now released to the public. The new version promises to bring new features, extra security measures, and greater functionality. A new default theme, enhanced block editor functionality, and sweeping modifications to how auto-updates work will likely be the most significant changes for most end users.
  3. The WordPress 5.6 release is the third and final major update we see in 2020 before its development from 5.7 to 6.0 next year. Some things did not go as planned for this year, but not to worry, they will come with 2021. With that said, some current changes are quite significant.

For Version 5.6, the database version (db_version in wp_options) updated to 49752, and the Trac revision was 49777.

You can find the full list of tickets included in 5.6 on Trac.

The WordPress 5.6 Field Guide has pertinent, in-depth information on the major technical changes for this release.

Installation/Update Information Installation/Update Information

To download WordPress 5.6, update automatically from the Dashboard > Updates menu in your site’s admin area or visit the release archive.

Wordpress 5.6

For step-by-step instructions on installing and updating WordPress:

If you’re new to WordPress, you’ll want to start by reading these:

  • First Steps With WordPress or Upgrading WordPress Extended

Highlights Highlights

WordPress 5.6 brings you countless ways to set your ideas free and bring them to life. With a brand-new default theme as your canvas, it supports an ever-growing collection of blocks as your brushes. Paint with words. Pictures. Sound. Or rich embedded media.

Greater layout flexibility:

Bring your stories to life with more tools that let you edit your layout with or without code. Single column blocks, designs using mixed widths and columns, full-width headers, and gradients in your cover block—make small changes or big statements with equal ease!

More block patterns:

In some themes, preconfigured block patterns make setting up standard pages on your site a breeze. Find the power of patterns to streamline your workflow, or share some of that power with your clients and save yourself a few clicks.

Better video captioning:

To help you add subtitles or captions to your videos, you can now upload them within your post or page. This makes it easier than ever to make your videos accessible for anyone who needs or prefers to use subtitles.

Twenty Twenty-One is here! Twenty Twenty-One is here!

Twenty Twenty-One is a blank canvas for your ideas, and the block editor is the best brush. It is built for the block editor and packed with brand-new block patterns you can only get in the default themes. Try different layouts in a matter of seconds, and let the theme’s eye-catching, yet timeless design make your work shine.

What’s more, this default theme puts accessibility at the heart of your website. It conforms to the WordPress accessibility-ready guidelines and addresses several more specialized standards from the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at level AAA. It will help you meet the highest level of international accessibility standards when you create accessible content and choose plugins which are accessible too!

Maximum Memory Limit For Wordpress 5.6

A rainbow of soft pastels:

Perfect for a new year, Twenty Twenty-One gives you a range of pre-selected color palettes in pastel, all of which conform to AAA standards for contrast. You can also choose your own background color for the theme, and the theme chooses accessibility-conscious text colors for you — automatically!

Need more flexibility than that? You can also choose your own color palette from the color picker.

Improvements for everyone Improvements for everyone

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Expanding auto-updates Expanding auto-updates

Wordpress 5.6.2 Vulnerabilities

For years, only developers have been able to update WordPress automatically. But now, you have that option, right in your dashboard. If this is your first site, you have auto-updates ready to go, right now! Upgrading an existing site? No problem! Everything is the same as it was before.

Accessibility Statement Accessibility Statement

Even if you’re not an expert, you can start letting others know about your site’s commitment to accessibility! The new feature plugin includes template copy for you to edit and publish, and it’s written to support different contexts and jurisdictions.

Built-in Patterns Built-in Patterns

If you’ve not had the chance to play with block patterns yet, all default themes now feature a range of block patterns that let you master complex layouts with minimal effort. Customize the patterns to your liking with the copy, images and colors that fit your story or brand.

For developers For developers

REST API authentication with Application Passwords REST API authentication with Application Passwords

Thanks to the API’s new Application Passwords authorization feature, third-party apps can connect to your site seamlessly and securely. This new REST API feature lets you see what apps are connecting to your site and control what they do. Yosemite download link.

More PHP 8 support More PHP 8 support

5.6 marks the first steps toward WordPress Core support for PHP 8. Now is a great time to start planning how your WordPress products, services, and sites can support the latest PHP version. For more information about what to expect next, visit the Field Guide.

jQuery update jQuery update

Updates to jQuery in WordPress take place across three releases 5.5, 5.6, and 5.7. As we reach the mid-point of this process, run the update test plugin to check your sites for errors ahead of time.

If you find issues with the way your site looks ( e.g. a slider doesn’t work, a button is stuck — that sort of thing), install the jQuery Migrate plugin.

Check out the Field Guide Check out the Field Guide

Read about the latest version of WordPress in this guide. It highlights developer notes for each change in the release.

The squad The squad

The WordPress 5.6 release comes to you from an all-women release squad:

  • Release Lead: Josepha Haden (@chanthaboune). Cohort: Chloé Bringmann (@cbringmann) and Angela Jin (@angelasjin).
  • Release Coordinator: Dee Teal (@thewebprincess). Cohort: Thelma Mutete (@thelmachido) and Laura Nelson (@laurora).
  • Triage Lead: Tonya Mork (@hellofromtonya).
  • Core Tech Lead: Helen Hou-Sandì (@helen). Cohort: Amy Kamala (@amykamala) and Ebonie Butler (@metalandcoffee).
  • Editor Tech Lead: Isabel Brison (@isabel_brison). Cohort: Chandrika Guntur (@cguntur), Anchen le Roux (@anchenlr), and Rebecca Hum (@rebasaurus).
  • Design Leads: Ellen Bauer (@elmastudio) and Tammie Lister (@karmatosed). Cohort: Anyssa Ferreira (@anyssa), Estela Rueda (@estelaris), Tracy Apps (@tray), and Sophia DeRosia (@eringoblog).
  • Design Tech Lead: Shital Marakana (@shital-patel).
  • Accessibility Lead: Sarah Ricker (@sarahricker). Cohort: Hauwa Abashiya (@azhiyadev).
  • Marketing & Communications Leads: Abha Thakor (@webcommsat) and Yvette Sonneveld (@yvettesonneveld). Cohort: Nalini Thakor (@nalininonstopnewsuk), Meher Bala (@meher), Olga Gleckler (@ogleckler), Larissa Murrillo (@lmurillom), Michelle Frechette (@michelleames), Breann McDede (@bmcdede), and Afshana Diya (@afshanadiya).
  • Documentation Lead: Shawntelle Coker (@sncoker). Cohort: Daisy Olsen (@DaisyO), Meher Bala (@meher), Winstina Hughes (@planningwrite).
  • Documentation Review Lead: Michele Butcher-Jones (@m_butcher). Cohort: Nidhi Jain (@jainnidhi), Laura Byrne Cristiano (@newyorkerlaura).
  • Default Theme Design Lead: Mel Choyce-Dwan (@melchoyce). Cohort: Ellen Bauer (@elmastudio).
  • Default Theme Development Lead: Carolina Nymark (@poena). Cohort: Kelly Choyce-Dwan (@ryelle) and Jessica Lyschik (@luminuu).
  • Default Theme Wrangler: Jessica Lyschik (@luminuu).
  • Test Lead: Monika Rao (@monikarao). Cohort: Allie Nimmons (@alliennimmons).
  • Support Lead: Bet Hannon (@bethannon1).

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As always, this release reflects the hard work of 605 generous volunteer contributors. They collaborated on nearly 350 tickets on Trac and over 1,000 pull requests on GitHub.

Thank you to all who contributed to WordPress 5.6! See the release post for the full list of contributors.

List of files revised List of files revised

Wordpress 5.6 Release Date

This document lists the changes made between the different API versions.

Version 2 (>= WordPress 5.6) Version 2 (>= WordPress 5.6)

  • To render the block element wrapper for the block’s edit implementation, the block author must use the useBlockProps() hook.
  • The generated class names and styles are no longer added automatically to the saved markup for static blocks when save is processed. To include them, the block author must explicitly use useBlockProps.save() and add to their block wrapper.

Version 1 Version 1

Latest

Initial version.