On October 30, 2020, WordPress 5.3.6 was released to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This version was released after a bug with the previous update. Please read the following Release post for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To download WordPress 5.3.6, update automatically from the Dashboard > Updates menu in your site’s admin area or visit https:\/\/wordpress.org\/download\/release-archive\/<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For step-by-step instructions on installing and updating WordPress:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are new to WordPress, we recommend that you begin with the following:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n This maintenance release fixes an issue introduced in WordPress 5.5.2 which makes it impossible to install WordPress on a brand new website that does not have an existing database connection configuration. This release does not affect sites where a database connection is already configured, for example, via one-click installers or an existing This release was led by @whyisjake<\/a> and the following release squad: @audrasjb<\/a>, Barry, @davidbaumwald<\/a>, @desrosj<\/a>, @hellofromtonya<\/a>, @jeffpaul<\/a>, @johnbillion<\/a>, @garubi<\/a>, @metalandcoffee<\/a>, @mukesh27<\/a>, @otto42<\/a> @punitsoftac<\/a>, @sergeybiryukov<\/a>, and @xknown<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thank you to everyone who contributed to this release:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Alex Concha<\/a>, David Baumwald<\/a>, Jake Spurlock<\/a>, Jb Audras<\/a>, John Blackbourn<\/a>, Jonathan Desrosiers<\/a>, metalandcoffee<\/a>, Mukesh Panchal<\/a>, Sergey Biryukov<\/a>, and Stefano Garuti<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSummary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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