{"id":13997137,"date":"2021-02-03T21:32:21","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T21:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/?post_type=helphub_version&amp;p=13997137"},"modified":"2021-02-03T21:32:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T21:32:21","slug":"version-5-6-1","status":"publish","type":"helphub_version","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wordpress-version\/version-5-6-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Version 5.6.1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On February 3, 2021, WordPress 5.6.1 was released to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Installation\/Update Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To download WordPress 5.6.1, update automatically from the Dashboard &gt; Updates menu in your site\u2019s admin area or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/download\/release-archive\/\">WordPress releases archive<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For step-by-step instructions on installing and updating WordPress:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/article\/updating-wordpress\/\">Updating WordPress<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are new to WordPress, we recommend that you begin with the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/article\/new_to_wordpress_-_where_to_start\/\">New To WordPress \u2013 Where to Start<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/article\/first-steps-with-wordpress\/\">First Steps With WordPress<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/article\/upgrading-wordpress-extended-instructions\/\">Upgrading WordPress Extended<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/article\/wordpress-lessons\/\">WordPress Lessons<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maintenance updates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This maintenance release features&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/query?status=closed&amp;milestone=5.6.1&amp;group=status&amp;col=id&amp;col=summary&amp;col=status&amp;col=milestone&amp;col=owner&amp;col=type&amp;col=priority&amp;order=priority\">20 bug fixes<\/a> as well as&nbsp;7 issues fixed on the&nbsp;block&nbsp;editor. These bugs affect WordPress version&nbsp;5.6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress&nbsp;Core&nbsp;changes on&nbsp;Trac:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/51056\">#51056<\/a>: Fetch_feed parsing of permalinks triggers simplepie preg_match warnings<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/52327\">#52327<\/a>: Requested updates to the&nbsp;PHP&nbsp;Update Alert<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/51940\">#51940<\/a>: The schema for the&nbsp;taxonomy&nbsp;property of a term in the&nbsp;REST API&nbsp;should not include all taxonomies<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/51980\">#51980<\/a>: App Passwords: \u2018Add New Application Password\u2019 submit button is hidden on mobile devices in \u2018User Profile\u2019 page<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/51995\">#51995<\/a>: WordPress 5.6: Classic editor menu is not sticky<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/52003\">#52003<\/a>: Undefined index: PHP_AUTH_PW \/wp-includes\/user.php on line 469<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/52013\">#52013<\/a>: Duplicate wp_authorize_application_password_form actions<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/52030\">#52030<\/a>: Media metaboxes return fatal error if no author metadata present<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/52038\">#52038<\/a>: Issue in WooCommerce with wp_editor() after update to WP 5.6<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/52046\">#52046<\/a>: The Distraction Free Writing setting on the old Edit Post screen may be reset after page reload<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/52065\">#52065<\/a>: Media gallery: \u2018Align\u2019 and \u2018Link To\u2019 fields missing from \u2018Insert from&nbsp;URL\u2019<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/52066\">#52066<\/a>: Application Passwords are unusable in combination with password protected \/wp-admin<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/52075\">#52075<\/a>: Word Count on Classic Editor doesn\u2019t update in real time on Firefox unless saved<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/52097\">#52097<\/a>: Site Health Loopback Test doesn\u2019t send admin cookies<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/52135\">#52135<\/a>: False positive on `WP_Site_Health_Auto_Updates`<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/52196\">#52196<\/a>: wp_get_attachment_metadata() is broken if no first argument is passed in.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/52205\">#52205<\/a>: REST API: Plugins Controller single plugin route fatal errors on&nbsp;multisite<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/52299\">#52299<\/a>: Exported user data can be listed with directory listing<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/52351\">#52351<\/a>: missing echo function for translate method<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/52391\">#52391<\/a>:&nbsp;Gutenberg&nbsp;Updates for 5.6.1<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Block editor changes from&nbsp;GitHub:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/pull\/27970\">#27970<\/a>: Fix editor crash when registering a block pattern without categories<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/pull\/27733\">#27733<\/a>: Embed block: Add&nbsp;html&nbsp;and reusable support back<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/pull\/27727\">#27727<\/a>: Add aria labels to box control component inputs\/button<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/pull\/27627\">#27627<\/a>: HTML Block: Fix editor styles<\/li><li><a 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