{"id":16359272,"date":"2023-12-06T17:25:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T17:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/?post_type=helphub_version&#038;p=16359272"},"modified":"2024-01-30T21:07:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T21:07:34","slug":"version-6-4-2","status":"publish","type":"helphub_version","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wordpress-version\/version-6-4-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Version 6.4.2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On December 6, 2023, WordPress 6.4.2 was released to the public. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"installation-update-information\">Installation\/Update Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To get this version, update automatically from the Dashboard &gt; Updates menu in your site\u2019s admin area or visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/download\/release-archive\/\">https:\/\/wordpress.org\/download\/release-archive\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For step-by-step instructions on installing and updating 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