{"id":17567,"date":"2024-07-23T15:53:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T15:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/?p=17567"},"modified":"2024-07-23T15:53:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T15:53:25","slug":"wordpress-6-6-1-maintenance-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2024\/07\/wordpress-6-6-1-maintenance-release\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress 6.6.1 Maintenance Release"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WordPress 6.6.1 is now available!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This minor release features 7 bug fixes in Core<\/a> and 9 bug fixes for the Block Editor<\/a>. You can review a summary of the maintenance updates in this release by reading the Release Candidate announcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WordPress 6.6.1 is a short-cycle release. The next major release will be version 6.7<\/a> planned for November 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have sites that support automatic background updates, the update process will begin automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can download WordPress 6.6.1 from WordPress.org<\/a>, or visit your WordPress Dashboard, click \u201cUpdates\u201d, and then click \u201cUpdate Now\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on this release, please visit the HelpHub site<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you to these WordPress contributors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This release was led by Tonya Mork<\/a> and Ella<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WordPress 6.6.1 would not have been possible without the contributions of the following people. Their asynchronous coordination to deliver maintenance fixes into a stable release is a testament to the power and capability of the WordPress community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aaron Jorbin<\/a>, Aaron Robertshaw<\/a>, Aki Hamano<\/a>, Amit Raj<\/a>, Akira Tachibana<\/a>, Andrea Fercia<\/a>, Andrew Serong<\/a>, annezazu<\/a>, Art Smith<\/a>, Brian Gardner<\/a>, Carolina Nymark<\/a>, cbirdsong<\/a>, Ciprian<\/a>, Clark<\/a>, Courtney Robertson<\/a>, Daniel Richards<\/a>, David Baumwald<\/a>, Dennis Snell<\/a>, Dion Hulse<\/a>, Ella<\/a>, Eric-Oliver M\u00e4chler<\/a>, Fabian K\u00e4gy<\/a>, George Mamadashvili<\/a>, Jarda Snajdr<\/a>, Jb Audras<\/a>, Joe Dolson<\/a>, Joen A.<\/a>, Jon Surrell<\/a>, laurelfulford<\/a>, <\/a>Marco Ciampini<\/a>, Mario Santos<\/a>, Mark Howells-Mead<\/a>, Mukesh Panchal<\/a>, neotrope<\/a>, Pascal Birchler<\/a>, Paul Biron<\/a>, ramonopoly<\/a>, Raquel<\/a>, Riad Benguella<\/a>, Rich Tabor<\/a>, Robert Anderson<\/a>, Sergey Biryukov<\/a>, Scott Reilly<\/a>, Sourav Pahwa<\/a>, Stephen Bernhardt<\/a>, SunilPrajapati<\/a>, Tonya Mork<\/a>, up1512001<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to contribute<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To get involved in WordPress core development, head over to Trac, pick a ticket<\/a>, and join the conversation in the #core<\/a> and #6-7-release-leads<\/a> channels. Need help? Check out the Core Contributor Handbook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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