On February 22, 2021, WordPress 5.6.2 was released to the public.
Installation/Update Information
To download WordPress 5.6.2, update automatically from the Dashboard > Updates menu in your site’s admin area or visit WordPress releases archive.
For step-by-step instructions on installing and updating WordPress:
If you are new to WordPress, we recommend that you begin with the following:
- New To WordPress – Where to Start
- First Steps With WordPress or Upgrading WordPress Extended
- WordPress Lessons
Summary
Maintenance updates
This maintenance release features 5 bug fixes. These bugs affect WordPress version 5.6.1.
WordPress Core changes on Trac:
- #52440: Prevent the “Leave site” browser alert in Classic Editor when post title, excerpt, or post content fields are missing.
- #52018: Avoid a fatal error in PHP 8.0 when the “zip” PHP extension is disabled.
Block editor changes from GitHub and Trac:
- #52396: Image options are not visible in pop up when the clicking replace button from Image block.
- #52449: Can’t change font size the 5.6.1 paragraph block.
- GH-26583: Restore block preview within the block inserter.
For more information, browse the full list of changes on Trac.
List of Files Revised
wp-admin/css/colors/blue/colors-rtl.css wp-admin/css/colors/blue/colors.css wp-admin/css/colors/coffee/colors-rtl.css wp-admin/css/colors/coffee/colors.css wp-admin/css/colors/ectoplasm/colors-rtl.css wp-admin/css/colors/ectoplasm/colors.css wp-admin/css/colors/light/colors-rtl.css wp-admin/css/colors/light/colors.css wp-admin/css/colors/midnight/colors-rtl.css wp-admin/css/colors/midnight/colors.css wp-admin/css/colors/modern/colors-rtl.css wp-admin/css/colors/modern/colors.css wp-admin/css/colors/ocean/colors-rtl.css wp-admin/css/colors/ocean/colors.css wp-admin/css/colors/sunrise/colors-rtl.css wp-admin/css/colors/sunrise/colors.css wp-admin/includes/class-pclzip.php wp-includes/assets/script-loader-packages.php wp-includes/css/dist/block-editor/style-rtl.css wp-includes/css/dist/block-editor/style-rtl.min.css wp-includes/css/dist/block-editor/style.css wp-includes/css/dist/block-editor/style.min.css wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/editor-rtl.css wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/editor-rtl.min.css wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/editor.css wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/editor.min.css wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style-rtl.css wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style-rtl.min.css wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.css wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.min.css wp-includes/css/dist/components/style-rtl.css wp-includes/css/dist/components/style-rtl.min.css wp-includes/css/dist/components/style.css wp-includes/css/dist/components/style.min.css wp-includes/css/dist/edit-post/style-rtl.css wp-includes/css/dist/edit-post/style-rtl.min.css wp-includes/css/dist/edit-post/style.css wp-includes/css/dist/edit-post/style.min.css wp-includes/css/dist/editor/style-rtl.css wp-includes/css/dist/editor/style-rtl.min.css wp-includes/css/dist/editor/style.css wp-includes/css/dist/editor/style.min.css wp-includes/js/autosave.js wp-includes/js/autosave.min.js wp-includes/js/dist/components.js wp-includes/js/dist/components.min.js wp-includes/js/dist/core-data.js wp-includes/js/dist/core-data.min.js wp-includes/js/dist/media-utils.js wp-includes/js/dist/media-utils.min.js wp-includes/version.php
Updated packages
@wordpress/block-directory 1.17.8 @wordpress/block-editor 5.1.7 @wordpress/block-library 2.26.8 @wordpress/components 11.1.5 @wordpress/core-data 2.24.4 @wordpress/edit-post 3.25.8 @wordpress/editor 9.24.7 @wordpress/format-library 1.25.7 @wordpress/list-reusable-blocks 1.24.5 @wordpress/media-utils 1.18.1 @wordpress/nux 3.23.5 @wordpress/reusable-blocks 1.0.7 @wordpress/server-side-render 1.19.5