WordPress has rolled-out its last release of 2020 on 8th December – WordPress 5.6 (the “Simone”). The latest WordPress version not only includes a few major updates and new features, but it also includes many improvements. While some are much needed, a few caused security and compatibility with existing WordPress websites. This blog post reviews how new improvements may cause security vulnerabilities or break down your website.
WordPress 5.6, the last release of 2020, rolled out on 8th December with dozens of improvements and new features. WordPress 5.6 has received positive feedback from the developer community so far, probably because it has not broken anything. But that’s a half-truth!
The latest WordPress version not only includes a few major updates and new features, but it has a huge number of minor improvements and bug fixes reported in the earlier versions. And a few of the changes or enhancements introduced have repercussions considering the security and compatibility of the existing WordPress websites. Let’s dig into how WordPress 5.6 can break your website like its ancestor.
The upgraded version of jQuery Migrate Plugin – A good initiative with a “Negative” impact
Earlier, when WordPress 5.5 released, millions of websites stopped functioning normally since jQuery was removed. Although WordPress made an announcement a long time back about their move to modernize WordPress, many website owners left with a website that was stopped displaying at all or locked out of their website.
That was the first dose of modernizing WordPress by forcing the WordPress ecosystem to change their code and onboard with the newest jQuery version. With WordPress 5.6, the WordPress team has taken the modernization to the next level by updating jQuery Migrate Plugin to the next version – 3.3.1!
Read Complete blog article at - Will WordPress 5.6 Hamper Your WordPress Site? Know the Possibilities.
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