WordPress 5.5 was released last week…

ByDan Knauss Posted on

WordPress 5.5 was released last week and quickly followed by 5.5.1 on September 1st. đź’¨

In 5.5 several global JavaScript objects were removed without being deprecated. WordPress 5.5.1 adds a backfill for these globals so they no longer cause errors.

If you are a developer, take note that the new WordPress environment types introduced in 5.5 will no longer be possible to override. This brings the number of types down to four: production, staging, development, and local.

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