{"id":13234060,"date":"2020-08-11T19:05:32","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T19:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/?post_type=helphub_version&p=13234060"},"modified":"2020-08-11T19:05:32","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T19:05:32","slug":"version-5-5","status":"publish","type":"helphub_version","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wordpress-version\/version-5-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Version 5.5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
WordPress 5.5 \u201cEckstine\u201d was released to the public on August 11, 2020. Check WordPress 5.5 announcement blogpost<\/a> for more information on this release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For Version 5.5, the database version (db_version<\/strong> in wp_options<\/strong>) updated to You can find the full list of tickets included in 5.5<\/a> on Trac<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The WordPress 5.5 Field Guide<\/a> has pertinent, in-depth information on the major technical changes for this release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To download WordPress 5.5, update automatically from the Dashboard > Updates menu in your site\u2019s admin area or visit the release archive<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For step-by-step instructions on installing and updating WordPress:<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re new to WordPress, you\u2019ll want to start by reading these:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Posts and pages feel faster, thanks to lazy-loaded images.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Images give your story a lot of impact, but they can sometimes make your site seem slow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In WordPress 5.5, images wait to load until they\u2019re just about to scroll into view. The technical term is \u2018lazy loading.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n On mobile, lazy loading can also keep browsers from loading files meant for other devices. That can save your readers money on data \u2014 and help preserve battery life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Say hello to your new sitemap.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n WordPress sites work well with search engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now, by default, WordPress 5.5 includes an XML sitemap that helps search engines discover your most important pages from the very minute you go live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So more people will find your site sooner, giving you more time to engage, retain and convert them to subscribers, customers or whatever fits your definition of success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Auto-updates for Plugins and Themes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Now you can set plugins and themes to update automatically \u2014 or not! \u2014 in the WordPress admin. So you always know your site is running the latest code available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can also turn auto-updates on or off for each plugin or theme you have installed \u2014 all on the same screens you\u2019ve always used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Update by uploading ZIP files<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If updating plugins and themes manually is your thing, now that\u2019s easier too \u2014 just upload a ZIP file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n48748<\/code>, and the Trac revision was
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