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WordPress released brand-new info that describes why WordPress 5.5 negatively impacted countless sites, a shocking quantity. WordPress is publishing a maintenance release, variation 5.5.1. It is designed to serve as a patch to provide time for plugin and style developers to update their software application.
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The announcement about what failed linked to a spreadsheet naming numerous plugins and styles that were affected.
The spreadsheet also notes what the specific problem is for each plugin and style, which will help software application designers repair their plugins and themes.
WordPress 5.5.1 Maintenance Release September 1, 2020
The WordPress 5.5.1 upkeep release is designed to stop websites from breaking. The mistakes will still require to be repaired.
WordPress described the issue like this:
” In WordPress 5.5 the worldwide JavaScript things listed below were removed without being deprecated. WordPress 5.5.1 includes a backfill for these globals so they no longer trigger JavaScript errors.”
Plugin and theme designers have up until March 2021 to patch the code. Failure to patch the code will lead to another round of site failures.
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According to WordPress:
” The strategy is to remove this fallback code in two major versions, so this will be deleted in WordPress 5.7. This offers plugin and theme developers ample time to remove the contrasting code and switch to using wp.i18n”
Countless Websites Affected
The spreadsheet exposed the formerly unidentified amount of websites that were broken.
There initially was casual speculation that the impact was relatively small and limited to countless sites. That wasnt the case.
WordPress 5.5 adversely impacted millions of sites.
It is for that reason that a patch was urgently launched today, September 1, 2020.
Some Plugins Already Fixed
Not all the plugins on the list continue to be broken. Some have actually been fixed.
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Amongst the affected plugins with countless users:
Partial List of Plugins Affected by WordPress 5.5
Deprecated JavaScript Globalshttps:// make.wordpress.org/core/2020/09/01/deprecated-javascript-globals/.
Spreadsheet with Full List of Affected Plugins and Themeshttps:// docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Vho7hJR4DMRyns38xcUMvVUj8SBov_J8_X4a7zwpmzo/edit#gid=0.
List of Themes Affected by WordPress 5.5.
https://wpdirectory.net/search/01EGTF335TMRA3GYQP50B4TKJQhttps://wpdirectory.net/search/01EGTFB0SAFN4ZDDG8E4K7544H.
WordPress Gallery Plugin– NextGEN Gallery
Polylang
Kid Theme Configurator
Easy Custom CSS and JS
Toolset Types– Custom Post Types, Custom Fields and Taxonomies
Max Mega Menu
WP AutoTerms: Privacy Policy Generator, Cookie Notice Banner, Terms & & Conditions Generator
YITH WooCommerce Wishlist
Ocean Extra
WordPress SEO Plugin– Rank Math
Meta Box– WordPress Custom Fields Framework
Hummingbird– Speed Optimize, Cache, Minify & & Defer Critical CSS & & JavaScript
There were lots of more styles that were affected. See link listed below for lists of all impacted styles.
This maintenance update is created to spot a broad range of bugs that were discovered after 5.5 was launched. For those that rolled back their sites to a previous version of WordPress since 5.5 was breaking their websites, this is the variation that needs to be downloaded.
See link listed below for lists of all affected themes.
For those that rolled back their websites to a previous version of WordPress since 5.5 was breaking their sites, this is the version that ought to be downloaded.
SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle +1 million users
Advanced Custom Fields +1 million users
Ninja Forms Contact Form– The Drag and Drop Form Builder for WordPress +1 million users
WordPress released new information that explains why WordPress 5.5 negatively impacted millions of sites, a shocking quantity. WordPress is releasing an upkeep release, version 5.5.1. It is developed to serve as a patch to give time for plugin and style developers to update their software application.
