WordPress 6.5.3
7 May 2024
WordPress version 6.5.3 is now available.
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What's New in WordPress 6.5.3
This minor release features 12 bug fixes in Core and 9 bug fixes for the block editor.
Core - Bug Fixes
- Block Hooks: Incorrect context passed when setting ignored hooked blocks metadata
- Patterns menu item, put back the context parameter.
- wp_localize_script() on login_enqueue_scripts hook change in behavior
- Some PHPUnit Tests are failing (test changes only)
- Autoprefixer warning in `src/wp-admin/css/media.css` when running `precommit:css` Grunt task
- Fatal error when passing non-strings to `WP_Translation_Controller::load_file()`
- Classic Theme with theme.json attempts to load templates
- Layout: Output of base layout rules conflicts with wide alignment of blocks in classic themes
- Fix get_item_features() in class-avif-info.php
- 6.5 adds the “is-layout-constrained” class to the wrong place for classic themes
- Plugin management: AJAX plugin activation consequences
Block Editor - Bug Fixes
- #60489 – Layout: Skip outputting base layout rules that reference content or wide sizes if no layout sizes exist
- #60620 – Fix inserter pattern pagination focus loss
- #60608 – Fix static posts page setting resolved template
- #60641 – Font Library: Fix modal scrollbar
- #60661 – Interactivity API: Allow multiple event handlers for the same type with data-wp-on.
- #60668 – Layout: Always add semantic classes
- #60845 – List View: Fix stuck dragging mode in UI in Firefox when dealing with deeply nested lists
- #60764 – Don’t output base flow and constrained layout rules on themes without theme.json