WordPress (Developer) - Package Updates

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You can use this thread to track updates to the WordPress (Developer) package.

Please open issues in a separate topic instead of replying here.

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[2.3.0]

• Update redis cache plugin 1.6.2
• Update WP Mail SMTP to 2.0.1

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[2.3.1]

• Change default WP installation to 5.4.2

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[2.4.0]

• Change default WP installation to 5.5

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[2.4.1]

• Change default WP installation to 5.5.1
• WP SMTP Mail and Redis Object Cache are upgraded to latest versions
• Fix screenshot links

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[2.5.0]

• Update PHP to 7.4

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[2.6.0]

• Enable LDAP support
• Make the prefork file customizable
• Disable debug logging and file edits by default
• Set COOKIEHASH for better security
• Log the original IP in the logs

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[2.6.1]

• Change default WP installation to 5.5.3
• Keep the URL settings in WP dashboard readonly
• Disallow unfiltered html by default.

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[2.7.0]

• Remove the defaults for DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT and DISALLOW_UNFILTERED_HTML in new installations

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[2.8.0]

• Change default WP installation to 5.6

(thanks to @d19dotca!)

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[2.8.1]

• Update wp-redis and wp-smtp plugins to latest in the default installation
• Rename authLdap plugin to authldap, so that upgrade works via WP dashboard

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[2.8.2]

• Change default WP installation to 5.6.1
• Release announcement
• #51056: Fetch_feed parsing of permalinks triggers simplepie preg_match warnings
• #52327: Requested updates to the PHP Update Alert
• #51940: The schema for the taxonomy property of a term in the REST API should not include all taxonomies
• #51980: App Passwords: ‘Add New Application Password’ submit button is hidden on mobile devices in ‘User Profile’ page
• #51995: WordPress 5.6: Classic editor menu is not sticky
• Update wp-redis and wp-smtp plugins to latest in the default installation

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[2.9.0]

• Use base image v3
• use smtp-mailer instead of wp-mail-smtp

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[2.10.0]

• Update WP to 5.6.2
• Release announcement
• #52440: Prevent the “Leave site” browser alert in Classic Editor when post title, excerpt, or post content fields are missing.
• #52396: Image options are not visible in pop up when the clicking replace button from Image block.
• #52449: Can’t change font size the 5.6.1 paragraph block.
• Enable WP multisite