September 11, 2020: My Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News

In this week’s web design and development news roundup, you’ll learn whether using face emojis offers benefits for rating options, find a three-day free online course on multimedia accessibility, discover how to use the new Recipe Block plugin in WordPress, and more. Continue reading September 11, 2020: My Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News

WordPress 5.5.1 Released, Developers Have Until March 2021 to Update Code

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The WordPress 5.5.1 maintenance version was released this week, with the much awaited patch for users who discovered their sites stopped working after updating to WordPress 5.5.

The release includes 34 bug fixes, 5 enhancements, and 5 bug fixes for the block editor.

For users who have updated to 5.5 and have automatic background updates enabled, the 5.5.1 maintenance release is automatic. Continue reading WordPress 5.5.1 Released, Developers Have Until March 2021 to Update Code