This minor release includes 15 bug fixes in Core and 11 in the Block Editor, addressing issues like unexpected CSS specificity changes in certain themes. For a full summary of the maintenance updates, you can refer to the Release Candidate announcement.
WordPress 6.6.2 is a short-cycle release. The next major release will be version 6.7 planned for November 12, 2024.
If you have sites that support automatic background updates, the update process will begin automatically.
You can download WordPress 6.6.2 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress Dashboard, click “Updates”, and then click “Update Now”.
For more information on this release, please visit the HelpHub site.
This release was led by Tonya Mork and Vicente Canales, with Aaron Jorbin mentoring us.
WordPress 6.6.2 would not have been possible without the contributions of the following people. Their asynchronous coordination to deliver maintenance fixes into a stable release is a testament to the power and capability of the WordPress community.
Aaron Jorbin, Aaron Robertshaw, Adam Silverstein, Aki Hamano, Akira Tachibana, Akshat Kakkad, Alexandru Horeanu, Amit Raj, andreiglingeanu, Andrew Serong, Ankur Vishwakarma, Anthony Hortin, apmeyer, Ari Stathopoulos, Benjamin Denis, bernhard-reiter, Brian Alexander, Bruno Freiberger Garcia, Carolina Nymark, Colin Stewart, Daniel Richards, David Ballarin Prunera, David Baumwald, David Herrera, Dean Sas, DEBARGHYA BANERJEE, Dennis Snell, George Mamadashvili, Greg Ziółkowski, James Rosado, Jason LeMahieu (MadtownLems), Jb Audras, Jeremy Herve, Joe Dolson, Jon Surrell, Jos Klever, karan4official, Kelly Choyce-Dwan, Kowsar Hossain, kracked888, luisherranz, Marius L. J., mariushosting, Mark Howells-Mead, mattraines, michaelwp85, Mukesh Panchal, munyagu, Narendra Sishodiya, Nick Diego, Nithin John, Nithin SreeRaj, Omar Alshaker, Paal Joachim Romdahl, Pamela Ribeiro, Pascal Birchler, Paul Biron, Peter Wilson, presstoke, ramonopoly, Riad Benguella, Scott Reilly, Sergey Biryukov, Shail Mehta, smerriman, Stephen Bernhardt, Tonya Mork, Vicente Canales, wongjn, ytfeLdrawkcaB
To get involved in WordPress core development, head over to Trac, pick a ticket, and join the conversation in the #core and #6-7-release-leads channels. Need help? Check out the Core Contributor Handbook.
As a reminder, please see this post for the upcoming security changes for plugin and theme authors on WordPress.org.
Props to @jorbin, @cbringmann, @audrasjb, and @sergeybiryukov for proofreading.
