{"id":29253,"date":"2020-10-28T10:14:45","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T15:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhmultisite.com\/blog\/?p=29253"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:30:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:30:31","slug":"wordpress-5-5-1-platform-tune-up-and-bug-fixes-october-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wordpress-5-5-1-platform-tune-up-and-bug-fixes-october-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress 5.5.1: Platform Tune-Up and Bug Fixes | October 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the leaves change colors, temperatures drop, and pumpkins dominate beverages and desserts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/wordpress\/wordpress-hosting\">WordPress<\/a> updates in 2020 are rolling in during the home stretch of the year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/whats-new-with-wordpress-the-latest-updates-on-the-wordpress-community\/\">Last month<\/a>, WordPress released core software version 5.5 and moved events online. 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