{"id":29946,"date":"2020-12-21T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhmultisite.com\/blog\/?p=29946"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:38:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:38:42","slug":"whats-new-with-wordpress-wordpress-5-6-is-here-4-more-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/whats-new-with-wordpress-wordpress-5-6-is-here-4-more-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s New With WordPress: WordPress 5.6 Is Here + 4 More Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The year 2020 has been full of change for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/wordpress\/wordpress-hosting\">WordPress<\/a>. The team remains focused on phase two of its <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/about\/roadmap\/\">four-part roadmap<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress users have seen significant changes and shifts towards full website customization using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/how-to-use-the-new-wordpress-gutenberg-block-editor\/\">Gutenberg block editor<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the year nears the end, WordPress\u2019s future comes into clear focus with the latest core release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In case you missed it, here\u2019s what\u2019s new with WordPress:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WordPress releases 5.6 \u201cSimone\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New block-based theme Bosco<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Security issues with WordPress 5.6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WordPress and Shutterstock\u2019s integration plan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WPGraphQL plugin goes live in the library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-wordpress-5-6-simone-released\">WordPress 5.6 \u201cSimone\u201d Released<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On Dec. 8, 2020, the WordPress team <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2020\/12\/simone\/\">introduced WordPress 5.6<\/a>, named for American singer, songwriter, and civil rights activist Nina Simone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSimone\u201d ushers in the future of flexible website creation with the block-based editor. 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The Gutenberg plugin activates the beta version of WordPress\u2019s Site Editor when an FSE theme is activated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the activation of the Site Editor, the Widgets and Customize screens no longer appear in the WordPress menu.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/understanding-the-block-structure-how-to-insert-edit-and-delete-blocks\/\">Blocks and block patterns<\/a> take the place of widgets. All theme editing and customization happen in the Site Editor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep in mind that full site editing is not ready for full production use. However, those interested in experimenting with FSE themes should be able to use them for simple websites or personal blogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, WordPress continues to work toward compatibility with the latest jQuery version and PHP 8. For now, you can learn more about potential issues for plugin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordfence.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/php-8-what-wordpress-users-need-to-know\/\">users working with PHP 8<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-wordpress-5-6-comes-with-new-security-risk-how-to-protect-your-website\">WordPress 5.6 Comes With New Security Risk: How to Protect Your Website<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress 5.6 brought plenty of enhancements and bug fixes to the WordPress experience, but some updates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordfence.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/wordpress-5-6-introduces-a-new-risk-to-your-site-what-to-do\/\">present potential security risks<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In particular, a feature that allows for creating application passwords might leave websites vulnerable to malicious actors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In WordPress 5.6, applications can create application-specific passwords and execute commands on behalf of a user, thanks to the WordPress REST API.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wordfence\u2019s YouTube channel <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MgDbnvuJmPc?t=677\">demonstrated the risks of application passwords<\/a> and how an attacker can gain full control of a website. To mitigate risk, application passwords are disabled by default in the latest version of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wordfence-increases-security-on-your-wordpress-site\/\">Wordfence<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-coming-soon-wordpress-shutterstock-integration\">Coming Soon: WordPress + Shutterstock Integration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/how-to-optimize-images-for-website\/\">Finding the perfect imagery<\/a> for your WordPress website can be a challenge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the good news:<br><br>On Dec. 9, 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/shutterstock-announces-integration-wordpress-offering-120000205.html\">Shutterstock announced its new WordPress plugin<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plugin provides access to millions of Shutterstock images, and it\u2019s available in over 20 languages.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/shutterstock\/\">Shutterstock\u2019s plugin<\/a> is available to its premier customers who use WordPress (or WordPress VIP). 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This <a href=\"https:\/\/wpvip.com\/partner\/shutterstock\/\">partnership<\/a> paves the way for further collaboration between Shutterstock and WordPress.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-wpgraphql-version-1-0-now-available-in-plugin-library\">WPGraphQL Version 1.0 Now Available in Plugin Library<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2016, Jason Bahl created <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpgraphql.com\/\">WPGraphQL<\/a> to offer a GraphQL <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/what-is-schema-markup\/\">schema<\/a> and API for WordPress websites.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GraphQL APIs empowers creative teams to collaborate with development teams and continue using the tools they know and love.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compared to the WordPress REST API, GraphQL APIs function faster and more efficiently. 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