Version 6.1.1

On 15 November 2022, WordPress 6.1.1 was released to the public.

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Summary

Maintenance updates

This maintenance release features 28 bug fixes in Core and 18 bug fixes for the Block Editor.

The following core tickets from Trac were fixed:

Canonical: Setting a NOT EXISTS tax query in pre_get_posts action triggers a fatal error in wp-includes/canonical.php (#55955)
Editor: Massive (potential) performance issues within get_default_block_editor_settings (#56815)
Editor: Padding within table cells ignored (#56818)
Editor: Creating taxonomy templates for specific terms are wrongly displayed as not found (#56902)
Editor: Separator colors defined using background within theme.json for style variations are ignored (#56903)
Editor: Avoid running unnecessary expensive logic around theme.json parsing for classic themes (#56945)
Editor: Unable to add blocks on WP 6.1 – “+” button in editor shows up only in certain condition (#56955)
Editor: Improve performance of the WP_Theme_JSON class (#56974)
Editor: Merge bugfixes from Gutenberg into Core for WP 6.1.1 (#57038)
Editor: Fluid typography fixes for 6.1.1 (#57075)
Formatting: Check that the Normalizer class exists in remove_accents() (#56980)
General: Update to get_page_by_title in 6.1 changes WHERE clause (#56991)
I18N: Fatal error when loading translations early due to a DB error with WPLANG set (#57051)
I18N: Always pass $locale to load_textdomain() if we know the locale (#57060)
Media: Featured Image bug in 6.0.3 (#56855)
Media: decoding="async" breaks my site (#56969)
Menus: WP 6.1-RC6: menu-item-has-children class is not being applied correctly (#56946)
Post, Post Types: WP 6.1 – get_page_by_title(null) returns a page (#57039)
Query: WP_Query::the_post causes a type warning when querying for ids, not full post objects (#56948)
Query: WP_Query caching discards posts_fields and posts_clauses['fields'] filters. (#57012)
Text Changes: Replace instances of “Full site editing” with “Site editor” (#57026)
Themes: register_block_core_template_part does WP_Query even on themes that do not support it (#56923)
Themes: WP_Theme_JSON_Resolver::get_user_data_from_wp_global_styles call to WP_Query incorrect. (#56900)
Themes: Twenty Twenty-Three: visited state of button links use the incorrect text color (#56928)
Themes: Reduce usage of wp_get_theme (#57057)
Upgrade/Install: Updating plugins with WP6.1 creates .maintenance file and leaves it (#56966)
Upgrade/Install: An unupdated Version of Gutenberg Fatally breaks the site on WordPress 6.1 Autoupdate (#56985)
Users: cache_users() not defined when calling get_user without field parameter or using all_with_meta or all (#56952)

The following block editor issues from GitHub were fixed:

Post Featured Image: Fix height/scale overwriting border inline styles (#44213)
Fluid typography: add font size constraints (#44993)
Allow direct selection of nested Page List block by avoiding dual rendering within block (#45143)
Fix popover deprecations (#45195)
Components: Refactor ColorPalette tests to @testing-library/react (#44108)
Convert the ColorPalette component to TypeScript (#44632)
List v2: fix migration when nested list is invalid (#44822)
Link to homeUrl from site editor view menu. (#45475)
Table Block: Apply borders and padding on both front end and editor (#45069)
Change the order of the pseudo-states in the pseudo selectors array (#45559)
Do not look for block variants, if not supporting block-templates (#45362)
Restore the empty paragraph inserter (#45542)
Cover: Avoid content loss when the templateLock value is all or contentOnly (#45632)
List: disable nested list drop zone so dropping list items works (#45321)
Switch background color to text color on block separator (#44943)
[WP6.1.1] AutoComplete: Revert to event.keyCode to fix IME composition issue (#45704)
[WP6.1.1] FormTokenField: Revert to event.keyCode to fix IME composition issue (#45703)
Fluid typography: adjust font size min and max rules (#45536)

Credits

The 6.1.1 release was led by Jonathan Desrosiers, George Mamadashvili, and Jeffrey Paul.

Thank you to everyone who helped make WordPress 6.1.1 happen:

10upsimon, Aaron Jorbin, Aaron Robertshaw, Adam Silverstein, Aki Hamano, alexstine, Andrei Draganescu, Andrew Ozz, Andrew Serong, Andre, Andy Fragen, Ari Stathopoulos, azurseisme, Ben Dwyer, Bernie Reiter, Bethany Chobanian Lang, Birgit Pauli-Haack, bjorn2404, Carlos Bravo, Carolina Nymark, Clayton Collie, codesdnc, Colin Stewart, Daniel Richards, David Baumwald, David Smith, David Vongries, Dilip Bheda, Dion Hulse, Dominik Schilling, Ella, Eugene M, Felix Arntz, fpodhorsky, franzaurus, gamecreature, Gary Pendergast, George Mamadashvili, gisgeo, glendaviesnz, Innovext, ironprogrammer, Isabel Brison, James, Jan Thiel, Javier Carazo, Jb Audras, jchambo, jeffpaul, joelmadigan, Joen A., John Blackbourn, John Watkins, Jonathan Desrosiers, Jonny Harris, jsh4, Juliette Reinders Folmer, K. Adam White, kacper3355, Kai Hao, Konstantin Obenland, konyoldeath, larsmqller, Lena Morita, Leo Milo, lozula, Marco Ciampini, Marin Atanasov, Marius L. J., Matt Keys, Michal Czaplinski, Miguel Axcar, Miguel Fonseca, Mukesh Panchal, mw108, Namith Jawahar, Nick Diego, Nik Tsekouras, Nithin SreeRaj, nuvoPoint, oakesjosh, ockham, Oliver Juhas, Pascal Birchler, Paul Biron, Peter Wilson, petitphp, pkolenbr, pypwalters, ramonopoly, Riad Benguella, rjasdfiii, Robert Anderson, rodricus, Ryan Kienstra, Sarah Norris, Sergey Biryukov, stentibbing, Stephen Bernhardt, Subrata Sarkar, Sybre Waaijer, Timi Wahalahti, Timothy Jacobs, Tonya Mork, Torsten Landsiedel, and vtad.

List of updated packages

 @wordpress/block-directory@3.15.11
 @wordpress/block-editor@10.0.10
 @wordpress/block-library@7.14.11
 @wordpress/components@21.0.7
 @wordpress/customize-widgets@3.14.11
 @wordpress/edit-post@6.14.11
 @wordpress/edit-site@4.14.13
 @wordpress/edit-widgets@4.14.11
 @wordpress/editor@12.16.10
 @wordpress/format-library@3.15.10
 @wordpress/interface@4.16.7
 @wordpress/list-reusable-blocks@3.15.7
 @wordpress/nux@5.15.7
 @wordpress/preferences@2.9.7
 @wordpress/reusable-blocks@3.15.10
 @wordpress/server-side-render@3.15.7
 @wordpress/widgets@2.15.10

List of Files Revised

wp-admin/includes/admin.php
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpsockets.php
wp-admin/includes/theme.php
wp-admin/includes/update-core.php
wp-admin/about.php
wp-admin/site-editor.php
wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/ie.css
wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/01-settings/file-header.scss
wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style-rtl.css
wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style.css
wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/readme.txt
wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/style.css
wp-includes/assets/script-loader-packages.min.php
wp-includes/assets/script-loader-packages.php
wp-includes/block-supports/typography.php
wp-includes/blocks/table/editor-rtl.css
wp-includes/blocks/table/editor-rtl.min.css
wp-includes/blocks/table/editor.css
wp-includes/blocks/table/editor.min.css
wp-includes/blocks/table/style-rtl.css
wp-includes/blocks/table/style-rtl.min.css
wp-includes/blocks/table/style.css
wp-includes/blocks/table/style.min.css
wp-includes/blocks/table/theme-rtl.css
wp-includes/blocks/table/theme-rtl.min.css
wp-includes/blocks/table/theme.css
wp-includes/blocks/table/theme.min.css
wp-includes/blocks/post-featured-image.php
wp-includes/blocks/template-part.php
wp-includes/css/dist/block-editor/style-rtl.css
wp-includes/css/dist/block-editor/style-rtl.min.css
wp-includes/css/dist/block-editor/style.css
wp-includes/css/dist/block-editor/style.min.css
wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/editor-rtl.css
wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/editor-rtl.min.css
wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/editor.css
wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/editor.min.css
wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style-rtl.css
wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style-rtl.min.css
wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.css
wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.min.css
wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/theme-rtl.css
wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/theme-rtl.min.css
wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/theme.css
wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/theme.min.css
wp-includes/js/dist/block-editor.js
wp-includes/js/dist/block-editor.min.js
wp-includes/js/dist/block-library.js
wp-includes/js/dist/block-library.min.js
wp-includes/js/dist/components.js
wp-includes/js/dist/components.min.js
wp-includes/js/dist/edit-site.js
wp-includes/js/dist/edit-site.min.js
wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-global-styles-controller.php
wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-site-health-controller.php
wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-templates-controller.php
wp-includes/block-editor.php
wp-includes/block-template-utils.php
wp-includes/block-template.php
wp-includes/canonical.php
wp-includes/class-wp-query.php
wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json-resolver.php
wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json.php
wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php
wp-includes/formatting.php
wp-includes/functions.php
wp-includes/load.php
wp-includes/media.php
wp-includes/nav-menu-template.php
wp-includes/post.php
wp-includes/script-loader.php
wp-includes/theme-templates.php
wp-includes/version.php