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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">WordPress 6.8.1 is now available!</h2>
<p>This minor release includes fixes for 15 bugs <a href="https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?resolution=fixed&#038;milestone=6.8.1&#038;group=component&#038;col=id&#038;col=summary&#038;col=milestone&#038;col=owner&#038;col=type&#038;col=status&#038;col=priority&#038;order=priority">throughout Core</a> and <a href="https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/8752">the Block Editor</a> addressing issues affecting multiple areas of WordPress including the block editor, multisite, and REST API. For a full list of bug fixes, please refer to the <a href="https://make.wordpress.org/core/2025/04/28/wordpress-6-8-1-rc1-is-now-available/">release candidate announcement.</a></p>
<p>WordPress 6.8.1 is a short-cycle maintenance release. More maintenance releases will be made available throughout 2025.</p>
<p>If you have sites that support automatic background updates, the update process will begin automatically.</p>
<p>You can <a href="https://wordpress.org/wordpress-6.8.1.zip">download WordPress 6.8.1 from WordPress.org</a>, or visit your WordPress Dashboard, click “Updates”, and then click “Update Now”. For more information on this release, please <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-6-8-1">visit the HelpHub site</a>.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Thank you to these WordPress contributors</h2>
<p>This release was led by <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorbin/">Aaron Jorbin</a>.</p>
<p>WordPress 6.8.1 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.</p>
<p class="is-style-wporg-props-medium"><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorbin">Aaron Jorbin</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/adamsilverstein">Adam Silverstein</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/wildworks">Aki Hamano</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/ankitmaru">Ankit Panchal</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/bernhard-reiter">bernhard-reiter</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/poena">Carolina Nymark</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/codeamp">Code Amp</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/talldanwp">Daniel Richards</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald">David Baumwald</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/justlevine">David Levine</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/dilipbheda">Dilip Bheda</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/dd32">Dion Hulse</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/dsawyers">dsawyers</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/eduwass">eduwass</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/ethitter">Erick Hitter</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/estelaris/">Estela Rueda</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/fabiankaegy">Fabian Kägy</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/mamaduka">George Mamadashvili</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/gziolo">Greg Ziółkowski</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/kabir93">H. Kabir</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/hideishi">hideishi</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/abcd95">Himanshu Pathak</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/jarekmorawski">jarekmorawski</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb">Jb Audras</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/JeffPaul">Jeffrey Paul</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeffr0">Jeffro</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeremyfelt">Jeremy Felt</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/joedolson">Joe Dolson</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/joemcgill">Joe McGill</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/joen">Joen A.</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnjamesjacoby">John James Jacoby</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/desrosj">Jonathan Desrosiers</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/spacedmonkey">Jonny Harris</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/verygoode">Joshua Goode</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/karthikeya01">Karthikeya Bethu</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/iamkingsleyf">Kingsley Felix</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/obenland">Konstantin Obenland</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/0mirka00">Lena Morita</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/lilgames">LilGames</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/megane9988">megane9988</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/marktimemedia">Michelle Schulp Hunt</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/presstoke">Mitchell Austin</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/mukesh27">Mukesh Panchal</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/nickwilmot">nickwilmot</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/nikunj8866">Nikunj Hatkar</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/swissspidy">Pascal Birchler</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/pbiron">Paul Biron</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/peterwilsoncc">Peter Wilson</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/pratiklondhe">Pratik Londhe</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/presskopp">Presskopp</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/sainathpoojary">Sainath Poojary</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/sc0ttkclark">Scott Kingsley Clark</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/coffee2code/">Scott Reilly</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/SergeyBiryukov">Sergey Biryukov</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/SirLouen">SirLouen</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/soean">Sören Wünsch</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/sourav08">Sourav Pahwa</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/sabernhardt">Stephen Bernhardt</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/takuword">takuword</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/tusharaddweb">Tushar Patel</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/westonruter">Weston Ruter</a>, <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/yogeshbhutkar">Yogesh Bhutkar</a></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">How to contribute</h2>
<p>To get involved in WordPress core development, head over to Trac, <a href="https://core.trac.wordpress.org/report/6">pick a ticket</a>, and join the conversation in the <a href="https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW">#core</a> and <a href="https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C080HLPP2Q6">#6-8-release-leads</a> channels. Need help? Check out the <a href="https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/">Core Contributor Handbook</a>.</p>
<p><em>Props to <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/estelaris/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>estelaris</a> and <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/joedolson/" class="mention"><span class="mentions-prefix">@</span>joedolson</a> for proofreading.</em></p>
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