# WordPress 5.5 marks 20 contributions in a row for rtCampers!

*Published:* 2020-08-12
*Author:* Joel Abreo

> From WP 3.6, and going back 7 years, we are proud to have contributors in every major WordPress release!

![Billy_duotone-1000px_quiche-sans-top](https://rtcamp.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Billy_duotone-1000px_quiche-sans-top.png?resize=720%2C586&quality=100&strip=all)[WordPress 5.5 poster](https://wordpress.org/news/2020/08/eckstine/) featuring Billy Eckstine.WordPress 5.5 “Eckstine” [released today](https://wordpress.org/news/2020/08/eckstine/). This is the [20th consecutive release](https://rtcamp.com/blog/tag/wordpress-core-contribution/) with contributions by rtCampers. Props to [Deepak](https://profiles.wordpress.org/deepaklalwani/), [Milind](https://profiles.wordpress.org/milindmore22/), [Ravat](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ravatparmar/), [Sayed](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sayedwp/), [Towhidul](https://profiles.wordpress.org/itowhid06/) and [Yahil](https://profiles.wordpress.org/yahil/).

Open source software like WordPress allows agencies like us to take complete ownership of the codebase when building solutions for our clients. That’s one of the reasons we [champion WordPress](https://rtcamp.com/aem-v-wordpress/) and make an effort via core contributions to smooth out the edges and build in new features.

rtCamp has 6 contributors credited in this release, and we are proud to be [in some great company](https://jeanbaptisteaudras.com/en/2020/08/wordpress-5-5-core-stats-contributions-by-country-company/):

> 4\)
> Top companies by number of contributors:
> 1\. [@automattic](https://twitter.com/automattic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) (82)
> 2\. [@yoast](https://twitter.com/yoast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) & [@agence\_whodunit](https://twitter.com/agence_whodunit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) (10)
> 3\. [@humanmadeltd](https://twitter.com/humanmadeltd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw), [@10up](https://twitter.com/10up?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) & [@wpengine](https://twitter.com/wpengine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) (8)
> 4\. [@GoogleOSS](https://twitter.com/GoogleOSS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw), [@rtcamp](https://twitter.com/rtCamp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) (6)
> 5\. [@wpmudev](https://twitter.com/wpmudev?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) (5)
> 6\. [@godaddy](https://twitter.com/GoDaddy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw), [@bluehost](https://twitter.com/bluehost?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) & [@ithemes](https://twitter.com/ithemes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) (4) [pic.twitter.com/SgotnEar4S](https://t.co/SgotnEar4S)
>
> — Jb Audras (@AudrasJb) [August 12, 2020](https://twitter.com/AudrasJb/status/1293529800808763393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 WP 5.5 has no shortage of bug fixes and new features: lazy loaded images, XML sitemap as default, auto-updating plugins and themes, new Gutenberg block patterns & editing improvements and accessibility improvements, especially to the editing experience.

Developers also get some joy, with new endpoints in the REST API, a new, standardized way to define a site’s environment and several more updates for added control through WordPress’ powerful in-built functions.

All these changes and more are listed out in the [WordPress 5.5 Field Guide](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/07/30/wordpress-5-5-field-guide/).

**Links**: [WP 5.5 Release Post](https://wordpress.org/news/2020/08/eckstine/) | [Whitepaper: The Business Case for Open Source](https://rtcamp.com/aem-v-wordpress/)

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