Release 2.4.2

[abhijitb]

Release 2.4.2

Summary

This release includes a critical database fix for the wp_options table, dependency updates for improved security and compatibility, and test suite improvements.

Key Changes

• Fixed missing AUTO_INCREMENT on wp_options.option_id (Fix missing AUTO_INCREMENT on wp_options.option_id #766 - PRESS0-3527) - Resolves a critical database schema issue where the option_id column in the wp_options table was missing the AUTO_INCREMENT attribute, which could cause database insertion failures
• Updated Cypress test suite (updating cypress tests #778) - Improved test reliability by skipping flaky sitetype primary test and updating test configurations
• Updated npm dependencies:
  • @wordpress/icons: 10.32.0 → 11.6.0 (NPM(deps): Bump @wordpress/icons from 10.32.0 to 11.6.0 #776)
  • react-router-dom: 7.11.0 → 7.13.0 (NPM(deps): Bump react-router-dom from 7.11.0 to 7.13.0 #777)
  • html-react-parser: 5.2.11 → 5.2.17 (NPM(deps): Bump html-react-parser from 5.2.11 to 5.2.17 #775)
  • @wordpress/env: 10.26.0 → 10.34.0 (NPM Dev(deps-dev): Bump @wordpress/env from 10.26.0 to 10.34.0 #765 - dev dependency)
  • axe-core: 4.11.0 → 4.11.1 (NPM Dev(deps-dev): Bump axe-core from 4.11.0 to 4.11.1 #781 - dev dependency)
  • semver: 7.7.3 → 7.7.4 (NPM(deps): Bump semver from 7.7.3 to 7.7.4 #774)
• Updated GitHub Actions dependencies:
  • actions/checkout: 4.2.2 → 6.0.2 (GitHub Actions(deps): Bump actions/checkout from 4.2.2 to 6.0.2 #783)
  • actions/setup-node: 4.4.0 → 6.0.0 (GitHub Actions(deps): Bump actions/setup-node from 4.4.0 to 6.0.0 #760), 6.0.0 → 6.2.0 (GitHub Actions(deps): Bump actions/setup-node from 6.0.0 to 6.2.0 #784)
  • actions/cache: 4.2.3 → 5.0.3 (GitHub Actions(deps): Bump actions/cache from 4.2.3 to 5.0.3 #780)
  • shivammathur/setup-php: 2.34.1 → 2.36.0 (GitHub Actions(deps): Bump shivammathur/setup-php from 2.34.1 to 2.36.0 #782)
  • ad-m/github-push-action: 0.8.0 → 1.0.0 (GitHub Actions(deps): Bump ad-m/github-push-action from 0.8.0 to 1.0.0 #745)
  • peter-evans/repository-dispatch: 3.0.0 → 4.0.0 (GitHub Actions(deps): Bump peter-evans/repository-dispatch from 3.0.0 to 4.0.0 #755)

Type of Change

Production

• Bugfix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
• Dependency update
• Refactoring / housekeeping (changes to files not directly related to functionality)

Development

• Tests
• Dependency update
• Environment update / refactoring
• Documentation Update

Visual

Checklist

• I have read the CONTRIBUTING doc
• I have viewed my change in a web-browser
• Linting and tests pass locally with my changes
• I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
• I have added necessary documentation (if appropriate)

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