Merge pull request #7739 from Automattic/release/4.24.5

Release 4.24.5

Author: donnapep

changelog.txt

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 *** Changelog ***
 
+## 4.24.5 - 2025-01-16
+### Security
+- Fix unprepared SQL
+- Remove feed content if the user doesn't have access to the lesson
+
+### Added
+- Wrap question numbers in `<span>` tags [#7738](https://github.com/Automattic/sensei/pull/7738)
+
+### Changed
+- Replace `date` with `gmdate` [#7735](https://github.com/Automattic/sensei/pull/7735)
+- Replace `unlink` with `wp_delete_file` [#7732](https://github.com/Automattic/sensei/pull/7732)
+- Replace `wp_json_encode` with `json_encode` [#7730](https://github.com/Automattic/sensei/pull/7730)
+- Update the placeholder to use an internal image [#7728](https://github.com/Automattic/sensei/pull/7728)
+- Replace `strip_tags` with `wp_strip_all_tags` [#7731](https://github.com/Automattic/sensei/pull/7731)
+
+### Deprecated
+- Deprecate `load_localisation` and `load_plugin_textdomain` functions [#7713](https://github.com/Automattic/sensei/pull/7713)
+
+### Removed
+- Remove manual loading of translations [#7713](https://github.com/Automattic/sensei/pull/7713)
+- Remove fallback code for Sensei Pro update reminder [#7729](https://github.com/Automattic/sensei/pull/7729)
+- Remove files that are already included in WordPress Core [#7727](https://github.com/Automattic/sensei/pull/7727)
+- Remove obsolete code from Students area [#7726](https://github.com/Automattic/sensei/pull/7726)
+
+### Fixed
+- Initialize Sensei blocks for posts [#7736](https://github.com/Automattic/sensei/pull/7736)
+- Remove usage of deprecated parameters in WordPress Core functions [#7724](https://github.com/Automattic/sensei/pull/7724)
+
 ## 4.24.4 - 2024-11-12
 ### Security
 - Messages and emails accessible using the search REST API