WordPress 5.2 new version ready for upgrade

The new version of WordPress 5.2 was released last night with many changes for better performance and more security. We have already described the changes here and here.

For more information see the full list of tickets of 5.2 by stage fright.

To automatically upgrade to WordPress 5.2 follow Dashboard> Updates in the menu, or download the CMS for manual installation.

Improved Protection

WordPress 5.2 brings a new recovery feature for webmasters. In the event of a fatal error, you will see a message stating: "This site is experiencing technical difficulties".

WordPress will then send an email to the admin address with a special login link.

Using this link, you will be able to log in to the WordPress administration panel to undo any changes that caused the error.

This feature will be very practical for many beginners who have difficulty correcting such bugs.

Block processor updates

The WordPress block editor (Gutenberg) was added to the CMS from WordPress 5.0. Since then, it has continued to grow to improve further.
The new WordPress processor according to developers will be much faster than the older classic CPU. It will be around 35% faster in editing huge publications.
The goal of WordPress is to create a platform for everyone to make publications. WordPress 5.2 will bring several accessibility improvements to the block editor.
It will support reduced settings in the user's browser.
The post URL will be better written to make it easier to locate.
The block editor Will have a clearer and more stable focusing style for navigation through the keyboard.
WordPress 5.2 will also have an enhanced screen-reader experience with new voice messages. Existing speech messages also improve to make it clearer.

Insert new blocks

WordPress 5.2 will also bring the following to the default processor. Some of them already existed as Widgets, but now you can use them in your posts as well as on the pages.

RSS feed - Allows you to view any RSS feed on your posts and pages.
Amazon Kindle embed block - Allows you to embed content from the Amazon Kindle
Block Search - Add the default WordPress search feature to your content.
Block Calendar - Displays a calendar of your posts that allows users to click on a date to see the posts posted that day.
Tag Cloud block - Displays the Tag Cloud in your content.

New block management tool

WordPress 5.2 will bring a new block management tool that will allow you to hide blocks that you do not want to use or that you do not often use.
The Block Manager Tool will display all the blocks you have on your site. You can simply remove the blog you do not want to use.

PHP

WordPress is used by millions of people around the world, and different hosting companies with different environments.

This is why WordPress CMS continues to support some older versions of PHP, which is far from a little problematic. Users may not realize that their page can be made faster simply by using a newer version of PHP.

WordPress 5.2 will make the version of PHP in 5.6 a minimum requirement for installation. The goal is to gradually increase the minimum required version of PHP in future releases.