If you follow various WordPress forums or blogs you would have surely read about the WordPress coming out with the release of its new and improved WordPress 5.2.2. This latest release has led to the fixes of several bugs that WordPress users all over the world would be thankful for.
Although the release of the 5.3 maintenance version is already making the news, developers are already appreciating how this 5.2.2 maintenance release has significantly focussed on the overall health of the WordPress site. Many agencies that provide professional WordPress support and maintenance services would be using this update to better serve their clients.
This version supports a minimum PHP version of 5.6.20. With the 5.2.2 maintenance release, WordPress developers would be able to better utilize various theme functions and plugins. It is advised that if you are using an older version of PHP than the one mentioned before, please update it before installing WordPress 5.2.2.
The new version makes it easier for developers to troubleshoot and resolve site errors quite easily. This version offers various tools that help developers pinpoint various technical issues that may arise in the site.
This release has made it much easier for site administrators to resolve certain errors without the constant help of their development team. This saves the time of the site admins and lets the development team focus on more critical issues. There is also a better way to take your site to maintenance mode than before in the previous versions.
Not to say that the 5.1 version did not have website health-related features but this new version adds a few more features. Debugging issues would be easier for developers as in this version they can add space where they can save the debug information for the site’s admin or whoever handles the maintenance.
The latest release of WordPress offers us 13 difference dashboard icons. These icons include the Instagram icon, the inclusion icon, and several buddy-press icons. It will be interesting to see what new icons we would get in the upcoming 5.3 version.
The WordPress 5.2.2 maintenance release offers better accessibility updates. For people who want to use screen readers and various other assistive technologies along with improving keyboard navigation flow, these updates are a boon.
The 5.2.2 maintenance release with automatically check the compatibility of the installed plugins with the current PHP version of your site. In the event that a plugin requires a higher version of PHP than you are working with, it will not allow you to activate that plugin thus preventing compatibility issues that can surface.
The WordPress 5.2.2 version can be downloaded from WordPress’s official website. You can also update it by following these steps –
Go to Dashboard > Updates > Update Now
On websites that support background updates, site administrators can carry out this process without the help of developers.
