{"id":6798,"date":"2019-03-27T23:39:25","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T23:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/?p=6798"},"modified":"2021-06-04T12:01:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T12:01:32","slug":"wordpress-5-2-beta-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2019\/03\/wordpress-5-2-beta-1\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress 5.2 Beta 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WordPress 5.2 Beta 1 is now available!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This software is still in development,<\/strong> so we don\u2019t recommend you run it on a production site. Consider setting up a test site to play with the new version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can test the WordPress 5.2 Beta two ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Try the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wordpress-beta-tester\/\">WordPress Beta Tester<\/a> plugin (choose the \u201cbleeding edge nightlies\u201d option)<\/li><li>Or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/wordpress-5.2-beta1.zip\">download the beta here<\/a>\u00a0(zip).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress 5.2 is slated for release on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/5-2\/\">April 30<\/a>, and we need your help to get there. Here are some of the big items to test so we can find as many bugs as possible in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Block Editor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The block editor has received significant performance improvements since WordPress 5.1, shaving 35% off the load time for massive posts, and cutting the keypress time (how responsive it feels when you&#8217;re typing) in half!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accessibility continues to improve, too. The block editor now supports your browser&#8217;s reduced motion settings. The post URL slug has better labelling and help text. The focus styling for keyboard navigating through landmarks is clearer and more consistent. There are a variety of new speak messages, and existing messages have been tweaked for more useful screen-reader behaviour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve added several new blocks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>An RSS block<\/li><li>An Amazon Kindle embed block<\/li><li>A Search block<\/li><li>A Calendar block<\/li><li>A Tag Cloud block<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To help you keep track of these blocks, and only show the ones you need, there&#8217;s a new block management tool to switch blocks on and off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/wordpress.org\/news\/files\/2019\/03\/01-block-manager-1024x768.png?fit=632%2C474&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wordpress.org\/news\/files\/2019\/03\/01-block-manager-1024x768.png?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wordpress.org\/news\/files\/2019\/03\/01-block-manager-1024x768.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wordpress.org\/news\/files\/2019\/03\/01-block-manager-1024x768.png?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Block Management Modal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re constantly working on existing blocks, too. There are hundreds of bug fixes and improvements in the block editor, you can read more about them in the Gutenberg plugin releases: <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2019\/01\/23\/whats-new-in-gutenberg-23th-january\/\">4.9<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2019\/02\/06\/whats-new-in-gutenberg-6th-february\/\">5.0<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2019\/02\/20\/whats-new-in-gutenberg-20th-february\/\">5.1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2019\/03\/06\/whats-new-in-gutenberg-6th-march\/\">5.2<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2019\/03\/20\/whats-new-in-gutenberg-20th-march\/\">5.3<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The WordPress Mobile Apps<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The block editor isn&#8217;t just for websites, either. The WordPress mobile apps now include an experimental version of a built-in block editor. This is still under development, but you can try it out now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-make-wordpress-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"HpM3v8IB1b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/mobile\/2019\/02\/26\/the-block-editor-is-coming-to-the-mobile-apps\/\">The block editor is coming to the mobile apps<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;The block editor is coming to the mobile apps&#8221; &#8212; Make WordPress Mobile\" src=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/mobile\/2019\/02\/26\/the-block-editor-is-coming-to-the-mobile-apps\/embed\/#?secret=JzsVzxYxvJ#?secret=HpM3v8IB1b\" data-secret=\"HpM3v8IB1b\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Site Health Check<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Site Health Check is an ongoing project aimed at improving the stability and performance of the entire WordPress ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first phase of this project (originally scoped for WordPress 5.1) is now included in WordPress 5.2. For the first time, WordPress will catch and pause the problem code, so you can log in to your Dashboard and see what the problem is (<a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/44458\">#44458<\/a>). Before, you\u2019d have to FTP in to your files or get in touch with your host.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-make-wordpress-core\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"HFSB1rkjbk\"><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2019\/03\/20\/the-improved-fatal-error-protection\/\">The Improved Fatal Error Protection<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;The Improved Fatal Error Protection&#8221; &#8212; Make WordPress Core\" src=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2019\/03\/20\/the-improved-fatal-error-protection\/embed\/#?secret=nHJjjugDZW#?secret=HFSB1rkjbk\" data-secret=\"HFSB1rkjbk\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, we&#8217;re adding a new Health Check tool to your Dashboard. Visit the <em>Tools<\/em> menu and click on <em>Health Check<\/em> to get information that can help improve the speed and security of  your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PHP Version Bump<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With this release, <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2018\/12\/08\/updating-the-minimum-php-version\/\">WordPress will increase its minimum supported PHP version to 5.6<\/a>. To help you check if you&#8217;re prepared for this change, WordPress 5.2 will show you a warning and help you upgrade your version of PHP, if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For Developers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Plugins can now specify the minimum version of PHP that they support, so you can safely modernise your development practices without risking breaking your users&#8217; sites. (<a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/40934\">#40934<\/a>)<\/li><li>We&#8217;ve added the <code>sodium_compat<\/code> library, which provides backwards compatibility for the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.zend.com\/2018\/11\/06\/modern-cryptography-in-php-7-2-with-sodium\/\">Sodium-based cryptography library added in PHP 7.2<\/a>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/45806\">#45806<\/a>)<\/li><li>There&#8217;s a new release of Dashicons, the WordPress Dashboard icon font. There are 25 new icons for you to use! (<a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/41074\">#41074<\/a>)<\/li><li>You can now pass a label to <code>get_search_form()<\/code>, improving accessibility. (<a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/42057\">#42057<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There have been <a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/query?status=closed&amp;milestone=5.2&amp;group=resolution&amp;order=priority\">130 tickets closed<\/a> in WordPress 5.2 so far, with numerous small bug fixes and improvements to help smooth your WordPress experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep your eyes on the <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/\">Make WordPress Core blog<\/a> for developer notes (which are <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/tag\/5-2+dev-notes\/\">assigned<\/a> the <code>dev-notes<\/code> tag) in the coming weeks detailing other changes in 5.2 that you should be aware of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Help<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you speak a language other than English? <a href=\"https:\/\/translate.wordpress.org\/projects\/wp\/dev\">Help us translate WordPress into more than 100 languages!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>If you think you\u2019ve found a bug<\/strong>, you can post to the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/forum\/alphabeta\">Alpha\/Beta area<\/a> in the support forums. 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