{"id":2949,"date":"2019-10-24T01:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T01:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canspace.ca\/blog\/?p=2949"},"modified":"2020-01-15T23:29:30","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T04:29:30","slug":"are-you-taking-full-advantage-of-the-new-wordpress-5-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canspace.ca\/blog\/wordpress\/are-you-taking-full-advantage-of-the-new-wordpress-5-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Taking Full Advantage of the New WordPress 5.2?"},"content":{"rendered":"

WordPress\u2019s latest version, 5.2, rolled in around the corner this spring, without too much fanfare. And yet, this new version offers some exciting new features to WordPress users. Here\u2019s what you can expect:<\/p>\n

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Updates to the Block Editor<\/h3>\n

The WordPress Block Editor has been around since WordPress 5.0, and as good as it has been, it definitely could benefit from some improvements. WordPress 5.2 fixed some lagginess that was happening when working on longer posts in the Block Editor. Some tests show that key time response has actually been cut in half, which indeed makes the Block Editor feel much snappier.<\/p>\n

Equally exciting are the updates they made to the preset blocks. The Block Editor comes with some preset blocks that the average user would never utilize. WordPress 5.2 has a new block \u201cmanagement tool,\u201d which enables users to hide blocks they never use, leaving a much cleaner interface.<\/p>\n

A Way to Fix Fatal Errors<\/h3>\n

Many admins have seen this and it\u2019s one of the quickest ways to ruin your day\u2014you make a change to your WordPress site, only to see that there\u2019s a fatal error that prevents you from accessing your admin dashboard, so you can fix the problem. You then have to use FTP to try to undo the change somehow so you can regain access to your admin dashboard.<\/p>\n

And behold, WordPress now has a recovery feature that solves this problem. During any fatal error, you will now see a message stating \u201cThis site is experiencing technical difficulties.\u201d Admins then get an email with a unique login link that lets them into the admin area, from where any recent changes that caused the error can hopefully be easily undone.<\/p>\n

Site Health Status<\/h3>\n

As WordPress becomes more security-conscious, they have implemented a number of features to help their users keep track of security issues and software version issues. The new \u201cSite Health\u201d link nested under the \u201cTools\u201d menu will give users a quick site assessment and recommend actions that will improve site security and functionality.<\/p>\n

There is also a percentage score at the top of the page that you can use as a general guideline of how well your site is doing on a list of parameters.<\/p>\n

Some of the checks WordPress will run will be:<\/p>\n

Performance-related:<\/p>\n