WordPress Maintenance Updates Are Now Available

WordPress released a new maintenance update yesterday: WordPress 5.0.2. The update focuses on the improved performance of the block editing tools. According to WordPress.org, “The cumulated performance gains make it 330% faster for a post with 200 blocks.” This new update will provide users with drastically improved functionality.

Here is a break down of the various components of this update:

• The release targets a total of 73 bug fixes
• There are 14 performance enhancements
• Maintenance to 31 bugs
• 17 Block Editor related fixes
• Fixes script loading issues

The update is available for download or you can follow these step by step instructions provided by WordPress to install updates.