Version 5.2.2

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On June 18, 2019, WordPress 5.2.2 was released to the public.

Installation/Update Information

To download WordPress 5.2.2, update automatically from the Dashboard > Updates menu in your site’s admin area or visit the archive.

For step-by-step instructions on installing and updating WordPress:

If you are new to WordPress, we recommend that you begin with the following:

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Summary

From the WordPress 5.2.2 release post, this maintenance release fixes 13 bugs, including improvements to the block editor, accessibility, internationalization, and the Site Health feature introduced in 5.2.

Here are some changes of note:

  • #45094: Dashboard elements don’t always have clear focus states, tab order
  • #46289: RTL Bug – wrong navigation arrows in media modal
  • #46749: Extra border is displaying at bottom of Help section in Firefox (Responsive : 778 * 841)
  • #46881: Site Health: improve the header elements horizontal centering
  • #46957: Site Health: Make site health page access be filterable
  • #46960: Site Health: Table design issue in small devices (iphone 5/SE).
  • #46997: Theme update links show in Customizer and don’t work
  • #47070: Recovery Mode Exit button not visible in responsive view
  • #47158: Merge similar strings introduced in WP 5.2
  • #47227: I18n: Merge similar translation strings – site health tabs
  • #47475: I18n: Merge similar strings and fix typo
  • #47429: Editor: Update packages for WordPress 5.2.2
  • #47457: Fix the mediaelements player controls bar sizing

For a full list of changes, please consult the list of tickets on Trac.

Thank you to the 33 people who contributed to WordPress 5.2.2:

Andrea Fercia, Andrew Duthie, Andrew Ozz, Andy Fragen, Birgir Erlendsson (birgire), Chetan Prajapati, David Baumwald, Debabrata Karfa, Garrett Hyder, Janki Moradiya, Jb Audras, jitendrabanjara1991, Jonathan Desrosiers, Jonny Harris, Jorge Costa, Marius L. J., Meet Makadia, Milan Dinić, Mukesh Panchal, palmiak, Pedro Mendonça, Peter Wilson, Rami Yushuvaev, Riad Benguella, sarah semark, Sergey Biryukov, Shashank Panchal, Tammie Lister, Tim Hengeveld, vrimill, and William Earnhardt.

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List of Files Revised

package-lock.json
package.json
src/wp-admin/about.php
src/wp-admin/css/common.css
src/wp-admin/css/media.css
src/wp-admin/css/site-health.css
src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-screen.php
src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
src/wp-admin/includes/file.php
src/wp-admin/includes/theme.php
src/wp-admin/includes/update.php
src/wp-admin/menu.php
src/wp-admin/site-health-info.php
src/wp-admin/site-health.php
src/wp-includes/capabilities.php
src/wp-includes/css/buttons.css
src/wp-includes/customize/class-wp-customize-theme-control.php
src/wp-includes/default-filters.php
src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
src/wp-includes/version.php
src/wp-login.php
tests/phpunit/tests/user/capabilities.php