WordPress has evolved over the years and has proved to be a robust content management system. The platform contributes a share of 14.7% in the top 100 websites across the globe and it wouldn’t be hype if we say, WordPress never sleeps. Like really!!
It constantly updates and improves to create a better experience for the audience. It has the capacity to handle an enormous amount of traffic over the platform and publishes over 70 million posts every month. The number is no joke, right?
Having said that, it is their prime responsibility to handle all the bugs and acknowledge them at the earliest. The internet would be slowed down if any of the security breaches is left unattended by the WordPress development officials. And hence, WordPress released two major releases in the recent past. The release rolled out on 13th Dec’19 acknowledges some security and maintenance fix.
To be specific, this update contains 46 enhancement features, some of which are visible to the users and some are not. It has fixed a number of security fixes and you can download this version easily from the Dashboard by selecting the “Update Now” option.
However, for the websites that have automated the update process, the version is already in use for them.
The security breaches found with WordPress 5.3 has been resolved in this version 5.3.1. List of security breaches that have been resolved are:
There are certain maintenance updates in the version 5.3.2, find out which are they. It is a short-cycle maintenance release and the new version 5.4 will be released soon. For downloading this version, go to Dashboard and click Update Now option. Same as above, if your site has automatic background updates, it would start using the version automatically.
It is always advisable to keep the site updated and bugs fixed for the smooth functioning of the WordPress website. You can always reach out to a WordPress development service provider and get the assistance for your site.
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