June was an exciting month for WordPress! Major changes are coming to the Gutenberg plugin, and WordCamp Europe brought the WordPress community closer together. Read on to learn more and to get all the latest updates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We said hello to WordPress 5.4.2 on June 10. This security and maintenance release features 17 fixes and 4 enhancements, so we recommend that you update your sites immediately. To download WordPress 5.4.2, visit your Dashboard, click on Updates<\/strong>, then Update Now<\/strong>, or download the latest version directly from WordPress.org. For more information, visit this post<\/a>, review the full list of changes on Trac<\/a>, or check out the HelpHub documentation page<\/a> for version 5.4.2<\/a>. WordPress 5.4.2 is a short-cycle maintenance release. The next major release will be version 5.5<\/a>, planned for August 2020<\/a>.\u00a0 The core team launched Gutenberg 8.3<\/a> and 8.4<\/a> this month, paving the way for some exciting block editor features. Version 8.3 introduced enhancements like a reorganized, more intuitive set of block categories, a parent block selector, an experimental spacing control, and user-controlled link color options. Version 8.4 comes with new image-editing tools and the ability to edit options for multiple blocks.\u00a0 The block directory search feature that was previously available as an experimental feature, is now enabled for all Gutenberg installations. For full details on the latest versions on these Gutenberg releases, visit these posts about 8.3<\/a> and 8.4<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Want to get involved in building Gutenberg? Follow the Core team blog<\/a>, contribute to Gutenberg on GitHub<\/a>, and join the #core-editor channel in the Making WordPress Slack group<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a major update, WordPress has bumped<\/a> the minimum PHP recommendation to 7.2. The ServeHappy API has been updated to set the minimum acceptable PHP version to 7.2, while the WordPress downloads page recommends 7.3 or newer. Previously, the ServeHappy dashboard widget was showing the upgrade notice to users of PHP 5.6 or lower. This decision comes after discussions with the core Site Health team and the Hosting team<\/a>, both of which recommended that the upgrade notice be shown to users of PHP <=7.1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Following the success of a remote WordCamp Spain, WordCamp Europe<\/a> was held fully online from June 4 to 6. The event drew a record 8,600 signups from people based in 138 countries, along with 2,500 signups for contributor day. WCEU Online also showcased 33 speakers and 40 sponsors, in addition to a Q&A with Matt Mullenweg. You can find the videos of the event in WordPress.tv by following this link<\/a>, or you can catch the live stream recording of the entire event from the WP Europe YouTube Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Want to get involved with the Community team? Follow the Community blog here<\/a>, or join them in the #community-events channel in the Making WordPress Slack group<\/a>. To organize a Meetup or WordCamp, visit the handbook page<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Want to get involved in building WordPress Core? Follow the Core team blog<\/a>, and join the #core channel in the Making WordPress Slack group<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nGutenberg 8.3 and 8.4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
WordPress Bumps Minimum Recommended PHP Version to 7.2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
WordCamp Europe 2020 Moved Online<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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