WordPress 5.3.2 Release Candidaterelease candidate One of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see alpha (beta). 1 (RCrelease candidate One of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see alpha (beta). 1) is now available for testing!

There are two ways to test the WordPress 5.3.2 release candidate: try the WordPress Beta Tester pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party (you’ll want to select the point releaseMinor Release A set of releases or versions having the same minor version number may be collectively referred to as .x , for example version 5.2.x to refer to versions 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.3, and all other versions in the 5.2 (five dot two) branch of that software. Minor Releases often make improvements to existing features and functionality. nightlies option), or you can download the release candidate here (zip).

What’s in this release candidate?

5.3.2 features 5 bugbug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority. and regressionregression A software bug that breaks or degrades something that previously worked. Regressions are often treated as critical bugs or blockers. Recent regressions may be given higher priorities. A "3.6 regression" would be a bug in 3.6 that worked as intended in 3.5. fixes:

Here’s the full list:

• Date/Time component: #48957 – Call to a member function format() on boolean in wp-includes/feed.php
• Upload component: #48975 – Fix unhandled upper/lower case change in wp_unique_filename()
• Media component: #48960 – Failed to open dir: No such file or directory in Windows
• Build/Test tools component: #48145 – Random PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher test failures
• Administration component: #49003 – Permalink buttons lack color contrast in most alternate color schemes

For reference, see the full 5.3.2 report on Trac.

Final release schedule

@azaozz, @sergeybiryukov and @audrasjb are taking care of this maintenance release as 5.3.2 is coming very shortly after 5.3.1 was released.

Expected schedule for 5.3.2 final release is Wednesday December 18, 2019, right before or after the devchat weekly meeting

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