Title: 2019 – WordPress News --- * ## 󠀁[WordPress 5.3.2 Maintenance Release](https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/wordpress-5-3-2-maintenance-release/)󠁿 * [Releases](https://wordpress.org/news/category/releases/) * December 18, 2019 * WordPress 5.3.2 is now available! This maintenance release features 5 fixes and enhancements. WordPress 5.3.2 is a short-cycle maintenance release. The next major release will be version 5.4. You can download WordPress 5.3.2 by clicking the button at the top of this page, or visit your Dashboard → Updates and click Update Now. If you have sites that support… * [Read Post](https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/wordpress-5-3-2-maintenance-release/) * ## 󠀁[State of the Word: the story of the slides](https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/state-of-the-word-the-story-of-the-slides/)󠁿 * [General](https://wordpress.org/news/category/general/) * December 17, 2019 * Curious about the Gutenberg powered slides used during State of the Word? This post uncovers some technical and design aspects of the project! * [Read Post](https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/state-of-the-word-the-story-of-the-slides/) * ## 󠀁[WordPress 5.3.1 Security and Maintenance Release](https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/wordpress-5-3-1-security-and-maintenance-release/)󠁿 * [Releases](https://wordpress.org/news/category/releases/), [Security](https://wordpress.org/news/category/security/) * December 13, 2019 * WordPress 5.3.1 is now available! This security and maintenance release features 46 fixes and enhancements. Plus, it adds a number of security fixes—see the list below. WordPress 5.3.1 is a short-cycle maintenance release. The next major release will be version 5.4. You can download WordPress 5.3.1 by clicking the button at the top of this page,… * [Read Post](https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/wordpress-5-3-1-security-and-maintenance-release/) * ## 󠀁[People of WordPress: Jill Binder](https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/people-of-wordpress-jill-binder/)󠁿 * [Community](https://wordpress.org/news/category/community/), [Features](https://wordpress.org/news/category/features/), [Interviews](https://wordpress.org/news/category/interviews/) * December 6, 2019 * You’ve probably heard that WordPress is open-source software, and may know that it’s created and run by volunteers. WordPress enthusiasts share many examples of how WordPress changed people’s lives for the better. This monthly series shares some of those lesser-known, amazing stories. Meet Jill Binder Jill Binder never meant to become an activist. She insists… * [Read Post](https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/people-of-wordpress-jill-binder/) * ## 󠀁[The Month in WordPress: November 2019](https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/the-month-in-wordpress-november-2019/)󠁿 * [Month in WordPress](https://wordpress.org/news/category/month-in-wordpress/) * December 2, 2019 * November has been a big month in the WordPress community. New releases, big events, and a push for more contributors have characterized the work being done across the project — read on to find out more! The release of WordPress 5.3 “Kirk” WordPress 5.3 was released on November 12, and is available for download or… * [Read Post](https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/the-month-in-wordpress-november-2019/) * ## 󠀁[WordPress 5.2.4 Update](https://wordpress.org/news/2019/11/wordpress-5-2-4-update/)󠁿 * [Releases](https://wordpress.org/news/category/releases/), [Security](https://wordpress.org/news/category/security/) * November 19, 2019 * Late-breaking news on the 5.2.4 short-cycle security release that landed October 14. When we released the news post, I inadvertently missed giving props to Simon Scannell of RIPS Technologies for finding and disclosing an issue where path traversal can lead to remote code execution. Simon has done a great deal of work on the WordPress… * [Read Post](https://wordpress.org/news/2019/11/wordpress-5-2-4-update/) * ## 󠀁[WordPress 5.3 “Kirk”](https://wordpress.org/news/2019/11/kirk/)󠁿 * [Releases](https://wordpress.org/news/category/releases/) * November 12, 2019 * Version 5.3 of WordPress is available for download or update in your WordPress dashboard. The new editor continues to become more refined with intuitive interactions, a focus on accessibility, and a more consistent look & feel. A fresh new default theme is shipping with this release too, that puts blocks to good use and lets… * [Read Post](https://wordpress.org/news/2019/11/kirk/) * ## 󠀁[People of WordPress: Kim Parsell](https://wordpress.org/news/2019/11/people-of-wordpress-kim-parsell/)󠁿 * [Community](https://wordpress.org/news/category/community/), [Features](https://wordpress.org/news/category/features/), [Interviews](https://wordpress.org/news/category/interviews/) * November 8, 2019 * You’ve probably heard that WordPress is open-source software, and may know that it’s created and run by volunteers. WordPress enthusiasts share many examples of how WordPress changed people’s lives for the better. This monthly series shares some of those lesser-known, amazing stories. Meet Kim Parsell We would like to introduce you to Kim Parsell. Kim… * [Read Post](https://wordpress.org/news/2019/11/people-of-wordpress-kim-parsell/) * ## 󠀁[WordPress 5.3 RC4](https://wordpress.org/news/2019/11/wordpress-5-3-rc4/)󠁿 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/news/category/development/), [Releases](https://wordpress.org/news/category/releases/) * November 5, 2019 * The fourth release candidate for WordPress 5.3 is now available! WordPress 5.3 is currently scheduled to be released on November 12 2019, but we need your help to get there—if you haven’t tried 5.3 yet, now is the time! There are two ways to test the WordPress 5.3 release candidate: Try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin( choose the “bleeding edge… * [Read Post](https://wordpress.org/news/2019/11/wordpress-5-3-rc4/) * ## 󠀁[2019 Annual Survey](https://wordpress.org/news/2019/11/2019-annual-survey/)󠁿 * [Community](https://wordpress.org/news/category/community/) * November 2, 2019 * It’s time for our annual user and developer survey! If you’re a WordPress user or professional, we want your feedback. It only takes a few minutes to fill out the survey, which will provide an overview of how people use WordPress. We’re excited to announce that this year, for the first time, the survey is… * [Read Post](https://wordpress.org/news/2019/11/2019-annual-survey/) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/news/2019/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/news/2019/page/3/?output_format=md)… [6](https://wordpress.org/news/2019/page/6/?output_format=md) [Older Posts](https://wordpress.org/news/2019/page/2/?output_format=md)