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WordPress version 5.0.2 is now available on all of our servers. This update is a maintenance release that dealt with 73 bugs found in the new block editor. The primary focus of this release was to increase performance in sites with a large number of blocks. A post with 200 blocks is now 330% faster!

Changelog:

• 45 total Block Editor improvements are included (14 performance enhancements & 31 bug fixes).
• 17 Block Editor related bugs have been fixed across all of the bundled themes.
• Some internationalization (i18n) issues related to script loading have also been fixed.

For more information, please make sure to see the official changelog or consult the list of tickets on Trac.

To download WordPress 5.0.2 manually, visit your Dashboard > Updates and click "Update Now". Sites that support automatic background updates should begin to update automatically.