Major version changes came for wordpress 4.8 to 5.x . The old WordPress version runs under PHP 5.6. Current version require PHP 7 and MySQL 5.6
WordPress 5.x – Hosting Requirements: –
- PHP 7 or greater.
- MySQL 5.6 or greater OR MariaDB 10.0 or greater.
- The mod_rewrite Apache module.
- HTTPS support(Recommended)
WordPress 4.8 to 5.x version upgrade steps :-
- Back up the files and database of the complete wordpress website.
- Separate WordPress 5.x installation
- New Theme development require wordpress 5.x and integrate theme for new WordPress 5.x version
- Database conversion old to new (Database upgrade)
- Compatibility check for the activated plugin.
- If existing plugin not support for wordpress 5.x. We need to try some other new version plugin
- Run the website and fixing the issues. if any.
New features for wordpress 5.x version:-
- New Block Editor
- flexibility content alignment
- Insert any type of multimedia and embed automatically
- Easily maneuverable with mouse or keyboard
lot of blocks available by default editor: paragraph, heading, preformatted text, quote, image, gallery, cover image, video, audio, columns with nested blocks, files, code, and more
2. New Default Theme: Twenty Nineteen
3. DashBoard ScreensÂ
4. Administration Screens improvement
5. Security updates
