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Here it is! Named “Eckstine” in honor of Billy Eckstine, this latest and greatest version of WordPress is available for download or update in your dashboard. Welcome to WordPress 5.5. In WordPress 5.5, your site gets new power in three major areas: speed, search, and security. Speed Posts and pages feel faster, thanks to lazy-loaded images. Images give your story a lot of impact, but they can sometimes make your site seem slow. In WordPress 5.5, images wait to load until they’re just about to scroll into view. The technical term is ‘lazy loading.’ On mobile, lazy loading can also keep browsers from loading files meant for other devices. That can save your readers money on data — and help preserve battery life. Search Say hello to your new sitemap. WordPress sites work well with search engines. Now, by default, WordPress 5.5 includes an XML sitemap that helps search engines discover your most important pages from the very minute you go live. So … [Read more...] about WordPress 5.5 “Eckstine”

Version 4.6 of WordPress, named “Pepper” in honor of jazz baritone saxophonist Park Frederick “Pepper” Adams III, is available for download or update in your WordPress dashboard. New features in 4.6 help you to focus on the important things while feeling more at home. Streamlined Updates Don’t lose your place: stay on the same page while you update, install, and delete your plugins and themes. Native Fonts The WordPress dashboard now takes advantage of the fonts you already have, making it load faster and letting you feel more at home on whatever device you use. Editor Improvements Inline Link Checker Ever accidentally made a link to https://wordpress.org/example.org? Now WordPress automatically checks to make sure you didn’t. Content Recovery As you type, WordPress saves your content to the browser. Recovering saved content is even easier with WordPress 4.6. Under The Hood Resource Hints Resource hints help browsers decide which … [Read more...] about WordPress 4.6 “Pepper”

Version 4.3 of WordPress, named “Billie” in honor of jazz singer Billie Holiday , is available for download or update in your WordPress dashboard. New features in 4.3 make it even easier to format your content and customize your site. Menus in the Customizer Create your menu, update it, and assign it, all while live-previewing in the customizer. The streamlined customizer design provides a mobile-friendly and accessible interface. With every release, it becomes easier and faster to make your site just the way you want it. Formatting Shortcuts //s.w.org/images/core/4.3/formatting.mp4 Your writing flow just got faster with new formatting shortcuts in WordPress 4.3. Use asterisks to create lists and number signs to make a heading. No more breaking your flow; your text looks great with a * and a # . Site Icons Better Passwords Other improvements A smoother admin experience – Refinements to the list view across the admin make your … [Read more...] about WordPress 4.3 “Billie”

Version 4.4 of WordPress, named “Clifford” in honor of jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown, is available for download or update in your WordPress dashboard. New features in 4.4 make your site more connected and responsive. Clifford also introduces a new default theme, Twenty Sixteen. Introducing Twenty Sixteen Our newest default theme, Twenty Sixteen, is a modern take on a classic blog design. Twenty Sixteen was built to look great on any device. A fluid grid design, flexible header, fun color schemes, and more, will all make your content shine. Responsive Images WordPress now takes a smarter approach to displaying appropriate image sizes on any device, ensuring a perfect fit every time. You don’t need to do anything to your theme, it just works. Embed Everything New Embeds Feature in WordPress 4.4 Now you can embed your posts on other WordPress sites. Simply drop a post URL into the editor and see an instant embed preview, complete with the title, excerpt, … [Read more...] about WordPress 4.4 “Clifford”

Version 4.0 of WordPress, named “Benny” in honor of jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman , is available for download or update in your WordPress dashboard. While 4.0 is just another number for us after 3.9 and before 4.1, we feel we’ve put a little extra polish into it. This release brings you a smoother writing and management experience we think you’ll enjoy. Manage your media with style Explore your uploads in a beautiful, endless grid. A new details preview makes viewing and editing any amount of media in sequence a snap. Working with embeds has never been easier //s.w.org/images/core/4.0/embed.mp4 Paste in a YouTube URL on a new line, and watch it magically become an embedded video. Now try it with a tweet. Oh yeah — embedding has become a visual experience. The editor shows a true preview of your embedded content, saving you time and giving you confidence. We’ve expanded the services supported by default, too — you can embed videos from … [Read more...] about WordPress 4.0 “Benny”