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Real quick, WordPress post formats are meta information (or ‘tags’) that can be used by themes to customize presentation of a post. Urgh! Meta what? For those not well-versed in developer-speak, we can think of post formats as a feature that allows you to present your posts in different styles. There you have it private, you can put your guns away now. Post formats expand the micro-blogging face of WordPress as you can create your post as an aside, a status update, a quote, a gallery, a video, a link or an image, and style each to your heart’s content. Bottom line: The post formats feature makes WordPress a more complete blogging platform. Think of it this way. You can share an external link that befits your readers, create Twitter-like updates, build amazing galleries, and share unforgettable quotes among other things with a single click . Suffice to say, if your theme supports WordPress post formats, you can customize how each format looks even if the developer has done that … [Read more...] about WordPress Post Formats Guide: What They Are & Why To Use Them

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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”

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Version 4.1 of WordPress, named “Dinah” in honor of jazz singer Dinah Washington , is available for download or update in your WordPress dashboard. New features in WordPress 4.1 help you focus on your writing, and the new default theme lets you show it off in style. Introducing Twenty Fifteen Our newest default theme, Twenty Fifteen, is a blog-focused theme designed for clarity. Twenty Fifteen has flawless language support, with help from Google’s Noto font family . The straightforward typography is readable on any screen size. Your content always takes center stage, whether viewed on a phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop computer. Distraction-free writing Just write. Sometimes, you just need to concentrate on putting your thoughts into words. Try turning on distraction-free writing mode . When you start typing, all the distractions will fade away, letting you focus solely on your writing. All your editing tools instantly return when you need them. The … [Read more...] about WordPress 4.1 “Dinah”

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Here it is! Named “Adderley” in honor of Nat Adderley, the latest and greatest version of WordPress is available for download or update in your dashboard. Say hello to more and better. More ways to make your pages come alive. With easier ways to get it all done and looking better than ever—and boosts in speed you can feel. Welcome to WordPress 5.4 Every major release adds more to the block editor. More ways to make posts and pages come alive with your best images. More ways to bring your visitors in, and keep them engaged, with the richness of embedded media from the web’s top services. More ways to make your vision real, and put blocks in the perfect place—even if a particular kind of block is new to you. More efficient processes. And more speed everywhere, so as you build sections or galleries, or just type in a line of prose, you can feel how much faster your work flows. Two new blocks. And better blocks overall. Two brand-new blocks: Social … [Read more...] about WordPress 5.4 “Adderley”

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The long-awaited fourteenth release of WordPress is now available. WordPress 3.1 “Reinhardt” is named in honor of the jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt . Version 3.1 is available for download , or you can update from within your dashboard . This release features a lightning fast redesigned linking workflow which makes it easy to link to your existing posts and pages, an admin bar so you’re never more than a click away from your most-used dashboard pages, a streamlined writing interface that hides many of the seldom-used panels by default to create a simpler and less intimidating writing experience for new bloggers (visit Screen Options in the top right to get old panels back), and a refreshed blue admin scheme available for selection under your personal options. There’s a bucket of candy for developers as well, including our new Post Formats support which makes it easy for themes to create portable tumblelogs with different styling for different types of posts, new … [Read more...] about WordPress 3.1, lots of fun

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