WordPress Resource: Your Website Engineer with Dustin Hartzler

WordPress 6.7

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Introduction
  • WordPress 6.7 “Rollins” released on November 12, 2024
  • The third and final major release of 2024
    • I. New Default Theme: Twenty Twenty-Five
    • Fully compatible with the Site Editor
    • Emphasizes flexibility and adaptability
    • Includes templates for personal blogs, photo blogs, and complex blogs
    • Features high-quality fonts supporting multiple languages
    • Offers a variety of color palettes and patterns
      • II. Zoom Out Mode
      • New feature for easier content creation and editing
      • Allows users to work at the pattern level instead of individual blocks
      • Provides a bird’s-eye view of the page or template structure
      • Includes controls to drag, move, and shuffle patterns
      • Enhances the ability to visualize the overall site layout
        • III. Enhanced Block Customization
        • Extended border support for multiple blocks (Buttons, Categories, Gallery, etc.)
        • New background image support for Cover, Group, and Column blocks
        • Shadow support was added for Group blocks
        • Color support expanded to Buttons, List Items, and Latest Comments blocks
          • IV. Improved Typography Controls
          • New font management tools in the Styles interface
          • Ability to create, edit, and apply custom font size presets
          • Fluid typography feature for responsive font scaling
            • V. Query Loop Block Improvements
            • Streamlined interface with automated default settings
            • Consolidated key options for easier customization
            • Enhanced usability for displaying dynamic content
              • VI. Media Enhancements
              • Support for HEIC image format
              • Auto sizes for lazy-loaded images
              • Improved background image support at individual and global levels
                • VII. Developer Features
                • New Template Registration API
                • Preview Options API for extending the Preview drop down menu
                • Improvements to the Block Bindings API
                • Enhanced Data Views API
                  • VIII. Performance Updates
                  • Faster pattern loading
                  • Optimized previews in the data views component
                  • Improved PHP 8+ support
                  • Removal of deprecated code
                    • IX. Accessibility Improvements
                    • 65+ accessibility fixes and enhancements
                    • Improved user interface components and keyboard navigation in the Editor
                    • Accessible heading on WordPress login screens
                    • Clearer labeling throughout the interface
                      • Thank You!

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                      WordPress Resource: Your Website Engineer with Dustin HartzlerBy Dustin R. Hartzler | WordPress Website Engineer
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