WordPress 4.0 – What’s New

@chrisburgess

Overview

•  Choosing Your Own Language

•  New Grid View for the Media Library

•  Improvements to the Content Editor

•  More Support for oEmbed

•  Improvements to TinyMCE Views

•  New Plugin Installation Experience

•  New Widget Customizer Panel

•  New Accessibility Features

•  Updated External Libraries

•  How Do I Update?

•  Update Settings

•  Where To From Here?

Choosing Your Own Language On Installation

New Grid View for the Media Library

More Support for oEmbed

oEmbed Providers

Animoto  Videos  WordPress  4.0    Blip  Videos  WordPress  2.9    CollegeHumor  Videos  WordPress  4.0    DailyMo;on  Videos  WordPress  2.9    Flickr  Videos  &  Images  WordPress  2.9    FunnyOrDie.com  Videos  WordPress  3.0    Hulu  Videos  WordPress  2.9    Imgur  Images  WordPress  3.9    Instagram  Images  WordPress  3.5    Issuu  Documents  WordPress  4.0    Meetup.com  Various  WordPress  3.9    Mixcloud  Music  WordPress  4.0    Photobucket  Images  WordPress  2.9    PollDaddy  Polls  &  Surveys  WordPress  3.0    Rdio  Music  WordPress  3.6    Revision3  TV  shows  WordPress  2.9    Scribd  Documents  WordPress  2.9    SlideShare  Presenta;on  slideshows  WordPress  3.5    SmugMug  Photos  WordPress  3.0    SoundCloud  Music  WordPress  3.5    Spo;fy  Music  WordPress  3.6    TED  Videos  WordPress  4.0    TwiQer  Social  media  WordPress  3.4    Vimeo  Video  WordPress  2.9    WordPress.tv  Videos  WordPress  2.9    YouTube  Videos  WordPress  2.9  

Improvements to Content Editor + TinyMCE Views

New Plugin Installation Experience

New Widget Customizer Panel

New Accessibility Features

Image  Credit:  Apple.com  

Updated External Libraries

•  TinyMCE 4.1.3 •  jQuery 1.11.1 •  MediaElement 2.15

How do I update?

•  Make sure you have a full file and database backup of your site to ensure you can roll things back if you do encounter any issues

•  Check compatibility with theme and plugins

Update Settings

•  Codex Page (http://codex.wordpress.org/Configuring_Automatic_Background_Updates)

•  WP Updates Settings - Handy UI for update options •  Show/hide  Updates  no;fica;on  •  Use  default  WordPress  behaviors  •  Enable/Disable  Updates  capabili;es  to  Administrator  

users  •  Set  Major  Core  Automa;c  Background  Updates  •  Set  Minor  Core  Automa;c  Background  Updates  •  Set  Plugin  Automa;c  Background  Updates  •  Set  Theme  Automa;c  Background  Updates  •  Set  Transla;on  files  Automa;c  Background  Updates  •  Set  Auto  Core  Update  No;fica;on  emails.  •  Add  Updates  panel  (SeZngs  >  Updates)  •  Contextual  Help  •  Transla;on  MO/PO  files  •  Mul;site  •  Deac;vate  restore  default  WordPress  behavior  •  Uninstall  restore  default  WordPress  behavior  

Where to from here?

•  For the extra keen, here are the official WordPress 4.0 release notes and changelog on the WordPress Codex:

•  http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.0

•  http://codex.wordpress.org/Changelog/4.0

Any questions or comments… @chrisburgess