WordPress.org today launched WordPress 4.6, which adds a slew of new features to the blog management tool to help you "focus on the important things while feeling more at home." You can download the new release, available in 52 languages, now from WordPress.org/Download (8.2MB).
WordPress is a content management system (CMS) that powers 25 percent of the web. The latest version is dubbed "Pepper," in honor of jazz baritone saxophonist Park Frederick "Pepper" Adams.
WordPress 4.6 brings streamlined updates. When you update, install, and delete your plugins and themes, you won't be forced to navigate away from the page.
Next up, the WordPress dashboard can now finally take advantage of the fonts you already have. This should result in faster loading, as well as a more native feel on whatever device you're using.
There are also two improvements to the editor. The Inline Link Checker automatically checks to make sure your links are correct, and Content Recovery saves your content to the browser as you type.
I'm particularly excited about the latter as many of our team members prefer to write in the browser. Yes, I did write this article about WordPress in Microsoft Word.
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Last, but not least, there are a number of under-the-hood improvements:
- Resource hints help browsers