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    WordPress 4.8 Delivers Features Aimed at Improving User Experience

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    Sean Michael Kerner
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    June 12, 2017
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      1WordPress 4.8 Delivers Features Aimed at Improving User Experience

      1 - WordPress 4.8 Delivers Features Aimed at Improving User Experience

      Among the most widely deployed open-source technologies, the WordPress content management system (CMS) powers more than 74 million websites, and on June 8, version 4.8—a milestone update—was released with new features for both users and developers. WordPress 4.8 is code-named “Evans” in honor of jazz pianist and composer William John “Bill” Evans. Its new features include image and video widgets that make it easier for site administrators to embed media content into a site layout. As an open-source project, WordPress benefits from the participation of a broad community—there were 346 contributors to the 4.8 release. In this slide show, eWEEK takes a look at some of the highlights of WordPress 4.8.

      2WordPress Honors Jazz Musician Bill Evans

      2 - WordPress Honors Jazz Musician Bill Evans

      WordPress 4.8 is code-named “Evans” in honor of jazz pianist and composer William John “Bill” Evans. The previous release, WordPress 4.7, was code-named “Vaughan” in honor of legendary jazz vocalist Sarah “Sassy” Vaughan.

      3Existing Users Can Update Easily

      3 - Existing Users Can Update Easily

      Existing WordPress site administrators can easily update to the new WordPress 4.8 release through the dashboard interface.

      4WordPress Provides Automatic Security Updates

      4 - WordPress Provides Automatic Security Updates

      Since October 2013 and the 3.7 update, WordPress has provided an automated mechanism for security patches. The security updates are point releases and by default are automatically installed on WordPress sites.

      5Image Widget Debuts

      5 - Image Widget Debuts

      WordPress has a widget system to easily add items to a site layout. In WordPress 4.8, a new image widget debuted, making it easier for site administrators to add images.

      6Video Widget Also Debuts

      6 - Video Widget Also Debuts

      Another new widget that made its debut in WordPress 4.8 is a video widget that makes it easier than ever to add video content to website layouts.

      7Link Boundaries Make Linking Easier

      7 - Link Boundaries Make Linking Easier

      Linking is a common activity for website owners, but it sometimes can be challenging to correctly select the text that should be linked. In WordPress 4.8, a new capability called Link Boundaries aims to make it easier to select text that will be linked.

      8Goodbye Silverlight

      8 - Goodbye Silverlight

      WordPress 4.8 has dropped support for Microsoft Silverlight media file formats including WMV and WMA files.

      9Easily Find Local WordPress Events

      9 - Easily Find Local WordPress Events

      The WordPress site dashboard is being enhanced with listings of local WordPress community events.

      10WordPress 4.8 Benefited From 346 Contributors

      10 - WordPress 4.8 Benefited From 346 Contributors

      The WordPress 4.8 release was led by Matt Mullenweg and Jeff Paul and benefited from the contributions of 346 individuals.

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