WordPress Update Released: WP V. 4.5

WordPress recently announced the release of WordPress 4.5, named “Coleman” in honor of legendary jazz music artist Coleman Hawkins. Learn about the new WP 4.5 updates below.

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WordPress Update: WordPress 4.5 – Coleman

WordPress has just released WP v. 4.5, named “Coleman” in honor of legendary jazz musician Coleman Hawkins.

WP version 4.5 Coleman, released on April 12, 2016 is all about streamlining your workflow, whether you’re writing or building your site.

Here are just some of the changes you will see in the new WordPress version:

Inline Linking

Coinciding with the release of WP version 4.5 is an improved linking that provides WordPress users with a less distracting interface …

(Inline Linking)

The inline linking tool lets you add links to your content with less distraction …

(Inline Linking)

Formatting Shortcuts

Prior to the release of version 4.5, WordPress introduced formatting shortcuts for lists and headings. In WP 4.5 you can now also use formatting shortcuts for horizontal lines and code …

(WP 4.5 – Formatting Shortcuts)

Add three horizontal dashes to insert a horizontal line and enclose your text in backticks to turn it into <code> …

(Formatting Shortcuts – Backticks)

The formatting shortcuts for horizontal lines and code are shown below …

(WordPress 4.5 – Inline Linking)

Live Responsive Previews

From version 4.5, live responsive previews are now available …

(WordPress v. 4.5 – Live Responsive Previews)

You can preview tablet, desktop, and mobile views directly in the customizer area …

(Live Responsive Previews)

Custom Logos

WP version 4.5 also allows themes to support business logos …

(WP 4.5 – Custom Logos)

The ‘Custom Logos’ feature can also be accessed from the Theme Customizer …

(WordPress v. 4.5 – Custom Logos)

Additional WordPress 4.5 Release Notes

WordPress 4.5 also includes various additional technical improvements, such as:

• Smart Image Resizing
• Selective Refresh
• Script Loader Improvements
• Better Embed Templates
• JavaScript Library Updates

Additional Enhancements

In addition to the improvements and enhancements listed above, version 4.5 also includes many other enhancements and bug-fixes.

Important WP Update Tips

We recommend doing the following before upgrading to any new version of WordPress:

• Perform a complete backup of all your WordPress files and database.
• Search online for any problems or issues that other WordPress users may be experiencing with the new version. This includes incompatibilities and conflicts with plugins, themes, and other issues (search for “WP 4.5 issues” or “WP version 4.5 Coleman errors”, then go through some of the results to see what kind of issues and errors users are experiencing).
• Once you have done the above, then upgrade to the new version as soon as possible to ensure that your site remains protected against any security vulnerabilities found in previous versions.

Note: Some of the images on this page were sourced from WordPress’ own release notes.

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