New WordPress Version Available: WordPress 4.5

WordPress recently announced the release of WP v. 4.5, named “Coleman” as a tribute to jazz musician Coleman Hawkins. Learn about the new WP v. 4.5 changes below.

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New WordPress Version: WP 4.5

WordPress has just released WP 4.5, named “Coleman” in honor of jazz music legend Coleman Hawkins.

WP v. 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 find in the new version:

Inline Linking

Coinciding with the release of WordPress v. 4.5 is a new inline linking tool. This provides WP users with a less distracting interface …

(Inline Linking)

This tool allows you to easily 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 v. 4.5 you can now also use formatting shortcuts for horizontal lines and code …

(WP 4.5 – Formatting Shortcuts)

Add 3 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 …

(WP v. 4.5 – Inline Linking)

Live Responsive Previews

From WordPress 4.5, live responsive previews are now available …

(Live Responsive Previews)

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

(WordPress v. 4.5 – Live Responsive Previews)

Custom Logos

version 4.5 also allows themes to support logos for your business or brand …

(Custom Logos)

This feature is also accessed via the Theme Customizer …

(WordPress Theme Customizer – Custom Logos)

Additional WordPress 4.5 Release Notes

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

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

WordPress 4.5 – Additional Enhancements

In addition to all of the above, WP version 4.5 also includes many other enhancements and bug-fixes.

Important 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 (just search for something like “WP version 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 shown above were sourced from WordPress’ own release notes.

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