WordPress Releases New Update: WordPress 4.5

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

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New WP Version: WP 4.5 – Coleman

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

WordPress v. 4.5 Coleman, released on April 12, 2016 is all about helping to streamline your workflow.

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

Inline Linking

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

(WordPress 4.5 – Inline Linking)

The inline link tool allows you to easily add external and internal links to your content with less distraction …

(WordPress 4.5 – 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 v. 4.5 – Formatting Shortcuts)

Add 3 horizontal dashes to insert a horizontal line and enclose your text in backticks to turn it into <code> …

(WordPress v. 4.5 : Formatting Shortcuts – Backticks)

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

(WP version 4.5 – Inline Linking)

Responsive Previews

From v. 4.5, live responsive previews are now available …

(WP 4.5 – Live Responsive Previews)

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

(WP v. 4.5 – Live Responsive Previews)

Custom Logos

version 4.5 also allows themes to support business logos …

(Custom Logos)

The ‘Upload Logo’ feature is also accessed from the WordPress Theme Customizer …

(WP version 4.5 – Custom Logos)

Additional WP Version 4.5 Release Notes

v. 4.5 also includes additional ‘under the hood’ improvements, such as:

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

WP version 4.5 – Additional Enhancement And Bug-Fixes

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

Important WordPress 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 something like “WP version 4.5 problems” or “WordPress 4.5 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 images shown above were sourced from WordPress’ own release notes.

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