WordPress Releases New Version: WordPress V. 4.5

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

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New WP Version: WordPress V. 4.5 – Coleman

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

WP 4.5 Coleman, released on April 12, 2016 focuses on helping to streamline your workflow, whether you’re writing or building your site.

Here are just a few of the changes you will find in the new WordPress version:

Inline Linking

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

(WP v. 4.5 – Inline Linking)

This tool allows you to 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 …

(Formatting Shortcuts)

Add three horizontal dashes to create 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 …

(Inline Linking)

Responsive Previews

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

(WordPress version 4.5 – Live Responsive Previews)

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

(Live Responsive Previews)

Custom Logos

WP 4.5 also allows themes to support business logos …

(WordPress 4.5 – Custom Logos)

This feature can also be accessed from the Theme Customizer …

(WP version 4.5 – Upload Logos)

Additional WP Version 4.5 Release Notes

WP 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 v. 4.5 – Additional Bug-Fixes & Enhancements

In addition to the improvements and enhancements listed above, WP 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 (just search for “WP 4.5 Coleman problems” or “WordPress version 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 of the images on this page have been sourced from WordPress’ own release material.

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