New WordPress Update Released: WordPress 4.5

WordPress has just announced the release of WordPress version 4.5, named “Coleman” as a tribute to legendary jazz musician Coleman Hawkins. Learn about the new WP v. 4.5 improvements below.

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WordPress Update: WP V. 4.5 – Coleman

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

WordPress v. 4.5 Coleman, released on April 12, 2016 is all about helping you streamline your workflow, whether you’re writing or building your site.

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

Inline Linking

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

(WordPress 4.5 – 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 WordPress 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 your highlighted text into <code> …

(Formatting Shortcuts – Backticks)

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

(Inline Linking)

Live Responsive Previews

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

(Live Responsive Previews)

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

(WP version 4.5 – Live Responsive Previews)

Custom Logos

v. 4.5 now allows themes to support business logos …

(Custom Logos)

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

(Theme Customizer – Custom Logos)

Additional WP 4.5 Release Notes

version 4.5 also includes various additional ‘under the hood’ improvements, such as:

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

WordPress v. 4.5 – Additional Enhancement And Bug-Fixes

In addition to all of the above, version 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 (just search for something like “WP v.4.5 problems” or “WP v.4.5 Coleman bugs”, 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 notes.

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