EP385 - WordPress 5.7
On this episode, we will be discussing the release of WordPress 5.7. This release is named after Esperanza Spalding, a modern musical prodigy. As with all WordPress released, we will break down the latest changes to the release and what we have noticed about it.
- Full Site Editing Pre-Merge Overview – Team Updates
- Early Thoughts on WP5.8 Planning – Make WordPress Core
- multiverse diary
- WordPress 5.7: Top 21 Features & Improvements
- REST API Changes in WordPress 5.7 – Make WordPress Core
- Download jQuery
- Updating jQuery version shipped with WordPress – Make WordPress Core
New features
- Block Editor Changes
- WP Admin and it's new color palette
- HTTP to HTTPS in a single click
- New Robots API
- Cleaning up jQuery 3.5.1
- Lazy-load iFrames
WordPress Field Guide. It highlights developer notes for each change you may want to be aware of: WordPress 5.7 Field Guide
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