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WordPress 3.8 – What’s New and Why It Matters
Agenda
• New User Interface Design
• Improved Theme and Widget Management
• Twenty Fourteen: A ‘’magazine style’’ Default Theme
• Other Noteworthy Updates
• The New is Now
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Introduction
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Do you use WordPress?
If so, your world is about to CHANGE
and you’re not alone.

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Recent statistics show WordPress now
powers:
• Close to 20% of the web
And controls:

• Close to 60% of the Content Management System market.

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So when big changes are rolling
out, there’s a LOT at stake.

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The most recent version of WordPress, version
3.8, shows that the platform (and its developers)
take this responsibility seriously and aim to
further simplify web publishing for everyone.

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Let’s dive in and take a closer look
at the WordPress 3.8 release!

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New User
Interface Design
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New versions of WordPress follow a general
pattern:

• Odd numbered releases are mostly back-end
upgrades

• Even numbered releases carry with them feature
additions, front-end upgrades, and changes

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So it should come as no surprise, that 3.8
has some new features.
But unless you’ve been paying close
attention, the extent of these new features
may SURPRISE you.

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Version 3.8 is not just a feature upgrade.
It is a long awaited facelift.

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Farewell to the
skeuomorphic, low
contrast rounded corner
user interface of old.

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Hello to a responsive,
modern, touch-friendly,
typographically-rich user
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Responsive UI:

Desktop
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Tablet

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Over the past year:
A team of developers headed by WordPress
co-creator Matt Mullenweg, have been working
on a new user interface, codenamed “MP6”.

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The MP6 UI aimed to solve a series of issues:
From responsiveness to high-resolution graphics.
Originally developed as stand-alone plugins, MP6 and its
cohorts DASH (simplified dashboard), THX38 (new theme
experience), and the Widget Area Chooser are now
baked into the WordPress core code.
This provides a whole new administrative experience that
is simpler, more accessible, and works beautifully across all
screen sizes.
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The only real way to get the full story on
the new UI, is to try it for YOURSELF!
As you dig in, let me direct your attention to
some of the finer and less obvious points...

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1.

MP6 admin UI is fully responsive–meaning as screen
sizes change the layout resizes and reformats to provide
the best possible user experience.

This provides tablet and smartphone users––and also Windows 8
users utilizing Snap––a much improved user experience.
Plus it makes WordPress administration truly mobile out of the box.
As part of this move to responsiveness, the WordPress Toolbar has
been subtly changed to be touch friendly by making the bar and its
buttons bigger as screen sizes get smaller.
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2.

On the font side, the new admin UI swaps out Arial
for the Google font: Open Sans.

Open Sans has looser kerning (more space between the letters)
for increased readability.
Just as important but less obvious, the new UI also replaces its
image-based icons for the custom Dashicon icon font to ensure
crisp, sharp icons–regardless of screen resolution.
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3.

And if you don’t like the default charcoal-and-blue
color scheme...

You now have four versions
to choose from:

• Blue
• Default
• Light
• Midnight
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Though to be honest, only Default
and Midnight have a high enough
contrast to be really useful.

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Improved Theme and
Widget Management
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In tandem with the new admin user
interface...
The Theme and Widget managers have
also been updated to provide better user
experiences.

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The Theme Manager has been reworked with
the same minimalist approach as the overall
UI, and now provides a more intuitive and
less cluttered interface.

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Now Gone
• Vertical separation between your active
theme and the themes available to you.
• Theme info is moved to modal windows for
a quicker overview of available themes and a
more in-depth inspection of theme info.
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Theme Manager

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Widget management has been improved
to alleviate an enduring frustration for
anyone with a widget heavy site: simpler
widget selection.

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Hidden below the traditional
drag-and-drop behavior...
The new Widgets UI allows users
to click on an available widget, and
select what widgetized (sidebar)
area, that widget should appear in.
This is a very elegant solution that
will save users time and frustration.

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The Customizer has been updated with
the new design, making it less obtrusive
and easier to use.
Also, your theme’s info can be more easily
read with a larger area of the screen now
devoted to it.

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Twenty Fourteen:
A “Magazine Style”
Default Theme
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Since 2010, WordPress has shipped with
a new default theme every year.
Unfortunately these themes, named after
their release year, have usually been
released towards the end of their year.

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With Twenty Fourteen, the new default
theme ships with version 3.8, following a
release schedule more like those of
automotive manufacturers.

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Twenty Fourteen is a magazine-style theme
with a heavy focus on featured content sliders
and tiles, as well as large images.
These types of themes have proven
exceedingly popular, and Twenty Fourteen
aims to answer the need for visual options,
aside from plain old blog themes.
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3.8 ships with three
default themes:
• Magazine-style
Twenty Fourteen
• Blog-centric
Twenty Thirteen
•CMS-focused
Twenty Twelve
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Twenty Twelve and Twenty Thirteen were
all about simplicity, Twenty Fourteen
focuses on massive-content-overload,
with plenty of options...

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Some of these options:
• The header allows for a large banner image or logo
• There is an optional featured content area that
displays sticky or tab-based posts in a carousel or
tiled view
• The main content is boxed between two
widgetized areas on the left and right that disappear
on smaller screens.
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Concerns have been raised that this theme may
be too content heavy and prone to clutter, but
I recommend holding any reservations until we
see how the WordPress community as a whole
puts it to use.
My two cents: always keep the widgets in your
theme to a minimum.
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For an in-depth walkthrough of Twenty
Fourteen and all it has to offer, stay tuned for
my upcoming lynda.com video course:

Start with a Theme: Twenty Fourteen

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Other Noteworthy
Updates
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WordPress 3.8 also introduces some other, less
talked about updates, including:
•Updated Profile page with choices reflecting more modern sensibilities
• AIM, Yahoo! IM, Jabber/Google Talk are GONE, replaced by the more popular options of
Google+, Facebook, and Twitter.

•Auto-updating for point releases (which was actually introduced in 3.7.1)
•A smarter password strength indicator for more robust security
•Many other core code updates to give developers new power and
capabilities
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The New is Now

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Now that you have a clear understanding of
what WordPress 3.8 is all about, go forth and
update your own site.
After making a backup of course!

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WordPress has always been on the cutting edge
of current web trends, and 3.8 will put you and
your site firmly at the forefront of modern
web development best practices.
So what are you waiting for? Upgrade to 3.8
today!

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WordPress 3.8 – What’s New and Why It Matters

  • 2. Agenda • New User Interface Design • Improved Theme and Widget Management • Twenty Fourteen: A ‘’magazine style’’ Default Theme • Other Noteworthy Updates • The New is Now 2 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 3. Introduction 3 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 4. Do you use WordPress? If so, your world is about to CHANGE and you’re not alone. 4 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 5. Recent statistics show WordPress now powers: • Close to 20% of the web And controls: • Close to 60% of the Content Management System market. 5 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 6. So when big changes are rolling out, there’s a LOT at stake. 6 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 7. The most recent version of WordPress, version 3.8, shows that the platform (and its developers) take this responsibility seriously and aim to further simplify web publishing for everyone. 7 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 8. Let’s dive in and take a closer look at the WordPress 3.8 release! 8 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 9. New User Interface Design 9 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 10. New versions of WordPress follow a general pattern: • Odd numbered releases are mostly back-end upgrades • Even numbered releases carry with them feature additions, front-end upgrades, and changes 10 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 11. So it should come as no surprise, that 3.8 has some new features. But unless you’ve been paying close attention, the extent of these new features may SURPRISE you. 11 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 12. Version 3.8 is not just a feature upgrade. It is a long awaited facelift. 12 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 13. Farewell to the skeuomorphic, low contrast rounded corner user interface of old. 13 Hello to a responsive, modern, touch-friendly, typographically-rich user interface. CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 14. Responsive UI: Desktop 14 Tablet Mobile CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 15. Over the past year: A team of developers headed by WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg, have been working on a new user interface, codenamed “MP6”. 15 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 16. The MP6 UI aimed to solve a series of issues: From responsiveness to high-resolution graphics. Originally developed as stand-alone plugins, MP6 and its cohorts DASH (simplified dashboard), THX38 (new theme experience), and the Widget Area Chooser are now baked into the WordPress core code. This provides a whole new administrative experience that is simpler, more accessible, and works beautifully across all screen sizes. 16 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 17. The only real way to get the full story on the new UI, is to try it for YOURSELF! As you dig in, let me direct your attention to some of the finer and less obvious points... 17 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 18. 1. MP6 admin UI is fully responsive–meaning as screen sizes change the layout resizes and reformats to provide the best possible user experience. This provides tablet and smartphone users––and also Windows 8 users utilizing Snap––a much improved user experience. Plus it makes WordPress administration truly mobile out of the box. As part of this move to responsiveness, the WordPress Toolbar has been subtly changed to be touch friendly by making the bar and its buttons bigger as screen sizes get smaller. 18 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 19. 2. On the font side, the new admin UI swaps out Arial for the Google font: Open Sans. Open Sans has looser kerning (more space between the letters) for increased readability. Just as important but less obvious, the new UI also replaces its image-based icons for the custom Dashicon icon font to ensure crisp, sharp icons–regardless of screen resolution. 19 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 20. 3. And if you don’t like the default charcoal-and-blue color scheme... You now have four versions to choose from: • Blue • Default • Light • Midnight 20 Though to be honest, only Default and Midnight have a high enough contrast to be really useful. CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 21. Improved Theme and Widget Management 21 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 22. In tandem with the new admin user interface... The Theme and Widget managers have also been updated to provide better user experiences. 22 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 23. The Theme Manager has been reworked with the same minimalist approach as the overall UI, and now provides a more intuitive and less cluttered interface. 23 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 24. Now Gone • Vertical separation between your active theme and the themes available to you. • Theme info is moved to modal windows for a quicker overview of available themes and a more in-depth inspection of theme info. 24 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 25. Theme Manager 25 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 26. Widget management has been improved to alleviate an enduring frustration for anyone with a widget heavy site: simpler widget selection. 26 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 27. Hidden below the traditional drag-and-drop behavior... The new Widgets UI allows users to click on an available widget, and select what widgetized (sidebar) area, that widget should appear in. This is a very elegant solution that will save users time and frustration. 27 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 28. The Customizer has been updated with the new design, making it less obtrusive and easier to use. Also, your theme’s info can be more easily read with a larger area of the screen now devoted to it. 28 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 29. Twenty Fourteen: A “Magazine Style” Default Theme 29 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 30. Since 2010, WordPress has shipped with a new default theme every year. Unfortunately these themes, named after their release year, have usually been released towards the end of their year. 30 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 31. With Twenty Fourteen, the new default theme ships with version 3.8, following a release schedule more like those of automotive manufacturers. 31 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 32. Twenty Fourteen is a magazine-style theme with a heavy focus on featured content sliders and tiles, as well as large images. These types of themes have proven exceedingly popular, and Twenty Fourteen aims to answer the need for visual options, aside from plain old blog themes. 32 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 33. 3.8 ships with three default themes: • Magazine-style Twenty Fourteen • Blog-centric Twenty Thirteen •CMS-focused Twenty Twelve 33 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 34. Twenty Twelve and Twenty Thirteen were all about simplicity, Twenty Fourteen focuses on massive-content-overload, with plenty of options... 34 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 35. Some of these options: • The header allows for a large banner image or logo • There is an optional featured content area that displays sticky or tab-based posts in a carousel or tiled view • The main content is boxed between two widgetized areas on the left and right that disappear on smaller screens. 35 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 36. Concerns have been raised that this theme may be too content heavy and prone to clutter, but I recommend holding any reservations until we see how the WordPress community as a whole puts it to use. My two cents: always keep the widgets in your theme to a minimum. 36 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 37. For an in-depth walkthrough of Twenty Fourteen and all it has to offer, stay tuned for my upcoming lynda.com video course: Start with a Theme: Twenty Fourteen 37 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 38. Other Noteworthy Updates 38 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 39. WordPress 3.8 also introduces some other, less talked about updates, including: •Updated Profile page with choices reflecting more modern sensibilities • AIM, Yahoo! IM, Jabber/Google Talk are GONE, replaced by the more popular options of Google+, Facebook, and Twitter. •Auto-updating for point releases (which was actually introduced in 3.7.1) •A smarter password strength indicator for more robust security •Many other core code updates to give developers new power and capabilities 39 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 40. The New is Now 40 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 41. Now that you have a clear understanding of what WordPress 3.8 is all about, go forth and update your own site. After making a backup of course! 41 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
  • 42. WordPress has always been on the cutting edge of current web trends, and 3.8 will put you and your site firmly at the forefront of modern web development best practices. So what are you waiting for? Upgrade to 3.8 today! 42 CHECK OUT LYNDA.COM’S WORDPRESS VIDEO COURSES: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-training-tutorials/330-0.html
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