WordPress 4.0 was released last week that brought some nice changes to the way we can write and edit content. Chris takes a walk through the different changes that will help you get the hang of the new editor features.

1. WordPress 4.0 – What’s New
@chrisburgess

2. Overview
• Choosing Your Own Language
• New Grid View for the Media Library
• Improvements to the Content Editor
• More Support for oEmbed
• Improvements to TinyMCE Views
• New Plugin Installation Experience
• New Widget Customizer Panel
• New Accessibility Features
• Updated External Libraries
• How Do I Update?
• Update Settings
• Where To From Here?

3. Choosing Your Own Language On Installation

4. New Grid View for the Media Library

5. More Support for oEmbed

6. oEmbed Providers
Animoto
Videos
WordPress
4.0
Blip
Videos
WordPress
2.9
CollegeHumor
Videos
WordPress
4.0
DailyMo;on
Videos
WordPress
2.9
Flickr
Videos
&
Images
WordPress
2.9
FunnyOrDie.com
Videos
WordPress
3.0
Hulu
Videos
WordPress
2.9
Imgur
Images
WordPress
3.9
Instagram
Images
WordPress
3.5
Issuu
Documents
WordPress
4.0
Meetup.com
Various
WordPress
3.9
Mixcloud
Music
WordPress
4.0
Photobucket
Images
WordPress
2.9
PollDaddy
Polls
&
Surveys
WordPress
3.0
Rdio
Music
WordPress
3.6
Revision3
TV
shows
WordPress
2.9
Scribd
Documents
WordPress
2.9
SlideShare
Presenta;on
slideshows
WordPress
3.5
SmugMug
Photos
WordPress
3.0
SoundCloud
Music
WordPress
3.5
Spo;fy
Music
WordPress
3.6
TED
Videos
WordPress
4.0
TwiQer
Social
media
WordPress
3.4
Vimeo
Video
WordPress
2.9
WordPress.tv
Videos
WordPress
2.9
YouTube
Videos
WordPress
2.9

7. Improvements to Content Editor + TinyMCE Views

8. New Plugin Installation Experience

9. New Widget Customizer Panel

10. New Accessibility Features
Image
Credit:
Apple.com

11. Updated External Libraries
• TinyMCE 4.1.3
• jQuery 1.11.1
• MediaElement 2.15

12. How do I update?
• Make sure you have a full file and database backup of
your site to ensure you can roll things back if you do
encounter any issues
• Check compatibility with theme and plugins

13. Update Settings
• Codex Page (http://codex.wordpress.org/
Configuring_Automatic_Background_Updates)
• WP Updates Settings - Handy UI for update options
• Show/hide
Updates
no;fica;on
• Use
default
WordPress
behaviors
• Enable/Disable
Updates
capabili;es
to
Administrator
users
• Set
Major
Core
Automa;c
Background
Updates
• Set
Minor
Core
Automa;c
Background
Updates
• Set
Plugin
Automa;c
Background
Updates
• Set
Theme
Automa;c
Background
Updates
• Set
Transla;on
files
Automa;c
Background
Updates
• Set
Auto
Core
Update
No;fica;on
emails.
• Add
Updates
panel
(SeZngs
>
Updates)
• Contextual
Help
• Transla;on
MO/PO
files
• Mul;site
• Deac;vate
restore
default
WordPress
behavior
• Uninstall
restore
default
WordPress
behavior

14. Where to from here?
• For the extra keen, here are the official WordPress 4.0
release notes and changelog on the WordPress Codex:
• http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.0
• http://codex.wordpress.org/Changelog/4.0

15. Any questions or comments…
@chrisburgess