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.
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?
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