What’s New with WordPress 5.6?

Bycasabona



WordPress 5.6 “Simone” is out now! It’s the last major update of 2020 and it’s packed with lots of changes. We’ll get an overview of what’s changed, as well as demos of auto-updates, Block Patterns, Column improvements, a walk through the new default theme Twenty Twenty One, and more.

Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
05:36 – Upgrading / jQuery
07:15 – Auto-Updates Explained
10:35 – Block Editor Changes
14:35 – Columns
17:26 – Block Patterns
18:55 – Twenty Twenty One
21:20 – Outro

Links:

* WordPress 5.6 “Simone”: https://wordpress.org/news/2020/12/simone/
* WordPress 5.6 Field Guide: https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/11/20/wordpress-5-6-field-guide/
* 5.6 Core Editor Overview: https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/12/03/wordpress-5-6-core-editor-overview/
* iThemes’ WordPress 5.6 guide: https://ithemes.com/wordpress-5-6-guide/
* WordPress: Year in Review: https://wpyearinreview.com

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