Wordpress release 3.9 “Smith”

Hurray, friends, a new version of WordPress - 3.9 has been released, and it is named after jazz musician Jimmy Smith .

Video review of the release:









For those who are too lazy to watch, the list of innovations:

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• Improved visual editor
  
  The updated editor is faster and has improved support for working with mobile devices. In addition, now, according to the developers, you can safely paste text from a Word document without wasting time and effort on correcting incorrectly displayed styles.
  
  
• Simplified Image Editing
  
  Now you can resize the image directly in the body of the post.
  
  
• Drag & Drop interface for loading images
  
  Upload images simply by dragging them into the editor area.
  
  
• Preview galleries
  
  Now right in the editor works preview image galleries.
  
  
• More options for working with audio and video
  
  Create simple audio / video playlists and share them with readers.
  
  
• Preview of the site’s widgets and “caps” right in Theme Customizer
  
  Now, customizing the theme, you can work with sidebars and widgets, as well as edit the background of the caps.
  
  
• New interface for searching and selecting templates
  
  Now search for topics for your site right in the admin has become even easier.
  
  

You can update WordPress directly in the admin or by downloading the archive from the official site .