WordPress updated to version 4.1

The most popular WordPress content management system in the world has been updated to version 4.1, codenamed “Dinah”, in honor of jazz singer Dina Washington .
According to the authors of the system, WordPress 4.1 should help you focus on writing publications, and the new default theme will allow you to show what is written “in style”.

New theme

The new design theme is called Twenty Fifteen (“Twenty Fifteen”), thus continuing the current tradition of naming topics.

This is a blog topic that was created for clarity of information.

Twenty Fifteen has impeccable language support, because uses Google's Noto font.

A simple typography is readable on a screen of any size.
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Your content always takes center stage wherever you browse the site — on your phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop computer.

What can I add from myself? The topic is really simple and concise. In its design does not use graphic elements.


It is perfect for a simple blog without excesses.

Do not be distracted from the work with the publication

The new full-screen mode will please those that previously could experience any inconvenience with its predecessor. Indeed, if you remember, the editor used to open the full-size window in full-screen mode and the familiar elements of the control panel disappeared. Not always a similar alignment of things was convenient.

In this case, the areas to the left and right of the editor simply disappear when you focus on it. When the mouse cursor goes to its limits, the hidden areas reappear.


In principle, these are the main innovations. However, there are some other minor points.

Other subtleties

Choose language

Currently WordPress 4.1 has already been translated into more than 40 languages, the rest are on the way. You can switch the language at any time on the General Settings page.

Logout anywhere

If you have ever forgotten to sign out of an account on any computer, you can now log in to the profile and, using the new opportunity, log out of all computers on which you have logged on.

Deploy video with Vine

Inserting embedded videos from Vine is now no more difficult to insert a URL to a video in the editor code. Check out the full list of supported deployments.

Plugin Recommendations

The plugin installer will now tell you which plugins you need. The recommendations are based on what plugins you have already installed.

Relatively small, but pleasant things. Among ~ 30.000 plugins it is difficult to find the one you need. Perhaps it is the latter function that will help someone deal with this mess.

For developers

Complex queries

Requests for arbitrary fields, dates, and taxonomies now support composite logic, including nesting and multiple operators - A AND (B OR C) .

Theme Customization API

As far as is clear, many variables and procedures for customizing themes were transferred from PHP to JavaScript.

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In the functions.php file in the topic settings hook, you can now use the add_theme_support('title-tag') argument. According to the idea, this option should facilitate the work on the formation of WordPress headers.

Developers can view all changes by API in the corresponding directory .

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Conclusion

What do you like about WordPress updates?

Excellent compatibility.

For example, the plugin Easy Prism Syntax Highlighter , written for syntax highlighting, works on all versions of the engine, starting from 3.5.1 and ending with the latest 4.1.

The update, albeit small, is pleasant in terms of the two main innovations.