WordPress 6.2 has been released and is the first major release of 2023. Users will experience exciting features, updates, and enhancements with this big release. WordPress 6.2 covers over 900 enhancements and fixes.
This release is named after woodwind jazz musician Eric Allan Dolphy WordPress 6.2 “Dolphy
“. This new update version comes with an updated site editor that gives you more control over your website and pages. Also, there is a focus on performance too. And other enhancements such as accessibility issues, PHP8 compatibility, and many more.
Let’s have a look at some of the improvements of WordPress 6.2:
WordPress Site Editor comes out of beta
Now, the Site Editor comes out of beta and has an updated interface. It gives you a new way to interact with your entire site. You can see the preview of your templates and template parts, then do the editing of your site the way you like.
Improved Navigation Menu Block
Here you can easily add, remove, and reorder menu items faste with a new sidebar experience. This makes it easier to edit your site navigation.
Improved Block inserter Experience
It comes with a refreshed design that gives you easier access to the content you need. You can use the Media tab to drag and drop content quickly from your existing Media Library. And, use the patterns faster with a split view that lets you navigate categories and see previews all at once.
Find the controls that you want
With the updated version, the block settings sidebar is well-organized with tabs for Settings and Styles. So, you can easily identify and access the tools you need.
Build header and footer faster for block themes
Here, you can discover a new collection of header and footer patterns. You can use them with any block theme for your site’s templates.
Explore Openverse media right from the Editor
There are over 700 million+ free Openverse catalogs, openly licensed stock images, and audio. So, now it’s directly integrated into the WordPress experience through the Inserter.
Focus on writing in distraction-free mode
You can now hide all your panels and controls. You can take your time with your ideas and be alone. This will help to bring your content to life.
New Style Book
Get a complete overview of how every block in your site’s library looks. All in one place, all at a glance, directly in the Site Editor.
Copy and paste styles
Now, you can easily copy and paste the styles from one block to another. You can get the design that you want perfectly.
Custom CSS
Power up your site any way you wish with design tools and custom CSS for another level of control over your site’s look and feel for maximum creativity and artistry in your designs.
Other highlights in 6.2
- Sticky positioning: Choose to keep top-level group blocks fixed to the top of a page as visitors scroll.
- Importing widgets: Options to import your favorite widgets from Classic themes to Block themes.
- Local fonts in themes: Default WordPress themes offer better privacy with Google Fonts now included.
Performance highlights
“Dolphy” includes several impressive performance improvements. You’ll note overall faster load times for block themes of 14 to 18%, and for classic themes, speed increases of 2 to 5%. Server-side performance is also significantly boosted, with an increase of 17 to 23% for block themes and 3 to 5% for classic themes, 3 to 5%. The performance team is dedicated to these kinds of improvements. You can learn more about their work by following the Making WordPress blog using the #performance hashtag.
Learn more about WordPress 6.2
Furthermore. explore Learn WordPress for quick how-to videos, courses, and other resources for the latest features in WordPress. Or join a free live interactive online workshop.
Check out the WordPress 6.2 Field Guide for detailed developer notes to help you build with WordPress and get the most out of the latest release. Read the 6.2 release notes for additional technical details about this release, including installation information, updates, fixes, file changes, and more.
We hope this article helped you to know what’s new in WordPress 6.2. Also, try out the new features. We are delighted about all the changes that have been made to the site editor and performance improvements for block themes.
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