WordPress 4.3 “Billie”

WordPress 4.3 - "Billie"

Version 4.3 of WordPress, named “Billie” in honor of jazz singer Billie Holiday, is available for download or update in your WordPress dashboard. New features in 4.3 make it even easier to format your content and customise your site.

Menus in the Customiser

Create your menu, update it, and assign it, all while live-previewing in the customiser. The streamlined customiser design provides a mobile-friendly and accessible interface. With every release, it becomes easier and faster to make your site just the way you want it.


Formatting Shortcuts

Your writing flow just got faster with new formatting shortcuts in WordPress 4.3. Use asterisks to create lists and number signs to make a heading. No more breaking your flow; your text looks great with a * and a #.


Site Icons

Site icons represent your site in browser tabs, bookmark menus, and on the home screen of mobile devices. Add your unique site icon in the customiser; it will even stay in place when you switch themes. Make your whole site reflect your brand.


Better Passwords

Keep your site more secure with WordPress’ improved approach to passwords. Instead of receiving passwords via email, you’ll get a password reset link. When you add new users to your site or edit a user profile, WordPress will automatically generate a secure password.


Other improvements

  • A smoother admin experience – Refinements to the list view across the admin make your WordPress more accessible and easier to work with on any device.
  • Comments turned off on pages – All new pages that you create will have comments turned off. Keep discussions to your blog, right where they’re supposed to happen.
  • Customise your site quickly – Wherever you are on the front-end, you can click the customise link in the toolbar to swiftly make changes to your site.

The Team

Konstantin ObenlandThis release was led by Konstantin Obenland, with the help of these fine individuals. There are 246 contributors with props in this release. Pull up some Billie Holiday on your music service of choice, and check out some of their profiles:

@mercime, Aaron D. Campbell, Aaron Jorbin, Adam Heckler, Adam Silverstein, Aki Bjorklund, Alex Kirk, Alex Mills (Viper007Bond), Alex Shiels, Alin Marcu, andfinally, Andrea Fercia, Andrea Gandino, Andrew Nacin, Andrew Ozz, Andy Fragen, Ankit K Gupta, Anthony Burchell, anubisthejackle, Aram Zucker-Scharff, Arjun S Kumar, avnarun, Bad Feather, Ben Cole, Ben Dunkle, BinaryKitten, Birgir Erlendsson (birgire), Bjorn Johansen, bolo1988, Boone B. Gorges, Brad Touesnard, Bram Duvigneau, Brandon Kraft, Brian Krogsgard, Brian Layman, Caleb Burks, CalEvans, Chase Wiseman, Chip Bennett, Chouby, Chris Olbekson, chriscct7, Clement Biron, Craig Ralston, Daniel Bachhuber, Daniel Jalkut (Red Sweater), Daniele Mte90 Scasciafratte, daniluk4000, Dave McHale, DaveAl, David A. Kennedy, David Herrera, daxelrod, Denis de Bernardy, Dennis Ploetner, Derek Herman, Dion Hulse, dipesh.kakadiya, dmsnell, Dominik Schilling, Drew Jaynes, Dzikri Aziz, eclev91, eligijus, Elio Rivero, Ella Iseulde Van Dorpe, Eric Andrew Lewis, Eric Binnion, Eric Mann, Fabien Quatravaux, Felix Arntz, francoeurdavid, Frank Klein, gabrielperezs, Garth Mortensen, Gary Jones, Gary Pendergast, George Stephanis, glennm, gtuk, hailin, hauvong, Helen Hou-Sandí, henrikakselsen, Hinaloe, Hrishikesh Vaipurkar, Hugo Baeta, imath, Ipstenu (Mika Epstein), isaacchapman, izem, J.D. Grimes, Jack Lenox, jadpm, jamesgol, jancbeck, Jeff Farthing, Jeremy Felt, Jeremy Pry, Jeremy Ward, Jesin A, jipmoors, Joe Dolson, Joe Hoyle, Joe McGill, Joey Kudish, John Blackbourn, John James Jacoby, John Leschinski, Joost de Valk, Jpyper, jrf, Julio Potier, Justin Sternberg, Kai, karinchristen, karpstrucking, Kelly Dwan, kevkoeh, kitchin, Kite, Konstantin Kovshenin, Lance Willett, Lee Willis, Leo Gopal, loushou, Lumaraf, Marin Atanasov, Mario Peshev, Marius (Clorith), Mark Jaquith, Marko Heijnen, marsjaninzmarsa, martinsachse, Matt Mullenweg, Matt van Andel, Matt Wiebe, mattyrob, maxxsnake, Mel Choyce, Michael, Michael Adams (mdawaffe), Michael Arestad, michaelryanmcneill, Mickey Kay, mihai, Mike Hansen, Mike Nelson, Mike Schroder, Milan Dinic, Morgan Estes, mrutz, nabil_kadimi, Naoko Takano, Nazmul Hossain Nihal, nicholas_io, Nick Halsey, Nick Momrik, Nikolay Bachiyski, Nilambar Sharma, ohryan, Onni Hakala, Ozh, Paresh Radadiya, Pascal Birchler, Paul Gibbs, Paul Wilde, pavelevap, Pete Nelson, Peter Wilson, PeterRKnight, Philip Arthur Moore, Pippin Williamson, polevaultweb, pragunbhutani, Rachel Baker, Rami Yushuvaev, rarylson, Rastislav Lamos, rauchg, Ravinder Kumar, RC Lations, Reuben Gunday, Rian Rietveld, Ritesh Patel, Robert Chapin, Robert Dall, Rodrigo Primo, Rommel Castro, Ross Wintle, Rouven Hurling, Ryan Boren, Ryan Marks, Ryan McCue, Ryan Welcher, Sagar Jadhav, Sal Ferrarello, Samir Shah, santagada, Scott Kingsley Clark, Scott Reilly, Scott Taylor, scribu, scruffian, Sean Hayes, sebastiantiede, Sergey Biryukov, Shawn Hooper, Sheri Bigelow, Simon Wheatley, Siobhan, Stanko Metodiev, Stephane Daury (stephdau), Stephen Edgar, Steve Grunwell, Steven Word, stuartshields, Sudar, Sunny Ratilal, taka2, tharsheblows, Thor Brink, Tim Smith, tlexcellent, tmatsuur, TobiasBg, Tomas Mackevicius, TomHarrigan, Toro_Unit (Hiroshi Urabe), Toru Miki, Tracy Levesque, Tryon Eggleston, Ty Carlson, Udit Desai, vivekbhusal, Weston Ruter, Will Norris, willgladstone, William Earnhardt, willstedt, WPMU DEV Jose, Yoav Farhi, Yuri Salame, Zach Wills, Zack Katz, and Zack Tollman.

 

Special thanks go to Siobhan McKeown for producing the release video, Hugo Baeta for the design, and Jack Lenox for the voice-over.

Finally, thanks to all of the contributors who provided subtitles for the release video, which at last count had been translated into 30 languages!

If you want to follow along or help out, check out Make WordPress and our core development blog. Thanks for choosing WordPress. See you soon for version 4.4!

WordPress 4.2 “Powell”

The latest version of WordPress, version 4.1, “Dinah” was released this morning.

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Head on over to the WordPress blog and read the announcement post😀

This release was led by Drew Jaynes along with 283 contributors with props in this release, a new high.

Download the latest WordPress 4.2 Australian English release here and follow the instructions in the downloads “Read Me” file.

If you’ve already installed the Australian English version of WordPress simply visit the dashboard to update to WordPress 4.2 and the latest translations.

If you’d like to get involved with WordPress and contribute to the project get on over to make.wordpress.org and find out how.

WordPress 4.1 “Dinah”

The latest version of WordPress, version 4.1, “Dinah” was released this morning.

Twenty Fifteen

  • Introducing Twenty Fifteen
    • Our newest default theme, Twenty Fifteen, is a blog-focused theme designed for clarity.
    • Twenty Fifteen has flawless language support, with help from Google’s Noto font family.
    • The straightforward typography is readable on any screen size.
    • Your content always takes center stage, whether viewed on a phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop computer.
  • Distraction-free writing
    • Just write. Sometimes, you just need to concentrate on putting your thoughts into words. Try turning on distraction-free writing mode. When you start typing, all the distractions will fade away, letting you focus solely on your writing. All your editing tools instantly return when you need them.
  • Choose a language
    • Right now, WordPress 4.1 is already translated into over forty languages, with more always in progress. You can switch to any translation on the General Settings screen.
  • Log out everywhere
    • If you’ve ever worried you forgot to sign out from a shared computer, you can now go to your profile and log out everywhere.
  • Vine embeds
    • Embedding videos from Vine is as simple as pasting a URL onto its own line in a post. See the full list of supported embeds.
  • Plugin recommendations
    • The plugin installer suggests plugins for you to try. Recommendations are based on the plugins you and other users have installed.
  • Complex Queries
    • Metadata, date, and term queries now support advanced conditional logic, like nested clauses and multiple operators — A AND ( B OR C ).
  • Customizer API
    • The customizer now supports conditionally showing panels and sections based on the page being previewed.
  • <title> tags in themes
    • add_theme_support( 'title-tag' ) tells WordPress to handle the complexities of document titles.
  • Developer Reference
    • Continued improvements to inline code documentation have made the developer reference more complete than ever.

Check out the WordPress blog to read the release post for all of the above features in detail.

This release was led by John Blackbourn along with 283 contributors with props in this release, a new high.

Download the latest WordPress 4.1 Australian English release here and follow the instructions in the downloads “Read Me” file.

If you’ve already installed the Australian English version of WordPress simply visit the dashboard to update to WordPress 4.1 and the latest translations.

WordPress 4.1 makes it easy to install with English Australian translations, just select English (Australian) during install, if you wish to switch to English Australian translations visit “Settings -> General” and select “English (Australian)” from the site language dropdown and the translations will be automatically downloaded and installed for you.

If you’d like to get involved with WordPress and contribute to the project get on over to make.wordpress.org and find out how.

WordPress 4.0 “Benny”

The latest version of WordPress, version 4.0 was released this morning.


 

  • Manage your media with style
    • Explore your uploads in a beautiful, endless grid. A new details preview makes viewing and editing any amount of media in sequence a snap.
  • Working with embeds has never been easier
    • The editor shows a true preview of your embedded content, saving you time and giving you confidence.
  • Focus on your content
    • Writing and editing is smoother and more immersive with an editor that expands to fit your content as you write, and keeps the formatting tools available at all times.
  • Finding the right plugin
    • There are more than 30,000 free and open source plugins in the WordPress plugin directory. WordPress 4.0 makes it easier to find the right one for your needs, with new metrics, improved search, and a more visual browsing experience.

Check out the WordPress blog to read the release post for all of the above features in detail.

This release was led by Helen Hou-Sandí along with 275 contributors with props in this release, a new high.

Download the latest WordPress 4.0 Australian English release here and follow the instructions in the downloads “Read Me” file.

If you’ve already installed the Australian English version of WordPress simply visit the dashboard to update to WordPress 4.0 and the latest translations.

WordPress 4.0 makes it easy to install with English Australian translations, just select English (Australian) during install.

WordPress 4.0 - English (Australian)

If you’d like to get involved with WordPress and contribute to the project get on over to make.wordpress.org and find out how.

WordPress 3.9 “Smith”

The latest version of WordPress, version 3.9 was released this morning.

 

  • Smoother media editing experience
  • Gallery previews
  • Do more with audio and video playlists
  • Live widget and header previews
  • Stunning new theme browser

Head on over to the WordPress blog and read the release post for all of the above features in detail.

You can download the latest WordPress 3.9 Australian English release from here and follow the instructions in the downloads “Read Me” file.

If your already using the Australian English version update via the WordPress dashboard to install the latest release and translations.

If you would like to get involved with WordPress and contribute to the project get on over to make.wordpress.org and find out how.