WordPress Version Update 6 5 - was ist neu?

WordPress rolled out its latest update to version 6.5 last night. Most will have enabled automatic updates for WordPress core, and so you will have an email in your inbox with the notification in it. Those who have disabled this feature will still need to install the update manually. Always create a backup of your WordPress website beforehand. In this blog post, we will discuss the update and its implications.

Adding and managing fonts on your website

With the new font library, you have control over an essential part of your website's design - the typography - without any coding or extra steps. Easily install, remove and activate local and Google fonts on your website for any block theme. The ability to include custom typography collections gives website creators and publishers even more choice. Most importantly, it also allows you to force your theme's font entirely to local fonts, so you don't need external sources for them.

More details about your style revisions

Work on creative projects with a more comprehensive overview of what's been done - and what you can fall back on. Get details like timestamps, quick summaries and a paginated list of all revisions. View revisions in the stylebook to see changes outside of your work. Revisions are now also available for templates and template parts. So if you collaborate with multiple people within your site, you can easily track back what exactly was changed and also if you want to pick up the thread again at a later date. More information in the revisions makes this easier.

More options for background images in groups of blocks

Manage size, repeat and focal length options so you can experiment with subtle or eye-catching ways to make layouts visually interesting.

More control over images in cover blocks

Set aspect ratios for cover block images and easily add color overlays that automatically select the color of the chosen image.

Frame shadow support in even more blocks

With frame shadow support enabled, you can create layouts with visual depth or add more personality to your design.

Discover new data views

Find and organize your data the way you want with data views for pages, templates, patterns and template parts. Arrange them in a table or grid view, with the ability to toggle fields on and off and make bulk changes.

Smoother drag and drop

Feel the difference when you move things around with helpful visual cues like shifted items in list view or smooth dragging anywhere in your workspace - from start to finish.

Improved link controls

Easily create and manage links with more intuitive link creation, such as a streamlined UI and a shortcut to copy links.

Bring interactions into blocks with the Interactivity API

The Interactivity API provides developers with a standardized way to create interactive front-end experiences with blocks. Simplify the process with fewer dependencies on external tools at optimal performance.

Connect blocks to custom fields or other dynamic content

Link core block attributes to custom fields and use the value of custom fields without creating custom blocks.

Add design tools to classic themes

Give designers and creators using classic themes access to an enhanced design experience. Select support for spacing, borders, typography and color options, even without using theme.json. Once support is enabled, more tools will be added automatically as they become available.

Discover plugin experience improvements

There is now an easier way to manage plugin dependencies. Plugin authors can provide a new "Required Plugins" header with a comma-separated list of required plugin slugs, providing users with links to install and activate these plugins.

Performance Improvements

This release includes more than 110 performance updates, with an impressive increase in speed and efficiency in both the Post Editor and Site Editor. The loading process is more than twice as fast as in version 6.4, and the speed of input processing is up to five times faster than in the previous version. The loading time for translated websites has been improved by up to 25% in this version.

Accessibility improvements

This version contains more than 65 accessibility improvements that make the program more accessible than ever before. This also makes it easier for people with disabilities or for other reasons. This makes WordPress easier to use for everyone.

With WordPress 6.5, you can not only create a simple website, but expand your online presence! Get started now and discover the possibilities of this powerful new version!