{"id":527,"date":"2017-06-09T09:53:32","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T09:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/?p=527"},"modified":"2022-06-10T06:37:59","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T06:37:59","slug":"new-wordpress-4-8-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/new-wordpress-4-8-update","title":{"rendered":"New WordPress 4.8 \u2013 Built with You in Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Woohoo! The wait is over. Happy WordPress update day! Version 4.8 dubbed \u201cEvans\u201d after the famous jazz pianist and composer William John \u201cBill\u201d Evans arrived yesterday. This is the first major WordPress release of 2017. WordPress 4.8 was built with the user in mind \u2013 its newest features intend to let you express yourself and represent your brand even better than before: link improvements, three new media widgets covering images, audio, and video, an updated text widget that supports visual editing, and an upgraded news section in your dashboard which brings in nearby and upcoming WordPress events. Let\u2019s take a look at what\u2019s new:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Widget Updates<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/wordpress-4-8-media-widgets-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress 4.8 Widget Updates\" class=\"wp-image-536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/wordpress-4-8-media-widgets-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/wordpress-4-8-media-widgets-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/wordpress-4-8-media-widgets-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/wordpress-4-8-media-widgets.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Visual Editor in The Text Widget (TinyMCE)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>By default, WordPress came with a plain text widget. This widget contained a simple text box where you can add text and HTML code. Beginners who are not familiar with HTML were unable to add links or use basic formatting in the text widget. This changes in WordPress 4.8. The new text widget comes with a simple visual and text editor. Similar to the one you see on the post edit screen. This will allow beginner users to easily add links, create lists, or make text bold\/italic without writing any HTML code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u0422he New Image Widget<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Up until now, if you wanted to display an image in WordPress sidebar, you needed to write HTML or use a plugin. WordPress 4.8 introduces an image widget which allows users to easily add images into the sidebar. You will be able to upload an image right from the widget or select any image from the WordPress media library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clicking on the select image will open the WordPress media uploader popup where users can upload or select an image. After inserting the image, users will be able to see a preview of the image in the widget area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The New Video Widget<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar to the image widget, WordPress 4.8 also introduces the Video widget. You can now add any video from the Media Library to a sidebar or display any video from YouTube, Vimeo, or any other oEmbed provider. Add the URL of the video you want to embed and then click on the \u2018Add to widget\u2019 button. The media uploader popup will disappear, and you will see a thumbnail preview of your video inside the widget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alert alert-info mb-5\"><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> we recommend that you should not upload videos directly to your WordPress site. Instead, you should use a video hosting provider like YouTube or Vimeo. Simply click on the \u2018Select Video\u2019 button in the widget, and then click on \u2018Insert from URL\u2019 link.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>New Audio Widget<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re a podcaster, musician, or just want to add audio to your site, this is now possible with this release. All you have to do upload the audio file to your Media Library, go to the widget settings, select your file, and you\u2019re ready for listeners. Adding a widget with your audio file has never been easier. This would be an easy way to add a more personal welcome message, too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Link Boundaries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Users will appreciate the clear link boundaries making it easier to edit links in your post content. No need to manually select the text that\u2019s part of your link \u2013 just click once and the whole link will be selected for editing.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/wordpress-4-8-link-boundaries-1024x393.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress 4.8 Link Boundaries - FastComet\" class=\"wp-image-531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/wordpress-4-8-link-boundaries-1024x393.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/wordpress-4-8-link-boundaries-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/wordpress-4-8-link-boundaries-768x294.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/wordpress-4-8-link-boundaries.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Containing new link boundaries, it\u2019s now way easier to select text to link it. This new user-friendly feature aims to end any frustration you might have when hyperlinking text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordPress News and Events Dashboard Widget<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With WordCamps, Meetups, and other events occurring in more than 400 cities across the globe, you can now keep in the know with WordPress\u2019 new event dashboard display. For those who want to improve their WordPress skills, the Events and News dashboard widget now draws your attention to events nearby you. All upcoming WordCamps and official WordPress Meetups are now right there when you log in to your dashboard. This widget will replace the older WordPress news widget which only showed WordPress news.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/wordpress-4-8-news-events-dashboard-widget-1024x433.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress 4.8 Dashboard Widget - FastComet\" class=\"wp-image-534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/wordpress-4-8-news-events-dashboard-widget-1024x433.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/wordpress-4-8-news-events-dashboard-widget-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/wordpress-4-8-news-events-dashboard-widget-768x325.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/wordpress-4-8-news-events-dashboard-widget.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you have multiple users on your website, then the widget will show them events based on their location. It will automatically try to detect a user\u2019s location by sending their timezone, locale, and IP address to api.wordpress.org. Users can also edit the location to manually enter their location or view events from any other location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Even More Developer Happiness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A number of new developer features have been added to WordPress 4.8, including<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">More accessible admin panel headings<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Removal of core support for WMV and WMA files<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Multisite updates<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Text-editor JavaScript API<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Media widgets API<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Customizer width variable<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read more about these release features in WordPress.org\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2017\/06\/evans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">official release documentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope you\u2019ve enjoyed reading about WordPress 4.8 release and, just like us, are anxiously awaiting to give the new WordPress a go. When you\u2019re ready to give it a try, make sure your backups are in place, usable and ready to be restored in case of emergency, and then grab the update from your WordPress Dashboard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Woohoo! The wait is over. Happy WordPress update day! Version 4.8 dubbed \u201cEvans\u201d after the famous jazz pianist and composer William John \u201cBill\u201d Evans arrived yesterday. This is the first major WordPress release of 2017. 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