WordPress 4.7 “Vaughan” Release

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WordPress 4.7 “Vaughan” Release

Newly released WordPress 4.7, named “Vaughan” in honour of legendary jazz vocalist Sara “Sassy” Vaughan, is all about “Your site, your way,”.

This is a major release adding numerous new features and functions, along with a host of updates and the new default Twenty Seventeen theme.



Taglined “Your site, your way,” some highlights of WordPress 4.7 include:

  • New theme – The new default theme Twenty Seventeen has been designed to appeal to businesses and non-blogging applications with its sleek design, a parallax effect and large images throughout.
  • Theme Starter Content – Individual themes will now provide starter content to help give you a solid base to build from.
  • Video Headers – You can now display a beautiful video in the header to showcase your wares.
  • Customizer Enhancements – New features and enhancements to the Customizer showing you visual edit shortcuts indicating where you can update in the Customizer.
  • Customizer Pages Creation – Create new pages directly from within the Customizer Menu section.
  • Customizer Custom CSS – While adding custom CSS, you can now instantly see how your changes affect your site through the Customizer.
  • Pages & Post Editor – Reordering of the TinyMCE text editor toolbar and removal of some formatting options. The paragraph and heading selector menu will now appear in the top bar. The underline button has been removed, and the strikethrough and horizontal line buttons are moved to the kitchen sink bar.
  • Media upload – A new task to complete when you upload images. Add your own media title and alt title.
  • PDF Thumbnail Previews – Managing your document collection is easier than ever with WordPress 4.7. Uploading PDFs will generate thumbnail images so you can more easily distinguish between all your documents.
  • Dashboard in your language – Change the language of the admin panel for individual users.
  • REST API Endpoints – WordPress 4.7 comes with REST API endpoints for posts, comments, terms, users, meta, and settings.

Check out the WordPress blog for a full lineup of what’s new in WordPress 4.7.

 

New default theme – Twenty Seventeen

WordPress 4.7 release -Twenty-Seventeen default theme

 

Twenty Seventeen is slightly different than previous default themes. Its main focus is on business websites rather than blogs. With a parallax home page, it even comes with starter content to help new users and creatives set up their WordPress websites.

The new default theme can very easily be used for blogs. Twenty Seventeen has large featured images, crisp typography, and a responsive mobile-first approach to design.

Take a look at the Twenty Seventeen demo site to see how this theme differs from previous default WordPress themes.

 

Updating to WordPress 4.7

Before you run the WordPress Version 4.7 upgrade we highly recommend taking a backup of your database and files. Checking the theme and plugins on your site are 100% compatible with the new core version is a must do activity.

It is important to note, the upgrade process will affect all files and folders included in the main WordPress installation. This includes all the core files used to run WordPress. If you have made any modifications to those files, your changes will be lost.

For detailed help with updates, visit the Updating WordPress Codex page or get help by contacting us to arrange your WordPress 4.7 update.