WordPress has now launched the new 3.1 edition, called “Reinhardt” in honour of the jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. This edition includes several new and updated features for users, developers and readers to take advantage of (I just had fun playing around with it to write this post). Below is a list of some of the new features you will see.
- Internal Linking – allows you to search for an old post of your own or browse a list of existing content and select it for inclusion in a new post.
- Admin Bar – appears at the top of your screen and contains various links to useful admin screens when a user is logged in and visiting the site. Admin bar can be hidden by going into your personal settings and unchecking “Show Admin Bar”
- Streamlined Writing Interface – new users of WordPress will find the write screen much less cluttered than before, because options that were rarely used or required are hidden by default.
- Post Formats – This is a new way of styling or changing the presentation of posts. Now you can have videos, links, images, audios, quotes, statuses, etc. all in one place, and the best part is that they will be styled accordingly
- Network Admin – move Super Admin menus and related pages out of the regular admin and into a new Network Admin screen.
- List-type Admin Screens – this allows for sortable columns for list-type screens and better pagination.
- Exporter/Importer Overhaul – new behind the scenes stuff like adding author information, better handling for taxonomies and terms, and proper support for navigation menus.
- Custom Content Type Improvements – allows developers to generate archive pages, and have better menu and capability controls.
- Advanced Queries - allows developers to query multiple taxonomies and custom fields.
- Refreshed Blue Admin Color Scheme – puts the focus more squarely on your content.
- Security Improvements - there are a few new improvements but most notably a streamlined and improved password recovery system and additional administrator types for installations with multiple blogs.
Tip: It is important to keep to keep your WordPress updated with new software because they are always improving on security functionality and vulnerabilities. If you need help creating or upgrading your WordPress site give us a call and we will be more than happy to help you out.
