WordPress 4.5, is the next upcoming version of WordPress that is already in development phase and is targeted to release in the month of April 2016 that is already been set by WordPress team. According to the update, in the month of February 24, 2016, WordPress version 4.5 Beta 1 has been released in the market and is now accessible to users to download for the purpose of testing. We just got to see the latest release of WordPress 4.4 with its latest security as well as maintenance version of WordPress 4.4.1 that was released earlier. Working with WordPress alteration process needs an immoderate hard work to make it function in proper ways
Coming to the core development team that has published a brief project agenda referencing the release of WordPress version 4.5 in the month of April 2016; but, according to the WordPress team, the current target release date version 4.5 of WordPress is April 12, 2016. The beta version 1 of WordPress 4.5 is currently scheduled to release by the end of February 2017, and it is great news to know that its three more beta versions are in sync in the releasing process.
Below here is given a planned chart that defines the project schedule for WordPress version 4.5.
Mike Schroder, who is known for WordPress core developer is handling the release lead for the WordPress version 4.5 and will be well helped by two other release assistants: Mel Choyce and Adam Silverstein. The project schedule that is presented above clearly defines that all new enhancements as well as feature requests of WordPress version 4.5 definitely needs to be added by the release of Beta 1 version.
All the latest WordPress features are initially prepared as a plug-in and are efficiently managed to be merged properly in the core over the course of alteration stage. There are surely ample of WordPress 4.5 features, but there are few features that are worth mentioning that are implemented to be worked on and surely has made it to discussions in the opening meeting that comprises the following list:
- Betterments with the theme customizer section that includes features such as customize pane resizer tool and customize device preview panel.
- Enhancement of Post Editing process and Publishing activity
- Fixing up of image compression process in the core sector
- Enhancement of HTTPs to fix integrated content sections
Well, apart from above improvement plans of WordPress, I feel that there are various other updated features that are currently taken forward as plug-ins and already offers am exciting look to users. They are:
Two-Factor Authentication mode
Background Image Cropper – Enables easy cropping of all types of background images in the Customizer section that are quite similar to header images.
Next we proceed to discuss about Shiny update features that help WordPress users to – remove every ugly scraps of updating plug-ins as well as themes.
WP Toolbar Experiments are defined as essential UX adjustment properties to the WordPress toolbar.
WordPress REST API version 2 is defined as one of the complete version of WordPress REST API section.
There are more to happen that touches various reinforced image compressions, HTTPs enhancements and the Two-Factor Authentication system for WordPress.
I hope this latest article about the release of WordPress version 4.5, will fetch you with enough idea that will discuss about all new and latest features of WordPress that will be added to this version. So, what kind of features are you expecting in WordPress 4.5 version? Please share your comments here.
