WordPress 6.7

WordPress Resource: Your Website Engineer with Dustin Hartzler

Introduction

• WordPress 6.7 “Rollins” released on November 12, 2024
• The third and final major release of 2024

I. New Default Theme: Twenty Twenty-Five

• Fully compatible with the Site Editor
• Emphasizes flexibility and adaptability
• Includes templates for personal blogs, photo blogs, and complex blogs
• Features high-quality fonts supporting multiple languages
• Offers a variety of color palettes and patterns

II. Zoom Out Mode

• New feature for easier content creation and editing
• Allows users to work at the pattern level instead of individual blocks
• Provides a bird’s-eye view of the page or template structure
• Includes controls to drag, move, and shuffle patterns
• Enhances the ability to visualize the overall site layout

III. Enhanced Block Customization

• Extended border support for multiple blocks (Buttons, Categories, Gallery, etc.)
• New background image support for Cover, Group, and Column blocks
• Shadow support was added for Group blocks
• Color support expanded to Buttons, List Items, and Latest Comments blocks

IV. Improved Typography Controls

• New font management tools in the Styles interface
• Ability to create, edit, and apply custom font size presets
• Fluid typography feature for responsive font scaling

V. Query Loop Block Improvements

• Streamlined interface with automated default settings
• Consolidated key options for easier customization
• Enhanced usability for displaying dynamic content

VI. Media Enhancements

• Support for HEIC image format
• Auto sizes for lazy-loaded images
• Improved background image support at individual and global levels

VII. Developer Features

• New Template Registration API
• Preview Options API for extending the Preview drop down menu
• Improvements to the Block Bindings API
• Enhanced Data Views API

VIII. Performance Updates

• Faster pattern loading
• Optimized previews in the data views component
• Improved PHP 8+ support
• Removal of deprecated code

IX. Accessibility Improvements

• 65+ accessibility fixes and enhancements
• Improved user interface components and keyboard navigation in the Editor
• Accessible heading on WordPress login screens
• Clearer labeling throughout the interface

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