WordPress 3.4 Preview
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The document summarizes the upcoming features in WordPress version 3.4 beta, which was presented at a SoCal WordPress meetup. Key highlights include a live site customization preview, adding HTML formatting to image captions, commenting directly in the backend editor, and an improved responsive admin UI. Information on installing the beta, currently included and still missing features, and contact details for the presenters were also provided.
WordPress 3.4 Preview
- 1. SoCal WordPress What’s coming up in WordPress 3.4? May 23rd, 2012 Presenter: Noel Saw
- 2. Tonight’s Venue Sponsor WiFi SSID: indiedesk | Password: indiedesk816 (both all lowercase) DTLA’s best Coworking Space!
- 3. Tonight’s Food Sponsors QuickLaunch. me WordPress Intensive Workshop June 16th - $150 early bird http://bit.ly/socalwp
- 6. Elegant Themes Contest Please fill out workshop survey to enter: http://bit.ly/socalworkshop Winner to be announced Monday, May 28th
- 7. Easy Beta Installation Install only a test / dev sites – do not install on important live sites If you do want to use on a live site, backup and backup again first Use the WP beta plugin to install latest beta: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-beta-tester/ Another recommended plugin – WP System Health http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-system-health/
- 8. What’s in 3.4 (beta) Live site customization preview Add HTML formatting to image captions Add your comments directly in backend WP admin post editor Lower memory usage (supposedly) Bug fixes, improved speed and lower memory usage Use pre-existing images for header in media library Theme finder results “infinite scrolling” – no more pagination Responsive WP admin UI – adapts better to narrow windows Get shortlink in posts (but not pages) Better integration with external applications
- 9. What’s in 3.4 (beta) page 2 One neat little trick: Click on WP admin top toolbar to jump to top New Twenty Eleven and Twenty Ten themes due later this year Twenty Eleven dev: https://github.com/thethemefoundry/twentytwelve/
- 10. What’s still missing Overwrite images in media library Built-in caching Shortened links for pages
- 11. Contact Us Noel Saw noel@wpverse.com NoelSaw.com/+ @WPverse Natalie MacLees @nataliemac Belsien Thomas belsien@iconunlimited.com
- 12. Tonight’s Sponsors QuickLaunch. me WordPress Intensive Workshop June 16th - early bird tba