The Month in WordPress: December 2018
The Month in WordPress: December 2018 New features, a big event, and important announcements marked December as a milestone month for the WordPress community. Release of WordPress 5.0 On December 6 WordPress 5.0 was released. This release includes the much anticipated new block editor as the default editing experience. While some users have chosen to continue using the Classic Editor on their sites, many site owners have quickly upgraded to this latest version. Two security and maintenance releases came out over the course of the month, with the latest update providing a huge boost to performance and stability. The new version of WordPress comes a new default theme: Twenty Nineteen. This theme is designed to highlight how the block editor can be used. Want to get involved in developing WordPress Core? Follow the Core team blog and join the #core [ more… ]