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What’s coming up in WordPress 3.4?

May 23rd, 2012Presenter: Noel Saw

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Easy Beta InstallationInstall 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 Healthhttp://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-system-health/

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

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/

What’s still missingOverwrite images in media library

Built-in caching

Shortened links for pages

Contact UsNoel Saw

noel@wpverse.comNoelSaw.com/+@WPverse

Natalie MacLees@nataliemac

Belsien Thomasbelsien@iconunlimited.com

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