Wordpress5.8 is coming, and the updated website is faster!

WordPress5.8

Today, WordPress Released 5.8 Official version , Xiaobian has also directly updated to the latest version , The biggest feature of this version is block call management 、 Give up all evil IE Browser support, image optimization and other optimization support ！

This version is based on legendary jazz pianist Art Tatum Name of . His skillful skills and the spirit of challenging the limits inspired the musicians , It has also changed people's ideas about what they can do . therefore , Start the music service of your choice , Reading the latest version of WordPress Bring you content at the same time , appreciate Tatum Famous recording of ： Include 《Tea for Two》、《Tiger Rag》、《Begin the Beguine》 and 《Night and Day》.

The following points are summarized ：

Use the block management widget 、 Use new blocks and block templates to display articles 、 Edit the template around the article 、 Recommended block template 、 Picture styling and coloring 、 Give up right IE11 Support for 、 Add to WebP Support for 、 Add additional block support, etc .

For developers Theme.json introduce Global Styles and Global Settings API： Use... In the active theme theme.json File to control editor settings 、 Provide available customization tools and style blocks .

Block management

The biggest feature of this version is the blocking of gadgets , That is, Gutenberg, the editor we often use , In this way, it is easy to understand .

And give up on IE11 Support for , Actually IE11 Compatibility is better than ever IE Better browser , For the use of IE When the browser is upgraded as a system compatible partner, please pay attention to avoid unnecessary system problems .

For developers IE Compatibility is really a headache , Now they are basically mainstream browsers Microsoft Edge browser 、Chrome Google browser 、Firefox Firefox 、Opera And domestic QQ browser /360 The browser etc. ！

WordPress The official made it clear that ： You may encounter some problems when managing your site , These problems will not be fixed in the future . If you are currently using IE11, It is strongly recommended that you change to a newer browser .

Add a pair of pictures WebP Support for , Support lossy compression and lossless compression of image file formats , Derived from the image coding format VP8.

according to Google Test of , After lossless compression WebP Than PNG There are fewer documents 45％ File size , Even though these PNG After the file is compressed by other compression tools ,WebP It can be reduced 28％ File size .

Update suggestions ：

If your website program theme is about IE11 It is not recommended to upgrade the browser directly , Wait for the developer to handle the compatibility. Thank you .