[Software] WordPress 6.0 makes building a website easier than ever

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The open source content management system WordPress.org has announced its latest major release for creators who use the website builder.

Offering the creation of more intuitive online sites and named after jazz musician Arturo O'Farrill, WordPress 6.0 "Arturo" offers over 1,000 updates and enhancements to enhance the "no code" experience for building the site.

The new version includes bug fixes and extends to existing WordPress customization tools, such as block themes that now contain multiple style variations.

 

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Closer to a drag-and-drop style generator, WordPress 6.0 "Arturo" also includes a new style switch for its theme-blocking capability, which gives website creators access. to different style settings without having to change themes.

"With careful updates to the writing experience, building better block functionality and adding a new intuitive style switch, I'm very proud of the work done in this release to create a great site editing experience," he said. Josepha Haden Chomphosy, executive director of WordPress.

WordPress has also released five new template options for block themes, added more features such as a new color panel and transparency options to its design tool, and included a new feature that allows designers of websites to choose block blocking restrictions to help simplify project delivery. .

"Extending Gutenberg to a full site editing experience in WordPress means that all of the issues that the community has had to address have been complex and far-reaching. WordPress 6.0 is an example of how the community is tackling these difficult engagement challenges together, ”added Chomphosy.

The new WordPress launch was made possible by the contributions of over 500 people from about 58 countries, according to the blog post of the CMS platform (opens in a new tab).

It is the second major release from WordPress.org this year after the release of WordPress 5.9 "Joséphine" in January 2022, four months ago, which introduced the full editing of the site and blocked themes.