WordPress updates its website builder for the third time this year
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Open source CMS (opens in new tab) WordPress.org has released WordPress 6.1 “Misha” in an effort to extend the block editing experience introduced in WordPress 5.9 earlier this year. (opens in new tab) and WordPress 6.0 (opens in new tab).
Named after Soviet Norwegian jazz pianist Mikhail “Misha” Alperin, WordPress 6.1 includes additional updates to its website builder (opens in new tab)featuring a new default block theme with ten style variations designed by members of the WordPress community.
The release also includes new writing features that allow users to select partial paragraphs in a block, and has extended a shortcut to add internal links to all blocks.
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With contributions from over 800 people worldwide, WordPress 6.1 is designed to allow users to apply a different look and feel to a website within one theme.
WordPress 6.1 is now available and also offers a range of new templates that users can create directly from the site editor, including custom templates for posts and pages.
“Additional improvements to the editor give creators and developers more control and customization for site building while providing users with a more cohesive experience,” said Josepha Haden Chomphosy, WordPress Executive Director.
The update also includes fluid typography that allows webmakers to set a single font size to scale to any screen size, which can be enabled through theme.json, a block theme configuration file.
“As of WordPress 6.1, block-based template parts can be used in traditional WordPress themes, allowing site owners as well as plugins and theme authors to adopt what they need when ready in a way that’s still in the future. A theme must specify theme support for block template parts to enable this feature,” added a press release from WordPress.org.
WordPress.org has also improved the layout and visualization of document settings so that content creators can easily view and manage important post and page settings.