WordPress 4.0 "Benny" Released with embedded content previews
Popular open-source website and blogging CMS 'WordPress' have just released major updates. This time the update is not of any security issue, rather WordPress has released its latest version v4.0 which is named "Benny".
This is great news for all bloggers and WordPress site admins that it's time to update your CMS version. WordPress has released its latest version with the name 'Benny', and WordPress teams say that the name Benny has been given in honor of jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman. Benny WordPress version is available for download and you all can update your CMS version to the Benny version.
What is new in Benny's version?
If you are asking what is special there in this version then the answer is you will surely like it. This is because Benny's version brings a clean and smooth management experience for you.Grid Media Style
All the media that you have uploaded on your blog will have the grid look like Thumbnails. The new layout previews your photos in grid styles, allow you to edit them, and made easy to manage them.
Embedding the media files like videos is not much easier than before. You can Embed YouTube videos like you embed on Google blogger. Just you have to put the URL of the video and it automatically embeds the video. The editor shows a true preview of your embedded content, saving you time and giving you confidence.
The embedded videos didn't affect your site load time as the embed is so light that it less affects page load time.
You can embed videos from many other sources like CollegeHumor, playlists from YouTube, and talks from TED. Check all the embeds that WordPress 4.0 supports.
Post-Editor
The main part of the CMS is the editor, and the editor has also got an awesome smooth touch. The post editor simply looks like a Blogger editor. This new editor gives the writer a good touch while writing the post, as all the necessary formatting tools are available at all times.
Supportive Plugins
Many WordPress users like to use its plugins and there are tonnes of WordPress plugins available for free as well as paid also. There are more than 30,000 free and open-source plugins in the WordPress plugin directory. WordPress 4.0 makes it easier to find the right one for your needs, with new metrics, improved search, and a more visual browsing experience.
At last, the team wrote that to release the WordPress 4.0, there were 275 contributors who have supported it available and is led by Helen Hou-SandÃ.
I personally like the Benny WordPress version and it's one of the best updates yet released. It is very easy and a handful to use.
I like to hear from our readers what you liked in the Benny version of WordPress and what more you like to add to it.
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