This week on the WPwatercooler we’re going to be going over the recent developments to WordPress 6.4 Beta 1. We’ll be discussing each of the new features and what our thoughts are of them.

Links:

https://wordpress.org/news/2023/09/wordpress-6-4-beta-1/

https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/58281

https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/59166

https://elementor.com/help/requirements/

Show notes and transcript:

https://wpwatercooler.com/wpwatercooler/ep465-whats-new-in-wordpress-6-4-beta-1/

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:00 - WordPress 6.4 Beta 1 Overview

00:03:45 - New Fonts Implementation

00:08:20 - Lightboxes in WordPress 6.4

00:13:00 - Elementor and Beaver Builder: Competition or Inspiration?

00:19:30 - The Matt Mullenweg Tweet Controversy

00:25:10 - Taxonomy in WordPress

00:29:40 - Introduction of Pattern Categories

00:35:00 - Importance of Testing New Features

00:40:45 - The Art of Category Management

00:46:00 - Outro