EP385 - WordPress 5.7

<p>On this episode, we will be discussing the release of WordPress 5.7. This release is named after Esperanza Spalding, a modern musical prodigy. As with all WordPress released, we will break down the latest changes to the release and what we have noticed about it.</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2021/03/12/full-site-editing-pre-merge-overview/"> Full Site Editing Pre-Merge Overview – Team Updates</a></li> <li><a href= "https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/03/12/early-thoughts-on-wp5-8-planning/"> Early Thoughts on WP5.8 Planning – Make WordPress Core</a></li> <li><a href= "https://futureland.tv/glitchyowl/multiverse-diary/44750">multiverse diary</a></li> <li><a href= "https://ithemes.com/wordpress-5-7-top-21-features-improvements/">WordPress 5.7: Top 21 Features & Improvements</a></li> <li><a href= "https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/02/23/rest-api-changes-in-wordpress-5-7/"> REST API Changes in WordPress 5.7 – Make WordPress Core</a></li> <li><a href="https://jquery.com/download/">Download jQuery</a></li> <li><a href= "https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/06/29/updating-jquery-version-shipped-with-wordpress/"> Updating jQuery version shipped with WordPress – Make WordPress Core</a></li> </ul> <p>New features</p> <ul> <li>Block Editor Changes</li> <li>WP Admin and it's new color palette</li> <li>HTTP to HTTPS in a single click</li> <li>New Robots API</li> <li>Cleaning up jQuery 3.5.1</li> <li>Lazy-load iFrames</li> </ul> <p>WordPress Field Guide. It highlights developer notes for each change you may want to be aware of: <a href= "https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/02/23/wordpress-5-7-field-guide"> WordPress 5.7 Field Guide</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Panel</h2> <p>Jason Tucker @jasontucker <a href= "https://twitter.com/jasontucker%E2%80%8B">https://twitter.com/jasontucker​</a><br /> Steve Zehngut @zengy <a href= "https://twitter.com/zengy%E2%80%8B">https://twitter.com/zengy​</a><br /> Jason Cosper @boogah <a href= "https://twitter.com/boogah%E2%80%8B">https://twitter.com/boogah​</a></p>