I’d probably never jump off the bridge, but when all the cool WordPressers are doing something (including my soulmate Ahmad Awais), it’s usually worth at least considering. That said, after thoroughly enjoying a couple of the core contribution posts that have circulated around the WordPress community, I decided to pull off one for myself. The last 6 months has been great so far but I have an incredible news to share with your guys.
📣 WordPress 4.8 “Evans” just got released and I made my first ever contribution to the WordPress core. 🎉
Throughout these years, Ahmad has consistently been encouraging me to step up my game as a developer. He tells me how awesome it feels while contributing to an open source software and then getting a credit on such a big scale. Now that I’ve achieved this milestone — which is certainly like a dream come true —TBH I feel that I should have done this sooner.
Despite the fact, that it’s my first ever contribution, and a very small one, (I am just so happy) — there are so many things about WordPress 4.8 that makes me happy? Let’s now go through them.
Named in honor of a jazz pianist, WordPress 4.8 is all set to be downloaded and updated in your dashboards. It is a major release with not so many significant changes in it. Its cherry on the top features are:
Of all these new features, link boundaries are the key highlight for me. I know first-hand how frustrating it can get while you’re working around adding and editing links. Why? Because, most of the time, your new text ends up linked. So, as the core team calls it:
With link boundaries, a great new feature, the process is streamlined and your links will work well. You’ll be happier. We promise.
Yes! I am very happy about it and here’s the video for more detail.
I’ve mentioned shortly that three new media widgets have been a part of WordPress 4.8. These are for images, videos, audio, and text.
The news section has got a major update and is now focusing on drawing your attention to the events. This means WordPress is now looking forward to thriving better with community meetups and gatherings. Now you can get the news of all the upcoming WordCamps and official WordPress Meetups right from your dashboard.
Like I’ve said earlier I’m super excited about it because this release is not only special but I’ll also cherish it. So, what are your views about it? I’d love to hear your feedback. Drop in your comments or reach out to me via Twitter. For more details, you can follow these links.
Cheers!
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[…] In the spirit of regular core contribution to the WordPress core, I have again contributed to WordPress 4.8. It’s a different kind of proud feeling you get when you give back. But most of all, I am happy because of my incredible wife — Maedah Batool — who also got props, her first core contribution. […]