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- 23 September 2019: Beta 1<\/li>\n
- 30 September 2019: Beta 2<\/li>\n
- 7 October 2019: Beta 3<\/li>\n
- 15 October 2019: Release candidate 1<\/li>\n
- 22 October 2019: Release candidate 2<\/li>\n
- 29 October 2019: Release candidate 3<\/li>\n
- 5 November 2019: Release candidate 4 (if needed)<\/li>\n
- 12 November 2019: Expected release date of WordPress 5.3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
So, we will show you the features of the upcoming WordPress 5.3 version. As currently, it is under development process so it can be possible that features can still change.<\/p>\n
Here is the list of the major features in WordPress 5.3.<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Improved Block Editor:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
There are several changes have been made to the block editor or Gutenberg.\u00a0 With WordPress 5.3, last thirteen releases of the Gutenberg plugin are going to be merged into a single feature-packed block editor at once. One of the most exciting updates is the Group Block, which allows you to create large sections of content.\u00a0 The group block will be an excellent way to create simple, reusable block templates for your web site.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nYou will also get a new block inserter panel, a typewriter experience, improved accessibility navigation, easier image replacement, and many more. At the moment, the column block is a bit underwhelming because you can’t change a column’s width but with the release of WordPress 5.3 you will be able to change column widths.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nSo, if you are one of the people using the block editor, you will like the new release. Apart from this it also improved the Latest Posts block, Improved Columns block, Block Style Variations API, Typewriter Experience, resuming uploads feature of large files, Automatic Image Rotation During Upload, Button block, New Social Links Block in The Editor and many more.<\/p>\n
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A brand-new Twenty-TwentyWordPress Theme<\/strong><\/h3>\n
This release comes with a brand-new default theme called Twenty Twenty. This theme has been designed by Anders Nor\u00e9n, he also designed bunch of themes earlier like Hemingway<\/a> and Baskerville<\/a>. Just like the previous Twenty Nineteen, Twenty Twenty has been designed with a special focus on Gutenberg (WordPress block editor). It’s a minimal theme designed for flexibility, clarity, and readability, Time saving with a keen focus on the Block Editor.<\/p>\n
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Enhancements in Admin Interface<\/strong><\/h3>\n
WordPress 5.3 come with a newly designed admin UI which will enhance the overall experience of the whole WordPress dashboard. It has also fixed many accessibility issues, including color contrasts on form fields and buttons, WordPress color scheme, better zoom management, and many more.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nBig Images are Coming to WordPress<\/strong><\/h3>\n
The image size has been always an issue for WordPress Users but in this release, \u00a0it will automatically fix the issue related to the larger image file. So from now, high-resolution problem in WordPress is a matter of the past.<\/p>\n
Image Rotation<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n
In WordPress 5.3, Images can now easily rotate on upload according to EXIF orientation.<\/p>\n
Resuming Uploads<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n
Uploading big images from a mobile and another medium won’t break things in the middle of the process because WordPress now coming with resuming uploads feature when they fail to upload.<\/p>\n
Admin Email Verification:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
In WordPress 5.3, An admin email verification has been introduced that will be trigger every six months after an admin has not logged. Developers can reset its default trigger time from Six month to desired period of time by using “admin_email_check_interval<\/strong>” filter<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nSite Health Report Tool: <\/strong><\/h3>\n
Site Health feature was introduced in WordPress 5.1, it helps to point out the security of the website and other critical things that need the attention of the site owner to run the website smoothly. In WordPress 5.3, it has changed some features, earlier it was showing health repost in percentage but in this update, it will now show users site health check scores as “Should be improved” and “Good”.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.minervainfotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/site-health.jpg\")
<\/p>\nWordPress 5.3 for Developer:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
WordPress 5.3 has made several changes and improvements for WordPress developers. Some of the important features are listed below:<\/p>\n
WordPress 5.3 fully supports PHP 7.4
\nEnhancement in The REST API.<\/p>\nWordPress 5.3 will provide a better way to discourage search engines from indexing a website when you check the option ‘Discourage search engines from indexing this website’ option. Look at the detailed report https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/43590<\/a><\/p>\n
WordPress 5.3 will provide a “Show” button next to the password field on the WordPress login screen it will behave like show\/hide password toggle on both mobile and desktop devices. Here is the detail about it. https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/42888<\/a><\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nWordPress 5.3 will improve the handling of date and time zone functionality, which will allow developers to reliable and easy to work with date and time components. See the detail here https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2019\/09\/23\/date-time-improvements-wp-5-3<\/a><\/p>\n
Hopefully, this article will help you to understand about WordPress 5.3 and its enhanced features.<\/p>\n
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