WordPress 4.4 was released on O. This software is still in development, so the developers do not recommend you run it on a live site. Consider setting up a test site just to play with the new version. To test WordPress 4.4, try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (you’ll want “bleeding edge nightlies”). Or you can download the beta here (zip).
The release of WordPress 4.4 is scheduled for December 8, and currently the testing is being done on:
- Twenty Sixteen — The newest default theme for WordPress.
- Responsive Images — WordPress automatically delivers a more appropriate image to users depending on a variety of conditions like screen size, viewport size, and screen resolution.
- Embeds — WordPress can now embed rich content from nearly all sites that support the oEmbed standard — not just YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, and the like. You can even embed previews of posts from other WordPress sites by pasting the URL on its own line.
WordPress 4.4 Beta Features
Source: https://wordpress.org/news/2015/10/wordpress-4-4-beta-1/
- REST API (phase 1) — The underlying infrastructure of the WordPress REST API plugin has been included in WordPress 4.4. Plugin authors can take advantage of this by adding custom endpoints.
- Term Metadata — Taxonomy term metadata is now included in WordPress 4.4. If you’ve already been using a plugin to implement term metadata, you should read this post on how to prepare. Also, the underlying
WP_Termclass improves caching when working with terms. (#14162) - Improved
<title>output —wp_title()is now deprecated; WordPress can handle the rendering of the document title automatically. - Comments — Comment queries are now split for performance. Also, the underlying
WP_Commentclass improves caching and introduces strong-typing. (#8071, #32619)
Happy testing!
