The latest release of WordPress is now available and you can read the official announcement Here.
The biggest changes (and most significant improvements) are regarding uploading and managing media:
If you’ve been around WordPress a while, the most dramatic new change you’ll notice is a completely re-imagined flow for uploading photos and creating galleries. Media has long been a friction point and we’ve listened hard and given a lot of thought into crafting this new system.
I’ve always loved the jazz theme behind each release. Here is the intro video with a lovely background jam (I’m setting Spotify to ‘Elvin’):
This means today will be a busy day updating sites. If you are updating yourself – remember it is always a great idea to make a database backup before doing an update. It is even more important for a major point release like this one. If you need help with that or run into a snag while updating – I’m always available to assist.