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Hey guys! This is Mika Kaltoft from Col323WebDesign.com.
Today is a great day in the WordPress community because the new WordPress 3.3 update is available for download. In this quick video, I’m going to show you some of the features and highlights from the new update.
UPDATE WORDPRESS
The first step is obviously to update WordPress, so we are going to click on Please update now and then click Update Automatically.
Now we are being redirected to a Welcome to WordPress 3.3 page, where we can see; What’s New, Credits and Freedoms. If we scroll down, we can read about what’s new, but in this video I will give you a quick run through.
TOP MENU BAR
First of all, you can see in the top-menu/menubar that the color has changed a little bit and some functions as well. Now for example, in order for you to logout you, you have to go and hover over Howdy and your Images (in the right-top-corner) and then go down to Log Out. You can also Edit Your [My] Profile here.
Another thing is the + New. This is fold-down option, where you can get redirected to a Post, Media, Link, Page or User page by a single click. If you have any comments, you can respond to them by clicking at the Speech Bubble Logo. If there is any any new updates, you can go to the update page by clicking on the Two Circled Arrows. If you want to visit your site (Homepage) you can click on your title or your domain url and finally, the WordPress Logo shows you the options to send feedback, get help, or to go to the support forum etc.
MENU BAR
Next, we are going to be looking at the left menu bar, which has had some remodeling done. As you can see, now, instead of the links being stacked under each other, there is now a fly-out menu.
It works really well because, as you may remember from before the update, it was easy having installed plugins lined up under each other, leading you to scroll down to find exactly what you needed. However, now everything is more centered, so whenever you need a function, you can just go in and find it straight away. It’s very simple and very fast. I really like this function.
MEDIA UPLOAD
Another new feature is in the media section, where they have updated and added a new function that is really cool. In order for me to show you how it works, I need to go to Post and then click on Add New.
First of all, you will see that there is a pop-up window, which basically explains you what is new. I’m just going to Dismiss the window. There is usual 4 or 5 icons in the Upload/Insert Section, but now there is only one icon which says Add Media (when you hover over it) The WordPress Developers have removed all the other icons and left one option available to add media files.
When clicking on this Upload/Insert Icon, we can see that there is a brand new panel, where you can drag and drop files - in the center of the pop-up window. You can obviously still do it in the old why, where you click Select Files and find the file you need, even through, no one can ever find the file anyway–so I really like this new function because it makes life much easier.
In order for me to show you how it works, I’m going to drag in a WordPress Image and drop it in the center of the pop-up window. Once it’s uploaded, I click Inset To Post and wola. (it’s good to go)
IPAD EXCITEMENT & IMPROVEMENT
Antother great feature I just have to mentor is for all you IPAD users. If you have used your IPAD to edit a post/page on WordPress, you have seen that the editing was in HTML. It’s was very confusion at times, even though you have webmaster skills and are good at HTML/CSS. I’ve actually not used my IPAD much to do many updates because it has been to complicated. All that said, you now have the option to see either Visual or HTML which is great. The menu bar works great as well. It’s very elegant and very easy to use and makes the whole experience of using your IPAD to update your content much more comfortable and awesome. So that is one thing that I’m sure you will be stoked about.
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