1. WordPress 3.6
New Features

2. WordPress 3.6
New Post Formats
• Standard
• Image
• Gallery
• Link
• Video
• Audio
• Chat
• Status
• Quote
• Aside

3. WordPress 3.6
Audio & Video Support
• No longer need external libraries/plugins (self-hosted videos)
• Can directly preview video in post editor
• Automatically embed video by entering URL (i.e. YouTube link)

4. WordPress 3.6
Navigation Menus
1. New tab to manage menu locations
2. Drop-down list to select menu to edit (replaces tabs)
3. Accordian-based UI for selecting pages, links, categories
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5. WordPress 3.6
Improved Auto Save
• Won’t loose saved post if browser crashes, server goes offline,
Wi-Fi cuts out (browser storage)
• Login screen appears on current/last page if you get logged
out or session expires

6. WordPress 3.6
Post Revision Management
• Slide allows you to retrace/move through editing steps
• Allows comparions between two versions of a post

7. WordPress 3.6
Post Locking
• Warns when another user is editing post
• Gives admin the option of overiding post

8. WordPress 3.6
New Theme: 2013
• Support for new post formats
• Different background colors for each post
• Demo: http://twentythirteendemo.wordpress.com

9. WordPress 3.6
Further Resources
• Treehouse: blog.teamtreehouse.com/a-preview-of-
wordpress-3-6
• Tutsplus: wp.tutsplus.com/articles/news/whats-new-
in-wordpress-3-6-beta/
• WP Beginner: wpbeginner.com/news/what-features-
are-coming-in-wordpress-3-6/
Page slide artwork courtesy treehouse.com and wp.tutsplus.com.