Summary: On Tuesday, WordPress released version 5.8. With this release, named ‘Tatum’ for pianist Art Tatum, come several exciting new enhancements.When Gutenberg first launched in 2018, WordPress introduced the new block editor. Instead of working just with text and images, you can now design sites using pre-made blocks that can style quotes or image layouts — or pretty much anything you can imagine.Since the block editor appeared, each new WordPress release has added additional functionality to the blocks, and WordPress 5.8 is no different. As explained in the version 5.8 release notes, you can now use the block editor to manage widgets and add blocks to widget areas. There is a new Query Loop Blog that allows you to display posts based on a wide range of criteria, and you can design these customized pages with a variety of new patterns. And you will be able to use the block editor to edit the templates that display your content — and modify your page design on the fly. With this new release, you can even colorize images and cover blocks with duotone filters.But that’s not all!With the release of WordPress 5.8 comes a brand new feature for WordPress website design: the new Pattern Directory. Here you will be able to search over 70 different design elements that can be added to a compatible theme.As Justin Tadlock notes on WP Tavern, the Pattern Directory is in early stages, and designs may not appeal to everyone— yet. But just like the Plugin Directory and Theme Directory, both of which have grown significantly over the years, there is a great deal of potential in this new addition to WordPress.org.And finally, with WordPress 5.8 we get the first taste of full site editing. With the Gutenberg plugin and a compatible theme, you will be able to fully utilize the new pattern library to design an amazing new site.We are very excited about the enhancements in WordPress 5.8 and look forward to how the pattern library and new block options will further improve, and simplify, WordPress design.Of course, if you decide to play with the new enhancements in WordPress 5.8, we strongly recommend you first back up your website. Even better, consider testing things out on a testing environment.In other newsJapan breaks Internet speed record. Researchers have employed new technology to reach new Internet transfer speeds of 319 Terabits per second. The experiment took place in a lab using new fiber optic technology and lasers. As Vice’s Motherboard publication notes, such speeds would allow you to download a videogame instantly. While this technology is still under development, it bodes well for future infrastructure, and, fingers crossed, it will eventual... You are listening to the topic about "[News] WordPress 5.8 launches with a pattern library", if you want to read the full article, please visit https://geniuswp.com or the link in the description.
