<strong>Buttons block:</strong> now you can choose a vertical or a horizontal layout. And you can set the width of a button to a preset percentage.

<strong>Buttons block:</strong> now you can choose a vertical or a horizontal layout. And you can set the width of a button to a preset percentage.

Now it’s simple to let iframes lazy-load. By default, WordPress will add a <code>loading="lazy"</code> attribute to iframe tags when both width and height are specified.

Now it’s simple to let iframes lazy-load. By default, WordPress will add a <code>loading="lazy"</code> attribute to iframe tags when both width and height are specified.

<strong>Social Icons block:</strong> now you can change the size of the icons.

<strong>Social Icons block:</strong> now you can change the size of the icons.

Dashboard with old color scheme.

Dashboard with old color scheme.

Dashboard with new color scheme.

Dashboard with new color scheme.

Above, the Dashboard before and after the color update in 5.7.

Above, the Dashboard before and after the color update in 5.7.

The new Robots API lets you include the filter directives in the robots meta tag, and the API includes the <code>max-image-preview: large</code> directive by default. That means search engines can show bigger image previews, which can boost your traffic (unless the site is marked <em>not-public</em>).

The new Robots API lets you include the filter directives in the robots meta tag, and the API includes the <code>max-image-preview: large</code> directive by default. That means search engines can show bigger image previews, which can boost your traffic (unless the site is marked <em>not-public</em>).

In 5.7, jQuery gets more focused and less intrusive, with fewer messages in the console.

In 5.7, jQuery gets more focused and less intrusive, with fewer messages in the console.

Jazz up your stories in an editor that’s cleaner, crisper, and does more to get out of your way.

Jazz up your stories in an editor that’s cleaner, crisper, and does more to get out of your way.

Step into WordPress %s.

Step into WordPress %s.

With this new version, WordPress brings you fresh colors. The editor helps you work in a few places you couldn’t before—at least, not without getting into code or hiring a pro. The controls you use most, like changing font sizes, are in more places—right where you need them. And layout changes that should be simple, like full-height images, are even simpler to make.

With this new version, WordPress brings you fresh colors. The editor helps you work in a few places you couldn’t before—at least, not without getting into code or hiring a pro. The controls you use most, like changing font sizes, are in more places—right where you need them. And layout changes that should be simple, like full-height images, are even simpler to make.

Now the editor is easier to use

Now the editor is easier to use

<strong>Font-size adjustment in more places:</strong> now, font-size controls are right where you need them in the List and Code blocks. No more trekking to another screen to make that single change!

<strong>Font-size adjustment in more places:</strong> now, font-size controls are right where you need them in the List and Code blocks. No more trekking to another screen to make that single change!

<strong>Reusable blocks:</strong> several enhancements make reusable blocks more stable and easier to use. And now they save automatically with the post when you click the Update button.

<strong>Reusable blocks:</strong> several enhancements make reusable blocks more stable and easier to use. And now they save automatically with the post when you click the Update button.

<strong>Inserter drag-and-drop:</strong> drag blocks and block patterns from the inserter right into your post.

<strong>Inserter drag-and-drop:</strong> drag blocks and block patterns from the inserter right into your post.