Let's explore some of the new features that have been introduced with WordPress 6.7
such as the new Twenty Twenty-five default theme, the innovative zoom out view, the ability to
overwrite font presets and improvements made to the query loop block to only
name a few. So let's jump straight in. First up is the new default Twenty Twenty-five theme
that provides you with a large amount of style variations as well as an extensive
pattern library. When you create a new page you can select one of the numerous
starter patterns or page patterns to use as a base to work from. To turn this
setting off click on the three vertical dots top right select preferences and
then select or deselect the option to show starter patterns. Whether you're
running a portfolio site, a photo blog or a news site, this theme offers the
flexibility you need. It features a variety of blocks and layouts to help
you create a site tailored to your content. The first and my favorite new
feature that I've landed with 6.7 is the innovative zoom out view. This feature
simplifies site building by allowing you to compose at the pattern level instead
of focusing on individual blocks. When you select a pattern and click on the
plus icon you will be able to insert available patterns in one click. When
you insert a pattern you can use the block tool bar to move the block to a
new position or to make a copy to duplicate it or to delete the pattern.
Another update is that the option to shuffle between patterns is only available
in the zoom out view. This feature allows you to quickly change and find a
different pattern. As part of making zoom out more robust you will still see
options to style top level container blocks and any individual blocks that
don't exist within a container. As you will notice with the Twenty Twenty-five theme you can
apply the style variations to your patterns. WordPress 6.7 also expands
background image support. Now you can customize content blocks such as quotes
and verses with background images adding more design flexibility across your
site. This enhancement eliminates the need for nesting blocks making it easier
to achieve the desired look by adding a background image to individual blocks.
The query loop block has also received some significant improvements. It now
automatically inherits the query from your template so you can see your posts
immediately without extra configuration. Plus the new toggle options allow you
to easily switch between default and custom queries making it easier for both
beginners and advanced users to manage their content. You will also notice that
some commonly used settings like posts per page have been moved from the tool
bar to the sidebar settings panel. Another new addition is to filter your
query loop by post format. So when you select formats you can filter your
query by selecting the relevant post format. Furthermore when adding a
query loop block to a single post or page the settings will automatically be
configured to work in that context. Next let's discuss some of the font
management updates. Firstly you can now customize your theme's font size
presets. When we make our way to typography and select text we will see
predefined font sizes labeled small to XXL. And this is of course also the case
for other areas in the block editor and for example if you want to update the
size of your heating levels. These predefined font sizes can be customized
with specific properties. So when we return to typography we can scroll down
right to the bottom and select font size presets. You can now adjust any of these
or add a custom preset and you'll also find a new feature fluid typography that
will make the font size scale dynamically. By setting a maximum and
minimum font size the font will automatically scale on smaller screens
without needing additional tweaks. Secondly fonts are also now grouped by
source for example theme or custom helping users understand add a glance
where each font comes from. Next when you browse styles you will notice that
typography and color presets have been added and the cool thing is you can
select these independently of each other. Another great feature is that when you
select your header or footer template part and open the sidebar settings you
will be able to replace or swap that header or footer template part with one
of the available patterns in one click. And lastly data views have been refined
the aim is to make these views more flexible for customization and more
functional to use. You can choose your preferred layout namely table grid or
list. When you select the table layout for example and click on options you will
have filtering options and you will also be able to hide properties, unhide them
or shift them to a new position. And when you select the grid layout and click
on options you'll be able to preview the size, decide how many items you want
per page and also click on the eye to hide or unhide properties. Enjoy exploring
these key updates as well as many other enhancements.