In this video I'm joined by Adam Zielinski, Editor Tech lead on the release team for WordPress 6.0, to get the low down on the latest release of the software.
We discuss:
- the release of WordPress 6.0.
- the responsibilities and challenges of being release lead.
- controversy around experimental APIs in Gutenberg.
- top 3 feature picks from WordPress 6.0
⏱ Timecodes
0:00 - Welcome to Adam
0:47 - WordPress 6.0 release!
2:13 - Being Editor Tech lead
4:45 - Deciding on release features
6:39 - Gutenberg Experimental APIs in Core
12:24 - Automating the release process
15:20 - Overview of features in WordPress 6.0
18:20 - Why was the release process so smooth?
20:01 - Is FSE giving users too much power?
22:47 - Top 5 features from WordPress 6.0
23:05 - Feature Demo #1: Page Patterns
27:36 - Feature Demo #2: Global Style Variations
32:14 - Feature Demo #3: Featured Image on Cover Block
35:14 - Feature Demo #4: Block Locking
36:55 - Feature Demo #5: Comments Query Block
38:18 - Summary and Goodbye!
