1st November 2022: WordPress 6.1 Misha
November saw the release of WP 6.1, inspired by the Soviet-Norwegian jazz pianist Mikhail “Misha” Alperin. 6.1 is the third major release of 2022 which includes performance and usability enhancements.
Some new features include
- Default Theme Twenty Twenty-Three
- New templates for improved creator experience
- Improved UI for Menus
- Improved block placeholders
- Content-only editing support for containers
Most of these feature updates have been made with accessibility in mind, which is why WordPress 6.1 includes nearly 60 updates specifically focused on enhancing the accessibility of the platform.
24th May 2022: WordPress 6.0 Arturo
In May of 2022, WordPress released iteration 6.0, named Arturo after the Grammy-winning jazz musician Arturo O’Farrill. With almost 1,000 enhancements and bug fixes, this is the 2nd major release for WordPress this year.
Some of the improvements include:
- An enhanced writing experience
- Style Switching
- Additional template choices
- Integrated patterns
- Additional design tools
- A better list view
- Block locking controls
This release includes several updates focused on improving the performance of WordPress. These enhancements cover a range of performance areas including improving the page and post-load speed, reducing the execution time of various query types, caching, navigation menus, and much more.
25th January 2022: WordPress 5.9 Josephine
WordPress 5.9 was released on the 25th of January 2022, named Josephine after international jazz singer Josephine Baker. This update introduced the first default block theme for WordPress along with full site editing in the WordPress admin area.
Other updates include:
- Better block controls
- A revamped list view
- A better gallery block
- Block-level locking
- Multiple stylesheets in a block
