{"id":6589,"date":"2019-02-21T22:48:11","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T22:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/?p=6589"},"modified":"2021-06-04T12:01:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T12:01:32","slug":"betty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2019\/02\/betty\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress 5.1 “Betty”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A Little Better Every Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Version 5.1 of WordPress, named “Betty” in honour of acclaimed jazz vocalist Betty Carter, is available for download or update in your WordPress dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following WordPress 5.0<\/a>\u200a\u2014\u200aa major release which introduced the new block editor\u200a\u2014\u200a5.1 focuses on polish, in particular by improving the overall performance of the editor. In addition, this release paves the way for a better, faster, and more secure WordPress with some essential tools for site administrators and developers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Site Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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With security and speed in mind, this release introduces WordPress\u2019s first Site Health<\/a> features. WordPress will start showing notices to administrators of sites that run long-outdated versions of PHP, which is the programming language that powers WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you install new plugins, WordPress’s Site Health features will check them against the version of PHP you’re running. If the plugin requires a version that won\u2019t work with your site, WordPress will keep you from installing that plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Editor Performance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Introduced in WordPress 5.0, the new block editor continues to improve. Most significantly, WordPress 5.1 includes solid performance improvements within the editor. The editor should feel a little quicker to start, and typing should feel smoother. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expect more performance improvements in the next couple of releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Developer Happiness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Multisite Metadata<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

5.1 introduces a new database table to store metadata associated with sites and allows for the storage of arbitrary site data relevant in a multisite \/ network context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cron API<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Cron API has been updated with new functions to assist with returning data and includes new filters for modifying cron storage. Other changes in behavior affect cron spawning on servers running FastCGI and PHP-FPM versions 7.0.16 and above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New JS Build Processes<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

WordPress 5.1 features a new JavaScript build option, following the large reorganisation of code that started in the 5.0 release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Developer Goodness<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Miscellaneous improvements include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n