New Release: WordPress 5.7 “Esperanza”

WordPress 5.7 has been released to the WordPress VIP platform.

Bringing you fresh colors in the admin, simpler interactions in the editor, and controls right where you need them, WordPress 5.7 lets you focus on the content you create. You’ll see 66 enhancements and feature requests, 127 bug fixes, and more!

“Esperanza” is named in honor of Esperanza Spalding, a modern musical prodigy. Her path as a musician is varied and inspiring—learn more about her and give her music a listen!

What is being added or changed?

General changes

• Now the new editor is easier to use
  • Font-size adjustment in more places
  • Improved reusable blocks
  • Inserter drag-and-drop
• You can do more without writing custom code
  • Full-height alignment
  • Buttons block
  • Social Icons block
• A simpler default color palette
• New Robots API
• Lazy-load your iFrames

Developer changes

• New Post Parent related functions
• Additional functions to check if a post is publicly viewable
• Changes in @wordpress/data API
• New i18n filters & createI18n() changes
• REST API Changes
• Various other modifications and improvements

jQuery Changes

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

Please note that larger planned changes to jQuery in WordPress core have been moved to the WordPress 5.8 release, expected in July, 2021.

For more details about this release (including specific changes), please see the announcement post, the Field Guide, as well as the changelog.

Questions?

If you have any questions related to this release, please open a support ticket and we will be happy to assist.