What’s coming in WordPress 6.7

WordPress 6.7 is due to be released on November 12, 2024. and here’s the highlights 👇

New Default Theme: Twenty Twenty-Five

A fresh default theme designed to cater to a variety of blogging needs, from personal blogs to complex news sites.

Enhanced Query Loop Block

Common settings have been consolidated into a sidebar for easier access.

The block now automatically inherits the query from the template, simplifying content display.

Zoom Out view for Patterns

A new feature that allows users to view and edit patterns at a high level, making it easier to manage site layouts without focusing on individual blocks.

Zoom out

Adding patterns

Shuffling patterns

Media Improvements

Support for HEIC image uploads with automatic conversion to JPEG.

Enhanced lazy-loading image sizes and expanded background image support across various blocks.

Refinements in Data Views

New customization features for data views, allowing users to adjust grid layouts and filter visibility.

Expanded Block Support

New design options for multiple blocks, including border and shadow support, enhancing customization capabilities.

Section Styles

Users can change the fonts and colors of entire sections with one click.

Separate fonts and colour choices

Users can now choose pre-set fonts and colors independently

Turn off new Pattern Modal when creating new Pages

At last 🙂

Fluid Fonts UI

An easy way for users to set minimum and maximum sizes for different font sizes which will flex automatically to scale on the device they are being viewed on.

Custom fields UI

In WordPress 6.7 there is simple (and limited) UI to bind custom field data to content.

Easily swap out headers and footers in 1 click

Bonus tip!

This last one was actually possible in WordPress 6.6 but people keep telling me they didn’t know about it…so here it is 👇

Header…

Footer