WordPress 3.9 will be released this month with some great new features. I think the enhancements for media (drop-in image uploading, audio/video playlists, and better editing options) will get a lot of attention in this release- but there’s also a ton of hidden gems.
I went through 582 tickets and picked some of my favorite enhancements, focusing on the ones I think will be most interesting for theme developers.
Media Features
WordPress now has support for audio and video playlists (and audio/video thumbnail images) thanks to work spearheaded by Scott Taylor:
Audio, video, and gallery previews are available in the editor and themes can add styling to better display them. Continue reading