Exciting news, WordPress 6.7 is here with a new name “Rollins”.
With every update, WordPress keeps getting better, and version 6.7 is no exception.
It comes with a brand-new default theme and design tools to make building a site effortless.
Without any delay, let’s dive into the top 10 highlights of WordPress 6.7 and see what’s waiting for you!
10 Major Highlights of WordPress 6.7
There are many exciting updates in WordPress 6.7 that will enhance your website design and experience. And some of these are the ones you don’t want to miss out on!
1. New Twenty Twenty-Five Theme
Let’s start with the brand new Twenty Twenty-Five theme. This theme brings a mix of simplicity and depth that you can customize to make your own. It’s flexible, where simple tasks are easy to manage, and more complex setups are always possible.
What makes Twenty Twenty-Five versatile is its variety of built-in patterns. Need a design for a landing page, an events section, or a service showcase? With various layouts, this theme lets you create stunning pages without hassle.
And it doesn’t stop there. This theme offers multiple blog styles for everyone’s needs, from personal bloggers to photographers and even complex content creators. Why not give it a try?
2. Big Picture with Zoom Out Feature
Next, check out this cool new feature in WordPress 6.7: the “Zoom Out” feature. It lets you see your whole website layout at once like you’re zooming out to get a big-picture view of everything.
So instead of editing one little piece at a time, you can see how all your sections and patterns fit together.
Just go to any post or page editor; on the top right corner, you’ll find the Zoom Out icon. Simply click on it, and you’re good to go!
It’s super handy, isn’t it?
So yeah, if you like to control the whole vibe of your site, you’ll love this feature!
3. Font Size Presets
Another amazing improvement in WordPress 6.7 is the Font Size Presets. Let’s see what it does!
First, go to Appearance > Editor, then click anywhere on the site editor.
Now click on the Styles icon on the top right nav tab.
Following that click on the Typography option and if you scroll down, you’ll see the Font Size Preset tab. Click on it!
Here you can create and edit the presets used for font sizes across the site. You can either choose from the available options or create your custom size. For now, let’s go with the Medium option.
Now you can see the font size, also you’ll be able to enable the Fluid Typography option. This will scale the font size dynamically to fit the screen or viewport.
If you’d like, easily set custom min and max values for the fluid font size simply by enabling the Custom Fluid Values option.
Save your changes and that’s it!
4. Support for HEIC Images
Remember how hassle it was to upload a photo from your iPhone to WordPress?
But now, WordPress 6.7 has your back! It now supports HEIC images, so you can upload them just like any other file.
The best part is that you don’t need your server to have Imagick support; many hosting providers will include it.
To check if your site supports HEIC conversion, go to the Tools > Site Health option.
And go to the Info tab
Here, scroll down until you see Media Handling. Click on it and look for the ImageMagick-supported file formats section. If you see HEIC in the list then your site supports it.
So, once you upload a HEIC file, WordPress will display the JPEG version of your image.
Isn’t it one less thing to worry about?
You can also check the official documentation for more detailed information.
5. Customize Background Images for Quote and Group Blocks
Another fun update in WordPress 6.7 is, you can now add background images to Quote and Group blocks!
So, easily highlight a powerful quote with a unique image in the background, or set a specific background for grouped content on your page.
Let’s see how it’s done! Here we’ll show how to add a background image on a Quote Block.
Go to any post or page, choose your Quote block, and then on the right side menu options click on the Add Background Image option.
That’s not it! If you click on the Background Image tab, there you’ll get the option to set the focal point for your image. Also choose whether to keep your image contain, fix, or in tile form for your quote block.
It’s a simple change, but it adds so much personality. Don’t you think so?
6. Refined Pages View in Site Editor
With the all-new WordPress 6.7, you’ll see improvements in page view in the site editor as well. It now comes with improved control and flexibility.
To see how it works, go to your site editor then go to Pages menu.
There you’ll see the settings icon, click on it.
Here you can change the appearance of your pages by Date, Author, or Title and choose the order of your pages.
Also, choose the number of items to be displayed on a single page. Besides that, you get to choose what information to hide and display for your pages.
Another thing is the improved bulk actions feature.
You’ll find the bulk actions menu in the footer along with the floating toolbar.
This may be a small change, but managing large amounts of content can be a lot easier with this feature.
7. Multiple Image Uploads Converts to Gallery
So, you’ve got many beautiful images you want to showcase on your website.
Remember, the time you’d have to add images one by one or manually select the gallery option. Now, WordPress does the work for you.
Just drag or select all the images you want, and they instantly come together as a neat, organized gallery. You don’t even need to choose the Image block, isn’t it perfect?
Plus you can choose to style each image from the created gallery. For example, select an image and then click on the style option from the right menus. There you can choose to keep that particular image in the default style or change it to rounded.
Moreover, you can add margins and padding for the specific image. Add border color, change its pixels, and customize the border-radius easily.
It’s fun that you can share photos from an event, display a portfolio, or simply add visuals to your posts easily.
Wait there’s more!
You can choose an image and set it to expand on click for your website viewers. What you need to do is, pick an image from your gallery and hit the Link icon from the navigation tab.
There choose the Click on the Expand option. You can do this to all of your images or the ones you like.
Once you do this, your images will have the Enlarge icon for your website visitors. So if you click on that, it’ll expand to its original size for a more detailed view.
8. Customize the Background Color for the Button Block
Let’s talk about buttons! Whether it’s a “Buy Now,” “Learn More,” or “Subscribe” button, they’re an important part of your website.
And now, with WordPress 6.7, you can make buttons look exactly how you want by customizing their background colors.
To do so, select your button block on your page or post editor. From the left menu select the Style option.
There you’ll see the Background tab, click on it. Now it lets you choose the color you’d like. Or you can add the color code to match your website branding.
Moreover, you can add margins and padding for your buttons.
Before this update, styling buttons were a bit limited. But now, you’re in full control.
9. Improved Features for Social Icon
With social icons on your website, visitors can find you on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and wherever else you hang out online.
With WordPress 6.7, these little icons just got a lot better! Now there is an Add icon in the Social Block.
This lets you add the social media icon easily without having to search for them like before.
10. Link Blocks with Fields – No Coding
Dealing with custom fields and block attributes always felt technical, right? Well, WordPress 6.7 is here to change that. Now it’s a more intuitive way of managing links between blocks and custom fields.
WordPress 6.7 introduced a new user interface (UI) for linking block attributes to metadata directly in the block editor. It’s called the Block Binding API.
And it’s super simple to use. You can just go to the block settings, select the metadata you want, and your block is linked!
Note: The panel shows active bindings on the current block. If any post meta are available, the panel is also interactive. You can bind attributes to those custom fields via the built-in post meta block bindings source.
For detailed information, check the official documentation of WordPress.org.
Other Improvements in WordPress 6.7
There are more improvements in WordPress 6.7 other than what we’ve mentioned above. Let’s take a quick peek!
- You can adjust the density of information in the grid layout by resizing it. This allows you to view patterns with fewer columns, making the previews larger and easier to analyze.
- The Site Title, Site Tagline, Verse, and Button blocks now include a writing mode option. So, you can adjust text orientation for unique layouts.
- The Query Loop block will auto-inherit queries from the template by default. It’ll be simple and intuitive to display dynamic content without extra configuration.
- A new Template Registration API simplifies how plugins handle custom templates. It reduces the need for filters, so template management is easier and efficient for developers.
- You can organize fonts by source and activate or deactivate multiple fonts at once.
- A new formatting option is added directly to the Date block, so you can show relative dates without needing additional tools.
Besides these, there are 65+ accessibility fixes and enhancements that focus on foundational aspects of the WordPress experience.
Conclusion
So, that’s it!
Here we’ll conclude our article on what’s new in WordPress 6.7. Hope this article is helpful for you to understand what you’ll get with the new WordPress 6.7.
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