WordPress 4.4, named “Clifford” in honor of jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown, is available for download or update in your WordPress dashboard. New features in 4.4 make your site more connected and responsive. Clifford also introduces a new default theme, Twenty Sixteen.
Twenty Sixteen
Twenty Sixteen, is a modern take on a classic blog design, and was built to look great on any device. A fluid grid design, flexible header, fun color schemes, and more, will all make your content shine.
Responsive Images
WordPress now takes a smarter approach to displaying appropriate image sizes on any device, ensuring a perfect fit every time. You don’t need to do anything to your theme, it just works.
Embed Everything
Now you can embed your posts on other WordPress sites. Simply drop a post URL into the editor and see an instant embed preview, complete with the title, excerpt, and featured image if you’ve set one. It will even include your site icon and links for comments and sharing.
In addition to post embeds, WordPress 4.4 also adds support for five new oEmbed providers: Cloudup, Reddit Comments, ReverbNation, Speaker Deck, and VideoPress.
WordPress 4.4 Upgrade
As always, we highly recommend that you keep your WordPress installation, WordPress themes and WordPress plugins up to date to ensure that you’re running the most secure and feature rich version of WordPress.
If you need assistance with upgrading, please schedule your WordPress upgrade today via our WordPress Upgrade Service.
All current Watershed Studio WordPress Upgrade Service and Maintenance Package subscribers have been scheduled for your WordPress 4.4 upgrade.
If you’d like to ensure that your site is always up to date, please check out our WordPress Maintenance Packages.