Barely a month since WordPress 3.5.2 was released, WordPress 3.6, codenamed “Oscar” after the jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, went live on August 10. This release is fully loaded with tons of new and/or improved user features, which include:
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And if you are a WordPress developer, you will find:
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[li]A new audio/video API gives you access to metadata like ID3 tags.[/li]
[li]You can now choose HTML5 markup for things like comment and search forms, and comment lists.[/li]
[li]Better filters for how revisions work, so you can store a different amount of history for different post types.[/li]
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And of course you can find more information about this release in the Codex if you are interested in the fine details. You can also check out the list of 700+ closed tickets to see if that bug that was bugging you has been fixed.
Last but not least, enjoy this video that showcases what’s new in WordPress 3.6 and some awesome music by Oscar Peterson.