{"id":844,"date":"2017-04-24T11:34:15","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T11:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wordprax.com\/blog\/?p=844"},"modified":"2017-04-24T12:05:09","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T12:05:09","slug":"wordpress-4-7-4-whats-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordprax.com\/blog\/wordpress-4-7-4-whats-new\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress 4.7.4: What\u2019s New"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The latest release of WordPress, version 4.7.4 has been rolled out as a maintenance release which has fixes for 47 critical issues disclosed in the 4.7. The update features a visual editor compatibility fix, which will be in sync with the upcoming version of Chrome.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the maintenance release available, there will be no more broken thumbnails while uploading video and audio files. You can <a title=\"WordPress Developer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wordprax.com\/services\/hire-wordpress-developers\/\" target=\"_blank\">consult a WordPress developer for hire<\/a> for performing a precise update for your WordPress website. The update also features the ability to Shift-click a number of checkboxes for selecting multiple options at once.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordprax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WordPress-4.7.4-What\u2019s-New.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-845 aligncenter\" title=\"WordPress 4.7.4: What\u2019s New\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wordprax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WordPress-4.7.4-What\u2019s-New.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress 4.7.4\" width=\"778\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordprax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WordPress-4.7.4-What\u2019s-New.jpg 778w, https:\/\/www.wordprax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WordPress-4.7.4-What\u2019s-New-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wordprax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WordPress-4.7.4-What\u2019s-New-500x225.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Key Highlights Of The Update<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Visual editor compatibility fix for the next version of chrome.<\/li>\n<li>Broken thumbnail bug fix for audio and video.<\/li>\n<li>Enhancements in REST API for data handling.<\/li>\n<li>Restores the ability to perform multiple select from a range of check-boxes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>How To Update?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>It is always better to d deactivate the plugins before performing any upgrade with WordPress.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Save the WordPress XML files in a hard drive. Click on the Tools icon and select Export. Now, download the Export File. You can create a new Folder on the hard drive where the website files will be stored. Even apart from the updation, you should back up the website files once a month.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Create a backup for your WordPress database. You can find a plethora of plugins which will make it easier to create a backup. You can also use the plugins to schedule monthly backups for your website.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Download a copy of your WordPress database backup. This backup will come handy in case the server crashes. It is preferred that you should store the backup file in the cloud.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Download the theme\/child theme folders to a local hard drive or cloud. If you are using a custom theme, this step becomes mandatory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">WordPress version 4.7.4 has 47 maintenance fixes and improvements for the CMS. You can access the official release notes at :\u00a0<a title=\"WordPress 4.7.4\" href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Version_4.7.4\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Version_4.7.4<\/a> or contact our business team for assistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The latest release of WordPress, version 4.7.4 has been rolled out as a maintenance release which has fixes for 47 critical issues disclosed in the 4.7. 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