WordPress 3.7 Basie was just released and while they are not as many upgrades to WordPress 3.7 as there was in WordPress 3.6, the world's most popular content management system (CMS) just keeps getting better and better. New and notable features in WordPress 3.7 Basie includes;
Automatic WordPress Updates
Maintenance and security releases in WordPress 3.7 are automatic and most sites will be able to apply updates in the background. Wordpress updates are also now a lot more secure and reliable, according to Automattic developers, with new checks and safeguards.
Some configurations will still require more manual updates though. System administrators and WordPress developers can fine tune controls though for major releases and automatic plugin updates. This should save a lot of people time and hassle.
WordPress Search Results Improved
If you are using the WordPress search system to find posts and content on your website and have been frustrated with the fact it sorts articles by date, they've changed it. Search queries are based on how well the keywords match the relevant content and post titles and now will not be sorted by dates.
Advanced search queries are also supported. What does that mean? Only want to see posts that went love on specific date or date range? This will make finding older content a lot easier.
Stronger Passwords
Having a strong password is important and WordPress developers thinks so too. The WordPress password meter has been updated in WordPress 3.7 to recognize popular mistakes that can weaken a site's password. What does this include? Names, keyboard patterns (123456789), and even pop culture references will be considered “Weak” under the WordPress password meter now.
Better WordPress Support in Foreign Languages
Do you speak another language besides English? You will be happy to hear that WordPress will receive faster and more complete translations in foreign languages. WordPress 3.7 has added support for automatically installing the correct language files and keeps these language files updated. This make it easier to manage a WordPress site in a foreign language for millions of WordPress users around the world. “Parlez vous Francais?”
WordPress Multisite
wp_get_sites()
Allows those running WordPress Multisite installations allows developers and administrators of large WP Multisite installations to get an idea of all the sites on the network. This makes so that you do need to do do a direct database query to get that information.
WordPress 3.7 Basie
It should be noted that WordPress 3.7 Basie is named in honor of the Jazz great Count Basie. Since Matt Mullenweg, the creator of WordPress, is a Jazz saxophone player this isn't surprising. WordPress 3.6 Oscar was codenamed after the Jazz pianist Oscar Peterson.
What's impressive about the WordPress 3.7 launch is the timetable of it's release. Wordpress 3.6 was unveiled at the 2013 State of the Word at released at the beginning of August, 2013. For WordPress 3.8 Automattic anticipates it will release in December which is just 2 months away.
What do you think of WordPress 3.7 Basie? Are you hoping for any new features in WordPress 3.8?