{"id":3284,"date":"2019-01-25T11:51:06","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T06:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sedulous.co\/blog\/?p=304"},"modified":"2025-10-21T20:39:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T15:09:49","slug":"wordpress-5-0-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sedulous.co\/blog\/wordpress-5-0-features\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress 5.0 \u2013 Features"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.sedulous.co\/blog\/wordpress-5-0-features\/#Lets_look_at_few_of_the_key_features_WordPress_50_offers\" >Let\u2019s look at few of the key features WordPress 5.0 offers<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.sedulous.co\/blog\/wordpress-5-0-features\/#Gutenberg_%E2%80%93_making_editing_easier\" >Gutenberg \u2013 making editing easier<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.sedulous.co\/blog\/wordpress-5-0-features\/#Reusable_Blocks\" >Reusable Blocks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.sedulous.co\/blog\/wordpress-5-0-features\/#New_Theme_%E2%80%93_Twenty_Nineteen\" >New Theme \u2013 Twenty Nineteen<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.sedulous.co\/blog\/wordpress-5-0-features\/#Support_a_new_version_of_PHP\" >Support a new version of PHP<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.sedulous.co\/blog\/wordpress-5-0-features\/#New_Source_code_Syntax\" >New Source code Syntax<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]WordPress 5.0 managed to generate quite a buzz before its launch and managed to live up to all that hype post the launch. WordPress has come up with its major and only update of 2018 at the end of the year and so far, the response from the beginners and the professional coders has been a positive one.<\/p>\n<p>The news about, \u2018Guttenberg- The new block-based editor\u2019 to be part of the new update has been the main reason for all the excitement and it does come with a revolutionary change in the way WordPress is used. The update does deliver on one of the stated intents \u2013 to make the user experience a simple one for the WordPress beginners.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lets_look_at_few_of_the_key_features_WordPress_50_offers\"><\/span>Let\u2019s look at few of the key features WordPress 5.0 offers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gutenberg_%E2%80%93_making_editing_easier\"><\/span>Gutenberg \u2013 making editing easier<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Her comes to the new editor replacing the classical one. The classical editor is still available but as a plugin. The idea of the new editor is based on blocks. This provides more flexible editing options than the earlier an editor.<\/p>\n<p>The blocks can be anything \u2013 images, paragraph text, image galleries, audio players, videos, headings, citations etc.\u00a0 Once you add a block, you find editing controls to that specific block. This itself is a great step forward in making the editing more simplistic. You would not need to add in additional WordPress plug-ins as earlier or try editing the HTML code to edit certain types of the content you intended to add.<\/p>\n<p>Previewing how your page looks like can be now done the right away.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reusable_Blocks\"><\/span>Reusable Blocks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Have created a new block and intend to use it somewhere else? Gutenberg offers a solution with its concept of \u201creusable blocks\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have created a block in the Gutenberg editor, and think that this block can be used in other posts or pages, you can convert it into \u2018reusable block\u2019 by a simple hit on a button. When you need it, you just need to again hit a button and insert it wherever you intend to. This provides an alternative option to \u201cshortcodes\u2019.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_Theme_%E2%80%93_Twenty_Nineteen\"><\/span>New Theme \u2013 Twenty Nineteen<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>WordPress 5.0 comes with a new default theme \u2013 Twenty Nineteen. This new theme is completely adaptable with the new WordPress editor. It offers a great starter option for anyone who wants to start a new blog or a webpage, providing a versatile yet an easy to experiment option.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Support_a_new_version_of_PHP\"><\/span>Support a new version of PHP<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is something that does not meet the eye. WordPress 5.0 is developed to be able to support the new version of PHP i.e. PHP 7.3. This version would have official support until the year 2022.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_Source_code_Syntax\"><\/span>New Source code Syntax<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It is not all about the beginners. 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WordPress has come up with its major and only update of 2018 at the end of the year and so far, the response from the beginners and the professional coders has been a positive one. The news about, \u2018Guttenberg- The new block-based editor\u2019 to be part of the new update has been the main reason for all the excitement and it does come with a revolutionary change in the way WordPress is used. The update does deliver on one of the stated intents \u2013 to make the user experience a simple one for the WordPress beginners.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Let\u2019s look at few of the key features WordPress 5.0 offers Gutenberg \u2013 making editing easier Her comes to the new editor replacing the classical one. The classical editor is still available but as a plugin. The idea of the new editor is based on blocks. This provides more flexible editing options than the earlier an editor. The blocks can be anything \u2013 images, paragraph text, image galleries, audio players, videos, headings, citations etc.\u00a0 Once you add a block, you find editing controls to that specific block. This itself is a great step forward in making the editing more simplistic. You would not need to add in additional WordPress plug-ins as earlier or try editing the HTML code to edit certain types of the content you intended to add. Previewing how your page looks like can be now done the right away.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Reusable Blocks Have created a new block and intend to use it somewhere else? Gutenberg offers a solution with its concept of \u201creusable blocks\u201d. Once you have created a block in the Gutenberg editor, and think that this block can be used in other posts or pages, you can convert it into \u2018reusable block\u2019 by a simple hit on a button. 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