At our April 2023 virtual meetup, co-organizer Randy Walker discussed what’s new in WordPress 6.2, using a demo site to highlight changes and new features, including:
- Site Editor interface, Templates and Template Parts
- Navigation Menu block
- Distraction Free mode
- Openverse integration
- Style Book
- Sticky positioned blocks
During the meeting and demo, several resources and recent articles about WordPress 6.2 were shared:
- What’s New in WordPress 6.2 from Kinsta
- What’s new in WordPress 6.2: Dolphy from GoDaddy
- WordPress 6.2 Field Guide from Make WordPress Core
- What’s New in WordPress 6.2 (Features and Screenshots) from WPBeginner
- Steps for adding/updating navigation with the Navigation block (though directed to folks on hosted WordPress.com, the steps apply to self-hosted WordPress sites as well)
- Upcoming free online workshop from Learn WordPress on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 4pm Eastern Time: Exploring some of the new 6.2 WordPress features, presented by Kathryn Presner and Wes Theron
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