WordPress 5.6 Beta 1 | Improvements in the Editor and Core

WordPress 5.6 Beta 1 WordPress 5.6 Beta 1 is now available for testing! This software is still in development, so we recommend that you run this version on a test site. You can test the WordPress 5.6 beta in two ways: Try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (choose the “bleeding edge nightlies” option). Or download the beta (zip). The current target for final release is December 8, 2020. This is just seven weeks away, so your help is needed to ensure this release is tested properly. Improvements in the Editor WordPress 5.6 includes seven Gutenberg plugin releases. Here are a few highlighted enhancements: Improved support for video positioning in cover blocks. Enhancements to Block Patterns including translatable strings. Character counts in the information panel, improved keyboard navigation, and other adjustments to help users find their way better. Improved UI for drag and drop functionality, as well as block movers. To see all of the features for each rele...

Visual Studio Code September 2020 (version 1.50) (part 3)

Visual Studio Code September 2020 (version 1.50) (part 3) Editor Trigger IntelliSense For years, Ctrl+Space has been the predominant keybinding to trigger IntelliSense. However, on macOS and Windows, the same keybinding is used to toggle between keyboard layouts. To minimize confusion, we added another keybinding to trigger IntelliSense: on Windows and Linux it's Ctrl+I , and on macOS it's Cmd+I . Debugging Debug hover improvements Language hover now available while debugging While debugging, the debug hover takes precedence over the language hover, making it impossible to see the language hover. Starting with this release, you can switch from the debug hover back to the language hover by holding down the Alt modifier key. As long as Alt is pressed, the language hover is shown instead of the debug hover. This makes it much easier to read Javadoc while debugging. Auto sizing debug hover In order to minimize the need for scrolling, the debug hov...