The document summarizes the upcoming features in WordPress version 3.4 beta, which was presented at a SoCal WordPress meetup. Key highlights include a live site customization preview, adding HTML formatting to image captions, commenting directly in the backend editor, and an improved responsive admin UI. Information on installing the beta, currently included and still missing features, and contact details for the presenters were also provided.

1. SoCal WordPress
What’s coming up in
WordPress 3.4?
May 23rd, 2012
Presenter: Noel Saw

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7. Easy Beta Installation
 Install only a test / dev sites – do not install on
important live sites
 If you do want to use on a live site, backup and backup
again first
 Use the WP beta plugin to install latest beta:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-beta-tester/
 Another recommended plugin – WP System Health
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-system-health/

8. What’s in 3.4 (beta)
 Live site customization preview
 Add HTML formatting to image captions
 Add your comments directly in backend WP admin post editor
 Lower memory usage (supposedly)
 Bug fixes, improved speed and lower memory usage
 Use pre-existing images for header in media library
 Theme finder results “infinite scrolling” – no more pagination
 Responsive WP admin UI – adapts better to narrow windows
 Get shortlink in posts (but not pages)
 Better integration with external applications

9. What’s in 3.4 (beta) page 2
 One neat little trick:
 Click on WP admin top toolbar to jump to top
 New Twenty Eleven and Twenty Ten themes due later this year
 Twenty Eleven dev: https://github.com/thethemefoundry/twentytwelve/

10. What’s still missing
 Overwrite images in media library
 Built-in caching
 Shortened links for pages

11. Contact Us
 Noel Saw
noel@wpverse.com
NoelSaw.com/+
@WPverse
 Natalie MacLees
@nataliemac
 Belsien Thomas
belsien@iconunlimited.com

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