WordPress 4.1 includes several localization improvements, with non-English downloads surpassing English. It features new template tags, improved document title management, and introduces the JSON REST API for better flexibility in content management. Additionally, it highlights the transition to plugin-first feature development and offers a developer reference for further customization.

1. WordPress 4.1
WORDCAMP LAS VEGAS

2. WordPress Releases

3. Three releases a year.

4. Three releases a year.
3.1 3.2 3.3
2011
3.4 3.5
2012
3.6 3.7 3.8
2013
3.9 4.0 4.1
2014

5. Plugin-first feature development.

6. This Release
4.1

7. Localization improvements.

8. Localization improvements.
NON-ENGLISH DOWNLOADS PASSED ENGLISH DOWNLOADS.
70
60
50
40
30
3.8 3.9 4.0

9. On the fly language loading.

10. On the fly language loading.

11. Localized plugin
and theme repositories.

12. Suggested plugins.

13. Session manager.

14. Session manager.

15. Focus.

16. Focus.

17. Customizer API.

18. Query improvements.

19. New template tags.

20. New template tags.
• the_post_navigation()
• the_posts_navigation()
• the_posts_pagination()
• the_archive_title()
• the_archive_description()

21. Document title done right.

22. Document title done right.
In Kubrick:
<title><?php wp_title(); ?> <?php bloginfo( ‘name’ ); ?></title>

23. Document title done right.
In Twenty Fifteen:
add_theme_support( ‘title-tag’ );

24. Developer reference.

25. Developer reference.
developer.wordpress.org

26. Twenty Fifteen.

27. Twenty Fifteen.

28. Twenty Fifteen.

29. Ready for a demo?

30. Coming up next…

31. Language packs.

32. The JSON REST API.

33. The JSON REST API.
WORDPRESS XML-RPC API
The Good
• Flexible and extendible.
• Works well w/ documents & media.
• Active by default since 3.5.
The Bad
• Insecure authentication.
• Not suited for exchanging data.
• Needs XML parser.

34. The JSON REST-API.
JSON IS MUCH EASIER TO WORK WITH.

35. The JSON REST-API.
CLIENT-SIDE CRUD OPERATIONS.

36. The JSON REST-API.
CRUD OPERATIONS ON ANOTHER WORDPRESS SITE.

37. The JSON REST-API.
BREAK YOUR CONTENT FREE FROM WORDPRESS.

38. The JSON REST-API.
THE NEW YORK TIMES

39. The JSON REST-API.
WORDPRESS.ORG/PLUGINS/JSON-REST-API

40. The JSON REST-API.
GITHUB.COM/WP-API/WP-API

41. Konstantin Obenland
@obenland
konstantin.obenland.it