WordPress 4.1 "Dinah" has been released and available for download or update in your WordPress dashboard. This is the second maintenance release of 4.0 ("Benny"), includes a number of new features that help you focus on your writing. This update also comes with new default theme that lets you show it off in style.
Overview
WordPress is an open source CMS, often used as a blog publishing application powered by PHP and MySQL. It has many features including a plugin architecture and a templating system. Used by over 300 of the 10,000 biggest websites, WordPress is the most popular blog software in use today.
It was first released in May 2003 by Matt Mullenweg as a fork of b2/cafelog. As of September 2009, it was being used by 202 million websites worldwide.
WordPress 4.0 comes with a number of new features and improvements. More details can be found here.
What's new in WordPress 4.1
Version 4.1 comes with a number of key new features includes:
New Default Theme, Twenty Fifteen
Twenty Fifteen, is a blog-focused theme designed for clarity. It has flawless language support, with help from Google’s Noto font family. The straightforward typography is readable on any screen size. Your content always takes center stage, whether viewed on a phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop computer.
Distraction-free writing
Sometimes, you just need to concentrate on putting your thoughts into words. Try turning on distraction-free writing mode. When you start typing, all the distractions will fade away, letting you focus solely on your writing. All your editing tools instantly return when you need them.
Choose a language
Right now, WordPress 4.1 is already translated into over forty languages, with more always in progress. You can switch to any translation on the General Settings screen.
Log out everywhere
If you’ve ever worried you forgot to sign out from a shared computer, you can now go to your profile and log out everywhere.
Vine embeds
Embedding videos from Vine is as simple as pasting a URL onto its own line in a post. See the full list of supported embeds.
Plugin recommendations
The plugin installer suggests plugins for you to try. Recommendations are based on the plugins you and other users have installed.
The full list of changes that are in WordPress 4.1 is available in the changelog.
Download WordPress
WordPress 4.1 is available for download or update in WordPress dashboard. Sites that support automatic background updates will be updated to WordPress 4.1 . For a full description of the system requirements, and the download links, see: Download WordPress 4.1
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