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WordPress 6.x comes with some updates, and honestly, most of us didn’t notice right away. A few of them feel small, not so fancy or anything, but when you use WordPress daily, you slowly start seeing how these features help you a lot.
1. Full site editing :
From now onwards, you can edit full layout like header, footer, everything directly inside the block editor. Earlier we always had to go for page builders or do coding just to change few things around. But now it’s all in one place. You still need a block-based theme though, or else it won’t show these features.
2. Ready block patterns :
They gave some built-in block designs you can just insert, edit and go. Very helpful on these days when you do not feel like starting from blank. Saves time and still looks good enough.
3. Navigation menu block :
Making menus used to be confusing before in the block editor. It was not smooth at all. Now they’ve made it better. You can drag things, rename easily. Not perfect yet, but definitely better than what we had before.
4. Block controls got extra settings :
Now there are more direct settings in blocks like spacing, margin, borders, text size and all those properties. Earlier, you had to depend on plugins or write CSS for every small change. Now most of those options are just there. It really saves time.
5. Theme style switching :
Some block themes now come with multiple style presets. You can just click once and the full site changes fonts, colors, everything. And the good part is you don’t need any plugin for it.
6. Writing flow is better now :
The editor works faster, and typing feels smoother. Copy-paste from Word or Google Docs used to mess up layout before, but now it keeps it clean. That small improvement actually helps when you’re doing content work daily.
7. Webfonts API :
This one is more for developers to care about, but fonts now load in a more proper way. So your site ends up loading faster without you doing anything extra.
8. Block locking :
This is something new and useful. You can now lock a block so that it cannot be moved or deleted by mistake. Good, especially when someone else is also managing the site. It helps to avoid breaking layouts.
9. List view improvements :
The block list view on the side is much better now. You can scroll through blocks, move them up and down, and even find nested ones quicker. It saves a lot of time while editing long pages.
10. Accessibility :
There have been small updates to help people using screen readers or navigating with keyboard. You won’t notice it unless you need it, but it’s a good thing they are improving this part too.
11. Reusable parts :
Features like footers or banners can now be saved as reusable blocks. If you change one of them, it updates everywhere else too. That means less repetitive work.
12. Performance and bug fixes :
The whole editor feels a bit quicker now. Not a huge jump, but you notice it when internet is slow. Also, many annoying bugs got fixed. It just feels more stable now.
Conclusion:
If you work with websites or write blog posts often, these WordPress 6.x updates will actually help more than they look like at first. Nothing feels too major, but everything together improves your experience. Especially if you’re using a block theme, you’ll get more out of these changes. Don’t skip the update just because it looks the same. Try using these tools, and you’ll feel the difference in daily work.
