The new update offers users easy-to-use and enhanced tools for a better site-building experience. The update has added more options for visual and design elements in the Site Editor. There have also been improvements in the performance and technical areas.

WordPress 6.6 Features

Users can create colour and font sets throughout a single theme to display more variation in the visual elements of the users’ page. Page previews can also be seen in a side-by-side layout in the Site Editor. 

New security measures have also been added. Users can auto-update their plugins through the safety of rollbacks. The Dorsey update has also removed WP_Theme_JSON, deleted redundant polyfill dependencies, and turned off autoload for large options. 

Other new features on WordPress comprise a recent data-wp-on-async directive, lazy-loading post embeds, and templates. The editor thus moves 35% faster than the previous versions. 

In addition, the new WordPress update has included around 58 engagements and accessibility fixes. The recent additions centre around areas such as the data views component and Inserter to work on patterns and blocks. 

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Google presents the “Listen to this page” feature which will be available on Chrome on Android devices only. 9TO5 states that this text-to-speech (TTS) feature is now available on most text-heavy web pages.

This feature can be accessed from the three-dot menu on the Google Chrome Android App. Users have to tap on the “Listen to this page” option found right below “Translate”. A mini-player will appear with features such as play, pause, rewind, 10-second rewind and fast forward, adjustable playback speed and highlight auto-text and scroll. The playback continues even after opening other web pages or locking of device, and will only stop after when users exit the Chrome app. The TTS feature will resume from where it was left after relaunching the mini-player.

There are currently 4 voice options to choose from :

1. Ruby : Mid-pitch, Warm
2. River : Mid-pitch, Calm
3. Field : Low-pitch, Bright
4. Moss : Low-pitch, Peaceful

Besides English, this feature will also be available in languages such as Hindi, Bengali, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.

It should be noted that Listen to this page is not available yet on every website. To check for availability, users can update their Chrome App and check for the Listen to this page option on Chrome’s menu bar.

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Discover the Latest Reels Trends

We have introduced a location just for you to get inspired by the newest trends because creators are continually looking for new content ideas. On Reels, you can see which songs are most popular. Find out how many times the music has been played, tap in to use it, or save the audio for later.

You may also see which topics and hashtags are most popular on Reels to get inspiration for your own work. For example, you might not have noticed that festival season is already popular. We’ve found that people are sharing their #coachella content even before the festival officially begins. These are the kinds of information that the new trends destination might make available to you.

Reel Editing Made Simpler.

We’re making it easier to edit your reels on Instagram by merging video clips, audio files, stickers, and text on a single editing page. As a result, timing and visually matching the various segments of your reel to the relevant moments becomes easier. 

As we continue to invest in new, simpler, and easier ways to edit reels. Keep an eye out for even more exciting options in the future. This is available everywhere on mobile devices running iOS and Android.

Reels Insights has been updated

To help you better understand how your content is performing, we are improving Reels insights. With the addition of two new measures, total watch time and average watch time. It will now be easy to review your insights while immediately seeing your reels.

Total watch time is the sum of all viewing time for your reel, including any replaying time. The average amount of time spent watching your reel can be calculated by dividing the average watch time by the total number of plays.

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