--- title: "Latest Updates – WordPress 3.6 Beta 3" description: "Wordpress 3.6 is now in Beta 3 and there have been several notable changes. You can find the development timeline here. The changes that I will note below include the drag-and-drop upload, the quote..." url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/update-wordpress36-beta-3/ date: 2013-05-21 modified: 2021-08-16 author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor" categories: ["WordPress Hosting", "WordPress Tutorials"] type: post lang: en --- # Latest Updates – WordPress 3.6 Beta 3 WordPress 3.6 is now in Beta 3 and there have been several notable changes. You can find the development timeline [here](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/timeline). The changes that I will note below include the drag-and-drop upload, the quote format update for the Twenty Thirteen theme, and embed support for music-streaming services [Rdio](https://www.rdio.com/) and [Spotify](https://www.spotify.com/us/). ## Highlight on Updates in WordPress 3.6 Beta 3 ### Drag-and-drop File Upload [![Drag-and-drop option illustrated](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/edu_wordpress_100_36beta_drag-n-drop-image-1024x674.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/edu_wordpress_100_36beta_drag-n-drop-image.png) As soon as I read about it, I had to try it (after [updating my beta version of 3.6](https://wordpress.org/wordpress-3.6-beta3.zip)), but the new drag-and-drop upload option works flawlessly. Here’s a screenshot with me pulling a graphic from my Windows 7 desktop folder (actually out of my Google drive folder on my desktop), and then placing the file in WordPress: **Quick steps to drag-and-drop and image:** 1. [Log into your WordPress Dashboard ](/support/edu/wordpress/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard/) as an Administrator. 2. There are a few ways to add media to your WordPress installation. You can click on **Media**, then click on *Add New*, or you can simply add a new post or page, then select *Add media* on the page. We will use the new page option in these instructions. Click on the option to create a [WordPress Page](/support/). 3. Select the option to **ADD MEDIA**. 4. The next step is easier with a large monitor or multiple monitors so that you can open another window next to your WordPress window. Basically you will need to open a window that has the image file you want to upload. Select an image that you wish to upload into WordPress and then simply left-click and hold the button, then drag it to the **INSERT MEDIA** in the WordPress window. When the file is inside the **INSERT MEDIA** box, simply let go of the left mouse button to commit the upload. ### Quote Format update for quotes using the Twenty Thirteen Theme Here is a list of the steps to use the quote block in WordPress. The new format highlights the quote so that it is clearly different from the body text. 1. [Log into your WordPress Dashboard ](/support/edu/wordpress/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard/) as an Administrator. 2. [![Format of the new block quote](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/edu_wordpress_100_36beta_quote-format.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/edu_wordpress_100_36beta_quote-format.png) Create a new [WordPress Page](/support/), then type in a title and add text to the new page. Add your quote, then highlight it and click on the *blockquote* option in the editor menu (it looks like the left double quotation marks). 3. [![Format of the new block quote](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/edu_wordpress_100_36beta_quote-sample-published.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/edu_wordpress_100_36beta_quote-sample-published.png) Click on the **PUBLISH** button in order publish the page so that you can review it. Or you can select the **PREVIEW** button in the top right corner to see it. ### Support for music streaming-services Rdio and Spotify The last option that I will highlight in this article is the option to embed support for the music-streaming services of [Rdio](https://www.rdio.com/) and [Spotify](https://www.spotify.com/). This is done by supporting the [oEmbed](https://www.oembed.com/) option. *oEmbed* is an API (Appliation Program Interface) that allows a website to display embedded content. Here’s an example using the Spotify service: Note that the player at right is live and you can easily use the interface. Here are the steps to simply embed the player onto a WordPress page: 1. [Log into your WordPress Dashboard ](/support/edu/wordpress/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard/) as an Administrator. 2. Go to the menu at left, click on **PAGES**, then click on **ADD NEW**. 3. Give the new page a title. Then add the following code to the page in order to embed a Spotify player:

4. When you have completed entering the code, click on **PUBLISH** in right hand side of the page. Note that you can go to Spotify, right-click on a song and get the embed code. If you want to see how it would look on a WordPress site, please check out the image below: [![Sample page with Spotify player embedded](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/edu_wordpress_100_36beta_oembed-spotify-2.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/edu_wordpress_100_36beta_oembed-spotify-2.png) We hope this helps bring you up-to-date with the current major features. As WordPress continues its update process, we will strive to keep the updated options docuented.