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title: "WordPress 5.7 Release Notes"
description: "WordPress 5.7 was released on March 9, 2021, bringing with it a host of new features. With WordPress 5.6 closing out 2020, WordPress 5.7 marks the first release of 2021. It is a major release and the..."
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date: 2020-12-22
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# WordPress 5.7 Release Notes

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WordPress 5.7 was released on March 9, 2021, bringing with it a host of new features.

With [WordPress 5.6](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-releases/wordpress-5-6-whats-new/) closing out 2020, WordPress 5.7 marks the first release of 2021. It is a [major release](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/blog/major-vs-minor-wordpress-releases/) and the first of [four releases](https://wordpress.org/about/roadmap/) planned for the year. 

In this article we will take a look at the new features added in the latest release.

- [New Features and Improvements](#Planned-Features)
  - [Core](#Core)
  - [Editor](#Editor)

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## New Features and Improvements

The main goal for WordPress in 2021 is **Full Site Editing via **[**Gutenb**](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/gutenberg/what-is-gutenberg/)**[erg](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/gutenberg/what-is-gutenberg/)**. WordPress 5.7 is the first step in that direction. 

Here’s what has been added in the latest release:

### Core

- Lazy-load of iframes
- Migration from HTTP to HTTPS is streamlined (one-click)
- Colors used in WP-Admin CSS have been standardized to a single palette
- Continued cleanup after update to jQuery 3.5.1
- New Robots API

### **Editor**

- **Inserter drag and drop:** Blocks and block patterns can now be dragged directly from the inserter into the post canvas.
- **Full height alignment: **Blocks such as the Cover block now can have an option to expand to fill the entire viewport.
- **Block variations:** The icon and description of a block variation is now shown in the block inspector, and a new dropdown in the block inspector lets you switch between block variations.
- **Reusable blocks:** Several enhancements to the usability and stability of reusable blocks have been made, and reusable blocks are now saved at the same time that the post is saved.
- **Buttons block:** The Buttons block now supports vertical alignments, and you can set the width of a button to a preset percentage.
- **Social Icons block:** You can now change the size of the icons in the Social Icons block.
- **Font size in more places: **You can now change the font size in the List and Code blocks.
- **Many, many other enhancements and bug fixes**: To see all of the features for each release in detail check out the Gutenberg release posts: [9.3](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/11/04/whats-new-in-gutenberg-4-november/), [9.4](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/11/19/whats-new-in-gutenberg-18-november-2/), [9.5](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/12/02/whats-new-in-gutenberg-2-december/), [9.6](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/12/23/whats-new-in-gutenberg-23-december/), [9.7](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/01/07/whats-new-in-gutenberg-6-january/), [9.8](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/01/20/whats-new-in-gutenberg-9-8-20-january/), and [9.9](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/02/05/whats-new-in-gutenberg-9-9-5-february/).

Bookmark this post to keep up with all WordPress 5.7 updates and stay tuned for what’s ahead in WordPress 5.8.  

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