{"id":2728,"date":"2013-05-21T00:04:53","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T00:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2013\/05\/21\/update-wordpress36-beta-3\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T23:13:16","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T03:13:16","slug":"update-wordpress36-beta-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/update-wordpress36-beta-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Updates – WordPress 3.6 Beta 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

WordPress 3.6 is now in Beta 3 and there have been several notable changes. You can find the development timeline here<\/a>. 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<\/a> and Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Highlight on Updates in WordPress 3.6 Beta 3<\/h2>\n

Drag-and-drop File Upload<\/h3>\n

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As soon as I read about it, I had to try it (after updating my beta version of 3.6<\/a>), but the new drag-and-drop upload option works flawlessly. Here\u2019s 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:<\/p>\n

Quick steps to drag-and-drop and image:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Log into your WordPress Dashboard <\/a> as an Administrator.\n
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  2. There are a few ways to add media to your WordPress installation. You can click on Media<\/strong>, then click on Add New<\/em>, or you can simply add a new post or page, then select Add media<\/em> on the page. We will use the new page option in these instructions. Click on the option to create a WordPress Page<\/a>.\n
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  3. Select the option to ADD MEDIA<\/strong>.\n
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  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<\/strong> in the WordPress window. When the file is inside the INSERT MEDIA<\/strong> box, simply let go of the left mouse button to commit the upload.\n
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    Quote Format update for quotes using the Twenty Thirteen Theme<\/h3>\n

    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.<\/p>\n

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    1. Log into your WordPress Dashboard <\/a> as an Administrator.\n
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    2. \"Format<\/a>\n
    3. \"Format<\/a>\n
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      Click on the PUBLISH<\/strong> button in order publish the page so that you can review it. Or you can select the PREVIEW<\/strong> button in the top right corner to see it. <\/p>\n

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      Support for music streaming-services Rdio and Spotify<\/h3>\n

      The last option that I will highlight in this article is the option to embed support for the music-streaming services of Rdio<\/a> and Spotify<\/a>. This is done by supporting the oEmbed<\/a> option. oEmbed<\/em> is an API (Appliation Program Interface) that allows a website to display embedded content. <\/p>\n

      Here\u2019s an example using the Spotify service:<\/p>\n

      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: <\/p>\n

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