Download WordPress 5.0

Version 5.0 of WordPress has been released. With this program, which is made available under a GPL, it is possible to set up and maintain a website or blog. WordPress is easy to set up and can be up and running within five minutes if a server with PHP and MySQL is already available. There are possibilities to further extend the functionality of WordPress with plugins and the look with themes to adjust.

Version 5.0 includes a completely new editor and a new default theme. The old editor is also still present and is now called classic editor. The release notes for this release can be found below.

New Block Editor

Some big changes have come to the editing experience in WordPress. A new block-based editor is the first step toward an exciting new future with a streamlined editing experience site-wide.

• More flexibility with how content is displayed
• Insert any type of multimedia and have it embed automatically
• Each piece of content is in its own block and easily maneuverable with mouse or keyboard
• Tons of blocks available by default with more to come: paragraph, heading, preformatted text, quote, image, gallery, cover image, video, audio, columns with nested blocks, files, code, and more

Blocks are also reusable and many can easily be converted from one type to another. This new editing experience provides a more consistent treatment of design as well as content.

Designer / Developer Handbook

New Default Theme: Twenty Nineteen

Introducing Twenty Nineteen, a new default theme that shows off the power of the new editor.

• Designed for the block editor
• Simple, type-driven layout
• Versatile design for all sites

Classic Editor

Prefer to stick with the familiar Classic Editor? no problem! Support for the Classic Editor plugin will remain in WordPress through 2021.

The Classic Editor plugin restores the previous WordPress editor and the Edit Post screen.

Classic Editor lets you:

• Keep using plugins that extend it
• Keeps old style meta boxes
• Allows your to continuing using functionality otherwise dependent on the legacy editing experience