WordPress 5.8 was released on July 20th. This release contained many updates; such as new Blocks, Block patterns, migrating Widgets to Blocks, changes in the Admin area, and a number of extras. In addition; new Block Templates and Full Site Editing (FSE) features (still in beta) are laying the groundwork for potentially bigger changes in the upcoming WP 5.9 release in December.
Recent WordPress versions have updated how images are handled in the Media Library and displayed on your website. We’ll be looking at these changes and how they affect your current and future sites.
Admin Page Spider and Admin Columns for managing your Dashboard navigation and SearchWP for extensive search capabilities on your website.
There’s a fast-growing collection of exciting new Gutenberg block plugins in the WordPress Repository.
Image Compression tests from three uncompressed images from a Nikon D-90, using Shortpixel, Imagify, and WP Compress.
Website Optimization for WordPress and testing your changes, from my WordPress Meetup on September 10, 2018.