WordPress 6.2, what does the new WP come with?

WordPress 6.2 Beta arrived a few days ago and is expected to be released on 28 March 2023. It will be the second major release in 2023 and comes with significant new features and improvements.

We have been monitoring the development.

In this article, we give you a taste of the new WordPress 6.2-about the features coming in.

Here's a quick overview of the changes coming in WordPress 6.2:

Table of Contents - What's coming in WordPress 6.2?

• The full page builder is out of beta
• Browse and select templates for editing
• Add custom CSS to a theme or specific blocks
• New and improved navigation menus
• Colours to indicate edited template parts
• All block styles in the Stylebook.
• Copy and paste block styles
• Import classic Widgets as template parts in block themes
• Separate sub-panels for block settings and styles
• New distraction-free mode introduced
• Improved sample insertion with new categories
• Other changes
• Less visible Changes

The full page builder is out of beta

The new full page builder feature in WordPress is WordPress 6.2 final release and the beta label will disappear.

This completes a significant part of the WordPress development roadmap.

The site builder feature is now stable and complete to create block-based themes and experiment your own WordPress siteextensions or themes.

Note: The full page builder is available with block themes that support this feature. You can also try it out if you are using the older classic editor with a theme that supports blocks.

Browse and select templates for editing

Previously, the Page Editor loaded the Home template of the theme by default. This left many beginners clueless as to which template or template part they should edit.

With WordPress 6.2, the site builder loads the template preview window first. From here you can browse through the different templates and preview how they look.

Then simply click on the Edit button to start working on the selected template.

When we are done with the editing a template, don't forget to click on the Save button to make the changes take effect.

Then click on the WordPress logo in the top left corner of the screen to return to the template browser sidebar.

If you need to edit another template, you can select it here. Otherwise, simply click on the WordPress logo again and exit the Site Editor.

Add custom CSS to a theme or specific blocks

In the latest release of some WordPress site copy, the site builder hid the "Theme Customizer" feature, which made it difficult for users to add custom CSS to their themes.

WordPress 6.2 allows users to switch to the Styles panel and select Custom CSS from the menu.

From here, users can save custom CSS for their entire theme.

What if we want to save a custom CSS that applies to a specific block only?

WordPress 6.2 also allows you to add custom CSS to certain blocks. In the Style panel, click on the Blocks menu.

On the next screen you will see a list of blocks. Simply click on the block where you want to apply the custom CSS.

Under the block styles, click on More CSS on a card.

New and improved navigation menus

Adding navigation menus in the full site editor was a bit cumbersome for users. WordPress 6.2 English attempts to address this by improving the way users can create and manage menus in the website editor while using.

First, instead of editing menu items inline, you can now add, remove and edit menu items in the sub-panel below the navigation block.

From here, click on the Add Block (+) button to add a new menu item. You can also reorder menu items by simply dragging them over.

Do you want to create a new empty menu or reload an old one? Simply click on the three-dot menu, then select a previously created menu or create a new one.

Colours to indicate edited template parts

WordPress 6.2 English also highlights the part of the template that you are editing and the changes per page, are happening globally.

Continue reading the article here.