{"id":407,"date":"2015-08-08T02:47:53","date_gmt":"2015-08-08T02:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/plugins\/?p=407"},"modified":"2015-08-08T02:47:53","modified_gmt":"2015-08-08T02:47:53","slug":"wordpress-4-3-field-notes-lots-of-changes-for-plugin-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/plugins\/2015\/08\/08\/wordpress-4-3-field-notes-lots-of-changes-for-plugin-developers\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress 4.3 Field Notes (Lots of Changes for Plugin Developers!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/\">make\/core blog<\/a>? If not, you should!<\/p>\n<p>Over on the make\/<span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>core<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Core<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. 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In case you don\u2019t want to click, here\u2019s a reprint of those changes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2015\/07\/02\/deprecating-php4-style-constructors-in-wordpress-4-3\/\">PHP4-style constructors have been deprecated<\/a>, in preparation for the upcoming PHP7 release.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2015\/07\/06\/comments-are-now-turned-off-on-pages-by-default\/\">Comments are now turned off on new pages, by default.<\/a>\u00a0And there was much rejoicing. \ud83c\udf89<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2015\/07\/06\/singular-php-new-theme-template-in-wordpress-4-3\/\">Singular.php is a new theme template<\/a>\u00a0that can be used for any singular post, of any post type.<\/li>\n<li>A number of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2015\/07\/09\/editor-changes-in-wordpress-4-3\/\">editor changes<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2015\/08\/01\/editor-enhancements-in-4-3-%E2%9C%A8\/\">enhancements<\/a>\u00a0have occurred this cycle, including an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2015\/07\/23\/wordcharacter-count-updates-in-4-3\/\">update to word\/character counts<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>With the new site icon feature,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2015\/07\/27\/site-icon\/\">filters have been added for custom site icon sizes<\/a>\u00a0as well as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2015\/07\/16\/new-customizer-media-controls-in-4-3-and-4-2\/\">new Customizer controls<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Speaking of the <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>Customizer<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Customizer<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>Tool built into WordPress core that hooks into most modern themes. You can use it to preview and modify many of your site\u2019s appearance settings.<\/span><\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2015\/07\/27\/changes-to-customizer-panels-and-sections-in-4-3\/\">changes were made to panels and sections<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2015\/07\/29\/fast-previewing-changes-to-menus-in-the-customizer\/\">fast preview was enabled for menus in the Customizer<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2015\/07\/31\/headings-in-admin-screens-change-in-wordpress-4-3\/\">Header tags were updated through the admin screens<\/a>, such that &lt;h1&gt; is now the default instead of &lt;h2&gt; for improved <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>accessibility<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Accessibility<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both \u201cdirect access\u201d (i.e. unassisted) and \u201cindirect access\u201d meaning compatibility with a person\u2019s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). 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