WordPress 4.5 "Coleman"
About WordPress 4.5
General Info
WordPress 4.5 "Coleman" is the 29th version of WordPress. It was named after the jazz musican Coleman Hawkins.
This version was released 3 years ago, on April 12th 2016. It had a lifespan of 126 days (~4 months).
Version 4.5 had 15 minor version, the last one released 6 months ago on June 5th 2018.
Although it's not the latest version of WordPress, it's still actively supported with automatic maintenance and security updates.
The entire 4.5 branch with all its minor versions was downloaded 80,857,021 times.
Release Announcement
WordPress 4.5 “Coleman”
Minor Versions
| 4.5.1 | April 26, 2016 | Maintenance Release |
| 4.5.2 | May 6, 2016 | Security Release |
| 4.5.3 | June 21, 2016 | Maintenance and Security Release |
| 4.5.4 | September 7, 2016 | Security Release |
| 4.5.5 | January 11, 2017 | Security Release |
| 4.5.6 | January 26, 2017 | Security Release |
| 4.5.7 | March 6, 2017 | Security Release |
| 4.5.8 | April 20, 2017 | Maintenance Release |
| 4.5.9 | May 16, 2017 | Security Release |
| 4.5.10 | September 19, 2017 | Security Release |
| 4.5.11 | October 31, 2017 | Security Release |
| 4.5.12 | November 29, 2017 | Security Release |
| 4.5.13 | January 16, 2018 | Security Release |
| 4.5.14 | April 3, 2018 | Security Release |
| 4.5.15 | June 5, 2018 | Security Release |
Release Video
Editing Improvements
Inline Linking
Stay focused on your writing with a less distracting interface that keeps you in place and allows you to easily link to your content.
Formatting Shortcuts
Do you enjoy using formatting shortcuts for lists and headings? Now they’re even more useful, with horizontal lines and<code>.
Customization Improvements
Live Responsive Previews
Make sure your site looks great on all screens! Preview mobile, tablet, and desktop views directly in the customizer.
Custom Logos
Themes can now support logos for your business or brand. The Twenty Fifteen and Twenty Sixteen themes have been updated to support custom logos, which can be found in the Site Identity section of the customizer.Under the Hood
Selective Refresh
The customizer now supports a comprehensive framework for rendering parts of the preview without rewriting your PHP code in JavaScript.Smart Image Resizing
Generated images now load up to 50% faster with no noticeable quality loss. It’s really cool.JavaScript Library Updates
jQuery 1.12.3, jQuery Migrate 1.4.0, Backbone 1.2.3, and Underscore 1.8.3 are bundled.Script Loader Improvements
Better support has been added for script header/footer dependencies. Newwp_add_inline_script() enables adding extra code to registered scripts.
Better Embed Templates
Embed templates have been split into parts and can be directly overridden by themes via the template hierarchy.WordPress 4.5 Core Developers
WordPress 4.5 Core Contributors
WordPress 4.5 Development
Minimum Requirements
MySQL version 5.0.15 or greater.
Trac
Milestone 4.5 closed trac tickets.
WordPress 4.5 trac revision [37181].
WordPress 4.5 database version 36686.
Download
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External Libraries
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