[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #46161: 5.1 About page

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#46161: 5.1 About page
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 Reporter:  peterwilsoncc             |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  task (blessed)            |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:  5.1
Component:  Help/About                |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                    |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch needs-design  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by mcsf):

 Replying to [comment:2 melchoyce]:
 > What major and minor features should be highlighted in 5.1?

 * It seems the major features are the developments on the Servehappy and
 Site Health fronts, as well as Gutenberg 4.8, which is mostly about many
 performance improvements. Am I missing something? Performance improvements
 are easy to explain, but I'll take all the help I can get to explain the
 remaining highlights to a user.
 * Among the minor features, I can only find developer-oriented ones:
 Multisite Metadata, Cron API, New JS Build Process, Updated Styles and
 Strings. What else?

 High-level thoughts and questions:

 * If the minor improvements are indeed all dev-oriented, we can just be
 clear about that.
 * As a data point, 4.8—which was also a smaller release—had the following
 messaging: ''An Update with You in Mind | WordPress 4.8 adds some great
 new features. Gear up for a more intuitive WordPress! | Though some
 updates seem minor, they’ve been built by hundreds of contributors with
 you in mind.''
 * 5.1 is overall a smaller release, eclipsed by 5.0, so we could take some
 inspiration from 4.8. However, the intention is to keep momentum in the
 release cycle, so these incremental releases—smaller but more frequent—are
 to be expected. Can we just convey this?
 * There was a significant shift in the overall appearance of the About
 page in 5.0, in order to both introduce the new editor, but also to play
 with the concept of blocks. 5.0 is arguably still fresh in people's minds;
 does it make sense to retain the overall look? There aren't a lot of
 illustrations for the highlights, which is an important factor.

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