[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):

 In the same vein as 3.7, here's how this could look, with a three-segment
 structure:

 1. Welcome / The release in a nutshell / Some illustration?
 2. The two highlights: Servehappy and Block Editor improvements.
 3. The miscellaneous improvements for developers.

 First draft:

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 # A little better every day

 Following WordPress 5.0—a major release which introduced the new Block
 Editor—5.1 focuses on polish, in particular by improving overall
 performance of the editor. In addition, this release paves the way for a
 better, faster and more secure WordPress with some essential tools for
 developers.

 ## Site Health

 In a continuous effort to keep the Web secure and fast, WordPress is
 betting on the Servehappy and Site Health projects. This is why WordPress
 will start showing notices to administrators of sites that run on long
 outdated PHP versions, and why it will start honoring plugin PHP version
 requirements.

 ## Block Editor

 The new block editor has kept improving since its introduction in
 WordPress 5.0. Most significantly, WordPress 5.1 includes solid
 performance improvements within the editor. The editor should feel a
 little quicker to start, and typing should feel smoother. Nevertheless,
 expect more performance improvements in the next releases.

 ## Developer happiness

 [Things to highlight:]

 * Multisite Metadata
 * Cron API
 * New JS Build Process
 * Updated Styles and Strings
 * Other Developer Goodness

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