WordPress 6.5 supports AVIF, a modern image format that offers significant improvements in image quality and compression over previous formats like JPEG, PNG, and even WebP.  AVIF images can b…

WordPress 6.5 adds AVIF support

https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/02/23/wordpress-6-5-adds-avif-support/

Based on community feedback on the Unblocking WP6.5 – Font Library and Synced Pattern Overrides and Font Library follow up posts, there has been a change to the WordPress 6.5 release schedule and a…

WordPress 6.5 release delayed 1 week

https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/03/25/wordpress-6-5-release-delayed-1-week/

Today is WordPress 6.5 day! Looking forward to native AVIF images support: https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/02/23/wordpress-6-5-adds-avif-support/

I've been using AVIF images on my site using a workaround. With the official support, I plan to drop the fallback to *.png/*.jpg

Oops, WP 6.5 was postponed to April 2nd: https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/03/25/wordpress-6-5-release-delayed-1-week/

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