WordPress 4.7 Vaughan: Release Archive

A 2016 release named after Sarah Vaughan

WordPress 4.7 Vaughan was released on 6 December 2016, honouring jazz vocalist Sarah Vaughan. This archive revisits its features and musical connection. WordPress remains part of Dreamkatcha’s web design services, but version 4.7 is a historical release, not an installation recommendation. Features discussed at the time included:

Code editor and connected blocks illustrating collaborative web development.
Concept illustration: code editor and connected blocks illustrating collaborative web development.
  • Video Headers: the release introduced support for video headers, demonstrated in the Twenty Seventeen theme;
  • Easier CSS customisation: an additional CSS editor let users preview visual adjustments before publishing them;
  • Improved theme preview mode: Customizer improvements supported site setup with live previews, starter content and shortcuts to editable areas.

WordPress has a tradition of naming major releases after jazz musicians and singers. Version 1.0 was named for Miles Davis. Later releases honoured Dinah Washington and Billie Holiday, placing Vaughan within an established musical naming tradition.

Sarah Vaughan was also known as “the divine one” or “sassy”. Her album Gershwin Live! won a Grammy for jazz vocal performance. Her best-known songs include If You Could See Me Now, Don’t Blame Me, and Send in the Clowns. In 1977, she also guested on Consequences, Godley and Creme’s first album after leaving 10cc, singing Lost Weekend. The National Endowment for the Arts recognised her as a Jazz Master in 1989.

Explore the release and plan maintenance

The official WordPress 4.7 announcement includes the launch video and full feature overview. For practical care of an existing website, read our guide to WordPress updates and security. Plan backups and compatibility checks as part of maintenance rather than relying on this historical release summary.

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Dreamkatcha, 11 December 2016.