[Resolved] What to expect in GP 2.3?

[Melanie Swan]

Hi, I am curious about the next big upgrade of GP 2.3. What changes and features can we expect in the next iteration? Thanks

GeneratePress 2.2.2

GP Premium 1.7.8

[Tom]

Hey Melanie,

GP 2.3 focuses on using SVG icons instead of the font icons we’re usually at the moment. This will result in a slight performance boost.

Other than that, there will be a number of tweaks here and there to improve usability and simplify customization.

We’re hoping it won’t be a massive update so we can get it out soon 🙂

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[Ovidiu]

So still no JSON+LD schema? 🙂

[Tom]

No, not yet. JSON+LD is complex, and it’s important if we do add it that we add it correctly. In most cases, I think a plugin is the better route to take.

Documentation: http://docs.generatepress.com/
Adding CSS: http://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-css/
Ongoing Development: https://generatepress.com/ongoing-development

[Ovidiu]

I actually agree, Tom and I think it’s the right move. Just wanted to know as it implies a lot of work for my setup to change it from microdata to JSON+LD (I have it hardcoded in the templates of my child theme).

[Tom]

Yoast announced today they’ve added JSON+LD support as well, which is nice.

It’s possible to remove the theme microdata with a filter, although I might make it a checkbox in the Customizer in 2.3.

Documentation: http://docs.generatepress.com/
Adding CSS: http://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-css/
Ongoing Development: https://generatepress.com/ongoing-development

[Ovidiu]

Yes, I saw that and tried it, I think it’s a great option for a simple setup. I however retrieve a lot of the schema information from custom fields (for example the rating of a review, the name of the product reviewed and so on) and integrating that with Yoast’s schema api would be a real challenge if not impossible. So I’ll still rely on the theme schema, be it microdata or JSON+LD.

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