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What to expect in GP 2.3?
6 replies · Started by Melanie Swan on April 1, 2019
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
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 :)
So still no JSON+LD schema? :)
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.
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).
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.
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.
