A new year, a new theme.

A few of the highlights:

• New Twenty Twenty-Two there that is the first default block theme in WordPress history.
• A number of block and enhancements like a better gallery block, a new navigation block more layout controls, and more ability to control spacing, borders, and other small touches that go a long way.
• Support for theme.json for child themes which makes creating child themes easier than ever right in the WordPress admin
• Improved performance for the front and backend of WordPress

You can read more by looking at the release notes: https://make.wordpress.org/core/2022/01/10/wordpress-5-9-field-guide/

You can also see a complete list of changes: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&resolution=fixed&milestone=5.9&order=priority

If you have not done so already – download the update or simply use your existing installation of WordPress to update your site. Either way – this is an excellent time to make a backup copy of your site(s) before upgrading.