Video Tour of Wagtail 7.4

Wagtail 7.4 is here, and it's a long-term support release packed with exciting new features and improvements. Discover how to customize your page explorer with new columns. See how checks now appear directly in the preview panel, prompting editors to fix issues like incorrect heading hierarchy and empty meta descriptions in real-time. Learn about deferred validation for StreamFields that won't block autosave and explore expanded documentation on advanced content personalization and Wagtail packages. Wagtail 7.4 release notes: https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/re... 00:00 Introduction to Wagtail 7.4 00:51 Customizable Page Explorer 03:47 Enhanced Preview Panel with Real-time Checks 06:39 Deferred Validation for StreamFields 08:17 New Documentation: Content Personalization 09:17 New Documentation: Wagtail Packages 10:10 Why Upgrade to 7.4 💻 Wagtail is the easiest open-source Python CMS to use: Install the demo and start building your first site in 10 minutes: https://wagtail.org/get-started/ What will I learn from this video? In this video, you'll learn about the key new features and improvements in Wagtail 7.4. You'll discover how to customize the page explorer by adding new columns to better organize and sort your content. You'll also see the enhanced preview panel, which now displays real-time validation checks for things like heading hierarchy and meta descriptions, making it easier to identify and fix errors. The video also highlights significant updates to Wagtail's documentation, including a new guide on content personalization and resources for package maintainers. This release focuses on stability and a more polished user experience for editors. 📹 Related Videos To Watch Next: ▶ How to use Wagtail AI Part 1    • How to use Wagtail AI Part One | Installin...   ▶ How to use Wagtail AI for Upgrades:    • How to use AI for Wagtail upgrades   ▶ What’s New in Wagtail CMS 7.0    • Updates in Wagtail releases 6.3, 6.4 and w...   Wagtail future proofs your CMS system, as it’s open source, continuously updated and built on Python, one of the most popular global programming languages, used widely in machine learning and big data. So you’re always ahead of the curve when it comes to CMS platforms. Wagtail is the #1 choice for accessibility, is scalable and most importantly, secure. 👉 Get started with Wagtail CMS for free: https://wagtail.org/get-started/ and see how easy it is to build a website that works for you. 📊 Read why Google, NASA, and the British NHS, are powering their digital estates with Wagtail: https://wagtail.org/about-wagtail/ 🎥 More Wagtail Videos:    • What’s New in Wagtail CMS | Release 5.0 | ...   Subscribe for more Wagtail hacks, tips and tutorials:    / @wagtailcms   📣 Follow us on social: GitHub: https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@wagtail Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wagtail.org Contribute code for Wagtail: https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/co... Contact Us: https://wagtail.org/contact/ #WagtailCMS #Django #python #cms #contentmanagement #opensource