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/releases/7.4.html

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

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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.

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