Yesterday, Pixel & Tonic released Craft CMS 4.5, a point release with several nice improvements and features that should help you.

Last week on the CraftQuest on Call livestream, Andrew Welch and I explored the 4.5 changes we think are the most important. We covered the new environment secrets file, table field enhancements, _globals collection, authoring editing notifications, and our general impressions and thoughts on Craft 4.5.

➡️ Watch the entire livestream on Craft 4.5

If you want to learn about a specific change in 4.5, I create a new mini-course with videos covering the most essential features.

➡️ Watch What's New in Craft 4.5

Updating to Craft 4.5 requires no more work or prep than any other Craft update. Make a git branch, test it locally, back up your database, etc. 

If you have projects still running Craft 3 and the new features in Craft 4.5 are pushing you toward upgrading, right now is an excellent time to do that work! I recommend these two steps for upgrading a project from Craft 3 to Craft 4:

1️⃣ Make a plan via my Getting Ready for Craft 4 Guide (there's also a video version)

2️⃣ Do the upgrade by following the official upgrade instructions.

Happy updating!

-Ryan