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Tag: 4.2.5
Released 10 years ago
WordPress 4.2.5 is a security and maintenance release that addresses several important security vulnerabilities and bugs. This update fixes issues with comment capabilities, database queries for table...
Highlights:
- Fixed security vulnerability in shortcode attribute handling that could allow unclosed HTML elements
- Improved security by properly escaping user emails in list tables
- Fixed database query function to properly handle table names with hyphens
- +2 more...
Tag: 4.3.1
Released 10 years ago
WordPress 4.3.1 is a security and maintenance release addressing multiple bugs and security vulnerabilities from the 4.3 release. This update fixes critical issues with term splitting, password manage...
Highlights:
- Fixed critical security vulnerabilities in shortcode handling and list tables
- Resolved issues with password management and generation
- Fixed term splitting functionality and cron scheduling
- +3 more...
Tag: 4.3.0
Released 10 years ago
WordPress 4.3 "Billie" introduces significant improvements to the user experience with features like inline site icons, better password management, and formatting shortcuts in the editor. This release...
Highlights:
- Site Icons: Add favicons and app icons directly through the Customizer
- Better Passwords: Improved password management with strength meter and auto-generation
- Formatting Shortcuts: Create headings and lists with Markdown-like syntax
- +2 more...
Tag: 3.7.10
Released 10 years ago
WordPress 3.7.10 is a maintenance release that addresses several bugs affecting navigation menus, post locks, theme previews, comment handling, and shortcode processing. This update focuses on improvi...
Highlights:
- Fixed navigation menu widget titles for more consistent UI presentation
- Improved Heartbeat API to ensure post locks are properly released
- Repaired broken links in legacy theme preview functionality
- +2 more...
Tag: 3.8.10
Released 10 years ago
WordPress 3.8.10 is a maintenance release that addresses several bugs affecting navigation menus, post locks, theme previews, comment handling, and shortcode processing. This update focuses on improvi...
Highlights:
- Fixed an issue with the Heartbeat API to ensure post locks are properly released
- Improved navigation menu widget titles for better UI consistency
- Repaired broken links in the legacy theme preview functionality
- +2 more...
Tag: 3.9.8
Released 10 years ago
WordPress 3.9.8 is a maintenance and security release that addresses several important issues. It fixes bugs in the Customizer, Heartbeat API, and shortcode handling, while also improving security wit...
Highlights:
- Security enhancement with hash_equals() implementation for widgets in the Customizer
- Fixed Heartbeat API issue to ensure post locks are properly released
- Improved shortcode handling for edge cases
- +2 more...
Tag: 4.0.7
Released 10 years ago
WordPress 4.0.7 is a maintenance and security release that addresses several important issues in the 4.0 branch. This update includes security improvements for the Customizer, fixes for post lock rele...
Highlights:
- Security enhancement using hash_equals() for widgets in the Customizer
- Fixed post lock release in the Heartbeat API to prevent potential content conflicts
- Improved shortcode parsing for edge cases
- +2 more...
Tag: 4.1.7
Released 10 years ago
WordPress 4.1.7 is a maintenance and security release that addresses several database handling issues and fixes bugs in various components. This update focuses on improving the stability and security ...
Highlights:
- Fixed database handling of LONGTEXT columns and character set encoding
- Enhanced security in Customizer widgets with improved hash comparison
- Fixed Heartbeat API to ensure post locks are properly released
- +2 more...
Tag: 4.2.4
Released 10 years ago
WordPress 4.2.4 is a security and maintenance release that addresses several bugs and security vulnerabilities. This update includes fixes for database encoding checks, shortcode handling, navigation ...
Highlights:
- Security enhancement using hash_equals() for customizer widgets
- Fixed database encoding checks for improved reliability
- Improved navigation menu accessibility
- +2 more...
Tag: 3.7.9
Released 10 years ago
WordPress 3.7.9 is a maintenance release that addresses two key issues: permission verification for auto-drafts and improved shortcode handling within HTML tags. This update enhances security by ensur...
Highlights:
- Fixed permission verification when creating auto-drafts
- Improved reliability of shortcodes inside HTML tags
- Enhanced security through proper capability checks