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Tag: 3.8.9
Released 10 years ago
WordPress 3.8.9 is a maintenance release that addresses two key issues: a permissions check for auto-drafts and improved shortcode handling within HTML tags. This update enhances security and content ...
Highlights:
- Fixed permission verification when creating auto-drafts
- Improved reliability of shortcodes when used inside HTML tags
- Security enhancement for content creation workflows
Tag: 3.9.7
Released 10 years ago
WordPress 3.9.7: Security and Bug Fix Update This maintenance release addresses two important issues in WordPress 3.9: Fixed a permissions vulnerability in the auto-draft capability that ensures users...
Highlights:
- Security fix for auto-draft creation permissions
- Improved shortcode processing within HTML tags
- Enhanced content reliability for complex layouts
Tag: 4.0.6
Released 10 years ago
WordPress 4.0.6 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
- Added test coverage for shortcode functionality
Tag: 4.1.6
Released 10 years ago
WordPress 4.1.6 is a maintenance release that addresses security vulnerabilities and fixes bugs in the core platform. This update improves shortcode handling within HTML tags, fixes YouTube embed test...
Highlights:
- Security enhancement for permission validation when creating auto-drafts
- Improved shortcode handling within HTML tags
- Fixed YouTube embed tests to work with HTTPS-only content
Tag: 4.2.3
Released 10 years ago
WordPress 4.2.3 is a maintenance and security release that addresses several database and update-related issues. It improves UTF8MB4 character support, fixes plugin update failures, enhances widget ha...
Highlights:
- Fixed multiple issues with UTF8MB4 database character set handling
- Improved plugin update process with better error handling and recovery
- Enhanced widget dragging functionality in admin dashboard
- +2 more...
Tag: 3.7.8
Released 11 years ago
WordPress 3.7.8 is a security and maintenance release that focuses on database handling improvements and security fixes. It addresses potential issues with database character encoding, improves handli...
Highlights:
- Improved database handling for non-ASCII characters and table names
- Enhanced security by removing suspicious comments during upgrades
- Fixed security vulnerability in Genericons by removing example.html files
- +2 more...
Tag: 3.8.8
Released 11 years ago
WordPress 3.8.8 is a security and maintenance release that focuses on database handling improvements and security fixes. It addresses potential issues with character encoding in database queries, impr...
Highlights:
- Enhanced security by removing suspicious comments and vulnerable files during upgrades
- Improved database handling for international character sets
- Better memory management for UTF-8 regex processing
- +1 more...
Tag: 3.9.6
Released 11 years ago
WordPress 3.9.6 is a security and maintenance release that addresses several important database handling issues and security vulnerabilities. It improves how WordPress validates and processes database...
Highlights:
- Enhanced database security with improved string length validation
- Fixed TinyMCE editor bug affecting tag matching
- Improved handling of non-ASCII characters in database table names
- +2 more...
Tag: 4.0.5
Released 11 years ago
WordPress 4.0.5 is a maintenance and security release that addresses several database handling issues and fixes a potential security vulnerability in the Genericons package. This update improves how W...
Highlights:
- Fixed potential security vulnerability in Genericons package by removing example.html files
- Improved database character encoding handling to prevent data corruption
- Added support for dbname.tablename format in database queries
- +2 more...
Tag: 4.1.5
Released 11 years ago
WordPress 4.1.5 is a security and maintenance release that addresses several critical issues. It fixes bugs in the database handling, improves character encoding management, removes security vulnerabi...
Highlights:
- Security improvements through removal of Genericons example.html files from bundled themes
- Enhanced database handling to prevent data loss during upgrades
- Improved character encoding management for international content
- +2 more...