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WordPress 4.0 Released

Posted by on September 4, 2014 Comments Off on WordPress 4.0 Released

WordPress has recently released its latest update: WordPress 4.0 version (name: “Benny”, in honour of Benny Goodman). According to WordPress.org, the new version of WordPress features:

  • An enhanced media-upload experience: The Media Library is now in a beautiful endless grid mode. The new preview mode makes viewing and editing much smoother and faster.

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  • Embedding enhancement: with the WordPress 4.0 version, you can paste a YouTube URL directly on a new line in a post and the embedded player will be displayed in the WordPress editor – simply WYSIWYG
  • Improved plugin browsing experience

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  • And much more…

To update, log in to your WordPress dashboard and the update button is listed on top of the browser. To learn more about the update, please read this blog post from WordPress.org

Don’t forget to perform a full site backup before updating your WordPress site!!

WordPress and Drupal Security Update Release

Posted by on August 6, 2014 Comments Off on WordPress and Drupal Security Update Release

WordPress and Drupal have both recently released their latest security updates. There were vulnerabilities found in these two platforms. The vulnerabilities are due to DoS (denial of service) on the PHP XML parser. This issue can cause sites’ database to reach the maximum number of open connections. Hence, the affected sites will experience temporarily downtime. For those of you who run your websites on either WordPress or Drupal, please perform a full site backup and update your sites ASAP. For more info, you can check out the updates here:

WordPress 3.9.1: Maintenance Release

Posted by on May 8, 2014 Comments Off on WordPress 3.9.1: Maintenance Release

WordPress has recently released its latest update: WordPress 3.9.1 version. This is a maintenance release for all previous versions. According to WordPress.org, the latest version fixes the following:

  • Various fixes for multisite networks, customizing widgets while previewing themes, and the updated visual editor.
  • Audio/video playlists feature enhancement

Since this is only a maintenance update, your WordPress may have been updated automatically (depending on the existing version of WordPress you have). But to ensure your WordPress website is updated, it is recommended to log in to your site and check if update is required. To update, log in to your WordPress dashboard and the update button is listed on top of the browser. To learn more about the update, please read this blog post from WordPress.org.

WordPress 3.9 Released

Posted by on April 16, 2014 Comments Off on WordPress 3.9 Released

WordPress has recently released its latest update: WordPress 3.9 version (name: “Smith”, in honour of Jimmy Smith). According to WordPress.org, the new version of WordPress features:

  • A smoother media editing experience: The updated visual editor has improved speed, accessbility, and mobile support. Users can paste into the visual editor from your word processor with no messy styling. Cropping and rotating tools are also enhanced. users can even drag and drop the images directly from desktops to the editor.
  • Gallery previews: Users can now view images in grid mode right in the editor, just like in the published post.
  • Audio and video playlists enhancement
  • Stunning new theme browser
  • Live widget and header previews: Users can add, edit, and rearrange the site’s widges right in the theme customizer. No more suprises
  • And much more…

To update, log in to your WordPress dashboard and the update button is listed on top of the browser. To learn more about the update, please read this blog post from WordPress.org

WordPress 3.8.3: Maintenance Release

Posted by on April 14, 2014 Comments Off on WordPress 3.8.3: Maintenance Release

WordPress has recently released its latest update: WordPress 3.8.3 version. This is a maintenance release for all previous versions. According to WordPress.org, the latest version fixes the following

  • the “Quick Draft” tool on the dashboard screen was broken in the 3.8.2 version. Now the bug is fixed

Since this is only a maintenance update, your WordPress may have been updated automatically (websites that support automatic background updates will be updated within 12 hours). But to ensure your WordPress website is updated, it is recommended to log in to your site and check if update is required. To update, log in to your WordPress dashboard and the update button is listed on top of the browser. To learn more about the update, please read this blog post from WordPress.org