Security Update: WordPress 2.8.3 Released
After the success we’ve had with new branch releases of the past few WordPress branches (2.6 and 2.7 both come to mind), it is a little surprising to see that we already have yet another security patch, this time being WordPress 2.8.3. Because this is a security update, it is highly recommended that everyone take a moment to upgrade their WordPress installation. Here is what the WordPress team had to say about the WordPress 2.8.3 security update : Unfortunately, I missed some places when fixing the privilege escalation issues for 2.8.1. Luckily, the entire WordPress community has our backs. Several folks in the community dug deeper and discovered areas that were overlooked. With their help, the remaining issues are fixed in 2.8.3. Since this is a security release, upgrading is highly recommended. Download 2.8.3, or upgrade automatically from your admin. The ribbon reminder in your dashboard just showed up, so you can now do your automatic upgrade, or manually download WordPress 2.8.3 from here .
Security Update: WordPress 2.8.2 Released
Although it isn’t very long after WordPress 2.8.1 was released, WordPress 2.8.2 was just released today and is a security update which corrects a XSS vulnerability which was discovered.  Comment author URLs were not fully sanitized when displayed in the admin.
How Long Should You Wait to Upgrade WordPress?
With the recent release of WordPress 2.8 this past week, there has been a number of complications and/or frustrations from the WordPress community, leading to a lot of discussion about how long you should wait to upgrade WordPress when a new branch is released. Historically the WordPress team has always done a great job of testing their releases, which I think lead to a strong confidence from the WordPress community when it was time to upgrade.  Combine that with the one-click upgrade option that is now built into WordPress and the annoying tag reminding you to upgrade, and you’ve got a huge number of people who upgraded to WordPress 2.8 immediately upon its release. Unfortunately, with each new WordPress branch comes changes which sometimes break WordPress plugins, create problems with the WordPress theme you are using, and usually includes changes to the code.  If you upgrade before the themes or plugins you rely on have been updated, this can cause problems.  The iThemes team recently touched on this subject with their post, When Should I Upgrade WordPress ? Their post also includes five helpful things that need done BEFORE you do your one-click upgrade: Make a backup of all your site data Upgrade of all your plugins Visit plugin and theme author websites Disable all plugins Ask yourself if you need to upgrade now I also recommend waiting a week or so to view feedback before upgrading. I know several of you haven’t upgraded WordPress to 2.8 yet.  How long do you plan on waiting until you upgrade your WordPress installation? Please include which version of WordPress you are currently using with your comment! Related posts: WordPress 2.7.1 Now Available Still No WordPress 2.7.1 Google Wants You To Upgrade Your WordPress Installation WordPress 2.6.3 Released! You are reading How Long Should You Wait to Upgrade WordPress
Lester Chan aka GaMerZ Updates his Plugins for WordPress 2.8
After upgrading my website to WordPress 2.8 Baker I knew there would be a flurry of activity as plugin developers updated their stuff for the latest version of WordPress. However, when I logged in to my admin panel and saw that 6 plugins had upgrades after a very short time frame since I had last checked I suspected one author might have updated their stuff. My suspicion was right.
WordPress 2.8 Officially Released!
In case you haven’t noticed it yet in your WordPress dashboard, it looks like WordPress 2.8 has officially been released! Don’t forget if you are currently using WordPress 2.7 or 2.7.1, you can use the one-click upgrade feature built into WordPress to upgrade! The changes from WordPress 2.7 aren’t as noticable as they were from 2.6 to 2.7, but it is always worth upgrading to the latest installation in my opinion.  As far as what is new, here is what the WordPress team had to say about the improvements in WordPress 2.8 : Major New Improvements First and foremost, 2.8 is way faster to use .
WordPress 2.8 Tips and Tricks Collection
Now that WordPress 2.8 has been released , it really would be more useful and helpful to get a big list of tips and tricks that addresses several new things in WordPress 2.8 and helps to learn or tweak the new features, these tips come from several users who have been using WordPress 2.8 for sometime and have contributed with several posts that may help you make the best out of the latest version in WordPress. WordPress Codex – Version 2.8 Custom Taxonomies in WordPress 2.8 – Justin Tadlok Build A WordPress 2.8 Widget – WP Engineer WordPress 2.8 and the body_class() Function – Nathan Rice Authentication in WordPress 2.8 – Will Norris Loading JavaScript in Footer in WordPress 2.8 – Lester Chan 10 Things to do before and after installing WordPress 2.8 Getting Started With WordPress 2.8 This is non-exhaustive and I will keep updating it regularly, if you have any resources please do feel free to add to the list by commenting.
WordPress 2.8 Moves to Release Candidate 1
Going into WordCamp Chicago this weekend, there were a large number of rumors that WordPress 2.8 was VERY close to an official release.  Well, the weekend has come and gone and unfortunately we got no official release, but it looks like we have gotten the first release candidate instead. According to the official WordPress blog , WordPress 2.8 Release Candidate 1 was officially released about an hour ago.  Here is their release candidate 1 official announcement: With Release Candidate 1, we think WordPress 2.8 is ready and complete. Download it, test it, and tell us what you think. If you don’t uncover any bad bugs, 2.8 will be released on Wednesday the 10th. If you’re interested in what has changed since beta 2, consult the changelog.
WordPress 2.8 May Be Released On June 10th
The release date for WordPress 2.8 has almost been confirmed, according to the latest blog post on the WordPress development blog , the target date for releasing WordPress 2.8 is June 10th. However this is only a target date and may not end up as being the release date in the end, however it would be good to see it released soon, considering the good number of features it has.
WordPress 2.8 Beta Hands On Review
Over a period of time WordPress has evolved a lot integrating a host of interesting features in it, WordPress 2.8 is another exciting release which adds a host of new and interesting features. If you haven’t tried the beta versions of WordPress 2.8 yet, here is a hands-on review that talks about the key features made available in this version of WordPress.
Some WordPress News from WordCamp San Francisco
For all you fans of WordPress, this weekend has been a good one.  Although I personally wasn’t able to attend the WordCamp San Francisco event, many were able to go and we’ve been receiving a lot of great information. As a result, I wanted to do a quick post to bring to your attention a couple of the things we are hearing from the event, and in particular, from Matt Mullenweg’s “State of the Word” address, which he does at each WordCamp event: WordPress 2.8 Coming VERY Soon! There have been hints from the WordPress team about adding a section to their theme repository for GPL-compliant premium themes (paid themes which comply with GPL). I haven’t gotten clarification yet if their will also be a similar site setup for premium plugins that comply with GPL.
