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WordPress 3.9.2

WordPress 3.9.2 is released to address some security issues.

WordPress 3.9.2 is now available as a security release for all previous versions. We strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately.

This release fixes a possible denial of service issue in PHP’s XML processing, reported by Nir Goldshlager of the Salesforce.com Product Security Team. It  was fixed by Michael Adams and Andrew Nacin of the WordPress security team and David Rothstein of the Drupal security team. This is the first time our two projects have coordinated joint security releases.

It is highly imperative to update to WordPress 3.9.2.

WordPress 3.9.2

In July 2014, WordPress plugin MailPoet were found to be vulnerable and affected sites running Joomla and Magento.

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WordPress 3.9.1 Maintenance Update

WordPress 3.9.1 Maintenance Update

This maintenance release fixes 34 bugs in 3.9, including numerous fixes for multisite networks, customizing widgets while previewing themes, and the updated visual editor. We’ve also made some improvements to the new audio/video playlists feature and made some adjustments to improve performance. For a full list of changes, consult the list of tickets and the changelog.

WordPress 3.9.1 Maintenance Update

It is highly recommended to update to the latest version of WordPress whenever possible, as long as it doesn’t break certain plugins you can’t live without.

 

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WordPress 4.0.1 for iOS

WordPress 4.0.1 for iOS is now available for download.

Some of the updates included are:

  • Improved the performance of stats.
  • Made the “Options” page easier to locate and access.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the app to freeze when you tried to update a post’s settings.
  • Fixed a bug that stopped you from moving the cursor to the end of a line.
  • Fixed a bug that broke the UI when you inserted a link in the post editor.
  • Fixed a bug that crashed the app when you added a featured image to a post.
  • Increased the minimum required version of WordPress to 3.6.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the post editor to malfunction if you inserted a link.

WordPress 4.0.1 for iOS

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WordPress 4.0 for iOS

Here comes WordPress 4.0 for iOS.

What’s New in Version 4.0

• Reimagined your stats view, which is now faster and more stable. Since we’re continuing to work on making this the best possible experience, the old web view is still available.
• Worked on an update in the Reader that allows videos to render properly.
• Fixed a bug in the Reader that addresses a blue dot display issue.
• Made improvements to prevent a crash when editing your longer posts.
• Various other fixes.

If you enjoy using WordPress, please take a moment to write a review — your input is invaluable to us.

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Notice the polite request for App Review at the end of the release note?

One thing I did notice about WordPress for iOS is the lack of solicitation for App Store review. John Gruber has some great points.

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Google’s Matt Cutts is hunting for Scraper Sites

Google’s Matt Cutts tweeted:

If you see a scraper URL outranking the original source of content in Google, please tell us about it: http://bit.ly/scraperspamreports

IT is truly frustrating to see your original contents stolen by these scraper sites. That’s an outright theft. It is relatively to find these scrapers, there are a lot of scraper blogs on WordPress.com.

Dan Barker replied and hilarity ensues:

.@mattcutts I think I have spotted one, Matt. Note the similarities in the content text: pic.twitter.com/uHux3rK57f

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