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WordPress 4.4 “Clifford” Released

December 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment

WordPress 4.4, named “Clifford” in honor of jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown, is available for download or update in your WordPress dashboard. New features in 4.4 make your site more connected and responsive. Clifford also introduces a new default theme, Twenty Sixteen.


Twenty Sixteen

Twenty Sixteen, is a modern take on a classic blog design, and was built to look great on any device. A fluid grid design, flexible header, fun color schemes, and more, will all make your content shine.

Responsive Images

WordPress now takes a smarter approach to displaying appropriate image sizes on any device, ensuring a perfect fit every time. You don’t need to do anything to your theme, it just works.

Embed Everything

Now you can embed your posts on other WordPress sites. Simply drop a post URL into the editor and see an instant embed preview, complete with the title, excerpt, and featured image if you’ve set one. It will even include your site icon and links for comments and sharing.

In addition to post embeds, WordPress 4.4 also adds support for five new oEmbed providers: Cloudup, Reddit Comments, ReverbNation, Speaker Deck, and VideoPress.

WordPress 4.4 Upgrade

As always, we highly recommend that you keep your WordPress installation, WordPress themes and WordPress plugins up to date to ensure that you’re running the most secure and feature rich version of WordPress.

If you need assistance with upgrading, please schedule your WordPress upgrade today via our WordPress Upgrade Service.

All current Watershed Studio WordPress Upgrade Service and Maintenance Package subscribers have been scheduled for your WordPress 4.4 upgrade.

If you’d like to ensure that your site is always up to date, please check out our WordPress Maintenance Packages.

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WordPress 4.3.1 Security Release

September 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment

WordPress 4.3.1 is now available, and is a security release for all previous versions of WordPress.

We strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately.

 

This release addresses three issues, including two cross-site scripting vulnerabilities and a potential privilege escalation.

  • WordPress versions 4.3 and earlier are vulnerable to a cross-site scripting vulnerability when processing shortcode tags (CVE-2015-5714). Reported by Shahar Tal and Netanel Rubin of Check Point.
  • A separate cross-site scripting vulnerability was found in the user list table. Reported by Ben Bidner of the WordPress security team.
  • Finally, in certain cases, users without proper permissions could publish private posts and make them sticky (CVE-2015-5715). Reported by Shahar Tal and Netanel Rubin of Check Point.

Version 4.3.1 also fixes twenty-six bugs bugs with 4.3

As always, we highly recommend that you keep your WordPress installation, WordPress themes and WordPress plugins up to date to ensure that you’re running the most secure and feature rich version of WordPress.

If you need assistance with upgrading, please schedule your WordPress upgrade today via our WordPress Upgrade Service.

Anyone who is already subscribed to one of our upgrade packages has already been upgraded to WordPress 4.3.1.  If you’d like to ensure that your site is always up to date, please check out our WordPress Maintenance Packages.

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WordPress 4.3 “Billie” Released

August 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment

WordPress 4.3 is now available, with new features that make it even easier to format your content and customize your site.

Menus in the Customizer

Create your menu, update it, and assign it, all while live-previewing in the customizer. The streamlined customizer design provides a mobile-friendly and accessible interface. With every release, it becomes easier and faster to make your site just the way you want it.

Formatting Shortcuts

Your writing flow just got faster with new formatting shortcuts in WordPress 4.3. Use asterisks to create lists and number signs to make a heading. No more breaking your flow; your text looks great with a * and a #.

Site Icons

Site icons represent your site in browser tabs, bookmark menus, and on the home screen of mobile devices. Add your unique site icon in the customizer; it will even stay in place when you switch themes. Make your whole site reflect your brand.

Better Passwords

Keep your site more secure with WordPress’ improved approach to passwords. Instead of receiving passwords via email, you’ll get a password reset link. When you add new users to your site or edit a user profile, WordPress will automatically generate a secure password.

Other improvements

  • A smoother admin experience – Refinements to the list view across the admin make your WordPress more accessible and easier to work with on any device.
  • Comments turned off on pages – All new pages that you create will have comments turned off. Keep discussions to your blog, right where they’re supposed to happen.
  • Customize your site quickly – Wherever you are on the front-end, you can click the customize link in the toolbar to swiftly make changes to your site.

As always, we highly recommend that you keep your WordPress installation, WordPress themes and WordPress plugins up to date to ensure that you’re running the most secure and feature rich version of WordPress.

If you need assistance with upgrading, please schedule your WordPress upgrade today via our WordPress Upgrade Service.

All current Watershed Studio WordPress Upgrade Service and Maintenance Package subscribers have been scheduled for your WordPress 4.2 upgrade.

If you’d like to ensure that your site is always up to date, please check out our WordPress Maintenance Packages.

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WordPress 4.2 “Powell” Released

April 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment

WordPress 4.2 is now available, with new features that help you focus on sharing content, and global communication.

As always, we highly recommend that you keep your WordPress installation, WordPress themes and WordPress plugins up to date to ensure that you’re running the most secure and feature rich version of WordPress.

If you need assistance with upgrading, please schedule your WordPress upgrade today via our WordPress Upgrade Service.

All current Watershed Studio WordPress Upgrade Service and Maintenance Package subscribers have been scheduled for your WordPress 4.2 upgrade.

If you’d like to ensure that your site is always up to date, please check out our WordPress Maintenance Packages.

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WordPress 4.1 “Dinah” Released

December 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment

WordPress 4.1 is now available, with new features that help you focus on your writing via a new “distraction-free writing mode”, and the new default theme, Twenty Fifteen, which lets you show your site off in style.

As always, we highly recommend that you keep your WordPress installation, WordPress themes and WordPress plugins up to date to ensure that you’re running the most secure and feature rich version of WordPress.

If you need assistance with upgrading, please schedule your WordPress upgrade today via our WordPress Upgrade Service.

All current Watershed Studio WordPress Upgrade Service and Maintenance Package subscribers have been scheduled for your WordPress 4.1 upgrade.

If you’d like to ensure that your site is always up to date, please check out our WordPress Maintenance Packages.

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