WordPress 3.7 has been released. I know I’m getting to this a bit late, especially since over half a million of you have downloaded it so far, but I feel a need to point out why WordPress 3.7 is so awesome.
WordPress 3.7 includes a ridiculous amount of under-the-hood things which might go unnoticed, but I really want to highlight the new automatic updates. From 3.7 onwards, WordPress will automatically apply all minor updates (anything that’s 3.7.x), which means that you’ll immediately receive all security and stability updates. That’s a big deal. As long as folks upgrade to 3.7, and the WordPress team continues to be awesome about security fixes, there will never again be an insecure WordPress installation (unless the blogger disables automatic updates, which is just silly and negligent).
All users can now safely update from Dashboard -> Updates or download and update manually, though you should probably backup first just in case, unless you’re already using VaultPress, which you really should be.
If you’re a WordPress.com blogger, you have nothing to worry about, as you’ve technically been running WordPress 3.7 for a while now.
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4 responses to “WordPress 3.7 Released”
Reblogged this on tekArtist and commented:
Woohoo!
Want into the office pool on how many folks will show up in the WordPress.COM help forum worried about making sure they have this upgrade??
Like I tell people when they whine in the forum about needing to pay the $ 13.- / year for domain mapping – you have a great bargain at .COM with the staff doing all the security updates and other grunt work
Another nice improvement to keep sites safe.
Take care & have a nice week
Nah, I’d rather not bet, but maybe the knowledge that the core WordPress software now automatically updates itself will put a stop to those questions on future releases. 🙂
That’s what I like about you James, always optimistic 🙂