Download Wordpress Security Releases 2.2.2 and 2.0.11
August 6th, 2007Its upgrade time again for your Wordpress blogs as new security releases have been announced. Two new security-related releases are available for both users of Wordpress main 2.2 branch and the legacy 2.0 branch titled Wordpress 2.2.2 and 2.0.11. Upgrade today and secure your blog.
The Wordpress blog says that these releases include only security and minor bugfixes and they should not cause any plugin or theme compatibility issues.
You can see the bugs closed for 2.2.2 and 2.0.11 to get more details about the problems fixed. This time they even reveal all the changed files for 2.2.2 or 2.0.11 just in case you want to go for a limited file upgrade.
This time adopt a professional approach and notify your visitors of the scheduled upgrade using the Maintenance Mode wordpress plugin. Its better that displaying php and mySQL database errors. See more Wordpress upgrade tips.
Should you upgrade? Of course. Its not only about features or bug fixes, its about security fixes which are essential to protect your blog from hackers.
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I highly reccomend you peform this upgrade!
Carmelo Lisciotto
I know! My site was hacked yesterday, somehow managed to get back with help of Brajeshwar sir. So upgraded to 2.2.2 today only! :)
Once an update is released, all bugs and security holes are public knowledge. It is now upto the blogger to protect his blog. The hackers are on the lookout…