WordPress 2.5.1 Released

Version 2.5.1 of WordPress is now available. It includes a number of bug fixes, performance enhancements, and one very important security fix. We recommend everyone update immediately, particularly if your blog has open registration. The vulnerabilities are not public but it will be soon.

If you download the entire 2.5.1 release, you will be getting over 70 other fixes. 2.5.1 focuses on fixing the most annoying bugs and improving performance. Here are some highlights:

  • Performance improvements for the Dashboard, Write Post, and Edit Comments pages.
  • Better performance for those who have many categories
  • Media Uploader fixes
  • An upgrade to TinyMCE 3.0.7
  • Widget Administration fixes
  • Various usability improvements
  • Layout fixes for IE

Also, since WP2.5 the wp-config.php file allows a new constant called SECRET_KEY which basically is meant to introduce a little permanent randomness into the cryptographic functions used for cookies in WordPress. You can visit this link to get a unique secret key for your config file. (It’s unique and random on every page load.) Having this line in your config file helps secure your blog.

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· Written on: 04-26-08 · 1 Comment »

One Response to “WordPress 2.5.1 Released”

  1. aronil wrote:

    aAwwwwww shiiittt now have to upgrade again?? sigh

    April 26th, 2008 at 12:22 am

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