WordPress 2.8.5: A Hardening Release

Hardening release? Really?

Anyway, version 2.8.5 of popular blogging platform WordPress is available and it features code cleanup and addresses some potential issues. You should upgrade as always, either from within your WordPress install, or by downloading from wordpress.org.

In other WordPress news, the team is pimping the exploit scanner plugin which sounds like a good idea if you think your WordPress site might have been hit, and also urges you to participate in the 2.9 beta testing.

Thord Daniel Hedengren

Thord Daniel Hedengren is a designer, writer, and blogger, and also the former editor of The Blog Herald. He used to be a hotshot in the gaming industry in Sweden, but sold everything and went International. Most recently he wrote a book called Smashing WordPress: Beyond the Blog, and does loads of kickass design.

View Comments (5)

V.C says:
October 21, 2009 at 9:03 pm
I don’t understand why they released the new version so quickly after the last update 2 months ago.
I don’t see any changing in this new version. It’s not really necessary to upgrade.
Harsh Agrawal says:
October 22, 2009 at 11:19 am
Saw this update Yesterday and the first thing which I did
was Backup my Db and updated the wordpress. Though wordpress are releasing very quick update.. :|
Himanshu says:
October 22, 2009 at 5:17 pm
This is a nice release from WordPress. DDOS attack via trackback relief is nice.I
am eagerly waiting for the new version WordPress 2.9. It will be interesting to see
what will come out from the WordPress box to its users.