There is a major security update in the new version of WordPress! I missed it the first time I looked through the release notes. My bad!! Please update to the latest version of WordPress as soon as possible. Still no reports of any problems with this upgrade, but let us know if that’s not your experience!
Thank you!
So far, in the few days that we’ve been using the newest version of WP (4.0.1) over at the NEKLS website, we’ve seen no real problems. The database update seemed to take a few minutes, so you might not want to do it in the middle of the day, but it wasn’t more than 3 minutes, tops, for our rather large site, so it likely won’t be a big deal for most of you. There aren’t a lot of cool updates – just some refinements of media handling and such – so there is no major rush to upgrade. As of right now, there are no security issues with 4.0, but that can change any time, so while you don’t have to rush to update, we are recommending that you do it before too long.
As always – ask Robin (rhastings@nekls.org) or Ryan (rsipes@nekls.org) if you have any questions about the updates!
I’ve updated this site to the new WP 4 and it seemed to go smoothly. It did require a database update, so if you decide to upgrade soon, you may want to be sure you have a backup of your database (though we keep backups of them on the server and can grab them if you have a problem). The new features of WP 4 include some improved editing of both images and content and a new plugin gallery that will make finding and installing plugins easier. Otherwise, it seems much the same as before!
As always, be sure to contact Ryan or I if you have questions or concerns about the upgrading process!
I’ve just posted a new page, How-to: Create a static (non-blog) site, so that a fairly common question will be answered in a way that is viewable and useable by everyone using the KLOW site. I would invite you to send us (tech@nekls.org) any questions you’d like to see featured in this section! I’ll answer them and post them for everyone!
After some testing, it appears that the update to WordPress version 3.9.1 is not causing problems on any sites that have done it. There are some benefits – mainly making images easier to edit and insert – and some improvements to widget and header previews in the theme customization side of WordPress. As always, let Ryan or I know if you all need us to help you out with the update! Happy posting!!