WordPress 3.8.1
23 January 2014
WordPress version 3.8.1 is now available.
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What's New in WordPress 3.8.1
This maintenance release addresses 31 bugs with version 3.8, including various fixes and improvements for the new dashboard design and new themes admin screen.
Embedding tweets:
- Switch Twitter oEmbed to SSL due to a Twitter API change that broke embedding across all WordPress sites. [26969], #26844.
WP_Query fixes:
- Fix category handling in pre_get_posts when pretty permalinks are in use; fix handling of taxonomy queries in get_queried_object(). [26946], #26627, #26634.
- Avoid a fatal error in wp_reset_postdata() if $wp_query global is not set. (Also affected 3.7.) [26951], #26775.
Themes screen fixes and improvements:
- Keyboard navigation friendliness. [26956], #26527.
- Better information for screen readers. [27012], #26602; [26936], #26599.
- Various IE8 adjustments and fixes. [27008], #26541.
- During a search, be sure to also compare the theme's slug. [26957], #26730.
- Installer: Make sure the "Layout" group title is translated. [26955], #26777.
- Fix CSS clashes on the Network Themes page. [26950], #26513, #26517.
- Fix incorrect -mox prefixes in CSS. [26947], #26702.
Fixes for the new dashboard design:
- Fix the "dead zone" on submit buttons, so they actually click. [26998], #26700, Chrome bug.
- Prevent the admin color scheme from previewing when editing another user. [26937], #26607.
- Update the styles for the media modal when used on the frontend. [26992], #26677.
- Add a contrasting border to admin feature pointers. [26970], #26689.
- Update Dashicons to latest. (The Updates icon now points in the right direction.) [26965], #26518.
- OCD alignment updates on the Updates screen. [26938], #26699.
Responsive admin fixes:
- Prevent widget controls from going off the screen when editing extra-wide widgets on small devices. [26964], #26701.
- When moderating comments, make sure the comment author is always visible. [26961], #26618.
- Responsive improvements to submenus in the toolbar. [27009], #26720.
- Improve keyboard accessibility for the admin menu when in responsive mode. [27010], #26639.
- Prevent the toolbar from wrapping to a second line on narrow screen (multisite only). [26949], #26537.
The new dashboard widgets:
- Quick Draft widget: Don't ignore default comment status and ping status. [26960], #26722.
- At a Glance widget: Don't link to Pages or Posts for Authors or Contributors (respectively). [27001], #26574.
- Quick Draft widget: Break long words in Quick Draft content to prevent overflow. [26948], #26658.
Miscellaneous:
- Media: Fix directory permissions for new media upload directories. [26927], #26781.
- RTL: Force LTR direction for code inputs. [26954], #26666.
- RTL: Make sure half-stars in star ratings are filled on the correct side. [26953], #26814.
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