WordPress 2.8.1

Yes, WordPress users, believe it or not— there’s another WordPress update. It’s 2.8.1.

WordPress 2.8.1 fixes many bugs and tightens security for plugin administration pages. Core Security Technologies notified us that admin pages added by certain plugins could be viewed by unprivileged users, resulting in information being leaked. Not all plugins are vulnerable to this problem, but we advise upgrading to 2.8.1 to be safe.

I just updated all seven of my blogs to 2.8 just a few weeks ago. I like 2.8– it’s a great piece of software. I just tire of updating all these blogs every few weeks! But 2.8.1 fixes a bundle of security issues, so the sooner you do it, the better. Be sure to update all your plugins and make backups of your blogs’ databses before you hit the update button! I backup two separate ways– I use the WordPress admin way (Dashboard>>Tools>>Export) to download an XML file of all my posts, comments, etc. Know that this kind of backup will only backup your written data. It will not backup your theme nor your images nor your plugins. That’s why I have two separate backup systems. The second backup system I use saves all that data– through my web host’s cPanel Backup Wizard. Every host and cPanel is slightly different, so consult your web host for more details on how to do that.

Several months ago, I made a quick video on how to backup your blog into xml format throught the WordPress dashboard.