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WordPress 3.0.5 is Released

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Another security release – here’s what it fixes:

Fix XSS bug: Properly encode title used in Quick/Bulk Edit, and offer additional sanitization to various fields. Affects users of the Author or Contributor role. (r17397, r17406, r17412)
Fix XSS bug: Preserve tag escaping in the tags meta box. Affects users of the Author or Contributor role. (r17401)
Fix potential information disclosure of posts through the media uploader. Affects users of the Author role. (r17393)
Enhancement: Force HTML filtering on comment text in the admin (r17400)
Enhancement: Harden check_admin_referer() when called without arguments, which plugins should avoid. (r17387)
Update the license to GPLv2 (or later) and update copyright information for the KSES library.

Go forth, and update!

WordPress BootCamp: Setting a Static Front Page

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If you’re new to WordPress, you may be wondering how in the world WordPress could be anything more than a simple blog.

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Things I Learned from #wcatl (and a Few I Learned on My Own)

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View more documents from Jane Wells. 2. The PHP and WordPress communities can learn a lot from each other. @technosailor gave a fantastic presentation (re: lecture in a discussion-y way) on how the core communities of both the PHP world and the WordPress world could stand to play nicer to each other. Personally, I think…

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