WordPress has released version 3.02

The WordPress team has just released version 3.02 of their software. The update addresses a couple of security issues and various problematic functions. This update is available for everyone that uses the self-hosted version of the WordPress platform, that means that your site is not located on WordPress.com. Below is a list of the changes included in the update.

• Fix moderate security issue where a malicious Author-level user could gain further access to the site.
• Remove pingback/trackback blogroll whitelisting feature as it can easily be abused.
• Fix canonical redirection for permalinks containing %category% with nested categories and paging.
• Fix occasional irrelevant error messages on plugin activation.
• Minor XSS fixes in request_filesystem_credentials() and when deleting a plugin.
• Clarify the license in the readme
• Multisite: Fix the delete_user meta capability
• Multisite: Force current_user_can_for_blog() to run map_meta_cap() even for super admins
• Multisite: Fix ms-files.php content type headers when requesting a URL with a query string
• Multisite: Fix the usage of the SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL constant for upgraded WordPress MU installs

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Matt Jurek

I was a Computer and Information Technology student at Purdue University. I have always wanted my own website and have been fascinated with technology my entire life. So here I am, what's next?