Download WordPress 4.9.2

Version 4.9.2 of WordPress has been released. With this program, which is made available under a GPL, it is possible to set up and maintain a website or blog. WordPress is easy to set up and can be up and running within five minutes if a server with PHP and MySQL is already available. There are possibilities to further extend the functionality of WordPress with plugins and the look with themes to adjust. The most important improvements that have been made in this release are listed below for you.

WordPress 4.9.2 Security and Maintenance Release
WordPress 4.9.2 is now available. This is a security and maintenance release for all versions since WordPress 3.7. We strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately. An XSS vulnerability was discovered in the Flash fallback files in MediaElement, a library that is included with WordPress. Because the Flash files are no longer needed for most use cases, they have been removed from WordPress.

MediaElement has released a new version that contains a fix for the bug, and a WordPress plugin containing the fixed files is available in the plugin repository.

21 other bugs were fixed in WordPress 4.9.2. Particularly or note were:

• JavaScript errors that prevented saving posts in Firefox have been fixed.
• The previous taxonomy-agnostic behavior of get_category_link() and category_description() was restored.
• Switching themes will now attempt to restore previous widget assignments, even when there are no sidebars to map.

The Codex has more information about all of the issues fixed in 4.9.2if you’d like to learn more.