Core Updates

WordPress 6.8.2 and the end of 4.x security updates

WordPress 6.8.2 landed with 20 Core and 15 Block Editor fixes, and it confirmed that security updates for the 4.1 through 4.6 branches have stopped. If your site is on an old 4.x version, here is why you need an upgrade plan now.

Core Updates

Old WordPress sites just got a security certificate update

A round of WordPress maintenance releases backported updated root certificates to version 4.7, so older sites can keep making secure API calls to payment gateways, email services, and update servers.