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WordPress 6.8.1 is available now! Important security release, we advise you to update WordPress core
WordPress developers have just announced the availability of WordPress 6.8.1. This is a security release, and therefore all WordPress users are urged to contact their administrators and update their sites as soon as possible.
Maintaining an up-to-date version of WordPress is one of the most important steps you can take to ensure the security and stability of your site. Security releases such as 6.8.1 address vulnerabilities that could potentially be exploited by attackers, leaving your site and its data vulnerable.
Specific details of security patches are often initially kept private to prevent newly patched vulnerabilities from being exploited on unpatched sites.
What’s Been Fixed and Updated in WordPress 6.8.1?
This minor release includes fixes for 15 bugs throughout Core and the Block Editor addressing issues affecting multiple areas of WordPress including the block editor, multisite, and REST API. For a full list of bug fixes, please refer to the release candidate announcement.
WordPress 6.8.1 is a short-cycle maintenance release. More maintenance releases will be made available throughout 2025.
If you have sites that support automatic background updates, the update process will begin automatically.
You can download WordPress 6.8.1 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress Dashboard, click “Updates”, and then click “Update Now”. For more information on this release, please visit the HelpHub site.
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