A Release Candidate One of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see alpha (beta). for WordPress 4.4.2 is now available. This maintenance release is scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, February 2, but first it needs your testing. This release fixes 17 issues reported against 4.4 and 4.4.1.
WordPress 4.4 has thus far been downloaded over 20 million times since it’s release on December 8. Please test this release candidate to ensure 4.4.2 fixes the reported issues and doesn’t introduce any new ones.
Contributors
Thank you to the following 11 contributors to 4.4.2:
afercia, berengerzyla, boonebgorges, chandrapatel, chriscct7, dd32, firebird75, ivankristianto, jmdodd, ocean90, salvoaranzulla
Fixes
A total of 17 fixes are included in this RC One of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see alpha (beta). (trac log). Notable fixes include:
- #35344 – Strange pagination issue on front page after 4.4.1 update.This was a very visible issue for certain users with specific settings. While remnants of this issue still exist (see #35689), the bulk of it has been fixed and is ready for testing.
- Comments – A total of 6 issues were fixed within the Comments component.
- #35419 – Incorrect comment pagination when comment threading is turned off
- #35402 – per_page parameter no longer works in wp_list_comments
- #35378 – Incorrect comment ordering when comment threading is turned off
- #35192 – Comments_clauses filter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output. (issue)
- #35478 – 4.4 Regression A software bug that breaks or degrades something that previously worked. Regressions are often treated as critical bugs or blockers. Recent regressions may be given higher priorities. A "3.6 regression" would be a bug in 3.6 that worked as intended in 3.5. on Querying for Comments by Multiple Post Fields
- #35356 – wp_list_comments ignores $comments parameter
Download & Test
We need your help to ensure there are no issues with the fixes in 4.4.2. Please download the RC and test!
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