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Hotfix

v1.2
by Mark Jaquith · 4.7 (18 reviews)

Provides unofficial fixes for selected WordPress bugs, so you don't have to wait for the next WordPress core release.

5K+ active installs Updated Feb 22, 2019 Tested to 5.1.19
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About Hotfix

This unofficial plugin provides fixes for selected WordPress bugs, allowing you to get some fixes more quickly without waiting for the next WordPress core release. However, it is still important to update WordPress regularly. The plugin lists the recent fixes and provides a complete hotfix list for each version of WordPress.

Changelog

1.2

  • Lets themes enqueue comment-reply.js in the HTML header without JavaScript errors.

1.1

  • Lets you update WordPress and install or update plugins and themes. (Only some Windows servers running IIS were affected.) You’ll need to install this plugin manually.

1.0

  • Lets you update Twenty Twelve if it is shown as “broken” after installing 3.5

0.9

  • Fix adding and updating Custom Fields.

0.8

  • Prevent plugin and theme styles from bleeding into the dashboard.
  • Include JSON support for load-scripts.php.

0.7

  • Fix issue in version 0.6.

0.6

  • Include JSON support for people with funky PHP setups.

0.5

  • Upgrade procedures (not currently used)
  • Fixes a bug in WP 3.1.3 related to post_status array values

0.4

  • Fix a bug in WP 3.1 that caused some taxonomy query manipulations (like excluding categories) to not work like they did before.

0.3

  • Adds a filter, and fixes a PHP warning for people on versions with no hotfixes available.

0.2

  • Better 3.0.5 comment text KSES fix for the admin. Allows you to see safe HTML in the admin.
  • Remove the cws_ prefixes. This may become official.

0.1

  • First version
  • Hotfix for WP 3.0.5 comment text KSES overzealousness.

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