WordPress Support News
WordPress 4.4.1 is available for download and includes 52 fixes, one of which patches a cross site scripting vulnerability reported by Crtc4L. This release address two severe bugs and updates the polyfill used for emoji to support Unicode 8. Support for Unicode 8 adds new emoji to WordPress such as diversity emoji.
Other notable changes include the removal of Rdio embed support, plugins failing to update after WordPress 4.4 is installed, and a handful of changes to responsive images. Sites configured to receive automatic updates should update within 24 hours. Since 4.4.1 is a security release, you should initiate the update process as soon as possible.
If you have Unlimited WordPress Support your’ site will automatically be updated along with any WordPress Plugins that require updates after the core WordPress update.
Here’s some information about the 12 key WordPress Maintenance tasks that should be done on your site if you aren’t a client.
