ClassicPress 1.6.0 Release Notes

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This is no longer the latest release of ClassicPress!
You can find the latest release at the top of the Release Notes subforum.

We’re happy to announce the release of ClassicPress 1.6.0.

This release is a maintenance release.

New features since 1.5.3

  • New Dashboard widget raising awareness of ClassicPress 2.0.0 development
  • Deprecation Notice: the minimum supported version of PHP will be 7.4 in ClassicPress 2.0.0

Minor changes and bugfixes since 1.5.3

  • Security Page will be hidden by default unless it is used
  • The Petitions widget has been retired and removed
  • Backports of upstream enhancements
    – Add support for Enums in is_serialized()
    – Disable auto-correct when bulk editing slugs
    – Prevent excessive trimming of names in email “From” headers
    – Correct the check for non-existing post in get_post_permalink()

Contributors

In no particular order the following people have contributed to this ClassicPress release
xxsimoxx
viktorix
smileBeda
bahiirwa
mattyrob
ElisabettaC77
benlumia007
TimKaye
WP Team

If your ClassicPress site has automatic updates enabled (the default configuration), then the new version will be installed automatically. Otherwise, we recommend upgrading your site(s) to 1.6.0 to receive all latest fixes and updates.

Download this release

New sites Download
ClassicPress-release-1.6.0.zip
and follow the installation instructions.
Existing WordPress sites Download the migration plugin and follow the migration instructions.
Existing ClassicPress sites Use the built-in update mechanism (more info).

Full changelog

The full changelog is available on GitHub.

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Many thanks to all the contributors for all the work. Much appreciated.

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FWIW my site is currently running CP 1.6.0 with PHP Version 8.2.7; no problems.

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