A new version of WordPress has been released; all Bitmash sites have been automatically upgraded.

From the WordPress 4.9.6 release post: This privacy and maintenance release includes 37 enhancements, 51 bug fixes, and 2 tasks. See the full list of closed tickets in Trac. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) related changes include Comments, Privacy Policy Page, and Data Handling. In addition to the GDPR changes, the following are additional highlights:

  • “Mine” has been added as a filter in the media library.
  • When viewing a plugin in the admin, it will now tell you the minimum PHP version required.
  • We’ve added new PHP polyfills for forwards-compatibility and proper variable validation.
  • TinyMCE was updated to the latest version (4.7.11).