For Version 2.8.5, the database version (db_version in wp_options) remained at 11548.
Installation/Upgrade Information
To download WordPress 2.8.5, visit https://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/
For step-by-step instructions on installing and upgrading WordPress:
If you are new to WordPress, we recommend that you begin with the following:
- New To WordPress – Where to Start
- First Steps With WordPress or Upgrading WordPress Extended
- WordPress Lessons
Summary
- Fix for trackback DOS
- Removal of permalink_structure eval
- Remove some create_function() calls
- Disallow unfiltered uploads by default, even for admins. Enable it again with define(‘ALLOW_UNFILTERED_UPLOADS’, true); in wp-config.php
- Add extra escapes here and there for some backside coverage
- Retire two old importers
- A few small bug fixes