Title: Version 3.3.1
Published: May 19, 2019

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# Version 3.3.1

## In this article

 * [Installation/Update Information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-3-1/?output_format=md#installation-update-information)
 * [Summary](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-3-1/?output_format=md#summary)
 * [List of Files Revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-3-1/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised)

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On January 3, 2012, WordPress 3.3.1 was released to the public. This is a maintenance
and security update.

For version 3.3.1, the [database version](https://codex.wordpress.org/Glossary#Database_version)(**
db_version** in **wp_options**) remained at 19470.

## 󠀁[Installation/Update Information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-3-1/?output_format=md#installation-update-information)󠁿

To download WordPress 3.3.1, update automatically from the Dashboard > Updates menu
in your site’s admin area or visit [https://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/](https://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/).

For step-by-step instructions on installing and updating WordPress:

 * [Updating WordPress](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/updating-wordpress/)

If you are new to WordPress, we recommend that you begin with the following:

 * [New To WordPress – Where to Start](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/new_to_wordpress_-_where_to_start/)
 * [First Steps With WordPress](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/first-steps-with-wordpress/)
   or [Upgrading WordPress Extended](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/upgrading-wordpress-extended-instructions/)
 * [WordPress Lessons](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/wordpress-lessons/)

## 󠀁[Summary](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-3-1/?output_format=md#summary)󠁿

From the [announcement post](https://wordpress.org/news/2012/01/wordpress-3-3-1/):“
This maintenance release fixes 15 issues with WordPress 3.3, as well as a fix for
a cross-site scripting vulnerability that affected version 3.3. Thanks to Joshua
H., Hoang T., Stefan Zimmerman, Chris K. and the Go Daddy security team for responsibly
disclosing the bug to our security team.”

A full log of the changes made for 3.3.1 can be found at [https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?new=19669%40branches%2F3.3&old=19590%40trunk](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?new=19669%40branches%2F3.3&old=19590%40trunk)

## 󠀁[List of Files Revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-3-1/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised)󠁿

    ```wp-block-preformatted
    wp-includes/nav-menu-template.php
    wp-includes/version.php
    wp-includes/functions.php
    wp-includes/user.php
    wp-includes/functions.wp-styles.php
    wp-includes/capabilities.php
    wp-includes/script-loader.php
    wp-includes/class-wp-admin-bar.php
    readme.html
    wp-admin/users.php
    wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
    wp-admin/includes/update-core.php
    wp-admin/includes/template.php
    wp-admin/includes/ms.php
    wp-admin/js/common.js
    wp-admin/js/common.dev.js
    wp-admin/load-scripts.php
    wp-admin/press-this.php
    wp-admin/about.php
    ```

First published

May 19, 2019

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