{"id":11253177,"date":"2019-05-17T14:46:53","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T14:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/?post_type=helphub_version&amp;p=11253177"},"modified":"2019-05-17T14:46:53","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T14:46:53","slug":"version-3-8","status":"publish","type":"helphub_version","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wordpress-version\/version-3-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Version 3.8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On December 12, 2013, WordPress&nbsp;<strong>Version 3.8<\/strong>, named for Charlie Parker, was released to the public. For more information on this enhancement and bug-fix release, read the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/development\">WordPress Blog<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2013\/12\/parker\/\">Release Post<\/a>, and see the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Changelog\/3.8\">Changelog for 3.8<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For&nbsp;<strong>Version 3.8<\/strong>, the database version (<strong>db_version<\/strong>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<strong>wp_options<\/strong>) changed to 26691, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/\">Trac<\/a>&nbsp;revision was r26861.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trac.wordpress.org\/query?status=closed&amp;milestone=3.8\">View Closed Tickets<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Introduces a new, modern admin design<\/strong><ul><li>A fresh, uncluttered design<\/li><li>Clean typography with Open Sans<\/li><li>Superior contrast and large, comfortable type<\/li><li>Responsive interfaces throughout<\/li><li>Refined, theme management<\/li><li>Smoother, click-to-add widget management<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>New Default Theme &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Twenty_Fourteen\">Twenty Fourteen<\/a><\/strong><ul><li>Easily create a responsive magazine website with a sleek, modern design.<\/li><li>Feature your favorite homepage content in either a grid or a slider.<\/li><li>Use the three widget areas to customize your website, and change your content&#8217;s layout with a full-width page template and a contributor page to show off your authors.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>For Developers<\/strong><ul><li>External Libraries have been updated.<\/li><li>Better RTL support<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s New<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Replace PNG-based plugins ratings stars with Dashicons for performance gains<\/li><li>Improved help tab text in various screens<\/li><li>Clicking &#8220;Check Again&#8221; on the Updates screen now provides more immediate feedback<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dashboard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Consolidate several Dashboard widgets to improve readability<\/li><li>Replace the &#8216;Right Now&#8217; widget with the new and improved &#8216;At a Glance&#8217; widget<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Appearance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Introduce 8 new admin color schemes<\/li><li>Improved readability throughout using Open Sans typeface (where supported)<\/li><li>Responsive Toolbar for smaller-screen devices<\/li><li>Leverage Dashicons instead of icon sprites for crisper experience on all resolutions<\/li><li>Big RTL improvements throughout<\/li><li>Make the dashboard more usable on any size device with responsive all the things<\/li><li>Improve the login screen experience for Internet Explorer 8 users<\/li><li>Improve Quick Edit experience for non-English users<\/li><li>Improve the Menus experience for mobile users<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Themes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>New Default Theme &#8212;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Twenty_Fourteen\">Twenty Fourteen<\/a><\/li><li>Make it possible to check for any post format assigned to a post with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Function_Reference\/has_post_format\">has_post_format()<\/a><\/li><li>Better custom background theme support defaults, can now specify &#8216;default-repeat&#8217;, &#8216;default-position-x&#8217;, and &#8216;default-attachment&#8217; arguments for background images.<\/li><li>Tags for width changed to layout:&nbsp;responsive-layout,&nbsp;fluid-layout, and&nbsp;fixed-layout<\/li><li>New tag:&nbsp;accessibility-ready&nbsp;to denote a theme is aware of accessibility best practices such as color contrast, keyboard navigation, and form\/link focus. See&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/themes\/guidelines\/guidelines-accessibility\/\">WP theme accessibility guidelines<\/a>.<\/li><li>Theme screenshots&#8217; size have increased from 600\u2006\u00d7\u2006450 to 880\u2006\u00d7\u2006660.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Widgets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>New click-to-add interface for adding widgets to sidebars<\/li><li>Improved interface for devices of all resolutions<\/li><li>Better drag-and-drop experience<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessibility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Make list table row actions keyboard accessible<\/li><li>Improve color contrast throughout the admin<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Multisite<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Improved performance when deleting users in Multisite<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Under The Hood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Heartbeat performance and API improvements<\/li><li>A&nbsp;$taxonomy&nbsp;argument was added to each of the adjacent post functions.<\/li><li>Define&nbsp;$is_nginx&nbsp;in vars.php<\/li><li>Apply&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Function_Reference\/capital_P_dangit\">capital_P_dangit()<\/a>&nbsp;to the&nbsp;wp_title&nbsp;filter<\/li><li>Make sure&nbsp;ajaxurl&nbsp;is defined in the Customizer<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/index.php?title=Function_Reference\/validate_active_plugins&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">validate_active_plugins()<\/a>&nbsp;now checks the&nbsp;manage_network_plugins&nbsp;capability instead of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Function_Reference\/is_super_admin\">is_super_admin()<\/a><\/li><li>Allow passing&nbsp;false&nbsp;for the&nbsp;meta_box_cb&nbsp;argument in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Function_Reference\/register_taxonomy\">register_taxonomy()<\/a>&nbsp;to turn off the meta box display entirely<\/li><li>Make it easier to target video shortcodes by adding a&nbsp;wp-video&nbsp;class to the parent container<\/li><li>Add CSSMin, SASS, CSSJanus, and jsHint to build tools for core development<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bug Fixes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fix bug where top-level categories were only redirecting if they had no children<\/li><li>Fix bug in&nbsp;wp_get_object_terms()&nbsp;where returned were strings not integers<\/li><li>Fix a bug where passing a null value to&nbsp;meta_query&nbsp;resulted in wonkiness with the comparison operator<\/li><li>Fix &#8220;&#8216;wp_signups&#8217; already exists for query&#8221; error after updating a Multisite network<\/li><li>Fix bug in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Function_Reference\/get_bookmarks\">get_bookmarks()<\/a>&nbsp;caused by missing parentheses<\/li><li>Fix&nbsp;comment_notification_recipients&nbsp;filter behavior so that it is still respected even on comments left by the post author<\/li><li>Fix a date comparison error in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/index.php?title=Function_Reference\/dashboard_relative_date&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">dashboard_relative_date()<\/a><\/li><li>Fix keyboard accessibility for row actions in list tables.<\/li><li>Fix no-js and accessibility modes in in the Widgets screen<\/li><li>Fix a bug where menus could still be assigned to a non-existent theme location<\/li><li>Silence jQuery Migrate errors in the General settings page<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Multisite<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Classes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Introduce&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Class_Reference\/WP_Screen\">WP_Screen::remove_option()<\/a><\/li><li>Introduce&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Class_Reference\/WP_Screen\">WP_Screen::remove_options()<\/a><\/li><li>Introduce&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Class_Reference\/WP_Screen\">WP_Screen::get_options()<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Functions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Introduce&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/index.php?title=Function_Reference\/wp_dashboard_quick_press&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">wp_dashboard_quick_press()<\/a><\/li><li>Introduce&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/index.php?title=Function_Reference\/wp_dashboard_site_activity&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">wp_dashboard_site_activity()<\/a><\/li><li>Introduce&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/index.php?title=Function_Reference\/wp_dashboard_recent_posts&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">wp_dashboard_recent_posts()<\/a><\/li><li>Introduce&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/index.php?title=Function_Reference\/wp_dashboard_recent_comments&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">wp_dashboard_recent_comments()<\/a><\/li><li>Introduce&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/index.php?title=Function_Reference\/wp_dashboard_primary_output&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">wp_dashboard_primary_output()<\/a><\/li><li>Introduce&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/index.php?title=Function_Reference\/wp_heartbeat_set_suspension&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">wp_heartbeat_set_suspension()<\/a><\/li><li>Introduce&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Function_Reference\/wp_star_rating\">wp_star_rating()<\/a><\/li><li>Introduce&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/index.php?title=Function_Reference\/get_theme_update_available&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">get_theme_update_available()<\/a><\/li><li>Introduce&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/index.php?title=Function_Reference\/wp_prepare_themes_for_js&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">wp_prepare_themes_for_js()<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Actions &amp; Filters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Actions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Introduce&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/index.php?title=Plugin_API\/Action_Reference\/automatic_updates_complete&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">automatic_updates_complete<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Filters<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Introduce&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/index.php?title=Plugin_API\/Filter_Reference\/automatic_updates_debug_email&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">automatic_updates_debug_email<\/a><\/li><li>Introduce&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/index.php?title=Plugin_API\/Filter_Reference\/wp_prepare_themes_for_js&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">wp_prepare_themes_for_js<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">External Libraries<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Add a copyright notice to zxcvbn (password strength meter) script<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deprecated<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Function_Reference\/screen_icon\">screen_icon()<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Function_Reference\/get_screen_icon\">get_screen_icon()<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/index.php?title=Function_Reference\/wp_dashboard_incoming_links_output&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">wp_dashboard_incoming_links_output()<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/index.php?title=Function_Reference\/wp_dashboard_secondary_output&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">wp_dashboard_secondary_output()<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/index.php?title=Function_Reference\/wp_dashboard_incoming_links&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">wp_dashboard_incoming_links()<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/index.php?title=Function_Reference\/wp_dashboard_incoming_links_control&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">wp_dashboard_incoming_links_control()<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/index.php?title=Function_Reference\/wp_dashboard_plugins&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">wp_dashboard_plugins()<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/index.php?title=Function_Reference\/wp_dashboard_primary_control&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">wp_dashboard_primary_control()<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/index.php?title=Function_Reference\/wp_dashboard_recent_comments_control&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">wp_dashboard_recent_comments_control()<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/index.php?title=Function_Reference\/wp_dashboard_secondary&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">wp_dashboard_secondary()<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/index.php?title=Function_Reference\/wp_dashboard_secondary_control&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">wp_dashboard_secondary_control()<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/index.php?title=Function_Reference\/no_update_actions&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">no_update_actions()<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Miscellaneous<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Many unused images were removed from core. 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