Most WordPress maintenance releases are nothing to write home about, but WordPress 3.7.1 is one for the history books. This is the first maintenance release where users don’t have to lift a finger to get their sites upgraded.
Sites already running WordPress 3.7 will soon be automatically upgraded to the latest and greatest.
The release haiku, created by Mark Jaquith, sums it up nicely:
Just a few fixes
Your new update attitude:
Zero clicks given
WordPress 3.7 is rapidly approaching two million downloads. That’s a huge number of site admins who don’t have to worry about logging in to perform updates. WordPress core developer Andrew Nacin said that maintenance and security releases are likely to be a more frequent occurrence now that they don’t have to worry about update fatigue. If you’re wondering how long your site will take to update to WordPress 3.7.1, Nacin estimated 24 seconds. He’s probably done this a thousand times while testing:
Installs take about 24 seconds to update on average, but that includes downloading and unzipping the package. A core update should put your site into maintenance mode for only a few seconds.
This release includes 10 fixes for small bugs in 3.7. Check out the full changelog to get the details.
You can update your site immediately or wait until the core team starts rolling out the automatic background updates. I suggest you go crack yourself a cold one and let WordPress do the work for you.
Hmm Just got an update notice, looks just like the ones I was getting before 3.7 – not an automatic update. Not sure how well this will copy paste;
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An updated version of WordPress is available.
You can update to WordPress 3.7.1 automatically or download the package and install it manually:
Download 3.7.1
While your site is being updated, it will be in maintenance mode. As soon as your updates are complete, your site will return to normal.
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The update now button didn’t copy..but it’s there..