[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #35554: De-emphasis WordPress Version in the admin

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#35554: De-emphasis WordPress Version in the admin
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 Reporter:  dd32                   |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement            |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                 |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration         |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                 |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch 2nd-opinion  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by stephenharris):

 I think of the two, remove completely: having just the major version is
 misleading. If you were to ask a user "what version are you using?" they
 would probably use the 'At a Glance' metabox and report "4.4" whereas in
 fact they are running 4.4.1 - and when diagnosing a problem, patch
 versions can matter.

 Yes, this information is available on the about page - but until just now
 I had completely forgotten about it. So if a version is present in the 'At
 a Glance' metabox, they will almost certainly use that.

 As @ocean90 points out most applications only show the version number on
 an about page, and the WordPress icon in the top left feels like a natural
 place to look. Incidentally, it was only after thinking 'Ok, if the
 version number had completely disappeared, where would I get that
 information' that I rediscovered it...

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