[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #10989: Show changelog for core upgrade

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Wed Oct 21 01:36:15 UTC 2009


#10989: Show changelog for core upgrade
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 Reporter:  petervanderdoes  |       Owner:            
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  new       
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Unassigned
Component:  Upgrade/Install  |     Version:            
 Severity:  minor            |    Keywords:            
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 When clicking on the admin notice that there is an update available, it
 would be interesting to see a short changelog with a link to the complete
 changelog of the upgrade besides the two download buttons

 Example with the 2.8.5.
 Show on the page:
 The headline changes in this release are:

     * A fix for the Trackback Denial-of-Service attack that is currently
 being seen.
     * Removal of areas within the code where php code in variables was
 evaluated.
     * Switched the file upload functionality to be whitelisted for all
 users including Admins.
     * Retiring of the two importers of Tag data from old plugins.

 More info : http://wordpress.org/development/2009/10/wordpress-2-8-5
 -hardening-release/

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