After the smooth sail that WordPress v.3.9 offers a maintenance release version- the WordPress 3.9.1 is here. This new kid on-the-block has confronted and fixed some of the bugs- about 34 of them that were troubling users of the popular WordPress 3.9. While you’ll find most latest and major updates in the v.3.9 there have certainly been some issues associated with it, which now have suitably resolved in the v.3.9.1. So go ahead and revel in the convenience and power of WordPress v.3.9.1!
WordPress 3.9: Scoring On Features
Remember that WordPress v. 3.9.1 is just a maintenance release specifically for v.3.9. The WordPress 3.9 has already registered over 9- million downloads and its roaring success to gain a strong acceptance is attributed to a sturdy set of features topped on by a bagful of awesome surprises. So you now have the ability to upload any and as many images as you want by drag-dropping them from the desktop to the WordPress Editor. Editing images becomes easier and scaling images can now be directly achieved. The widgets have been further customized and users can preview themes for performing customization as they want.
WordPress 3.9.1: What’s In the Kitty?
While the background updates for the next in line- the version 3.9.1 begun as soon as WordPress 3.9 aka ‘’Smith” was launched in May 2014, it’s been some time coming for the entire maintenance version of the expected facelift to burrow out. So what do you have in the WordPress 3.9.1? For starters a large number of fixes, covering bugs in encountered while working on multisite network and improvements to the all-new feature of audio-video playlists. You can also enjoy a better level of performance in every aspect. The previous version can be updated via the options available on the WordPress Dashboard.
Issues Resolved?
If you’re one of the numerous users of WordPress v.3.9 and have faced any of the frequently encountered issues in it, WordPress v.3.9.1 comes as a relief. It takes care of some very important hiccups. Some of them are:
- Disappearance or breaking down of visual editor
- Breaking down of visual editor on using of Zedity v3.1.0
- Visual editor becomes disabled preventing text entry during use of SoundCloud Is Gold v.2.2.1
- Visual editor getting disabled on use of MailPoet Newsletters v.2.6.3 owing to the outdated and obsolete TinyMCE plugin.
- Issues in link insertion in Ultimate NoFollow v.1.4.1, admin tweaks in v.2.3.8 and Qtranslate v.2.5.39.
Excellent Media Editor
While WordPress 3.9.1 is just right if you want to create portfolios or work on a huge volume of images on the cloud one notable improvement has been in the forte of media editing. The current updates available on both, the v.3.9 and v.3.9.1 for image editing, managing audio playlists and gallery are just a few to name. Overall the experience is far more effective and enriched. A great add-on is the added ability to drag images right to the ‘Post Editor’. Resizing of images is now also possible from within the WordPress Visual Editor. This really makes the entire process for composition much simpler!