WordPress 2.8.3 was released yesterday to provide a fix for a security related issue that existed in version 2.8.1.  The announcement in the WordPress Blog was short and to the point, indicating that privilege escalation issues were addressed in this release.  Because this release is security related, WordPress highly recommends that users upgrade.

The latest release can be found here.

If your WordPress blog requires users to log in, I’m sure you are already aware of the WordPress branded login and registration pages used. While it may be frustrating to bloggers and website owners, it can be downright confusing to your visitors.  Unless your site is technical in nature, your typical user has probably never heard of WordPress and may think they’re logging into a site other than yours when they see the WordPress logo.

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