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Hotfix · Version history

Hotfix changelog and version history

Latest version
1.4
May 28, 2026 (5 months ago)
Releases
14
since 2011
In the last year
2
about one every 167 days
Tested up to
WordPress 6.9.11

Releases each year

  • 20118 releases
  • 20122 releases
  • 20131 release
  • 20191 release
  • 20251 release
  • 20261 release

20261 release

  1. Hotfix 1.4Latest

    • Add css so #major-publishing-actions uses flex-wrap: wrap;.

20251 release

  1. Hotfix 1.3

    • Set sender as blank to workaround a Sendmail bug.

20191 release

  1. Hotfix 1.2

    • Lets themes enqueue comment-reply.js in the HTML header without JavaScript errors.

20131 release

  1. Hotfix 1.1

    • Lets you update WordPress and install or update plugins and themes. (Only some Windows servers running IIS were affected.) You’ll need to install this plugin manually.

20122 releases

  1. Hotfix 1.0

    • Lets you update Twenty Twelve if it is shown as “broken” after installing 3.5.
  2. Hotfix 0.9

    • Fix adding and updating Custom Fields.

20118 releases

  1. Hotfix 0.8

    • Prevent plugin and theme styles from bleeding into the dashboard.
    • Include JSON support for load-scripts.php.
  2. Hotfix 0.7

    • Fix issue in version 0.6.
  3. Hotfix 0.6

    • Include JSON support for people with funky PHP setups.
  4. Hotfix 0.5

    • Upgrade procedures (not currently used)
    • Fixes a bug in WP 3.1.3 related to post_status array values
  5. Hotfix 0.4

    • Fix a bug in WP 3.1 that caused some taxonomy query manipulations (like excluding categories) to not work like they did before.
  6. Hotfix 0.3

    • Adds a filter, and fixes a PHP warning for people on versions with no hotfixes available.
  7. Hotfix 0.2

    • Better 3.0.5 comment text KSES fix for the admin. Allows you to see safe HTML in the admin.
    • Remove the cws_ prefixes. This may become official.
  8. Hotfix 0.1

    • First version
    • Hotfix for WP 3.0.5 comment text KSES overzealousness.

Questions about Hotfix’s releases

What is the latest version of Hotfix?

1.4, released on May 28, 2026 (5 months ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 6.9.11.

How often is Hotfix updated?

2 releases in the last year, about one every 167 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from February 2011.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in Hotfix’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.