The WordPress team has released version 2.5.1 of the blogging software. The new version, which comes nearly a month after the initial release fixes a slew of performance and interface bugs, but plus includes a very fundamental safety degree update. It is highly reccommended that all WordPress 2.5 users update their installations as soon as possible, particularly whether you allow open-registration (for user comments or for multi-author blogs).

In addition to the aforementioned security patch

, 2.5.1 contains a number of fixes to issues that have plagued some WordPress users for the final couple of weeks.

The highlights include

• Improvements to the Media Uploader
• Performance tweaks for the Dashboard and the Write and Comments pages
• TinyMCE has been updated
• Layout fixes for IE users

Download the latest version of WordPress from their site and update your installations accordingly.

Original post by Christina Warren