Title: Version 3.8.1
Published: May 17, 2019

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# Version 3.8.1

## In this article

 * [Installation/Update Information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-8-1/?output_format=md#installation-update-information)
 * [Summary](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-8-1/?output_format=md#summary)
 * [List of Files Revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-8-1/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised)

[ Back to top](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-8-1/?output_format=md#wp--skip-link--target)

On January 23, 2014, WordPress 3.8.1 was released to the public. This is a maintenance
update for WordPress 3.8.

## 󠀁[Installation/Update Information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-8-1/?output_format=md#installation-update-information)󠁿

To download WordPress 3.8.1, update automatically from the Dashboard > Updates menu
in your site’s admin area or visit [https://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/](https://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/).

For step-by-step instructions on installing and updating WordPress:

 * [Updating WordPress](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/updating-wordpress/)

If you are new to WordPress, we recommend that you begin with the following:

 * [New To WordPress – Where to Start](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/new_to_wordpress_-_where_to_start/)
 * [First Steps With WordPress](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/first-steps-with-wordpress/)
   or [Upgrading WordPress Extended](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/upgrading-wordpress-extended-instructions/)
 * [WordPress Lessons](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/wordpress-lessons/)

## 󠀁[Summary](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-8-1/?output_format=md#summary)󠁿

From the [announcement post](https://wordpress.org/news/2014/01/wordpress-3-8-1/),
this maintenance release addresses 31 bugs with version 3.8, including various fixes
and improvements for the new dashboard design and new themes admin screen. An issue
with taxonomy queries in WP_Query was resolved. And if you’ve been frustrated by
submit buttons that won’t do anything when you click on them (or thought you were
going crazy, like some of us), we’ve found and fixed this “dead zone” on submit 
buttons. It also contains a fix for embedding tweets (by placing the URL to the 
tweet on its own line), which was broken due to a recent Twitter API change.

For more, see [the detailed summary](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2014/01/22/wordpress-3-8-1-release-candidate/).

## 󠀁[List of Files Revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-8-1/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised)󠁿

    ```wp-block-preformatted
    readme.html
    wp-admin/about.php
    wp-admin/css/install-rtl.css
    wp-admin/css/install-rtl.min.css
    wp-admin/css/install.css
    wp-admin/css/install.min.css
    wp-admin/css/wp-admin-rtl.css
    wp-admin/css/wp-admin-rtl.min.css
    wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
    wp-admin/css/wp-admin.min.css
    wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
    wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
    wp-admin/includes/misc.php
    wp-admin/includes/theme.php
    wp-admin/js/common.js
    wp-admin/js/common.min.js
    wp-admin/js/dashboard.js
    wp-admin/js/dashboard.min.js
    wp-admin/js/theme.js
    wp-admin/js/theme.min.js
    wp-admin/post.php
    wp-admin/themes.php
    wp-admin/user-edit.php
    wp-includes/admin-bar.php
    wp-includes/class-oembed.php
    wp-includes/css/admin-bar-rtl.css
    wp-includes/css/admin-bar-rtl.min.css
    wp-includes/css/admin-bar.css
    wp-includes/css/admin-bar.min.css
    wp-includes/css/buttons-rtl.css
    wp-includes/css/buttons-rtl.min.css
    wp-includes/css/buttons.css
    wp-includes/css/buttons.min.css
    wp-includes/css/dashicons.css
    wp-includes/css/dashicons.min.css
    wp-includes/css/media-views-rtl.css
    wp-includes/css/media-views-rtl.min.css
    wp-includes/css/media-views.css
    wp-includes/css/media-views.min.css
    wp-includes/css/wp-pointer-rtl.css
    wp-includes/css/wp-pointer-rtl.min.css
    wp-includes/css/wp-pointer.css
    wp-includes/css/wp-pointer.min.css
    wp-includes/fonts/dashicons.eot
    wp-includes/fonts/dashicons.svg
    wp-includes/fonts/dashicons.ttf
    wp-includes/fonts/dashicons.woff
    wp-includes/functions.php
    wp-includes/query.php
    wp-includes/version.php
    ```

First published

May 17, 2019

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