Title: Version 3.8.3
Published: May 17, 2019

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# Version 3.8.3

## In this article

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

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

On April 14, 2014, WordPress 3.8.3 was released to the public. This is a maintenance
update for WordPress 3.8.2.

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

To download WordPress 3.8.3, 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-3-8-3/?output_format=md#summary)󠁿

From the [announcement post](https://wordpress.org/news/2014/04/wordpress-3-8-3/),
this maintenance release addresses two bugs with version 3.8.2:

 * Quick Draft did not work and content was lost.
 * Bulk editing posts would set the posts’ author to the author of the first post.

For more, see [the list of tickets](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?milestone=3.8.3)
or the [changelog](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/log/branches/3.8?rev=28117&stop_rev=28057).

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

    ```wp-block-preformatted
    wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php wp-admin/includes/post.php wp-admin/about.php wp-includes/version.php readme.html
    ```

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May 17, 2019

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