Title: Version 5.0.4
Author: Jb Audras
Published: March 12, 2019

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# Version 5.0.4

## In this article

 * [Installation/Update Information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-5-0-4/?output_format=md#installationupdate-information)
 * [Summary](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-5-0-4/?output_format=md#summary)
 * [List of Files Revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-5-0-4/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised)

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On March 13, 2019, WordPress 5.0.4 was released to the public.

## 󠀁[Installation/Update Information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-5-0-4/?output_format=md#installationupdate-information)󠁿

To download WordPress 5.0.4, update automatically from the Dashboard > Updates menu
in your site’s admin area or visit the [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-5-0-4/?output_format=md#summary)󠁿

These changes include a pair of security fixes that handle how comments are filtered
and then stored in the database.

## 󠀁[List of Files Revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-5-0-4/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised)󠁿

    ```wp-block-preformatted
    src/wp-includes/formatting.phpsrc/wp-comments-post.phpsrc/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php 
    ```

First published

March 12, 2019

Last updated