WordPress is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) written in PHP and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database. Features include a plugin architecture and a template system, referred to within WordPress as “Themes”.

Release Supported PHP Released Support Latest
6.6 7.2 - 8.3 4 days ago
(16 Jul 2024)
Yes 6.6
(16 Jul 2024)
6.5 7.0 - 8.3 3 months and 2 weeks ago
(02 Apr 2024)
Ended 4 days ago
(16 Jul 2024)
6.5.5
(24 Jun 2024)
6.4 7.0 - 8.3 8 months ago
(07 Nov 2023)
Ended 3 months and 2 weeks ago
(02 Apr 2024)
6.4.5
(24 Jun 2024)
6.3 7.0 - 8.2 11 months ago
(08 Aug 2023)
Ended 8 months ago
(07 Nov 2023)
6.3.5
(24 Jun 2024)
6.2 5.6 - 8.2 1 year and 3 months ago
(29 Mar 2023)
Ended 11 months ago
(08 Aug 2023)
6.2.6
(24 Jun 2024)
6.1 5.6 - 8.2 1 year and 8 months ago
(02 Nov 2022)
Ended 1 year and 3 months ago
(29 Mar 2023)
6.1.7
(24 Jun 2024)
6.0 5.6 - 8.1 2 years ago
(24 May 2022)
Ended 1 year and 8 months ago
(01 Nov 2022)
6.0.9
(24 Jun 2024)
5.9 5.6 - 8.1 2 years and 5 months ago
(25 Jan 2022)
Ended 2 years ago
(24 May 2022)
5.9.10
(24 Jun 2024)
5.8 5.6 - 8.0 3 years ago
(20 Jul 2021)
Ended 2 years and 5 months ago
(25 Jan 2022)
5.8.10
(24 Jun 2024)
5.7 5.6 - 8.0 3 years and 4 months ago
(09 Mar 2021)
Ended 3 years ago
(20 Jul 2021)
5.7.12
(24 Jun 2024)
5.6 5.6 - 8.0 3 years and 7 months ago
(08 Dec 2020)
Ended 3 years and 4 months ago
(09 Mar 2021)
5.6.14
(24 Jun 2024)
5.5 5.6 - 7.4 3 years and 11 months ago
(11 Aug 2020)
Ended 3 years and 7 months ago
(08 Dec 2020)
5.5.15
(24 Jun 2024)
5.4 5.6 - 7.4 4 years ago
(31 Mar 2020)
Ended 3 years and 11 months ago
(11 Aug 2020)
5.4.16
(24 Jun 2024)
5.3 5.6 - 7.4 4 years and 8 months ago
(12 Nov 2019)
Ended 4 years ago
(31 Mar 2020)
5.3.18
(24 Jun 2024)
5.2 5.6 - 7.3 5 years ago
(07 May 2019)
Ended 4 years and 8 months ago
(12 Nov 2019)
5.2.21
(24 Jun 2024)
5.1 5.2 - 7.3 5 years ago
(21 Feb 2019)
Ended 5 years ago
(07 May 2019)
5.1.19
(24 Jun 2024)
5.0 5.2 - 7.3 5 years and 7 months ago
(06 Dec 2018)
Ended 5 years ago
(21 Feb 2019)
5.0.22
(24 Jun 2024)
4.9 5.2 - 7.2 6 years and 8 months ago
(16 Nov 2017)
Ended 5 years and 7 months ago
(06 Dec 2018)
4.9.26
(24 Jun 2024)
4.8 5.2 - 7.1 7 years ago
(08 Jun 2017)
Ended 6 years and 8 months ago
(16 Nov 2017)
4.8.25
(24 Jun 2024)
4.7 5.2 - 7.1 7 years ago
(06 Dec 2016)
Ended 7 years ago
(08 Jun 2017)
4.7.29
(24 Jun 2024)
4.6 5.2 - 7.0 7 years and 11 months ago
(16 Aug 2016)
Ended 7 years ago
(06 Dec 2016)
4.6.29
(24 Jun 2024)
4.5 5.2 - 7.0 8 years ago
(12 Apr 2016)
Ended 7 years and 11 months ago
(16 Aug 2016)
4.5.32
(24 Jun 2024)
4.4 5.2 - 7.0 8 years ago
(09 Dec 2015)
Ended 8 years ago
(12 Apr 2016)
4.4.33
(24 Jun 2024)
4.3 5.2 - 5.6 8 years and 11 months ago
(18 Aug 2015)
Ended 8 years ago
(08 Dec 2015)
4.3.34
(24 Jun 2024)
4.2 5.2 - 5.6 9 years ago
(23 Apr 2015)
Ended 8 years and 11 months ago
(18 Aug 2015)
4.2.38
(24 Jun 2024)
4.1 5.2 - 5.6 9 years ago
(18 Dec 2014)
Ended 9 years ago
(23 Apr 2015)
4.1.41
(24 Jun 2024)
4.0 5.2 - 5.5 9 years ago
(04 Sep 2014)
Ended 9 years ago
(18 Dec 2014)
4.0.38
(30 Nov 2022)
3.9 5.2 - 5.5 10 years ago
(16 Apr 2014)
Ended 9 years ago
(04 Sep 2014)
3.9.40
(30 Nov 2022)
3.8 5.2 - 5.5 10 years ago
(12 Dec 2013)
Ended 10 years ago
(16 Apr 2014)
3.8.41
(30 Nov 2022)
3.7 5.2 - 5.5 10 years ago
(24 Oct 2013)
Ended 10 years ago
(12 Dec 2013)
3.7.41
(30 Nov 2022)
3.6 N/A 10 years ago
(01 Aug 2013)
Ended 10 years ago
(24 Oct 2013)
3.6.1
(11 Sep 2013)

The only officially supported and actively maintained version of WordPress is the latest one.

Security updates are backported to older releases when possible, but the WordPress team offers no guarantee and no timeframe. Moreover, versions below 4.1 are guaranteed to not get security updates.

More information is available on the WordPress website.

You should be running one of the supported release numbers listed above in the rightmost column.

You can check the version that you are currently using by running:
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