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
6.8 7.2 - 8.4 3 months and 3 weeks ago
(15 Apr 2025)
Yes 6.8.2
(15 Jul 2025)
6.7 7.2 - 8.4 8 months and 4 weeks ago
(12 Nov 2024)
Ended 3 months and 3 weeks ago
(15 Apr 2025)
6.7.3
(05 Aug 2025)
6.6 7.2 - 8.3 1 year ago
(16 Jul 2024)
Ended 8 months and 4 weeks ago
(12 Nov 2024)
6.6.3
(05 Aug 2025)
6.5 7.0 - 8.3 1 year and 4 months ago
(02 Apr 2024)
Ended 1 year ago
(16 Jul 2024)
6.5.6
(05 Aug 2025)
6.4 7.0 - 8.3 1 year and 9 months ago
(07 Nov 2023)
Ended 1 year and 4 months ago
(02 Apr 2024)
6.4.6
(05 Aug 2025)
6.3 7.0 - 8.2 2 years ago
(08 Aug 2023)
Ended 1 year and 9 months ago
(07 Nov 2023)
6.3.6
(05 Aug 2025)
6.2 5.6 - 8.2 2 years and 4 months ago
(29 Mar 2023)
Ended 2 years ago
(08 Aug 2023)
6.2.7
(05 Aug 2025)
6.1 5.6 - 8.2 2 years and 9 months ago
(02 Nov 2022)
Ended 2 years and 4 months ago
(29 Mar 2023)
6.1.8
(05 Aug 2025)
6.0 5.6 - 8.1 3 years ago
(24 May 2022)
Ended 2 years and 9 months ago
(01 Nov 2022)
6.0.10
(05 Aug 2025)
5.9 5.6 - 8.1 3 years and 6 months ago
(25 Jan 2022)
Ended 3 years ago
(24 May 2022)
5.9.11
(05 Aug 2025)
5.8 5.6 - 8.0 4 years ago
(20 Jul 2021)
Ended 3 years and 6 months ago
(25 Jan 2022)
5.8.11
(05 Aug 2025)
5.7 5.6 - 8.0 4 years ago
(09 Mar 2021)
Ended 4 years ago
(20 Jul 2021)
5.7.13
(05 Aug 2025)
5.6 5.6 - 8.0 4 years and 8 months ago
(08 Dec 2020)
Ended 4 years ago
(09 Mar 2021)
5.6.15
(05 Aug 2025)
5.5 5.6 - 7.4 4 years and 12 months ago
(11 Aug 2020)
Ended 4 years and 8 months ago
(08 Dec 2020)
5.5.16
(05 Aug 2025)
5.4 5.6 - 7.4 5 years ago
(31 Mar 2020)
Ended 4 years and 12 months ago
(11 Aug 2020)
5.4.17
(05 Aug 2025)
5.3 5.6 - 7.4 5 years and 9 months ago
(12 Nov 2019)
Ended 5 years ago
(31 Mar 2020)
5.3.19
(05 Aug 2025)
5.2 5.6 - 7.3 6 years ago
(07 May 2019)
Ended 5 years and 9 months ago
(12 Nov 2019)
5.2.22
(05 Aug 2025)
5.1 5.2 - 7.3 6 years ago
(21 Feb 2019)
Ended 6 years ago
(07 May 2019)
5.1.20
(05 Aug 2025)
5.0 5.2 - 7.3 6 years and 8 months ago
(06 Dec 2018)
Ended 6 years ago
(21 Feb 2019)
5.0.23
(05 Aug 2025)
4.9 5.2 - 7.2 7 years ago
(16 Nov 2017)
Ended 6 years and 8 months ago
(06 Dec 2018)
4.9.27
(05 Aug 2025)
4.8 5.2 - 7.1 8 years ago
(08 Jun 2017)
Ended 7 years ago
(16 Nov 2017)
4.8.26
(05 Aug 2025)
4.7 5.2 - 7.1 8 years ago
(06 Dec 2016)
Ended 8 years ago
(08 Jun 2017)
4.7.30
(05 Aug 2025)
4.6 5.2 - 7.0 8 years and 11 months ago
(16 Aug 2016)
Ended 8 years ago
(06 Dec 2016)
4.6.30
(15 Jul 2025)
4.5 5.2 - 7.0 9 years ago
(12 Apr 2016)
Ended 8 years and 11 months ago
(16 Aug 2016)
4.5.33
(15 Jul 2025)
4.4 5.2 - 7.0 9 years ago
(09 Dec 2015)
Ended 9 years ago
(12 Apr 2016)
4.4.34
(15 Jul 2025)
4.3 5.2 - 5.6 9 years ago
(18 Aug 2015)
Ended 9 years ago
(08 Dec 2015)
4.3.35
(15 Jul 2025)
4.2 5.2 - 5.6 10 years ago
(23 Apr 2015)
Ended 9 years ago
(18 Aug 2015)
4.2.39
(15 Jul 2025)
4.1 5.2 - 5.6 10 years ago
(18 Dec 2014)
Ended 10 years ago
(23 Apr 2015)
4.1.42
(15 Jul 2025)
4.0 5.2 - 5.5 10 years ago
(04 Sep 2014)
Ended 10 years ago
(18 Dec 2014)
4.0.38
(30 Nov 2022)
3.9 5.2 - 5.5 11 years ago
(16 Apr 2014)
Ended 10 years ago
(04 Sep 2014)
3.9.40
(30 Nov 2022)
3.8 5.2 - 5.5 11 years ago
(12 Dec 2013)
Ended 11 years ago
(16 Apr 2014)
3.8.41
(30 Nov 2022)
3.7 5.2 - 5.5 11 years ago
(24 Oct 2013)
Ended 11 years ago
(12 Dec 2013)
3.7.41
(30 Nov 2022)
3.6 N/A 12 years ago
(01 Aug 2013)
Ended 11 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 4.7 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.

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