# WordPress, release history and use on real websites.

An open-source CMS written in PHP, originally built for blogs. It offers thousands of themes and plugins for every type of project, from blogs to e-commerce stores.

- **Status:** Stable. Actively developed, with a massive community and ecosystem.
- **Category:** [CMS and site builders](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms)
- **First release:** 2003
- **License:** GPL-2.0
- **Latest version:** 7.1.4 (28 Oct 2026)
- **Official website:** https://wordpress.org
- **Documentation:** https://developer.wordpress.org
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/wordpress

## WordPress on audited websites

1,417 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run WordPress (8.4%). That ranks it #1 of the 21 technologies in CMS and site builders we have seen in audits.

### Websites running WordPress vs all websites

- **Web score:** 71 (all websites 72)
- **SEO:** 86 (all websites 79)
- **Security:** 51 (all websites 59)
- **Performance:** 54 (all websites 72)
- **AI Readiness:** 36 (all websites 31)

### Most used in CMS and site builders

1. [WordPress](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/wordpress): 8.4% (1,417)
2. [Lovable](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/lovable): 1.8% (310)
3. [Framer](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/framer): 1.6% (266)
4. [Webflow](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/webflow): 1.5% (260)
5. [Wix](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/wix): 1.4% (232)
6. [Sanity](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/sanity): 1.2% (197)
7. [Joomla](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/joomla): 1.2% (196)
8. [Squarespace](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/squarespace): 1.2% (196)
9. [Webnode](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/webnode): 1.0% (171)
10. [Drupal](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/drupal): 1.0% (170)

## WordPress versions found in audits

Tech Stack has found 128 different WordPress versions in audits so far. A version stays on this list even after the website that ran it has updated. Our daily version check compares each one with the official release data and with wordpress.org.

- 1 on the latest version
- 24 outdated
- 103 marked insecure by wordpress.org

15 of these versions are on a release line that no longer gets fixes, 15 of them marked insecure by wordpress.org.

Every version in the table other than the latest should be updated to 7.1.4.

| Version | Status |
| --- | --- |
| 7.1.4 | Latest |
| 7.0.8 | Outdated |
| 6.9.11 | Outdated |
| 6.8.12 | Outdated |
| 6.7.11 | Outdated |
| 6.6.11 | Outdated |
| 6.5.14 | Outdated |
| 6.4.14 | Outdated |
| 6.3.14 | Outdated |
| 6.2.15 | Outdated |
| 6.1.16 | Outdated |
| 6.0.18 | Outdated |
| 5.9.20 | Outdated |
| 5.8.19 | Outdated |
| 5.7.21 | Outdated |
| 5.6.23 | Outdated |
| 5.5.24 | Outdated |
| 5.4.25 | Outdated |
| 5.3.27 | Outdated |
| 5.2.30 | Outdated |
| 5.1.28 | Outdated |
| 5.0.31 | Outdated |
| 4.9.35 | Outdated |
| 4.8.34 | Outdated |
| 4.7.39 | Outdated |
| 7.1.3 | Insecure |
| 7.1.2 | Insecure |
| 7.1.1 | Insecure |
| 7.1 | Insecure |
| 7.0.7 | Insecure |
| 7.0.6 | Insecure |
| 7.0.5 | Insecure |
| 7.0.4 | Insecure |
| 7.0.3 | Insecure |
| 7.0.2 | Insecure |
| 7.0.1 | Insecure |
| 7.0 | Insecure |
| 6.9.10 | Insecure |
| 6.9.9 | Insecure |
| 6.9.7 | Insecure |
| 6.9.6 | Insecure |
| 6.9.4 | Insecure |
| 6.9.1 | Insecure |
| 6.9 | Insecure |
| 6.8.11 | Insecure |
| 6.8.10 | Insecure |
| 6.8.6 | Insecure |
| 6.8.3 | Insecure |
| 6.8.2 | Insecure |
| 6.8.1 | Insecure |
| 6.7.10 | Insecure |
| 6.7.9 | Insecure |
| 6.7.7 | Insecure |
| 6.7.4 | Insecure |
| 6.7.2 | Insecure |
| 6.7.1 | Insecure |
| 6.6.9 | Insecure |
| 6.6.2 | Insecure |
| 6.5.13 | Insecure |
| 6.5.12 | Insecure |
| 6.5.4 | Insecure |
| 6.5.2 | Insecure |
| 6.4.13 | Insecure |
| 6.4.8 | Insecure |
| 6.4.7 | Insecure |
| 6.4.5 | Insecure |
| 6.4.3 | Insecure |
| 6.4.2 | Insecure |
| 6.4.1 | Insecure |
| 6.3.5 | Insecure |
| 6.3.2 | Insecure |
| 6.3.1 | Insecure |
| 6.2.10 | Insecure |
| 6.2.9 | Insecure |
| 6.2.8 | Insecure |
| 6.2.2 | Insecure |
| 6.2 | Insecure |
| 6.1.1 | Insecure |
| 6.1 | Insecure |
| 6.0.17 | Insecure |
| 6.0.12 | Insecure |
| 6.0 | Insecure |
| 5.9.9 | Insecure |
| 5.9.3 | Insecure |
| 5.8.18 | Insecure |
| 5.8.10 | Insecure |
| 5.8.2 | Insecure |
| 5.8.1 | Insecure |
| 5.7.3 | Insecure |
| 5.6.11 | Insecure |
| 5.6.1 | Insecure |
| 5.5.23 | Insecure |
| 5.5.20 | Insecure |
| 5.5.3 | Insecure |
| 5.3.6 | Insecure |
| 5.2.21 | Insecure |
| 5.2.20 | Insecure |
| 5.2.2 | Insecure |
| 5.1.19 | Insecure |
| 5.0.22 | Insecure |
| 4.9.26 | Insecure |
| 4.9.15 | Insecure |
| 4.9.11 | Insecure |
| 4.9.10 | Insecure |
| 4.9.4 | Insecure |
| 4.9.3 | Insecure |
| 4.8.25 | Insecure |
| 4.8.24 | Insecure |
| 4.8.22 | Insecure |
| 4.8.5 | Insecure |
| 4.7.35 | Insecure |
| 4.7.29 | Insecure |
| 4.7.23 | Insecure |
| 4.6.30 | Insecure (release line without fixes) |
| 4.6.29 | Insecure (release line without fixes) |
| 4.5.33 | Insecure (release line without fixes) |
| 4.5.2 | Insecure (release line without fixes) |
| 4.4.34 | Insecure (release line without fixes) |
| 4.4.33 | Insecure (release line without fixes) |
| 4.2.38 | Insecure (release line without fixes) |
| 4.1.42 | Insecure (release line without fixes) |
| 3.8.41 | Insecure (release line without fixes) |
| 3.7.41 | Insecure (release line without fixes) |
| 3.6.1 | Insecure (release line without fixes) |
| 3.5.1 | Insecure (release line without fixes) |
| 3.1.3 | Insecure (release line without fixes) |
| 3.0.5 | Insecure (release line without fixes) |
| 2.9.2 | Insecure (release line without fixes) |

Status from wordpress.org (it marks versions with known security problems as insecure), checked 8 Nov 2026.

## WordPress versions and release history

56 release lines since 2003, as listed by endoflife.date. The latest version is 7.1.4, released 28 Oct 2026. Supported according to endoflife.date: 7.1. Security fixes only: 24 older release lines (7.0 down to 4.7).

wordpress.org currently marks 959 of the 984 WordPress versions ever released as insecure and 24 as outdated. Only 7.1.4 is current.

| Version | Released | Latest release | Support |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 7.1 | 19 Aug 2026 | 7.1.4 (28 Oct 2026) | Supported |
| 7.0 | 20 May 2026 | 7.0.8 (28 Oct 2026) | Security fixes only |
| 6.9 | 2 Dec 2025 | 6.9.11 (28 Oct 2026) | Security fixes only |
| 6.8 | 15 Apr 2025 | 6.8.12 (28 Oct 2026) | Security fixes only |
| 6.7 | 12 Nov 2024 | 6.7.11 (28 Oct 2026) | Security fixes only |
| 6.6 | 16 Jul 2024 | 6.6.11 (28 Oct 2026) | Security fixes only |
| 6.5 | 2 Apr 2024 | 6.5.14 (28 Oct 2026) | Security fixes only |
| 6.4 | 7 Nov 2023 | 6.4.14 (28 Oct 2026) | Security fixes only |
| 6.3 | 8 Aug 2023 | 6.3.14 (28 Oct 2026) | Security fixes only |
| 6.2 | 29 Mar 2023 | 6.2.15 (28 Oct 2026) | Security fixes only |
| 6.1 | 2 Nov 2022 | 6.1.16 (28 Oct 2026) | Security fixes only |
| 6.0 | 24 May 2022 | 6.0.18 (28 Oct 2026) | Security fixes only |
| 5.9 | 25 Jan 2022 | 5.9.20 (28 Oct 2026) | Security fixes only |
| 5.8 | 20 Jul 2021 | 5.8.19 (28 Oct 2026) | Security fixes only |
| 5.7 | 9 Mar 2021 | 5.7.21 (28 Oct 2026) | Security fixes only |
| 5.6 | 8 Dec 2020 | 5.6.23 (28 Oct 2026) | Security fixes only |
| 5.5 | 11 Aug 2020 | 5.5.24 (28 Oct 2026) | Security fixes only |
| 5.4 | 31 Mar 2020 | 5.4.25 (28 Oct 2026) | Security fixes only |
| 5.3 | 12 Nov 2019 | 5.3.27 (28 Oct 2026) | Security fixes only |
| 5.2 | 7 May 2019 | 5.2.30 (28 Oct 2026) | Security fixes only |
| 5.1 | 21 Feb 2019 | 5.1.28 (28 Oct 2026) | Security fixes only |
| 5.0 | 6 Dec 2018 | 5.0.31 (28 Oct 2026) | Security fixes only |
| 4.9 | 16 Nov 2017 | 4.9.35 (28 Oct 2026) | Security fixes only |
| 4.8 | 8 Jun 2017 | 4.8.34 (28 Oct 2026) | Security fixes only |
| 4.7 | 6 Dec 2016 | 4.7.39 (28 Oct 2026) | Security fixes only |
| 4.6 | 16 Aug 2016 | 4.6.30 (15 Jul 2025) | End of life, since 31 Jul 2025 |
| 4.5 | 12 Apr 2016 | 4.5.33 (15 Jul 2025) | End of life, since 31 Jul 2025 |
| 4.4 | 9 Dec 2015 | 4.4.34 (15 Jul 2025) | End of life, since 31 Jul 2025 |
| 4.3 | 18 Aug 2015 | 4.3.35 (15 Jul 2025) | End of life, since 31 Jul 2025 |
| 4.2 | 23 Apr 2015 | 4.2.39 (15 Jul 2025) | End of life, since 31 Jul 2025 |
| 4.1 | 18 Dec 2014 | 4.1.42 (15 Jul 2025) | End of life, since 31 Jul 2025 |
| 4.0 | 4 Sep 2014 | 4.0.38 (30 Nov 2022) | End of life, since 1 Dec 2022 |
| 3.9 | 16 Apr 2014 | 3.9.40 (30 Nov 2022) | End of life, since 1 Dec 2022 |
| 3.8 | 12 Dec 2013 | 3.8.41 (30 Nov 2022) | End of life, since 1 Dec 2022 |
| 3.7 | 24 Oct 2013 | 3.7.41 (30 Nov 2022) | End of life, since 1 Dec 2022 |
| 3.6 | 1 Aug 2013 | 3.6.1 (11 Sep 2013) | End of life, since 24 Oct 2013 |
| 3.5 | 11 Dec 2012 | 3.5.2 (21 Jun 2013) | End of life, since 1 Aug 2013 |
| 3.4 | 13 Jun 2012 | 3.4.2 (6 Sep 2012) | End of life, since 11 Dec 2012 |
| 3.3 | 12 Dec 2011 | 3.3.3 (27 Jun 2012) | End of life, since 13 Jun 2012 |
| 3.2 | 4 Jul 2011 | 3.2.1 (12 Jul 2011) | End of life, since 12 Dec 2011 |
| 3.1 | 23 Feb 2011 | 3.1.4 (29 Jun 2011) | End of life, since 4 Jul 2011 |
| 3.0 | 17 Jun 2010 | 3.0.6 (26 Apr 2011) | End of life, since 23 Feb 2011 |
| 2.9 | 18 Dec 2009 | 2.9.2 (15 Feb 2010) | End of life, since 17 Jun 2010 |
| 2.8 | 10 Sep 2009 | 2.8.6 (12 Nov 2009) | End of life, since 18 Dec 2009 |
| 2.7 | 10 Dec 2008 | 2.7.1 (10 Feb 2009) | End of life, since 10 Sep 2009 |
| 2.6 | 14 Jul 2008 | 2.6.5 (25 Nov 2008) | End of life, since 10 Dec 2008 |
| 2.5 | 29 Mar 2008 | 2.5.1 (25 Apr 2008) | End of life, since 14 Jul 2008 |
| 2.3 | 24 Sep 2007 | 2.3.3 (5 Feb 2008) | End of life, since 29 Mar 2008 |
| 2.2 | 15 May 2007 | 2.2.3 (7 Sep 2007) | End of life, since 24 Sep 2007 |
| 2.1 | 22 Jan 2007 | 2.1.3 (3 Apr 2007) | End of life, since 24 Sep 2007 |
| 2.0 | 26 Dec 2005 | 2.0.11 (5 Aug 2007) | End of life, since 5 Aug 2007 |
| 1.5 | 17 Feb 2005 | 1.5.2 (20 Aug 2005) | End of life, since 26 Dec 2005 |
| 1.2 | 22 May 2004 | 1.2.1 (6 Oct 2004) | End of life, since 17 Feb 2005 |
| 1.0 | 3 Jan 2004 | 1.0.2 (11 Mar 2004) | End of life, since 22 May 2004 |
| 0.72 | 11 Oct 2003 | 0.72 (11 Oct 2003) | End of life, since 3 Jan 2004 |
| 0.71 | 9 Jun 2003 | 0.711 (25 Jun 2003) | End of life, since 11 Oct 2003 |

Sources: [endoflife.date](https://endoflife.date/wordpress), [wordpress.org](https://wordpress.org/download/releases/), checked 8 Nov 2026.

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## Questions about WordPress

### What is WordPress?

An open-source CMS written in PHP, originally built for blogs. It offers thousands of themes and plugins for every type of project, from blogs to e-commerce stores. The be1st catalog lists WordPress under CMS and site builders. License of WordPress: GPL-2.0.

### What is the latest version of WordPress?

The latest version of WordPress is 7.1.4, released 28 Oct 2026 (source: wordpress.org, release date from endoflife.date).

### Which WordPress versions are still supported?

According to endoflife.date, these WordPress release lines are supported: 7.1. These get security fixes only: 24 older release lines (7.0 down to 4.7).

### How many websites use WordPress?

1,417 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run WordPress (8.4%), as of 8 Nov 2026.

### When was WordPress first released?

WordPress was first released in 2003.

### Is WordPress still a modern choice?

WordPress is a stable, mature choice rather than a new one. Actively developed, with a massive community and ecosystem.

### What are the alternatives to WordPress?

Technologies that do the same job as WordPress include Webflow, Wix, Joomla, Squarespace, Drupal, and Ghost.

Numbers: latest audit of each of 16,845 websites audited by be1st, as of 8 Nov 2026.