: Test the update on a "clone" of your site first to see if anything breaks.

The first version of WordPress, , was released on May 27, 2003, by Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little. This initial version was a basic blogging platform with limited features.

: Modern WordPress typically requires PHP 7.4 or higher (ideally 8.1+).

: It is generally safer to update your plugins and themes before updating the WordPress core.

| Version | Release Date | Key Features | |---------|--------------|---------------| | 6.7 | Nov 2024 | Font Manager, new default theme, better patterns | | 6.6 | July 2024 | Data views, style revisions, rollback for blocks | | 6.5 | April 2024 | Font library, block bindings, plugin rollback | | 6.4 | Nov 2023 | Twenty Twenty-Four theme, image lightbox | | 6.3 | Aug 2023 | Command palette, rollback updates |

WordPress version numbers follow a specific format: