History
WordPress has come a long way since 2003. What started as a few lines of code and a mission to build a better web has become a prevalent web platform and thriving community.
Read about the project’s journey through its first ten years in Milestones: The Story of WordPress – with a follow-up covering the latest decade available in May 2023. Just in time for the project’s 20th anniversary.
Jazzers and release dates
WordPress core developers share a love of jazz music, and all our major releases are named in honour of jazz musicians we personally admire. Here’s a list of releases and the musicians they were named after:
Version | Musician | Date |
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6.7 | Sonny Rollins | November 12, 2024 |
6.6 | Tommy Dorsey | 16 July 2024 |
6.5 | Regina Carter | 2 April 2024 |
6.4 | Shirley Horn | 7 November 2023 |
6.3 | Lionel Hampton | 8 August 2023 |
6.2 | Eric Dolphy | 29 March 2023 |
6.1 | Mikhail Alperin | 1 November 2022 |
6.0 | Arturo O’Farrill | 24 May 2022 |
5.9 | Joséphine Baker | 25 January 2022 |
5.8 | Art Tatum | 20 July 2021 |
5.7 | Esperanza Spalding | 9 March 2021 |
5.6 | Nina Simone | 8 December 2020 |
5.5 | Billy Eckstine | 11 August 2020 |
5.4 | Nat Adderley | 31 March 2020 |
5.3 | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | 12 November 2019 |
5.2 | Jaco Pastorius | 7 May 2019 |
5.1 | Betty Carter | 21 February 2019 |
5.0 | Bebo Valdés | 6 December 2018 |
4.9 | Billy Tipton | 15 November 2017 |
4.8 | Bill Evans | 8 June 2017 |
4.7 | Sarah Vaughan | 6 December 2016 |
4.6 | Pepper Adams | 16 August 2016 |
4.5 | Coleman Hawkins | 12 April 2016 |
4.4 | Clifford Brown | 8 December 2015 |
4.3 | Billie Holiday | 18 August 2015 |
4.2 | Bud Powell | 23 April 2015 |
4.1 | Dinah Washington | 18 December 2014 |
4.0 | Benny Goodman | 4 September 2014 |
3.9 | Jimmy Smith | 16 April 2014 |
3.8 | Charlie Parker | 12 December 2013 |
3.7 | Count Basie | 24 October 2013 |
3.6 | Oscar Peterson | 1 August 2013 |
3.5 | Elvin Jones | 11 December 2012 |
3.4 | Grant Green | 13 June 2012 |
3.3 | Sonny Stitt | 12 December 2011 |
3.2 | George Gershwin | 4 July 2011 |
3.1 | Django Reinhardt | 23 February 2011 |
3.0 | Thelonious Monk | 17 June 2010 |
2.9 | Carmen McRae | 18 December 2009 |
2.8 | Chet Baker | 11 June 2009 |
2.7 | John Coltrane | 10 December 2008 |
2.6 | McCoy Tyner | 15 July 2008 |
2.5 | Michael Brecker | 29 March 2008 |
2.3 | Dexter Gordon | 24 September 2007 |
2.2 | Stan Getz | 16 May 2007 |
2.1 | Ella Fitzgerald | 22 January 2007 |
2.0 | Duke Ellington | 31 December 2005 |
1.5 | Billy Strayhorn | 17 February 2005 |
1.2 | Charles Mingus | 22 May 2004 |
1.0 | Miles Davis | 3 January 2004 |
.70 | No musician chosen. | 27 May 2003 |