{"id":1845,"date":"2022-04-18T17:14:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T21:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/?p=1845"},"modified":"2022-04-18T17:14:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T21:14:58","slug":"how-to-check-wordpress-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-check-wordpress-version\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Check WordPress Version? 7 Best Methods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress&#8217;s system version is updated regularly to make it more efficient, but do you know <strong>how to check WordPress version<\/strong> that you are using? Don&#8217;t worry if you are not familiar with finding WordPress versions.<\/p>\n<p>We will also learn how to check WordPress version of other websites even if you don&#8217;t have admin access. Read the full post to find the WordPress version.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_61 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-check-wordpress-version\/#Why_Should_I_Check_WordPress_Version\" title=\"Why Should I Check WordPress Version?\">Why Should I Check WordPress Version?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-check-wordpress-version\/#How_To_Check_WordPress_Version_Of_A_Website\" title=\"How To Check WordPress Version Of A Website?\">How To Check WordPress Version Of A Website?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-check-wordpress-version\/#How_To_Check_WordPress_Version_From_Admin_Area\" title=\"How To Check WordPress Version From Admin Area?\">How To Check WordPress Version From Admin Area?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-check-wordpress-version\/#At_WordPress_Dashboard\" title=\"At WordPress Dashboard\">At WordPress Dashboard<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-check-wordpress-version\/#At_The_Bottom\" title=\"At The Bottom\">At The Bottom<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-check-wordpress-version\/#In_The_Update_Section\" title=\"In The Update Section\">In The Update Section<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-check-wordpress-version\/#How_To_Check_WordPress_Version_Of_Any_Other_Website\" title=\"How To Check WordPress Version Of Any Other Website?\">How To Check WordPress Version Of Any Other Website?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-check-wordpress-version\/#Method_1_By_Generator_Tag_Of_Page_Source\" title=\"Method 1. By Generator Tag Of Page Source\">Method 1. By Generator Tag Of Page Source<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-check-wordpress-version\/#Method_2_By_RSS_Feed\" title=\"Method 2. By RSS Feed\">Method 2. By RSS Feed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-check-wordpress-version\/#Method_3_By_Viewing_readmehtml_File\" title=\"Method 3. By Viewing readme.html File\">Method 3. By Viewing readme.html File<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-check-wordpress-version\/#How_To_Check_WordPress_Version_By_Accessing_Versionphp_file\" title=\"How To Check WordPress Version By Accessing Version.php file?\">How To Check WordPress Version By Accessing Version.php file?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-check-wordpress-version\/#Final_Thoughts\" title=\"Final Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Should_I_Check_WordPress_Version\"><\/span><strong>Why Should I Check WordPress Version?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1847\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Slide6.png\" alt=\"how to check WordPress version\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Slide6.png 960w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Slide6-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Slide6-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Slide6-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Slide6-20x11.png 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>WordPress is the <strong>most popular CMS<\/strong> on the planet, and it deserves to be because of its range of functionality. WordPress regularly updates the platform to provide the <strong>best services and security patches<\/strong>. So, you must ensure that you are using the <strong>latest version of WordPress<\/strong> for efficient performance.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, you might look to <strong>troubleshoot WordPress errors <\/strong>that require the latest version for compatible solutions. Also, if you want to<a href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-downgrade-wordpress\/\"> downgrade the WordPress version<\/a>, you must be known first what version you are using currently.<\/p>\n<p>You can also check WordPress version just because of <strong>curiosity<\/strong> about what WordPress version other websites are using. Let&#8217;s explore different methods to find <strong>WordPress versions of a site, whatever the reason might be<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_To_Check_WordPress_Version_Of_A_Website\"><\/span><strong>How To Check WordPress Version Of A Website?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are several methods to check WordPress version of your own site and the version of any other&#8217;s site. Some standard methods are the <strong>Admin area, source code, HTML files, PHP files, RSS feeds,<\/strong> etc. I&#8217;m discussing all useful techniques to <strong>check version of a WordPress site; you<\/strong>\u00a0can implement which one is most convenient for you.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_To_Check_WordPress_Version_From_Admin_Area\"><\/span><strong>How To Check WordPress Version From Admin Area?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>easiest way<\/strong> to check WordPress version is using the <strong>admin area<\/strong> if you have login credentials of the WordPress backend. This method is not only an easy one but also the most authentic.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"At_WordPress_Dashboard\"><\/span><strong>At WordPress Dashboard<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1851\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-164953.jpg\" alt=\"How To Check WordPress Version From Admin Area\" width=\"1459\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-164953.jpg 1459w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-164953-300x85.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-164953-1024x289.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-164953-768x217.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-164953-20x6.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1459px) 100vw, 1459px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Go to your website&#8217;s dashboard by clicking on the <strong>dashboard<\/strong> button. Inside the dashboard, you can see <strong>At a glance<\/strong> section, where it displays your WordPress details, including WordPress version, as you can see in the above screenshot.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"At_The_Bottom\"><\/span><strong>At The Bottom<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1852\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-165845.jpg\" alt=\"find wordpress version\" width=\"1588\" height=\"81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-165845.jpg 1588w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-165845-300x15.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-165845-1024x52.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-165845-768x39.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-165845-1536x78.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-165845-20x1.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1588px) 100vw, 1588px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t find the At a glance section that you probably won&#8217;t activate from screen options, scroll the same page. At the <strong>bottom-most right side<\/strong>, you can see the version number (opposite of <em>thank you for creating with WordPress message<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_The_Update_Section\"><\/span><strong>In The Update Section<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>WordPress automatically updates to the latest versions. Whether your site&#8217;s theme and plugins are up to date, you can also use this section. However, please <strong>read<\/strong> our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-update-wordpress-theme-manually-and-automatically\/\">updating the plugins automatically and manually<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1854\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-174410.jpg\" alt=\"How To Check WordPress Version\" width=\"1296\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-174410.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-174410-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-174410-1024x430.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-174410-768x322.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-174410-20x8.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Visit the WordPress dashboard and click on the <strong>updates<\/strong> option to know the version of your WordPress site. If running an old version, update the latest version with just a click.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_To_Check_WordPress_Version_Of_Any_Other_Website\"><\/span><strong>How To Check WordPress Version Of Any Other Website?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have access to the admin area or you want to know how to <strong>check<\/strong> <strong>WordPress version of other websites,<\/strong> then the below-discussed methods are going to be best for you.<\/p>\n<p>Also, if you have a partnership with the site developer but <strong>don&#8217;t have access to the admin area,<\/strong> then you might try these techniques.<\/p>\n<p>Bear in mind that a few of these solutions may not work on <strong>all sites<\/strong> since some developers purposefully protect version-related information.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_1_By_Generator_Tag_Of_Page_Source\"><\/span><strong>Method 1. By Generator Tag Of Page Source<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Page source code is one of the <strong>easiest methods<\/strong> to check the version of any WordPress website. Simply perform the <strong>right-click<\/strong> on any website (or webpage) whose WordPress version you want to know.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1855\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-181852.jpg\" alt=\"how to check wordpress version of any site\" width=\"858\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-181852.jpg 858w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-181852-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-181852-768x326.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-181852-20x8.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select the <strong>View<\/strong> <strong>Page Source<\/strong> option among various options. You&#8217;ll be taken to a new page where you may see the labyrinth of codes after clicking on the page source.<\/li>\n<li>Now, press Ctrl+F and type <strong>generator<\/strong> on the search box. The phrase generator will be highlighted on the HTML file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1858\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-193327.jpg\" alt=\"easiest methods to check the version of any WordPress website\" width=\"1075\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-193327.jpg 1075w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-193327-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-193327-1024x358.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-193327-768x269.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-193327-20x7.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1075px) 100vw, 1075px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Assume that <strong>WordPress admin<\/strong> has not disabled this information. In front of the generator tag, you will see the WordPress version of the website as follows:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"text-align: center;\">regenerator-runtime,wp-polyfill,wp-hooks&amp;amp;ver=5.9.3\"&gt;&lt;\/script<\/pre>\n<p>By following the above procedure, you can <strong>easily find WordPress version of any website<\/strong> over the internet, knowing the fact that the particular information is not hidden.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_2_By_RSS_Feed\"><\/span><strong>Method 2. By RSS Feed<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>RSS feed is another reliable method to find the version of WordPress website. This method will be quite easy; you just have to <strong>add \/feed on any site&#8217;s URL<\/strong> and search the version. For example, I have to find the WordPress version of BasicWebGuide; I will follow the below route:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"text-align: center;\">https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/feed\/<\/pre>\n<ul>\n<li>Like the above example, you can add <strong>\/feed<\/strong> on any website. This action leads you to the site&#8217;s details.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1860 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-195738_LI.jpg\" alt=\"how to check wordpress version of a site\" width=\"1498\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-195738_LI.jpg 1498w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-195738_LI-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-195738_LI-1024x302.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-195738_LI-768x227.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-195738_LI-20x6.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1498px) 100vw, 1498px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Now press <strong>Ctrl+F<\/strong> and type generator into the search field, which shows the generator tag like the previous method.<\/li>\n<li>Inside the <strong>&lt;generator..&lt;\/generator&gt;<\/strong> tag, you can see the WordPress version of the site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_3_By_Viewing_readmehtml_File\"><\/span><strong>Method 3. By Viewing readme.html File<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you are looking for how to check WordPress version on <strong>older versions,<\/strong> then it could be a better solution. Since the first installation, WordPress has included a readme.html file in the root folder. You can check the version by accessing the <strong>readme.html file<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1862\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-202801.jpg\" alt=\"find verion of wordpress\" width=\"1281\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-202801.jpg 1281w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-202801-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-202801-1024x305.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-202801-768x229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-202801-20x6.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1281px) 100vw, 1281px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For this, <strong>add readme.html at the end of the URL<\/strong> of a website that opens the page, as shown above. As I previously stated, this technique primarily <strong>applies to outdated websites<\/strong>; our website does not show what WordPress version the website is using.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_To_Check_WordPress_Version_By_Accessing_Versionphp_file\"><\/span><strong>How To Check WordPress Version By Accessing Version.php file?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If the aforementioned approaches do not work for you, you can go straight to the <strong>version.php file<\/strong>. To access the version.php file, you must be <strong>connected with the server<\/strong> using an FTP client like <a href=\"https:\/\/filezilla-project.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FileZilla<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1863\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Enter-info.png\" alt=\"How To Check WordPress Version By Accessing Version.php file\" width=\"695\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Enter-info.png 695w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Enter-info-300x54.png 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Enter-info-20x4.png 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To connect to an FTP server, enter the server&#8217;s address into the host field, username, password, and click on the <strong>QuickConnect<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<li>You can also go through by selecting the specific site and access the <strong>site manager,<\/strong> which connects you with the host server.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1864\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-205727.jpg\" alt=\"check wordpress version\" width=\"606\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-205727.jpg 606w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-205727-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-18-205727-20x11.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Now look for the <strong>wp_includes<\/strong> folder and then search for the <strong>version.php file<\/strong> as shown in the above screenshot. You don&#8217;t have to make any editing on the file, just <strong>double click<\/strong>, and open the file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here, you will get the web of codes; however, you have to find the <strong>$wp-version<\/strong> variable. By clicking <strong>Ctrl+F<\/strong> and typing $wp-version into the search field, you can retrieve this parameter, which reveals the WordPress version of your site.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Thoughts\"><\/span><strong>Final Thoughts<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It is all about <strong>how to check WordPress version of any website<\/strong> (or own website). Finding a WordPress version is quite helpful, particularly if you&#8217;re dealing with a WordPress error. Also, it is always recommended to <strong>stay updated with WordPress&#8217;s latest versions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In this article, we have discussed the <strong>7 best methods<\/strong> to find version of a website. As you&#8217;ve seen, these techniques are simple enough that even a <strong>layman<\/strong> can use them. These methods do not require any specific skills, just follow the above steps to the point and do let me know if any<strong> issue arises<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress&#8217;s system version is updated regularly to make it more efficient, but do you know how to check WordPress version that you are using? Don&#8217;t worry if you are not familiar with finding WordPress versions. We will also learn how to check WordPress version of other websites even if you don&#8217;t have admin access. 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