How to find out the WordPress version is very important for you to know. The WordPress version information is needed so you don’t encounter problems when installing new templates or plugins.
This is because new templates and plugins usually require the latest version of WordPress too.
Anyway, WordPress version information can be said to be confidential information. WordPress has also provided an option to hide this version information for security reasons.
So, in this article, we will tell you how to find out which version of your WordPress website is safe for you to use. Come on, see the discussion below!
3 Ways to Check WordPress Version that You Can Try!
Here are some easy ways to find out the WordPress version! Anyway, before starting the following steps, you need access to the WordPress admin dashboard and access to the hosting cPanel. Let’s see the discussion!
1. Check the WordPress Version Through the Admin Area
The easiest way to check the WordPress version is through the WordPress admin dashboard. You only need to log in, then select the Dashboard menu > Updates.
On this page you will see the WordPress version you are using along with the latest WordPress version.
You can also see the WordPress version by scrolling to the bottom of the Update page. You will see the words thank you for creating with WordPress. Then in the lower right corner you will see your version of WordPress.
2. Check WordPress Version Through Page Source
If you can’t login to the member area due to login problems, you don’t need to worry. There is another way to easily check the WordPress version.
WordPress website version information is stored in HTML meta tags. This tag is by default inserted into the website by the WordPress template. Usually you can see this version information easily. However, in some cases you may not be able to see it because it has been disabled by the website admin for security reasons.
To find the WordPress version via the meta tag, right click on your website and select View Page Source. A new tab will open and this page contains the HTML code for your website page.
Please press CTRL + F or COMMAND + F keys if you are using Mac. A search bar will appear here and you only need to type generator in the provided field.
3. Check the WordPress version via the version.php file
The way to find out the next version of WordPress is to check the version.php file. Use File Manager from your hosting control panel or via FTP Client.
In this tutorial we’ll take a look with File Manager. All you have to do is log in to your hosting cPanel. After logging in, click the File Manager menu.
this WordPress version information is usually located in public_html. Look for the wp-includes folder, then open the file called version.php.
You will see a line of code containing your WordPress version.
Know Your WordPress Version and Update Now!
Those were three ways to see which version of WordPress is safe for you to use, namely through the admin area, page source, and the version.php file. So, if your website is not using the latest version, you can update WordPress to the latest version.
Anyway, don’t forget before updating, you need to back up the website first.
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