History

We’ve been working on a new book about the history of WordPress drawing on dozens of interviews with the original folks involved and extensive research. It’s not ready yet, but for the tenth anniversary of WordPress we’d like to make a chapter available, On forking WordPress, forks in general, early WordPress, and the community, which you can download below in the following formats:

Jazzers and Release Dates

WordPress core developers share a love of jazz music, and all our major releases are named in honor of jazz musicians we personally admire. Here’s a list of releases and the musicians they were named for. You can listen to a Last.fm station of all the musicians we named a release for.

Version Musician Date
6.1 Mikhail Alperin 1. Novembar 2022.
6.0 Arturo O’Farrill 24. Maj 2022.
5.9 Joséphine Baker 25. Januar 2022.
5.8 Art Tatum 20. Juli 2021.
5.7 Esperanza Spalding 9. Mart 2021.
5.6 Nina Simone 8. Decembar 2020.
5.5 Billy Eckstine 11. August 2020.
5.4 Nat Adderley 31. Mart 2020.
5.3 Rahsaan Roland Kirk 12. Novembar 2019.
5.2 Jaco Pastorius 7. Maj 2019.
5.1 Betty Carter 21. Februar 2019.
5.0 Bebo Valdés 6. Decembar 2018.
4.9 Billy Tipton 15. Novembar 2017.
4.8 Bill Evans 8. Juni 2017.
4.7 Sarah Vaughan 6. Decembar 2016.
4.6 Pepper Adams 16. August 2016.
4.5 Coleman Hawkins 12. April 2016.
4.4 Clifford Brown 8. Decembar 2015.
4.3 Billie Holiday 18. August 2015.
4.2 Bud Powell 23. April 2015.
4.1 Dinah Washington 18. Decembar 2014.
4.0 Benny Goodman 4. Septembar 2014.
3.9 Jimmy Smith 16. April 2014.
3.8 Charlie Parker 12. Decembar 2013.
3.7 Count Basie 24. Oktobar 2013.
3.6 Oscar Peterson 1. August 2013.
3.5 Elvin Jones 11. Decembar 2012.
3.4 Grant Green 13. Juni 2012.
3.3 Sonny Stitt 12. Decembar 2011.
3.2 George Gershwin 4. Juli 2011.
3.1 Django Reinhardt 23. Februar 2011.
3.0 Thelonious Monk 17. Juni 2010.
2.9 Carmen McRae 18. Decembar 2009.
2.8 Chet Baker 11. Juni 2009.
2.7 John Coltrane 10. Decembar 2008.
2.6 McCoy Tyner 15. Juli 2008.
2.5 Michael Brecker 29. Mart 2008.
2.3 Dexter Gordon 24. Septembar 2007.
2.2 Stan Getz 16. Maj 2007.
2.1 Ella Fitzgerald 22. Januar 2007.
2.0 Duke Ellington 31. Decembar 2005.
1.5 Billy Strayhorn 17. Februar 2005.
1.2 Charles Mingus 22. Maj 2004.
1.0 Miles Davis 3. Januar 2004.
.70 No musician chosen. 27. Maj 2003.