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Wordpress End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline

Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Wordpress versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.

Wordpress 6.9.4 is actively supported. No versions approaching EOL in the next 6 months.
Latest Active
6.9.4
6.9 series
Next EOL
None upcoming
Active Versions
1
of 34 total
EOL Versions
33
no longer patched
Release Cycle Timeline
EOL   Warning   Active   Today
Release cycle timeline 20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520263.63.73.83.94.04.14.24.34.44.54.64.74.84.95.05.15.25.35.45.55.65.75.85.96.06.16.26.36.46.56.66.76.86.9TODAY
All Versions
VersionLatest ReleaseRelease DateEOL DateDaysStatus
3.6 3.6.1 Aug 1, 2013 Oct 24, 2013 4580 days past EOL EOL
3.7 3.7.41 Oct 24, 2013 Dec 12, 2013 4531 days past EOL EOL
3.8 3.8.41 Dec 12, 2013 Apr 16, 2014 4406 days past EOL EOL
3.9 3.9.40 Apr 16, 2014 Sep 4, 2014 4265 days past EOL EOL
4.0 4.0.38 Sep 4, 2014 Dec 18, 2014 4160 days past EOL EOL
4.1 4.1.42 Dec 18, 2014 Apr 23, 2015 4034 days past EOL EOL
4.2 4.2.39 Apr 23, 2015 Aug 18, 2015 3917 days past EOL EOL
4.3 4.3.35 Aug 18, 2015 Dec 8, 2015 3805 days past EOL EOL
4.4 4.4.34 Dec 9, 2015 Apr 12, 2016 3679 days past EOL EOL
4.5 4.5.33 Apr 12, 2016 Aug 16, 2016 3553 days past EOL EOL
4.6 4.6.30 Aug 16, 2016 Dec 6, 2016 3441 days past EOL EOL
4.7 4.7.33 Dec 6, 2016 Jun 8, 2017 3257 days past EOL EOL
4.8 4.8.28 Jun 8, 2017 Nov 16, 2017 3096 days past EOL EOL
4.9 4.9.29 Nov 16, 2017 Dec 6, 2018 2711 days past EOL EOL
5.0 5.0.25 Dec 6, 2018 Feb 21, 2019 2634 days past EOL EOL
5.1 5.1.22 Feb 21, 2019 May 7, 2019 2559 days past EOL EOL
5.2 5.2.24 May 7, 2019 Nov 12, 2019 2370 days past EOL EOL
5.3 5.3.21 Nov 12, 2019 Mar 31, 2020 2230 days past EOL EOL
5.4 5.4.19 Mar 31, 2020 Aug 11, 2020 2097 days past EOL EOL
5.5 5.5.18 Aug 11, 2020 Dec 8, 2020 1978 days past EOL EOL
5.6 5.6.17 Dec 8, 2020 Mar 9, 2021 1887 days past EOL EOL
5.7 5.7.15 Mar 9, 2021 Jul 20, 2021 1754 days past EOL EOL
5.8 5.8.13 Jul 20, 2021 Jan 25, 2022 1565 days past EOL EOL
5.9 5.9.13 Jan 25, 2022 May 24, 2022 1446 days past EOL EOL
6.0 6.0.12 May 24, 2022 Nov 1, 2022 1285 days past EOL EOL
6.1 6.1.10 Nov 2, 2022 Mar 29, 2023 1137 days past EOL EOL
6.2 6.2.9 Mar 29, 2023 Aug 8, 2023 1005 days past EOL EOL
6.3 6.3.8 Aug 8, 2023 Nov 7, 2023 914 days past EOL EOL
6.4 6.4.8 Nov 7, 2023 Apr 2, 2024 767 days past EOL EOL
6.5 6.5.8 Apr 2, 2024 Jul 16, 2024 662 days past EOL EOL
6.6 6.6.5 Jul 16, 2024 Nov 12, 2024 543 days past EOL EOL
6.7 6.7.5 Nov 12, 2024 Apr 15, 2025 389 days past EOL EOL
6.8 6.8.5 Apr 15, 2025 Dec 2, 2025 158 days past EOL EOL
6.9 6.9.4 Dec 2, 2025 Already EOL Supported Active

What does Wordpress end of life mean for your organization?

When a Wordpress version reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches. Vulnerabilities discovered after this date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database, exploit code appears on GitHub, and your systems remain permanently exposed.

The CVE blind spot: Most vulnerability scanners check for known CVEs but do not flag the accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software. With a zero-day, nobody knows about the vulnerability. With EOL software, the vulnerability is public — listed, rated, and often weaponized — but no patch will ever exist. This is the most dangerous gap in enterprise security posture.

Organizations running EOL Wordpress should treat it as a vulnerability class in their risk register, apply compensating controls (network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, access restriction), and prioritize migration to a supported version.

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the end-of-life date for Wordpress?
See the full table above for all Wordpress version EOL dates.
What is the latest supported version of Wordpress?
The latest active version of Wordpress is 6.9.4. Always verify against the table above as support windows can change.
What happens when Wordpress reaches end of life?
When Wordpress reaches end of life, the vendor stops issuing security patches. Any CVEs disclosed after the EOL date accumulate indefinitely with no patch path — creating an ever-growing attack surface that most vulnerability scanners do not flag.
How do I check if I'm running an EOL version of Wordpress?
Check your current version against the table above. If your version's EOL date has passed, you are running unsupported software. You can also use the endoflife.ai Stack Scanner to check your entire dependency file at once.
Is there extended support available for EOL Wordpress versions?
Some vendors offer extended support for EOL software. Contact the original vendor or check with enterprise support providers for options.

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