MCPforWP

WordPress and PHP versions, right now

The latest WordPress, the next release, every branch that still gets fixes, and which PHP versions each one runs on. Refreshed 1 minute ago.

Now and next

SoftwareLatestReleasedNext
WordPress7.1.428 Oct7.2 Beta 3
Gutenberg plugin24.3.028 OctEvery two weeks
PHP8.5.1221 Oct
MCP Adapter0.7.116 Oct
WP-CLI?

Minimum for the latest WordPress: PHP 7.4 and MySQL 5.5.5.

WordPress branches

Only the latest branch gets new features. Older branches get security fixes for a while, so check yours is still listed as getting them.

BranchLatestLast updatePHPStatus
7.17.1.428 Oct7.4 - 8.5Active support
7.07.0.828 Oct7.4 - 8.5Security fixes only
6.96.9.1128 Oct7.2.24 - 8.5Security fixes only
6.86.8.1228 Oct7.2.24 - 8.4Security fixes only
6.76.7.1128 Oct7.2.24 - 8.4Security fixes only
6.66.6.1128 Oct7.2.24 - 8.3Security fixes only

PHP branches

A PHP branch past its security date gets no more fixes, even for critical holes. Move any site still running one.

BranchLatestActive support untilSecurity fixes untilStatus
8.58.5.1231 Dec 202731 Dec 2029Active support
8.48.4.2731 Dec 202631 Dec 2028Active support
8.38.3.3631 Dec 202531 Dec 2027Security fixes only
8.28.2.3531 Dec 202431 Dec 2026Security fixes only
8.18.1.3425 Nov 202331 Dec 2025End of life
8.08.0.3026 Nov 202226 Nov 2023End of life

Branch data: endoflife.date, from the official WordPress and PHP release pages. Agents get the same data from the wp_now and security_alerts tools.