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History<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

WordPress has come a long way since 2003. What started as a few lines of code and a mission to build a better web has become a prevalent web platform and thriving community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read about the project\u2019s journey through its first ten years in\u00a0Milestones: The Story of WordPress<\/a>\u2014with a follow-up covering the latest decade available in May 2023. Just in time for the project\u2019s 20th anniversary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jazzers and release dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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\u2019s a list of releases and the musicians they were named for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Version<\/strong><\/th>Musician<\/strong><\/th>Date<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
6.8<\/a><\/td>Cecil Taylor<\/td>April 15, 2025<\/td><\/tr>
6.7<\/a><\/td>Sonny Rollins<\/td>November 12, 2024<\/td><\/tr>
6.6<\/a><\/td>Tommy Dorsey<\/td>July 16, 2024<\/td><\/tr>
6.5<\/a><\/td>Regina Carter<\/td>April 2, 2024<\/td><\/tr>
6.4<\/a><\/td>Shirley Horn<\/td>November 7, 2023<\/td><\/tr>
6.3<\/a><\/th>Lionel Hampton<\/td>August 8, 2023<\/td><\/tr>
6.2<\/a><\/th>Eric Dolphy<\/td>March 29, 2023<\/td><\/tr>
6.1<\/a><\/th>Mikhail Alperin<\/td>November 1, 2022<\/td><\/tr>
6.0<\/a><\/th>Arturo O\u2019Farrill<\/td>May 24, 2022<\/td><\/tr>
5.9<\/a><\/th>Jos\u00e9phine Baker<\/td>January 25, 2022<\/td><\/tr>
5.8<\/a><\/th>Art Tatum<\/td>July 20, 2021<\/td><\/tr>
5.7<\/a><\/th>Esperanza Spalding<\/td>March 9, 2021<\/td><\/tr>
5.6<\/a><\/th>Nina Simone<\/td>December 8, 2020<\/td><\/tr>
5.5<\/a><\/th>Billy Eckstine<\/td>August 11, 2020<\/td><\/tr>
5.4<\/a><\/th>Nat Adderley<\/td>March 31, 2020<\/td><\/tr>
5.3<\/a><\/th>Rahsaan Roland Kirk<\/td>November 12, 2019<\/td><\/tr>
5.2<\/a><\/th>Jaco Pastorius<\/td>May 7, 2019<\/td><\/tr>
5.1<\/a><\/th>Betty Carter<\/td>February 21, 2019<\/td><\/tr>
5.0<\/a><\/th>Bebo Vald\u00e9s<\/td>December 6, 2018<\/td><\/tr>
4.9<\/a><\/th>Billy Tipton<\/td>November 15, 2017<\/td><\/tr>
4.8<\/a><\/th>Bill Evans<\/td>June 8, 2017<\/td><\/tr>
4.7<\/a><\/th>Sarah Vaughan<\/td>December 6, 2016<\/td><\/tr>
4.6<\/a><\/th>Pepper Adams<\/td>August 16, 2016<\/td><\/tr>
4.5<\/a><\/th>Coleman Hawkins<\/td>April 12, 2016<\/td><\/tr>
4.4<\/a><\/th>Clifford Brown<\/td>December 8, 2015<\/td><\/tr>
4.3<\/a><\/th>Billie Holiday<\/td>August 18, 2015<\/td><\/tr>
4.2<\/a><\/th>Bud Powell<\/td>April 23, 2015<\/td><\/tr>
4.1<\/a><\/th>Dinah Washington<\/td>December 18, 2014<\/td><\/tr>
4.0<\/a><\/th>Benny Goodman<\/td>September 4, 2014<\/td><\/tr>
3.9<\/a><\/th>Jimmy Smith<\/td>April 16, 2014<\/td><\/tr>
3.8<\/a><\/th>Charlie Parker<\/td>December 12, 2013<\/td><\/tr>
3.7<\/a><\/th>Count Basie<\/td>October 24, 2013<\/td><\/tr>
3.6<\/a><\/th>Oscar Peterson<\/td>August 1, 2013<\/td><\/tr>
3.5<\/a><\/th>Elvin Jones<\/td>December 11, 2012<\/td><\/tr>
3.4<\/a><\/th>Grant Green<\/td>June 13, 2012<\/td><\/tr>
3.3<\/a><\/th>Sonny Stitt<\/td>December 12, 2011<\/td><\/tr>
3.2<\/a><\/th>George Gershwin<\/td>July 4, 2011<\/td><\/tr>
3.1<\/a><\/th>Django Reinhardt<\/td>February 23, 2011<\/td><\/tr>
3.0<\/a><\/th>Thelonious Monk<\/td>June 17, 2010<\/td><\/tr>
2.9<\/a><\/th>Carmen McRae<\/td>December 18, 2009<\/td><\/tr>
2.8<\/a><\/th>Chet Baker<\/td>June 11, 2009<\/td><\/tr>
2.7<\/a><\/th>John Coltrane<\/td>December 10, 2008<\/td><\/tr>
2.6<\/a><\/th>McCoy Tyner<\/td>July 15, 2008<\/td><\/tr>
2.5<\/a><\/th>Michael Brecker<\/td>March 29, 2008<\/td><\/tr>
2.3<\/a><\/th>Dexter Gordon<\/td>September 24, 2007<\/td><\/tr>
2.2<\/a><\/th>Stan Getz<\/td>May 16, 2007<\/td><\/tr>
2.1<\/a><\/th>Ella Fitzgerald<\/td>January 22, 2007<\/td><\/tr>
2.0<\/a><\/th>Duke Ellington<\/td>December 31, 2005<\/td><\/tr>
1.5<\/a><\/th>Billy Strayhorn<\/td>February 17, 2005<\/td><\/tr>
1.2<\/a><\/th>Charles Mingus<\/td>May 22, 2004<\/td><\/tr>
1.0<\/a><\/th>Miles Davis<\/td>January 3, 2004<\/td><\/tr>
.70<\/a><\/th>No musician chosen.<\/td>May 27, 2003<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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