WordPress is the most popular CMS in the world, which can be used to create entire websites as well as blogs. Since WordPress is regularly and diligently improved, it can be relatively easy to lose track of which WordPress version you currently have installed on your site.
If you are wondering the same thing, we have three ways you can find out which version of WordPress you have installed.
1. Find out the WordPress version in the dashboard (backend)
The easiest and fastest way to find out which version of WordPress is currently installed is via the dashboard. To do this, you need to log in to the backend, which you can usually do via the following link: https://deinewebseite.com/wp-login.php
Once you are in the dashboard, you have three options for finding out which version of WordPress is currently installed.
About the "Update" page
The first option takes you to the place where you can perform updates. Once there, you will immediately see at the top of the page whether you have the latest version installed and, if so, which one. If you do not have the latest version installed, WordPress will show you the version number of your version and that of the new version.
About the "Website Status" page
The second way in the dashboard is via "Website Health." This is an information page that was introduced with WordPress 5.2 and informs users if something is wrong with the installation. You can find the page by going to "Tools" in the menu on the right. On the "Website Health" page, select the "Report" tab at the top. There you will find the "WordPress" tab as the first item further down. If you select this, the installed WordPress version will be displayed at the top.
About the footer
The third method is almost the simplest, as all you have to do is scroll down to the bottom of the dashboard, regardless of which page you are on. You will then find the currently installed WordPress version in the footer.
2. Find out the WordPress version by checking the source code on the website and the login page.
The second option, if you are unable to log in, is the source code of the website or the login page. However, keep in mind that many theme developers and some skilled programmers offer solutions to hide the WordPress version so that hackers cannot exploit known security vulnerabilities.
Um dein Glück trotzdem zu probieren, besuche deine Webseite oder die Login<-Seite. Öffne nun den Entwicklermodus auf deinem Browser und schaue dir den Quellcode an. Mit der Suchfunktion kannst du im Code nun nach folgendem suchen:
- <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=x.x.x</generator> zeigt die aktuelle Version von WordPress an, sofern diese Funktion noch aktiviert ist
- ?ver=x.x.x is a parameter that is set after scripts. WordPress applies this function to its own files, which can be found in the "wp-include" folder. A search result in the source code could therefore look like this : "wp-includes\/js\/wp-emoji-release.min.js?ver=5.8.1" and reveal the version number.
3. Find out the WordPress version using the RSS feed
Ähnlich wie bei Variante 2, kann es gut sein, dass die WordPress Versionsnummer noch im RSS-Feed zu finden ist. Dieser kannst du im Normalfall über https://deinewebseite.com/feed aufrufen. Auch auf dieser Seite kannst du dann nach <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=x.x.x</generator> suchen gehen.
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