Total Minor Versions
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The raw data for this chart is based on release dates of all the minor WordPress versions. WordPress marks major versions as X.X and minor versions as X.X.X.
Basically, a minor version is a maintenance release containing bug fixes or a security release fixing flaws and software vulnerabilities.
The minor version chart sums up the total number of minor versions for each major versions ever released.
History
Due to the nature of software development in general and WordPress development in particular, all major WordPress versions had minor versions fixing and patching maintenance and security issues.
WordPress 3.7, released on October 2013, was the first version to introduce automatic updated for minor WordPress versions. Since then, each time a new vulnerability discovered, older version back to WordPress 3.7 patched with new minor versions.
It handled the claims that WordPress is not secure. WordPress core updates itself automatically even if the site is not using the latest release. Although, in time to time there is a new discussion asking to change the policy and stop supporting older WordPress versions.
Historical Data
| 6.6 | Total of 1 minor versions. | +0 | 0% — |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | Total of 1 minor versions. | +0 | 0% — |
| 6.4 | Total of 1 minor versions. | +0 | 0% — |
| 6.3 | Total of 1 minor versions. | -1 | -50% ▼ |
| 6.2 | Total of 2 minor versions. | +0 | 0% — |
| 6.1 | Total of 2 minor versions. | -2 | -50% ▼ |
| 6.0 | Total of 4 minor versions. | -2 | -33% ▼ |
| 5.9 | Total of 6 minor versions. | -1 | -14% ▼ |
| 5.8 | Total of 7 minor versions. | -2 | -22% ▼ |
| 5.7 | Total of 9 minor versions. | -2 | -18% ▼ |
| 5.6 | Total of 11 minor versions. | -1 | -8% ▼ |
| 5.5 | Total of 12 minor versions. | -1 | -8% ▼ |
| 5.4 | Total of 13 minor versions. | -2 | -13% ▼ |
| 5.3 | Total of 15 minor versions. | -3 | -17% ▼ |
| 5.2 | Total of 18 minor versions. | +2 | 13% ▲ |
| 5.1 | Total of 16 minor versions. | -2 | -11% ▼ |
| 5.0 | Total of 18 minor versions. | -5 | -22% ▼ |
| 4.9 | Total of 23 minor versions. | +1 | 5% ▲ |
| 4.8 | Total of 22 minor versions. | -4 | -15% ▼ |
| 4.7 | Total of 26 minor versions. | +0 | 0% — |
| 4.6 | Total of 26 minor versions. | -3 | -10% ▼ |
| 4.5 | Total of 29 minor versions. | -1 | -3% ▼ |
| 4.4 | Total of 30 minor versions. | -1 | -3% ▼ |
| 4.3 | Total of 31 minor versions. | -4 | -11% ▼ |
| 4.2 | Total of 35 minor versions. | -3 | -8% ▼ |
| 4.1 | Total of 38 minor versions. | +0 | 0% — |
| 4.0 | Total of 38 minor versions. | -2 | -5% ▼ |
| 3.9 | Total of 40 minor versions. | -1 | -2% ▼ |
| 3.8 | Total of 41 minor versions. | +0 | 0% — |
| 3.7 | Total of 41 minor versions. | +40 | 4,000% ▲ |
| 3.6 | Total of 1 minor versions. | -1 | -50% ▼ |
| 3.5 | Total of 2 minor versions. | +0 | 0% — |
| 3.4 | Total of 2 minor versions. | -1 | -33% ▼ |
| 3.3 | Total of 3 minor versions. | +2 | 200% ▲ |
| 3.2 | Total of 1 minor versions. | -3 | -75% ▼ |
| 3.1 | Total of 4 minor versions. | -2 | -33% ▼ |
| 3.0 | Total of 6 minor versions. | +4 | 200% ▲ |
| 2.9 | Total of 2 minor versions. | -4 | -67% ▼ |
| 2.8 | Total of 6 minor versions. | +5 | 500% ▲ |
| 2.7 | Total of 1 minor versions. | -3 | -75% ▼ |
| 2.6 | Total of 4 minor versions. | +3 | 300% ▲ |
| 2.5 | Total of 1 minor versions. | -2 | -67% ▼ |
| 2.3 | Total of 3 minor versions. | +0 | 0% — |
| 2.2 | Total of 3 minor versions. | +0 | 0% — |
| 2.1 | Total of 3 minor versions. | -8 | -73% ▼ |
| 2.0 | Total of 11 minor versions. | +6 | 120% ▲ |
| 1.5 | Total of 5 minor versions. | +3 | 150% ▲ |
| 1.2 | Total of 2 minor versions. | +0 | 0% — |
| 1.0 | Total of 2 minor versions. | -1 | -33% ▼ |
| 0.7 | Total of 3 minor versions. | +3 | 100% ▲ |