WordPress Versions Support Period

Support Period in Days

221
0.x releases
average period
241
1.x releases
average period
182
2.x releases
average period
1,098
3.x releases
average period
3,328
4.x releases
average period
1,885
5.x releases
average period
612
6.x releases
average period

Data Sources

The raw data for this chart is based on release dates of all the major WordPress versions.

Support period is the difference (in days) between the release date until the version end-of-life, or when it was no longer receiving updates.

History

Supported versions receive regular updates fixing bugs and security vulnerabilities by releasing minor versions.

At the beginning, each major version was supported until the next major version was released.

The introduction of Automatic Updates in WordPress 3.7 was a game changer. It made it easier to support older versions by releasing new minor versions fixing security vulnerabilities automatically in the background. Since then, all major versions are actively supported. When new vulnerability discovered, core developers release a new minor version fox all major versions – back to WordPress 3.7.

Until WordPress 3.7 the support period was equal to version lifespan – the period between two major WordPress versions.
Since WordPress 3.7 the support period is larger than version lifespan – the period since the release date.

There were many discussions to stop supporting older WordPress versions. On September 7, 2022 WordPress Security Team dropped security updates for WordPress versions 3.7 through 4.0 as of December 1, 2022. On June 18, 2025 WordPress Security Team dropped security updates for WordPress versions 4.1 through 4.6 as of July 15, 2025 when they were last released.

WordPress 4.1 had the longest support period – 10 years, 6 months, and 29 days.

Historical Data

6.8Support period of 3 months, 95 days.-159-63% ▼
6.7Support period of 8 months, 254 days.-114-31% ▼
6.6Support period of 1 year, 368 days.-105-22% ▼
6.5Support period of 1 year, 473 days.-147-24% ▼
6.4Support period of 2 years, 620 days.-91-13% ▼
6.3Support period of 2 years, 711 days.-132-16% ▼
6.2Support period of 2 years, 843 days.-148-15% ▼
6.1Support period of 3 years, 991 days.-161-14% ▼
6.0Support period of 3 years, 1,152 days.-119-9% ▼
5.9Support period of 3 years, 1,271 days.-189-13% ▼
5.8Support period of 4 years, 1,460 days.-133-8% ▼
5.7Support period of 4 years, 1,593 days.-91-5% ▼
5.6Support period of 5 years, 1,684 days.-119-7% ▼
5.5Support period of 5 years, 1,803 days.-133-7% ▼
5.4Support period of 5 years, 1,936 days.-140-7% ▼
5.3Support period of 6 years, 2,076 days.-189-8% ▼
5.2Support period of 6 years, 2,265 days.-75-3% ▼
5.1Support period of 6 years, 2,340 days.-77-3% ▼
5.0Support period of 7 years, 2,417 days.-385-14% ▼
4.9Support period of 8 years, 2,802 days.-161-5% ▼
4.8Support period of 8 years, 2,963 days.-184-6% ▼
4.7Support period of 9 years, 3,147 days.-108-3% ▼
4.6Support period of 9 years, 3,255 days.-126-4% ▼
4.5Support period of 9 years, 3,381 days.-126-4% ▼
4.4Support period of 10 years, 3,507 days.-112-3% ▼
4.3Support period of 10 years, 3,619 days.-117-3% ▼
4.2Support period of 10 years, 3,736 days.-127-3% ▼
4.1Support period of 11 years, 3,863 days.+85328% ▲
4.0Support period of 8 years, 3,010 days.-141-4% ▼
3.9Support period of 9 years, 3,151 days.-125-4% ▼
3.8Support period of 9 years, 3,276 days.-49-1% ▼
3.7Support period of 9 years, 3,325 days.+3,2413,858% ▲
3.6Support period of 3 months, 84 days.-149-64% ▼
3.5Support period of 8 months, 233 days.+5229% ▲
3.4Support period of 6 months, 181 days.-3-2% ▼
3.3Support period of 6 months, 184 days.+2314% ▲
3.2Support period of 5 months, 161 days.+3023% ▲
3.1Support period of 4 months, 131 days.-120-48% ▼
3.0Support period of 8 months, 251 days.+7039% ▲
2.9Support period of 6 months, 181 days.-10-5% ▼
2.8Support period of 6 months, 191 days.+95% ▲
2.7Support period of 6 months, 182 days.+3423% ▲
2.6Support period of 5 months, 148 days.+4037% ▲
2.5Support period of 4 months, 108 days.-79-42% ▼
2.3Support period of 6 months, 187 days.+5643% ▲
2.2Support period of 4 months, 131 days.+1715% ▲
2.1Support period of 4 months, 114 days.-278-71% ▼
2.0Support period of 1 year, 392 days.+8026% ▲
1.5Support period of 10 months, 312 days.+4115% ▲
1.2Support period of 9 months, 271 days.+13194% ▲
1.0Support period of 5 months, 140 days.-81-37% ▼
0.7Support period of 7 months, 221 days.+221100% ▲