Check WordPress version of any website. Learn how to check WordPress version in Linux command line. Here is the method on how to check WordPress version without login.
How To Check WordPress Version In Dashboard
To check the WordPress version in Dashboard, simply login to the WordPress admin area and scroll to the bottom of the page.
Search for the phrase, ‘Thanks for creating with WordPress’ and next to that, you will can the WordPress version number.
Another method to see the WordPress version is to go to the Dashboard > Home screen and here you can find the WordPress version number in the ‘At a Glance’ admin widget.
How To Check WordPress Version In Linux Command Line
Unix/Linux users can easily check WordPress version in Linux Command Line. Let us see how:
- Using Grep
Grep command can be used to find out the WordPress version by checking the version.php file directly:
grep wp_version wp-includes/version.php
- Using awk
You can also combine grep command with awk to find out the WordPress version:
grep wp_version wp-includes/version.php | awk -F "'" '{print $2}'
- Using WP-CLI
One of the most simplest method to check the WordPress version is using WP-CLI:
wp core version --allow-root
- Using wp option pluck command
Advanced users can use wp option pluck command for the _site_transient_update_core value which will display the WordPress version:
wp option pluck _site_transient_update_core current --allow-root
These are the methods to check the currently installed version of WordPress.