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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. johnpbloch/wordpress-core ActiveWordpress-core[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) johnpbloch/wordpress-core ========================= WordPress is open source software you can use to create a beautiful website, blog, or app. 6.9.4(2mo ago)17812.3M↑10.2%44[5 issues](https://github.com/johnpbloch/wordpress-core/issues)20GPL-2.0-or-laterPHPPHP >=7.2.24 Since Feb 10Pushed 1mo ago10 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/johnpbloch/wordpress-core)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/johnpbloch/wordpress-core)[ Docs](https://wordpress.org/)[ RSS](/packages/johnpbloch-wordpress-core/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependenciesVersions (881)Used By (20) ``` WordPress › ReadMe https://wordpress.org/"> Semantic Personal Publishing Platform First Things First Welcome. WordPress is a very special project to me. Every developer and contributor adds something unique to the mix, and together we create something beautiful that I am proud to be a part of. Thousands of hours have gone into WordPress, and we are dedicated to making it better every day. Thank you for making it part of your world. — Matt Mullenweg Installation: Famous 5-minute install Unzip the package in an empty directory and upload everything. Open wp-admin/install.php in your browser. It will take you through the process to set up a wp-config.php file with your database connection details. If for some reason this does not work, do not worry. It may not work on all web hosts. Open up wp-config-sample.php with a text editor like WordPad or similar and fill in your database connection details. Save the file as wp-config.php and upload it. Open wp-admin/install.php in your browser. Once the configuration file is set up, the installer will set up the tables needed for your site. If there is an error, double check your wp-config.php file, and try again. If it fails again, please go to the https://wordpress.org/support/forums/">WordPress support forums with as much data as you can gather. If you did not enter a password, note the password given to you. If you did not provide a username, it will be admin. The installer should then send you to the login page. Sign in with the username and password you chose during the installation. If a password was generated for you, you can then click on “Profile” to change the password. Updating Using the Automatic Updater Open wp-admin/update-core.php in your browser and follow the instructions. You wanted more, perhaps? That’s it! Updating Manually Before you update anything, make sure you have backup copies of any files you may have modified such as index.php. Delete your old WordPress files, saving ones you’ve modified. Upload the new files. Point your browser to /wp-admin/upgrade.php. Migrating from other systems WordPress can https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/wordpress/import/">import from a number of systems. First you need to get WordPress installed and working as described above, before using our import tools. System Requirements https://www.php.net/">PHP version 7.4 or greater. https://www.mysql.com/">MySQL version 5.5.5 or greater. Recommendations https://www.php.net/">PHP version 8.3 or greater. https://www.mysql.com/">MySQL version 8.0 or greater OR https://mariadb.org/">MariaDB version 10.6 or greater. The https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_rewrite.html">mod_rewrite Apache module. https://wordpress.org/news/2016/12/moving-toward-ssl/">HTTPS support. A link to https://wordpress.org/">wordpress.org on your site. Online Resources If you have any questions that are not addressed in this document, please take advantage of WordPress’ numerous online resources: https://wordpress.org/documentation/">HelpHub HelpHub is the encyclopedia of all things WordPress. It is the most comprehensive source of information for WordPress available. https://wordpress.org/news/">The WordPress Blog This is where you’ll find the latest updates and news related to WordPress. Recent WordPress news appears in your administrative dashboard by default. https://planet.wordpress.org/">WordPress Planet The WordPress Planet is a news aggregator that brings together posts from WordPress blogs around the web. https://wordpress.org/support/forums/">WordPress Support Forums If you’ve looked everywhere and still cannot find an answer, the support forums are very active and have a large community ready to help. To help them help you be sure to use a descriptive thread title and describe your question in as much detail as possible. https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/appendix/other-support-locations/introduction-to-irc/">WordPress IRC (Internet Relay Chat) Channel There is an online chat channel that is used for discussion among people who use WordPress and occasionally support topics. The above wiki page should point you in the right direction. (https://web.libera.chat/#wordpress">irc.libera.chat #wordpress) Final Notes If you have any suggestions, ideas, or comments, or if you (gasp!) found a bug, join us in the https://wordpress.org/support/forums/">Support Forums. WordPress has a robust plugin API (Application Programming Interface) that makes extending the code easy. If you are a developer interested in utilizing this, see the https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/">Plugin Developer Handbook. You shouldn’t modify any of the core code. Share the Love WordPress has no multi-million dollar marketing campaign or celebrity sponsors, but we do have something even better—you. If you enjoy WordPress please consider telling a friend, setting it up for someone less knowledgeable than yourself, or writing the author of a media article that overlooks us. WordPress is the official continuation of b2/cafélog, which came from Michel V. The work has been continued by the https://wordpress.org/about/">WordPress developers. If you would like to support WordPress, please consider https://wordpress.org/donate/">donating. License WordPress is free software, and is released under the terms of the GPL (GNU General Public License) version 2 or (at your option) any later version. See license.txt. ``` ### Health Score 70 — ExcellentBetter than 100% of packages Maintenance87 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity64 Solid adoption and visibility Community36 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity78 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~4 days Total 880 Last Release 52d ago Major Versions 5.9.x-dev → 6.1.x-dev2026-03-12 5.9.13 → 6.1.102026-03-12 4.9.x-dev → 5.0.x-dev2026-03-13 4.9.29 → 5.0.252026-03-13 4.7.x-dev → 7.0.x-dev2026-03-27 PHP version history (5 changes)4.7.2PHP >=5.3.2 5.2.3PHP >=5.6.20 6.3.1PHP >=7.0.0 6.6.0PHP >=7.2.24 7.0.x-devPHP >=7.4 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/044e10bd302ddb296511f2a463f61314bc17338c34fc0d292d05a425c655bc34?d=identicon)[johnpbloch](/maintainers/johnpbloch) --- Top Contributors [![johnpbloch-bot](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/20147586?v=4)](https://github.com/johnpbloch-bot "johnpbloch-bot (12324 commits)")[![johnpbloch](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/446833?v=4)](https://github.com/johnpbloch "johnpbloch (3 commits)")[![tyrann0us](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8144115?v=4)](https://github.com/tyrann0us "tyrann0us (1 commits)") --- Tags wordpresscmsblog ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/johnpbloch-wordpress-core/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/johnpbloch-wordpress-core/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/johnpbloch-wordpress-core) ``` ### Alternatives [johnpbloch/wordpress WordPress is open source software you can use to create a beautiful website, blog, or app. 6079.5M471](/packages/johnpbloch-wordpress)[roots/wordpress WordPress is open source software you can use to create a beautiful website, blog, or app. 19116.9M258](/packages/roots-wordpress) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)