We’ve been working on a new book about the history of WordPress drawing on dozens of interviews with the original folks involved and extensive research. It’s not ready yet, but for the tenth anniversary of WordPress we’d like to make a chapter available, On forking WordPress, forks in general, early WordPress, and the community, which you can download below in the following formats:
Jazzers and Release Dates
WordPress core developers share a love of jazz music, and all our major releases are named in honor of jazz musicians we personally admire. Here’s a list of releases and the musicians they were named for. You can listen to a Last.fm station of all the musicians we named a release for.
| Version | Musician | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 5.8 | Art Tatum | જુલાઇ 20, 2021 |
| 5.7 | Esperanza Spalding | માર્ચ 9, 2021 |
| 5.6 | Nina Simone | ડિસેમ્બર 8, 2020 |
| 5.5 | Billy Eckstine | ઓગસ્ટ 11, 2020 |
| 5.4 | Nat Adderley | માર્ચ 31, 2020 |
| 5.3 | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | નવેમ્બર 12, 2019 |
| 5.2 | Jaco Pastorius | મે 7, 2019 |
| 5.1 | Betty Carter | ફેબ્રુવારી 21, 2019 |
| 5.0 | Bebo Valdés | ડિસેમ્બર 6, 2018 |
| 4.9 | Billy Tipton | નવેમ્બર 15, 2017 |
| 4.8 | Bill Evans | જૂન 8, 2017 |
| 4.7 | Sarah Vaughan | ડિસેમ્બર 6, 2016 |
| 4.6 | Pepper Adams | ઓગસ્ટ 16, 2016 |
| 4.5 | Coleman Hawkins | એપ્રિલ 12, 2016 |
| 4.4 | Clifford Brown | ડિસેમ્બર 8, 2015 |
| 4.3 | Billie Holiday | ઓગસ્ટ 18, 2015 |
| 4.2 | Bud Powell | એપ્રિલ 23, 2015 |
| 4.1 | Dinah Washington | ડિસેમ્બર 18, 2014 |
| 4.0 | Benny Goodman | સપ્ટેમ્બર 4, 2014 |
| 3.9 | Jimmy Smith | એપ્રિલ 16, 2014 |
| 3.8 | Charlie Parker | ડિસેમ્બર 12, 2013 |
| 3.7 | Count Basie | ઓક્ટોબર 24, 2013 |
| 3.6 | Oscar Peterson | ઓગસ્ટ 1, 2013 |
| 3.5 | Elvin Jones | ડિસેમ્બર 11, 2012 |
| 3.4 | Grant Green | જૂન 13, 2012 |
| 3.3 | Sonny Stitt | ડિસેમ્બર 12, 2011 |
| 3.2 | George Gershwin | જુલાઇ 4, 2011 |
| 3.1 | Django Reinhardt | ફેબ્રુવારી 23, 2011 |
| 3.0 | Thelonious Monk | જૂન 17, 2010 |
| 2.9 | Carmen McRae | ડિસેમ્બર 18, 2009 |
| 2.8 | Chet Baker | જૂન 11, 2009 |
| 2.7 | John Coltrane | ડિસેમ્બર 10, 2008 |
| 2.6 | McCoy Tyner | જુલાઇ 15, 2008 |
| 2.5 | Michael Brecker | માર્ચ 29, 2008 |
| 2.3 | Dexter Gordon | સપ્ટેમ્બર 24, 2007 |
| 2.2 | Stan Getz | મે 16, 2007 |
| 2.1 | Ella Fitzgerald | જાન્યુઆરી 22, 2007 |
| 2.0 | Duke Ellington | ડિસેમ્બર 31, 2005 |
| 1.5 | Billy Strayhorn | ફેબ્રુવારી 17, 2005 |
| 1.2 | Charles Mingus | મે 22, 2004 |
| 1.0 | Miles Davis | જાન્યુઆરી 3, 2004 |
| .70 | No musician chosen. | મે 27, 2003 |