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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | Mikhail Alperin | Nopémber 1, 2022 |
| 6.0 | Arturo O’Farrill | Méi 24, 2022 |
| 5.9 | Joséphine Baker | Januari 25, 2022 |
| 5.8 | Art Tatum | Juli 20, 2021 |
| 5.7 | Esperanza Spalding | Maret 9, 2021 |
| 5.6 | Nina Simone | Désémber 8, 2020 |
| 5.5 | Billy Eckstine | Agustus 11, 2020 |
| 5.4 | Nat Adderley | Maret 31, 2020 |
| 5.3 | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | Nopémber 12, 2019 |
| 5.2 | Jaco Pastorius | Méi 7, 2019 |
| 5.1 | Betty Carter | Pébruari 21, 2019 |
| 5.0 | Bebo Valdés | Désémber 6, 2018 |
| 4.9 | Billy Tipton | Nopémber 15, 2017 |
| 4.8 | Bill Evans | Juni 8, 2017 |
| 4.7 | Sarah Vaughan | Désémber 6, 2016 |
| 4.6 | Pepper Adams | Agustus 16, 2016 |
| 4.5 | Coleman Hawkins | April 12, 2016 |
| 4.4 | Clifford Brown | Désémber 8, 2015 |
| 4.3 | Billie Holiday | Agustus 18, 2015 |
| 4.2 | Bud Powell | April 23, 2015 |
| 4.1 | Dinah Washington | Désémber 18, 2014 |
| 4.0 | Benny Goodman | Séptémber 4, 2014 |
| 3.9 | Jimmy Smith | April 16, 2014 |
| 3.8 | Charlie Parker | Désémber 12, 2013 |
| 3.7 | Count Basie | Oktober 24, 2013 |
| 3.6 | Oscar Peterson | Agustus 1, 2013 |
| 3.5 | Elvin Jones | Désémber 11, 2012 |
| 3.4 | Grant Green | Juni 13, 2012 |
| 3.3 | Sonny Stitt | Désémber 12, 2011 |
| 3.2 | George Gershwin | Juli 4, 2011 |
| 3.1 | Django Reinhardt | Pébruari 23, 2011 |
| 3.0 | Thelonious Monk | Juni 17, 2010 |
| 2.9 | Carmen McRae | Désémber 18, 2009 |
| 2.8 | Chet Baker | Juni 11, 2009 |
| 2.7 | John Coltrane | Désémber 10, 2008 |
| 2.6 | McCoy Tyner | Juli 15, 2008 |
| 2.5 | Michael Brecker | Maret 29, 2008 |
| 2.3 | Dexter Gordon | Séptémber 24, 2007 |
| 2.2 | Stan Getz | Méi 16, 2007 |
| 2.1 | Ella Fitzgerald | Januari 22, 2007 |
| 2.0 | Duke Ellington | Désémber 31, 2005 |
| 1.5 | Billy Strayhorn | Pébruari 17, 2005 |
| 1.2 | Charles Mingus | Méi 22, 2004 |
| 1.0 | Miles Davis | Januari 3, 2004 |
| .70 | No musician chosen. | Méi 27, 2003 |