{"id":39347,"date":"2019-05-13T11:21:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T10:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awardspace.com\/?p=39347"},"modified":"2024-02-28T07:49:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T07:49:23","slug":"wordpress-latest-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.awardspace.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/wordpress-latest-version\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Latest Version (Edited 26.01.2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress&#8217;s first version was started in 2003. As of now, WordPress is the platform of choice for over 33% of all sites across the web. The WordPress open source project has evolved again and again over time.<\/p>\n<p>Like every project, the first version was nothing like the version to come. In the particular case of WordPress, we are witnessing bug fixes and other small changes to the CMS with each new version. Yet, every once in a while a major upgrade of the Content Management System is created and we, the users, are presented with features we never dreamed of.<\/p>\n<p>With the latest <strong>major<\/strong> upgrade of WordPress &#8211; 5.0, we were presented with the Gutenberg editor, which some love and others are don&#8217;t have warm feelings about.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Why is the Latest Version of WordPress Important<\/h2>\n<p>We figured that after you&#8217;ve chosen a <a href=\"\/wordpress-hosting\/\">Hosting Service for WordPress<\/a>, and worked on <a href=\"\/wordpress-tutorials\/create-a-wordpress-website\/\">developing your own WordPress Website<\/a>, as we highly recommend you&#8217;ll keep your plugins, and themes up to date. 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