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wp_get_wp_version › WordPress Function

Since6.7.0
Deprecatedn/a
› wp_get_wp_version ( No parameters )
Returns:
  • (string) The current WordPress version.
Defined at:
Codex:

Returns the current WordPress version.

Returns an unmodified value of $wp_version. Some plugins modify the global in an attempt to improve security through obscurity. This practice can cause errors in WordPress, so the ability to get an unmodified version is needed.


Related Functions: wp_get_post_revision, wp_check_php_version, wp_kses_version, wp_get_post_revisions, wp_get_webp_info

Source 

function wp_get_wp_version() {
	static $wp_version;

	if ( ! isset( $wp_version ) ) {
		require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/version.php';
	}

	return $wp_version;
}