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