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Updating to the latest version of WordPress is crucial for several reasons:

  1. Security: The most important reason to keep WordPress up to date is security. Older versions can have vulnerabilities that are known and exploited by hackers. Each update includes patches and fixes for security issues.
  2. Performance Improvements: New versions of WordPress often include performance enhancements that make your site run faster and more efficiently.
  3. Bug Fixes: Updates include fixes for bugs and issues found in previous versions, improving the stability and reliability of your site.
  4. New Features and Functionality: Each major update brings new features and improvements, enhancing the user experience and providing new tools for site management.
  5. Compatibility: Plugins and themes are usually updated to work with the latest version of WordPress. Running an outdated version can lead to compatibility issues, causing parts of your site to break or malfunction.
  6. Support: The WordPress community and support forums typically focus on the latest version. Using the latest version ensures you have access to the best support and resources.

We recommend keeping WordPress up to date. If you can’t move to the latest major version yet, at least run the latest release of your current branch: those releases carry the security fixes. Avoid staying more than one major version behind.

In Scanfully

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The Site health screen shows the WordPress version under Details and compares it with the release dates published on endoflife.date:

  • WordPress (version) is missing a security update (critical, Security area): a newer release of the same branch is out. Update to the release the issue names as soon as you can.
  • WordPress (version) no longer receives security updates (critical, Maintenance area): the branch is no longer supported and has had no release in the last year. Upgrade to a supported version.
  • WordPress (version) is an older major version (warning, Maintenance area): the branch is not the current one, but WordPress still released fixes for it in the last year. Plan an upgrade.

The issue goes away after you update, once the Scanfully plugin next sends its data (it does so every 3 hours).