Title: WP_Site_Health::get_test_wordpress_version Published: May 7, 2019 Last modified: April 28, 2025 --- # WP_Site_Health::get_test_wordpress_version(): array ## In this article * [Description](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health/get_test_wordpress_version/?output_format=md#description) * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health/get_test_wordpress_version/?output_format=md#return) * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health/get_test_wordpress_version/?output_format=md#source) * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health/get_test_wordpress_version/?output_format=md#related) * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health/get_test_wordpress_version/?output_format=md#changelog) [ Back to top](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health/get_test_wordpress_version/?output_format=md#wp--skip-link--target) Tests for WordPress version and outputs it. ## 󠀁[Description](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health/get_test_wordpress_version/?output_format=md#description)󠁿 Gives various results depending on what kind of updates are available, if any, to encourage the user to install security updates as a priority. ## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health/get_test_wordpress_version/?output_format=md#return)󠁿 array The test result. ## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health/get_test_wordpress_version/?output_format=md#source)󠁿 ```php public function get_test_wordpress_version() { $result = array( 'label' => '', 'status' => '', 'badge' => array( 'label' => __( 'Performance' ), 'color' => 'blue', ), 'description' => '', 'actions' => '', 'test' => 'wordpress_version', ); $core_current_version = wp_get_wp_version(); $core_updates = get_core_updates(); if ( ! is_array( $core_updates ) ) { $result['status'] = 'recommended'; $result['label'] = sprintf( /* translators: %s: Your current version of WordPress. */ __( 'WordPress version %s' ), $core_current_version ); $result['description'] = sprintf( '

%s

', __( 'Unable to check if any new versions of WordPress are available.' ) ); $result['actions'] = sprintf( '%s', esc_url( admin_url( 'update-core.php?force-check=1' ) ), __( 'Check for updates manually' ) ); } else { foreach ( $core_updates as $core => $update ) { if ( 'upgrade' === $update->response ) { $current_version = explode( '.', $core_current_version ); $new_version = explode( '.', $update->version ); $current_major = $current_version[0] . '.' . $current_version[1]; $new_major = $new_version[0] . '.' . $new_version[1]; $result['label'] = sprintf( /* translators: %s: The latest version of WordPress available. */ __( 'WordPress update available (%s)' ), $update->version ); $result['actions'] = sprintf( '%s', esc_url( admin_url( 'update-core.php' ) ), __( 'Install the latest version of WordPress' ) ); if ( $current_major !== $new_major ) { // This is a major version mismatch. $result['status'] = 'recommended'; $result['description'] = sprintf( '

%s

', __( 'A new version of WordPress is available.' ) ); } else { // This is a minor version, sometimes considered more critical. $result['status'] = 'critical'; $result['badge']['label'] = __( 'Security' ); $result['description'] = sprintf( '

%s

', __( 'A new minor update is available for your site. Because minor updates often address security, it’s important to install them.' ) ); } } else { $result['status'] = 'good'; $result['label'] = sprintf( /* translators: %s: The current version of WordPress installed on this site. */ __( 'Your version of WordPress (%s) is up to date' ), $core_current_version ); $result['description'] = sprintf( '

%s

', __( 'You are currently running the latest version of WordPress available, keep it up!' ) ); } } } return $result; } ``` [View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php/) [View on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php#L254) [View on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php#L254-L343) ## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health/get_test_wordpress_version/?output_format=md#related)󠁿 | Uses | Description | | [wp_get_wp_version()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_wp_version/)`wp-includes/functions.php` | Returns the current WordPress version. | | [get_core_updates()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_core_updates/)`wp-admin/includes/update.php` | Gets available core updates. | | [__()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/__/)`wp-includes/l10n.php` | Retrieves the translation of $text. | | [esc_url()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/esc_url/)`wp-includes/formatting.php` | Checks and cleans a URL. | | [admin_url()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/admin_url/)`wp-includes/link-template.php` | Retrieves the URL to the admin area for the current site. | [Show 3 more](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health/get_test_wordpress_version/?output_format=md#) [Show less](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health/get_test_wordpress_version/?output_format=md#) ## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health/get_test_wordpress_version/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿 | Version | Description | | [5.2.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/5.2.0/) | Introduced. | ## User Contributed Notes You must [log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fdeveloper.wordpress.org%2Freference%2Fclasses%2Fwp_site_health%2Fget_test_wordpress_version%2F) before being able to contribute a note or feedback.