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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | Mikhail Alperin | Ogwekkuminogumu (Museenene) 1, 2022 |
| 6.0 | Arturo O’Farrill | Muzigo 24, 2022 |
| 5.9 | Joséphine Baker | Gatonnya 25, 2022 |
| 5.8 | Art Tatum | Kasambula 20, 2021 |
| 5.7 | Esperanza Spalding | Mugulansigo 9, 2021 |
| 5.6 | Nina Simone | Ogwekkuminebiri (Ntenvu) 8, 2020 |
| 5.5 | Billy Eckstine | Ogwomunaana (Muwakanya) 11, 2020 |
| 5.4 | Nat Adderley | Mugulansigo 31, 2020 |
| 5.3 | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | Ogwekkuminogumu (Museenene) 12, 2019 |
| 5.2 | Jaco Pastorius | Muzigo 7, 2019 |
| 5.1 | Betty Carter | Mukutulansanja 21, 2019 |
| 5.0 | Bebo Valdés | Ogwekkuminebiri (Ntenvu) 6, 2018 |
| 4.9 | Billy Tipton | Ogwekkuminogumu (Museenene) 15, 2017 |
| 4.8 | Bill Evans | Sseeboaseka 8, 2017 |
| 4.7 | Sarah Vaughan | Ogwekkuminebiri (Ntenvu) 6, 2016 |
| 4.6 | Pepper Adams | Ogwomunaana (Muwakanya) 16, 2016 |
| 4.5 | Coleman Hawkins | Kafuumuulampawu 12, 2016 |
| 4.4 | Clifford Brown | Ogwekkuminebiri (Ntenvu) 8, 2015 |
| 4.3 | Billie Holiday | Ogwomunaana (Muwakanya) 18, 2015 |
| 4.2 | Bud Powell | Kafuumuulampawu 23, 2015 |
| 4.1 | Dinah Washington | Ogwekkuminebiri (Ntenvu) 18, 2014 |
| 4.0 | Benny Goodman | Ogwomwenda (Mutunda) 4, 2014 |
| 3.9 | Jimmy Smith | Kafuumuulampawu 16, 2014 |
| 3.8 | Charlie Parker | Ogwekkuminebiri (Ntenvu) 12, 2013 |
| 3.7 | Count Basie | Ogwekkumi (Mukulukusa) 24, 2013 |
| 3.6 | Oscar Peterson | Ogwomunaana (Muwakanya) 1, 2013 |
| 3.5 | Elvin Jones | Ogwekkuminebiri (Ntenvu) 11, 2012 |
| 3.4 | Grant Green | Sseeboaseka 13, 2012 |
| 3.3 | Sonny Stitt | Ogwekkuminebiri (Ntenvu) 12, 2011 |
| 3.2 | George Gershwin | Kasambula 4, 2011 |
| 3.1 | Django Reinhardt | Mukutulansanja 23, 2011 |
| 3.0 | Thelonious Monk | Sseeboaseka 17, 2010 |
| 2.9 | Carmen McRae | Ogwekkuminebiri (Ntenvu) 18, 2009 |
| 2.8 | Chet Baker | Sseeboaseka 11, 2009 |
| 2.7 | John Coltrane | Ogwekkuminebiri (Ntenvu) 10, 2008 |
| 2.6 | McCoy Tyner | Kasambula 15, 2008 |
| 2.5 | Michael Brecker | Mugulansigo 29, 2008 |
| 2.3 | Dexter Gordon | Ogwomwenda (Mutunda) 24, 2007 |
| 2.2 | Stan Getz | Muzigo 16, 2007 |
| 2.1 | Ella Fitzgerald | Gatonnya 22, 2007 |
| 2.0 | Duke Ellington | Ogwekkuminebiri (Ntenvu) 31, 2005 |
| 1.5 | Billy Strayhorn | Mukutulansanja 17, 2005 |
| 1.2 | Charles Mingus | Muzigo 22, 2004 |
| 1.0 | Miles Davis | Gatonnya 3, 2004 |
| .70 | No musician chosen. | Muzigo 27, 2003 |