Quick WordPress Version Plugin
Quick WordPress Version adds a simple “Powered by WordPress” line to your site, with or without the version number, exactly the way you want it. It also shows your installed and latest WordPress version at a glance in your dashboard.
Refreshed for 2026. First released in 2007 as Display WordPress Version, version 2.0 is rebuilt with a settings page and a live preview. Choose the wording, add your own text before and after the line, decide where it shows, and check your version at a glance. Far more control than the original one-line plugin.
What’s new in version 2.0
- Choose the line: Powered by WordPress, the main version only (WordPress 7), the full version (WordPress 7.1.3), or your own text
- Text before and after the line, such as a copyright or a link to your host, joined with a bullet, line, dash, dot or space
- Shows by itself at the bottom of every page, centred, left or right, with no theme files to edit
- Or place it anywhere with the
[quick_wp_version]shortcode, a widget, or thequickversion()template tag - Version check in Settings: your installed version, the latest release, and whether an update is waiting
- Safe by default: the version number is hidden from visitors while an update is waiting
How to install
- In your WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New and search for Quick WordPress Version.
- Click Install Now, then Activate. The Powered by WordPress line now shows at the bottom of your site.
- Go to Settings > Quick WordPress Version to choose what the line says and where it shows.
Questions
Is it safe to show my WordPress version?
Showing the exact number makes it easy for anyone to see which version you run. The default line, Powered by WordPress, shows no number, and the main version only (WordPress 7) gives away much less. If you show the full version, keep WordPress updated.
I used Display WordPress Version. Will my site break?
No. It is the same plugin with a new name, and themes that call quickversion() keep working. Pages where your theme calls it skip the automatic line, so it never shows twice.
Can I style the line?
Yes. The line has the class quick-wp-version. Add your CSS in Appearance > Customize > Additional CSS, or in the Site Editor for block themes.
Does it slow my site down?
No. It adds no stylesheet or JavaScript to your site and loads nothing from outside.
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