[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #47848: Make it easier to find what version of WordPress you are running

[WordPress Trac]

#47848: Make it easier to find what version of WordPress you are running
-------------------------+------------------------------
 Reporter:  karmatosed   |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Help/About   |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:
-------------------------+------------------------------

Comment (by donmhico):

 IMHO users would only intentionally want to know their software's version
 for specific reasons (know if there are updates, **needs support**,
 compatibility with other softwares, and other related stuff). And if they
 do need to find it out, most of the time they would instinctively look for
 it in "Settings" or "About". I think at the moment we can find the WP
 version in

 1.  "At a glance" meta-box in dashboard - Which I believe can easily be
 "missed".

 2. Dashboard -> Updates - Which can be considered "good enough" location,
 except that the current version isn't emphasized enough.

 3. Tools -> Site Health - Personally I think this can be the best place.
 But except for just placing the version in the "Info" tab which is not the
 default tab for that page, the version can also be placed at the top of
 "Site Health Status". It can state something like

 {{{
 You are current running WP version: X.X
 }}}

 Which is wrapped with a background-colored div.

 Red / Error -> Too old. (Version < WP Latest Version - 6) -> from the
 Auto-Update Proposal https://make.wordpress.org/core/2019/08/07/proposal-
 auto-update-old-versions-to-4-7/

 Yellow / Orange / Warning -> (Version is between WP Latest Version and WP
 Latest Version - 6)

 Green -> Latest Version.

-- 
Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/47848#comment:9>
WordPress Trac <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/>
WordPress publishing platform