How do I find out what version of wordpress is running?

Question

I have just taken over someone's hosted Wordpress site. How do I find out what version he is running?

Answer 1

Look in wp-includes/version.php

/**
 * The WordPress version string
 *
 * @global string $wp_version
 */
$wp_version = '2.8.4';

Answer 2

Unless he edited some code to delete this, you should be able to view source on the site and look for this meta tag:

<meta name="generator" content="WordPress 2.7.1" />

That will give you the version.

Answer 3

Open the blog, Check source once the blog is open. It should have a meta tag like:

<meta name="generator" content="WordPress 2.8.4" />

Answer 4

On the Admin panel in the footer you should see the words "Wordpress x.x" where x.x is your version number :)

Alternatively you can echo out the WP_VERSION constant in your script, it's up to you. The former is a lot quicker and easier.