On November 30, 2022 WordPress 4.0.38 was released to the public.
Installation/Update information
To get this version, update automatically from the Dashboard > Updates menu in your site’s admin area or visit https://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/.
For step-by-step instructions on installing and updating WordPress:
If you are new to WordPress, we recommend that you begin with the following:
- New To WordPress – Where to Start
- First Steps With WordPress or Upgrading WordPress Extended
- WordPress Lessons
Summary
This is the final release of the WordPress 4.0 branch.
Security updates will no longer be provided for this version of WordPress.
This release modifies the update notification within the WordPress dashboard to indicate the version of WordPress is no longer supported. See issues #56532 and #56786.
Credits
This release was led by Josepha Haden Chomphosy (@chanthaboune) and Peter Wilson (@peterwilsoncc) with Dion Hulse (@dd32) running mission control.
This WordPress release would not have been possible without the contributions of @audrasjb, @costdev, @chesio, @robinwpdeveloper, @desrosj, @rudlinkon, @mukesh27, @sumitbagthariya16, @matt, @chanthaboune, @peterwilsoncc, @dd32 and the WordPress security team.
List of update packages
None
List of files revised
wp-admin/about.php wp-admin/css/common-rtl.css wp-admin/css/common.css wp-admin/css/wp-admin-rtl.min.css wp-admin/css/wp-admin.min.css wp-admin/includes/update.php wp-includes/version.php