Title: Display Current Version PLEASE
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Display Current Version PLEASE

 *  Resolved [MouseClicks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mouseclicks/)
 * (@mouseclicks)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-current-version-please/)
 * Hi there,
 * I would find it EXTREMELY helpful if the current WordPress version in use was
   displayed in the admin. It’s nice that it tells you to “Get version X” but to
   not be able to tell without digging into files what version a site is currently
   using seems like something that should just be there for reference.
 * Thank you for considering this.
 * Deb

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 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-current-version-please/#post-5599528)
 * _*Checks on live installation and test installation*_
 * That’s a good idea and already happens. The version _does_ get displayed in the
   admin dashboard exactly for reference. 😉
 * [⌊Screen Shot⌉⌊Screen Shot⌉[
 * [⌊Screen Shot⌉⌊Screen Shot⌉[
 * In addition to that widget if you scroll down the footer says the version number
   in the lower right hand corner.
 *  Thread Starter [MouseClicks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mouseclicks/)
 * (@mouseclicks)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-current-version-please/#post-5599533)
 * Then why do all the admins I have say “Get version X” in the lower right corner
   if it’s already running the version it’s telling me to get in the example you
   gave?
 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-current-version-please/#post-5599536)
 * I don’t know. That box I copied the images from is via the default “At a Glance”
   widget. When you install WordPress it is automatically enabled.
 * **Edit:** Lower left corner? Whoops, I do know. When there’s no update you get
   the version. When there is an update you get the notice of the new version. The“
   At a Glance” widget should tell you what you are running but I’d want to double
   check what it says when there is a version upgrade.
 * For that to not display something or someone has to turn it off.
 * _*Looks closer*_
 * Now THAT’S interesting. The Network dashboard on my multisite does not have that“
   At a Glance” as an option. Is that where you mean? All of my sites in my network
   have that enables and displaying.
 *  Moderator [cubecolour](https://wordpress.org/support/users/numeeja/)
 * (@numeeja)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-current-version-please/#post-5599642)
 * It is possible display the current version in the admin footer as part of the
   update message by adding the following code to a custom functions plugin, or 
   to your child theme’s functions.php
 *     ```
       class show_current_version {
       	function __construct() {
       		add_action('admin_init', array($this, 'admin_init'));
       	}
   
       	function admin_init() {
       		add_filter('update_footer', array($this, 'update_footer'));
       	}
   
       	function update_footer($text) {
       		global $wp_version;
       		if ( preg_match('|update\-core\.php|', $text) ) {
       			$text .= ' (Current Version ' . $wp_version . ')';
       		}
   
       	return $text;
       	}
       }
   
       $show_current_version = new show_current_version();
       ```
   

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 * Last reply from: [cubecolour](https://wordpress.org/support/users/numeeja/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-current-version-please/#post-5599642)
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