Title: Extended Support Release
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Extended Support Release

 *  [chaoix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chaoix/)
 * (@chaoix)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/extended-support-release/)
 * Has the WordPress team ever thought of doing an extend support release of WordPress?

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/extended-support-release/#post-3508548)
 * What for?
 *  [Laura Hedgecock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laura-hedgecock/)
 * (@laura-hedgecock)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/extended-support-release/#post-3508575)
 * That’s a great idea. For support. I’m starting my site and have been waiting 
   for 5 days for help (links won’t show up), I don’t understand how to re-size 
   widget boxes. I wouldn’t mind paying a fee to be able to have access to support.
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/extended-support-release/#post-3508576)
 * I don’t think that’s what the OP means, but if you want paid support, you can
   always consider hiring someone:
 * [http://jobs.wordpress.net/](http://jobs.wordpress.net/)
 *  Thread Starter [chaoix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chaoix/)
 * (@chaoix)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/extended-support-release/#post-3508663)
 * What I meant is a version of WordPress that doesn’t introduce new features, but
   does receive security updates. Other open source projects, such as Firefox and
   Ubuntu, offer such a release for corporate users looking for long term stability
   over the constant addition of new features.
    [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LTS](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LTS)
 * [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/](http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/)
 * _[[No bumping](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#No_Bumping), thank you.]_
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/extended-support-release/#post-3508691)
 * To loop back around: Not at this time, since there is SO MUCH that needs to be
   done for improvement.
 * One release might just be a clean up one day, now that we do ‘themed’ releases,
   but don’t bank on it.
 *  [Chris Olbekson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/c3mdigital/)
 * (@c3mdigital)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/extended-support-release/#post-3508693)
 * **The WordPress philosophy on LTS versions is LTS ==[ Long Term Suckage](http://lists.automattic.com/pipermail/wp-hackers/2010-June/032483.html)**
 * > I used to think this was valid, hence the 2.0 LTS branch. Now, after
   >  working
   > with hundreds of the largest companies and media properties in the world, I
   > am philosophically opposed.
   > While I like the theory of LTS, what happens in practice is it covers up
   >  the
   > incompetence of IT or developers because they put off small slightly painful
   > upgrades until they get so out of date of trunk (3 years? 5 years?) and you
   > have to go through a giant, painful, screws everybody over upgrade.
 *  Thread Starter [chaoix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chaoix/)
 * (@chaoix)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/extended-support-release/#post-3508703)
 * Thanks for the answer, Chris.
 * I agree with the some of the things said in the article, but I definitely think
   Matt underestimates the time involved in constantly upgrading WordPress. In the
   corporate IT world, updates needs to be tested before you roll it out so you 
   don’t break custom code, etc.
 * There are definitely pitfalls to a traditional years long LTS. I think an LTS
   with a year or year and a half life time would fit the WordPress development 
   cycle well while meeting the needs of more WordPress developers.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/extended-support-release/#post-3508704)
 * chaoix – I don’t think he underestimates, since wordpress.com is running wordpress.
   org and has to update when we do 🙂

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