Title: Version number format
Last modified: September 1, 2026

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# Version number format

 *  Resolved [mywebmaestro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mywebmaestro/)
 * (@mywebmaestro)
 * [5 days, 17 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-number-format/)
 * Should the version number of the plugin really look like this? **20260809**

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 *  Plugin Author [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/)
 * (@specialk)
 * [5 days, 15 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-number-format/#post-19008791)
 * Yep been like that for over 15 years.

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 * Last activity: [5 days, 15 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-number-format/#post-19008791)
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