Title: wordpress download
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# wordpress download

 *  [andrea12858](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea12858/)
 * (@andrea12858)
 * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-download/)
 * I have noticed that latest wordpress download files are named “latest.tar.gz”
   and their size is 1.210 Kb. Previously their name was a clearer “wordpress-1.5.1.2.
   tar.gz” with size of 291 Kb. Moreover Winzip does not like the format of “latest.
   tar.gz”. Any explanations? Thank you.

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 *  [Kafkaesqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kafkaesqui/)
 * (@kafkaesqui)
 * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-download/#post-213093)
 * Actually, latest.tar.gz should morph into wordpress-VERSION.tar.gz. I just grabbed
   it and it showed the correct name/version, and was only 290K (or so). Perhaps
   it was a brief hiccup on the server?
 *  Thread Starter [andrea12858](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea12858/)
 * (@andrea12858)
 * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-download/#post-213897)
 * Thank you Kafkaesqui, I kept trying for a few days but I always get a file “latest.
   tar.gz” with size 1.210 Kb from my home PC (Windows 98 4.10.2222 A, Internet 
   Explorer 6.0.2600.0000). Anyway, I was able to get the correct file from a friend,
   so I guess I am OK now. Thanks again.
 *  [msabramo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msabramo/)
 * (@msabramo)
 * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-download/#post-214018)
 * Why not name the .tar.gz on the main download page with the version number as
   well? For people who are really attached to latest.tar.gz, just make that a symlink
   to the latest version.
 * I find latest.tar.gz to be annoying because whenever I download with wget I have
   to add something like “-O wordpress-1.5.2.tar.gz” to the command-line so that
   I can remember what the heck it is that I downloaded.
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-download/#post-214019)
 * Many hosting providers with automated WordPress installers rely on the “latest.
   tar.gz” format in order to insure that their installer installs the latest version
   of WordPress.

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 * [download](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/download/)
 * [installation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/installation/)

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 * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * Last activity: [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-download/#post-214019)
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