--- title: "PHP support clarification, spring 2026 edition" url: https://daily.dev/posts/php-support-clarification-spring-2026-edition-vydiinxqh source_url: https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/05/22/php-support-clarification-2026 type: article source: "Make WordPress Core" published: 2026-05-22T18:39:52.470Z updated: 2026-05-22T18:40:14.090Z tags: ["php", "wordpress"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 5 comments: 1 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # PHP support clarification, spring 2026 edition **[Make WordPress Core](https://daily.dev/sources/wordpresscore)** · 2 min read · 5 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary WordPress is retiring the "beta" label for PHP 8.x support across all versions. WordPress 6.9 and 7.0 now fully support PHP 8.5, 6.8+ fully supports PHP 8.4, and 6.4+ fully supports PHP 8.3. The label was originally used because WordPress is rarely run without plugins and themes, but since PHP 8.0 the 8.x series has shipped stable, incremental updates making compatibility work much easier. The change aims to encourage web hosts, developers, and users to adopt newer PHP versions more confidently. The minimum recommended PHP version remains 8.3, while the minimum supported version is 7.4 since WordPress 7.0. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [PHP 8.5 support in WordPress 6.9](https://daily.dev/posts/php-8-5-support-in-wordpress-6-9-lpo16m09c) · Make WordPress Core · 3 upvotes · 0 comments - [Dropping support for PHP 7.2 and 7.3](https://daily.dev/posts/dropping-support-for-php-7-2-and-7-3-1wkpt0geh) · Make WordPress Core · 15 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#php](https://daily.dev/tags/php), [#wordpress](https://daily.dev/tags/wordpress) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/php-support-clarification-spring-2026-edition-vydiinxqh)