WebFinger · Version history
WebFinger changelog and version history
- Latest version
- 4.1.0
- Aug 26, 2026 (2 months ago)
- Releases
- 35
- since 2010
- In the last year
- 4
- about one every 87 days
- Tested up to
- WordPress 7.1.4
- PHP 7.4 or later
Releases each year
- 20102 releases
- 20115 releases
- 20123 releases
- 20132 releases
- 20141 release
- 20151 release
- 20161 release
- 20176 releases
- 20187 releases
- 20201 release
- 20221 release
- 20231 release
- 20252 releases
- 20262 releases
20262 releases
WebFinger 4.1.0Latest
- Changed: Requires WordPress 6.4 or higher
- Fixed: The deprecated global classes are real aliases again, so the old class names and static methods keep working
- Fixed: mailto: aliases were advertised but never resolved
- Fixed: Errors from webfinger_data filters were served as the JRD document with a 200 status
WebFinger 4.0.1
- Fixed: Handle WP_Error objects in filter_by_rel to prevent errors when WebFinger lookup fails
20252 releases
WebFinger 4.0.0
- Added: Site Health integration to check your WebFinger setup status directly in WordPress
- Added: User profile settings to customize your WebFinger identifier
- Added: Verification links to easily test your WebFinger aliases
- Improved: Security hardening for URI parsing and input validation
- Improved: Modernized codebase for PHP 7.2+ with namespace support
- Improved: Better organized code structure with separate classes
- Updated: Development infrastructure with GitHub Actions for automated testing
WebFinger 3.2.7
- Added: better output escaping
- Fixed: stricter queries
20231 release
WebFinger 3.2.6
- remove E-Mail address
20221 release
WebFinger 3.2.5
- fix typo
20201 release
WebFinger 3.2.4
- update requirements
20187 releases
WebFinger 3.2.3
- fixed acct scheme for discovery
WebFinger 3.2.2
- fixed typo (thanks @ivucica)
- use acct as default scheme
WebFinger 3.2.1
- make acct protocol optional
WebFinger 3.2.0
- global refactoring
WebFinger 3.1.6
- added user_nicename as resource
- fixed WordPress coding standard issues
WebFinger 3.1.5
- fixed PHP warning
WebFinger 3.1.4
- updated requirements
20176 releases
WebFinger 3.1.3
- add support for the ‘aim’, ‘ymsgr’ and ‘acct’ protocol
WebFinger 3.1.2
- fixed the legacy code
- added feeds
WebFinger 3.1.1
- fixed ‘get_user_by_various’ function
WebFinger 3.1.0
- Added WebFinger legacy plugin, because the legacy version is still very popular and used by for example OStatus (Mastodon, Status.NET and GNU Social)
- Added Webfinger for posts support
WebFinger 3.0.4
WebFinger 3.0.3
- composer support
- compatibility updates
20161 release
WebFinger 3.0.2
- get_avatar_url instead of custom code
- some small code improvements
- nicer PHP-docs
20151 release
WebFinger 3.0.1
- updated version informations
- support the WordPress Coding Standard
20141 release
WebFinger 3.0.0
- added correct error-responses
- remove legacy support for XRD and host-meta (props to Will Norris)
20132 releases
WebFinger 2.0.1
- small bugfix
WebFinger 2.0.0
- complete refactoring
- removed simple-web-discovery
- more filters and actions
- works without /.well-known/ plugin
20123 releases
WebFinger 1.3.1
- added “rel”-filter (work in progress)
- added more aliases
WebFinger 1.3
WebFinger 1.2
20115 releases
WebFinger 1.1
WebFinger 1.0.1
WebFinger 1.0
WebFinger 0.9.1
WebFinger 0.9
20102 releases
WebFinger 0.7
WebFinger 0.5
Questions about WebFinger’s releases
What is the latest version of WebFinger?
4.1.0, released on Aug 26, 2026 (2 months ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and needs PHP 7.4 or later.
How often is WebFinger updated?
4 releases in the last year, about one every 87 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from April 2010.
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Start freeRelease dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in WebFinger’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.