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What The File · Version history

What The File changelog and version history

Latest version
1.6.1
Feb 19, 2026 (8 months ago)
Releases
21
since 2012
In the last year
1
Tested up to
WordPress 6.9.11
PHP 5.3 or later

Releases each year

  • 20124 releases
  • 20139 releases
  • 20141 release
  • 20153 releases
  • 20161 release
  • 20211 release
  • 20231 release
  • 20261 release

20261 release

  1. What The File 1.6.1Latest

    • Tweak: Tested with the latest version of WP and meta update.

20231 release

  1. What The File 1.6.0

    • Feature: Now correctly working with the wp_body_open tag. Full template part support is back.
    • Tweak: Used proper add_site_option argument count. props @szepeviktor
    • Tweak: Optimized file editing allowed function. props @szepeviktor
    • Tweak: Change template_include priority from 1000 to PHP_INT_MAX for wider support. props @greenshady
    • Tweak: Version and meta update.

20211 release

  1. What The File 1.5.4

    • Version and meta update.

20161 release

  1. What The File 1.5.3

    • Appended an extra check for the Sage starter theme, props remyvv.

20153 releases

  1. What The File 1.5.2

    • Fixed a CSS bug with admin bar.

  2. What The File 1.5.1

    • Fixed a bug where some themes make all images display block.

  3. What The File 1.5.0

    • Only add edit link if direct file editing is allowed. Props szepeviktor
    • Wrapped initiation in hooks and split frontend and admin code.
    • Removed use of create_function.
    • Various code optimizations.

20141 release

  1. What The File 1.4.1

    • Fixed wrongly aligned arrow in MP6 – props remyvv.
    • Template parts are now correctly shown in child themes – props remyvv.
    • Code style change.

20139 releases

  1. What The File 1.4.0

    • Fixed a template part bug, props remyvv
    • Code style change

  2. What The File 1.3.2

    • Plugin now check if file exists in child theme or parent theme.

  3. What The File 1.3.1

    • Editing files directly through the theme editor now supports child themes.

  4. What The File 1.3.0

    • Added template part support.

  5. What The File 1.2.1

    • Improved the admin panel and administrator role check.

  6. What The File 1.2.0

    • Added BuddyPress support.
    • Added WordPress.org review notice.
    • Fixed admin check.
    • Small code changes and refactoring.
    • Extended GPL license.

  7. What The File 1.1.2

    • Fixed admin url bug caused when WordPress is installed in a subdirectory.

  8. What The File 1.1.1

    • Small meta information changes.

  9. What The File 1.1.0

    • Added Roots Theme support.
    • Added WordPress 3.5.1 support.
    • Meta information changed.

20124 releases

  1. What The File 1.0.3

    • Added WordPress 3.5 support.
    • Small meta information changes.

  2. What The File 1.0.2

    • Fixed incorrect url when theme directory name differs from theme name.

  3. What The File 1.0.1

    • Changed the way the plugin initializes.
    • Moved CSS from file to inline CSS.

  4. What The File 1.0

Questions about What The File’s releases

What is the latest version of What The File?

1.6.1, released on Feb 19, 2026 (8 months ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 6.9.11 and needs PHP 5.3 or later.

How often is What The File updated?

One release in the last year. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from August 2012.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in What The File’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.