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ns1.wordpress.org
| DNSSEC | ⚠️ Not signed | ||||||
| A | 2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:740a🇮🇪 Automattic2a04:fa87:ffff::/48 | ||||||
| PTR | ns1.wordpress.org | ||||||
| A | 198.181.116.10🇺🇸 Automattic198.181.116.0/24 Route Object | ||||||
wordpress.org
| DNSSEC | ⚠️ Not signed | ||||||
| A | 2620:109:b00a::4206:2afc🇺🇸 AS229272000::/3 | ||||||
| A | 66.6.42.252🇺🇸 Automattic66.6.42.0/24 TUMBLR | ||||||
| NS | ns1.wordpress.org ⭐ | ||||||
| NS | ns2.wordpress.org | ||||||
| NS | ns3.wordpress.org | ||||||
| NS | ns4.wordpress.org | ||||||
| MX | smtp1-dca.wordpress.org ⭐ | ||||||
| MX | smtp2-dca.wordpress.org ⭐ | ||||||
| TXT | google-site-verification=UL0sGJ1dZbCT4J7pGrLW3hqM_I1LJ8pUi2WBEI_98kI | ||||||
| TXT | google-site-verification=t8FjG1vzC4OFZJ8qL4SkR8xxtLyKldXKbswyeemQS5w | ||||||
| TXT | v=spf1 ip4:66.6.42.0/24 ip4:66.155.40.0/24 include:helpscoutemail.com -all | ||||||
| SOA | ns1.wordpress.orghostmaster@wordpress.org serial=20123417 | ||||||
rank #14 globally
rank #2 in the tld
wordpress.org
wordpress.orgis the official home of the WordPress open-source content management system (CMS), operated by the WordPress Foundation, a non-profit organisation.
Key facts
- Owner / operator: WordPress Foundation
- TLD:
.org— gTLD (commonly used by non-profits and open-source projects) - Primary purpose: Official hub for the WordPress open-source project — software downloads, plugin and theme directories, developer documentation, and community support forums
- Status: Active
History
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 2003 | WordPress project founded by Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little as a fork of b2/cafelog;wordpress.orgestablished as its home |
| 2010 | WordPress Foundation formed as a non-profit to steward the WordPress trademark and thewordpress.orgdomain |
| 2018 | WordPress 5.0 released viawordpress.org, introducing the Gutenberg block editor — the most significant architectural change in the project's history |
Notable subdomains or services
plugins.wordpress.org— public plugin directory; developers submit plugins reviewed and hosted herethemes.wordpress.org— public theme directory, analogous to the plugin directorydeveloper.wordpress.org— primary developer reference documentation (replaced the oldercodex.wordpress.orgwiki)make.wordpress.org— contributor team blogs covering core, design, accessibility, i18n, and other working groupsapi.wordpress.org— internal APIs used by WordPress installations to check for updates, validate plugins, etc.central.wordpress.org— WordCamp event coordination hub
Related domains
wordpress.com— commercial managed-hosting platform run by Automattic (a separate company also co-founded by Matt Mullenweg); distinct from the open-source project atwordpress.orgautomattic.com— the company behindwordpress.com, Jetpack, WooCommerce, and other WordPress-adjacent productswp.org— short alias that redirects towordpress.org
WOT: SAFE (94/100)
📈 Tranco rank: #43
WordPress.org is the home of the open-source WordPress software, which powers over 40% of all websites globally. Founded by Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little in 2003, WordPress has grown from a blogging platform to a full content management system.
The WordPress.org website hosts software downloads, plugin and theme directories (with over 60,000 plugins), documentation, and community forums. The project is maintained by a global community of contributors.
WordPress.org infrastructure serves billions of downloads annually from the plugin and theme repositories. The project uses extensive caching and CDN infrastructure.
DNS for wordpress.org uses Automattic's DNS infrastructure, with servers providing global resolution for the massive WordPress community.
PTR for
NS for
Previously NS for
Same first word
Similar names
DNS History
3 records (2 active, 1 former)
●A198.181.116.102016-06-30 → 2026-08-11 · 3 obs
● 2016-06-30 03:42:56
● 2026-08-11 07:03:22
●A2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:740a2017-01-04 → 2026-08-11 · 3 obs
● 2017-01-04 18:48:20
● 2026-08-11 07:03:22
○A66.155.40.242015-07-12 → 2016-04-20 · 4 obs
● 2016-04-20 21:41:38
○ 2016-06-30 03:42:56
○ 2026-08-11 07:03:22
🔍 DNS Trace
📋 Delegation Chain
| Zone | Nameservers | Glue |
|---|---|---|
| org | b0.org.afilias-nst.org, b2.org.afilias-nst.org, d0.org.afilias-nst.org | - |
| wordpress.org | ns2.wordpress.org, ns4.wordpress.org, ns1.wordpress.org, ns3.wordpress.org | 8 records |
✅ Authoritative Response
Server:198.181.117.10
NS records: ns2.wordpress.org, ns4.wordpress.org, ns1.wordpress.org, ns3.wordpress.org
🔒 DNSSEC Status
⚠️ Insecure (no DNSSEC)
No DS record for wordpress.org (unsigned zone)
⏱️ Timing
Total: 265ms | Queries: -
📄 Records
| Type | Count | Sample Data |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 198.181.116.10 |
| AAAA | 1 | 2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:740a |
📌 Glue Records Collected
Total: 8
In-bailiwick: 8 (ns1.wordpress.org, ns2.wordpress.org, ns3.wordpress.org...)
Analysis
Name Server Role
ns1.wordpress.org provides authoritative name server service for 247.40.155.66.in-addr.arpa, 241.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa, 0.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa, wordress.org, 52.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa and hundreds of other domains.
ns2.wordpress.org, ns3.wordpress.org and ns4.wordpress.org are often grouped with ns1.wordpress.org to function as name servers.
IP Addresses
ns1.wordpress.org has two IP addresses: 198.181.116.10 and 2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:740a