wordpress.org - dns.ninja
wordpress.org
| DNSSEC | ⚠️ Not signed | ||||||
| A | 2620:109:b00a::4206:2afc🇺🇸 AS229272000::/3 | ||||||
| PTR | wordpress.org | ||||||
| A | 66.6.42.252🇺🇸 Automattic66.6.42.0/24 TUMBLR | ||||||
| NS | ns1.wordpress.org ⭐ | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| PTR | ns1.wordpress.org | ||||||
| NS | ns2.wordpress.org | ||||||
| A | 2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:750a🇮🇪 Automattic2a04:fa87:ffff::/48 | ||||||
| PTR | ns2.wordpress.org | ||||||
| A | 198.181.117.10🇺🇸 Automattic198.181.117.0/24 Route Object | ||||||
| PTR | ns2.wordpress.org | ||||||
| NS | ns3.wordpress.org | ||||||
| A | 2620:115:c00f::c000:4a0a🇺🇸 Automattic2620:115:c00f::/48 Route6 Object | ||||||
| PTR | ns3.wordpress.org | ||||||
| A | 192.0.74.10🇺🇸 Automattic192.0.74.0/24 Route Object | ||||||
| PTR | ns3.wordpress.org | ||||||
| NS | ns4.wordpress.org | ||||||
| A | 2620:115:c00f::c000:4b0a🇺🇸 Automattic2620:115:c00f::/48 Route6 Object | ||||||
| PTR | ns4.wordpress.org | ||||||
| A | 192.0.75.10🇺🇸 Automattic192.0.75.0/24 Route Object | ||||||
| PTR | ns4.wordpress.org | ||||||
| MX | smtp1-dca.wordpress.org ⭐ | ||||||
| MX | smtp2-dca.wordpress.org ⭐ | ||||||
| TXT | google-site-verification=UL0sGJ1dZbCT4J7pGrLW3hqM_I1LJ8pUi2WBEI_98kI | ||||||
| TXT | v=spf1 ip4:66.6.42.0/24 ip4:66.155.40.0/24 include:helpscoutemail.com -all | ||||||
| TXT | google-site-verification=t8FjG1vzC4OFZJ8qL4SkR8xxtLyKldXKbswyeemQS5w | ||||||
| SOA | ns1.wordpress.orghostmaster@wordpress.org serial=20123417 | ||||||
org
| DNSSEC | 🔒 Signed (DS record present) | ||||||
| NS | a0.org.afilias-nst.info ⭐ ⚠️ Not in parent delegation | ||||||
| NS | a2.org.afilias-nst.info ⚠️ Not in parent delegation | ||||||
| NS | b0.org.afilias-nst.org | ||||||
| NS | b2.org.afilias-nst.org | ||||||
| NS | c0.org.afilias-nst.info ⚠️ Not in parent delegation | ||||||
| NS | d0.org.afilias-nst.org | ||||||
| SOA | a0.org.afilias-nst.infohostmaster@donuts.email serial=1784729894 | ||||||
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
Subdomains
events.wordpress.org |
traversy.wordpress.org |
translate.wordpress.org |
ru.wordpress.org |
es-pr.wordpress.org |
tal.wordpress.org |
fpl.wordpress.org |
ads.wordpress.org |
gunowners.wordpress.org |
pt.wordpress.org |
istitutodiplomatico.wordpress.org |
srd.wordpress.org |
forum.wordpress.org |
reveds.wordpress.org |
creativeproxy.wordpress.org |
vi.wordpress.org |
gudiela.wordpress.org |
lmo.wordpress.org |
mrcolemita.wordpress.org |
es.wordpress.org |
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so.wordpress.org |
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jonathanlewis.wordpress.org |
angelfire.wordpress.org |
htmlwww.wordpress.org |
carlbildt.wordpress.org |
id.wordpress.org |
hi.wordpress.org |
allastro.wordpress.org |
blackberry.wordpress.org |
mtg.wordpress.org |
irclogs.wordpress.org |
sportscasualties.wordpress.org |
orpeg.wordpress.org |
dca.wordpress.org |
ar.wordpress.org |
articles.wordpress.org |
ff.wordpress.org |
ceb.wordpress.org |
mk.wordpress.org |
bible11jeremy.wordpress.org |
books.wordpress.org |
blacktulipsewing.wordpress.org |
svn.wordpress.org |
devianaaviena.wordpress.org |
zaczeksob.wordpress.org |
tg.wordpress.org |
bbs4.wordpress.org |
tropicsofmeta.wordpress.org |
extranet.wordpress.org |
leonisa.wordpress.org |
abcnews.wordpress.org |
la.wordpress.org |
ecubishop.wordpress.org |
fa-af.wordpress.org |
ninds.wordpress.org |
hersheypetfood.wordpress.org |
lifewithmyboysandbooks.wordpress.org |
longnaturalhair.wordpress.org |
mx50.wordpress.org |
devrelax.wordpress.org |
cq.wordpress.org |
c13-b2b-iris-fa-lb.wordpress.org |
s-plugins.wordpress.org |
kues.wordpress.org |
xianblog.wordpress.org |
names.wordpress.org |
thetemple.wordpress.org |
vrde.wordpress.org |
danny.wordpress.org |
ns2.wordpress.org |
tqx3yhr4raduok.wordpress.org |
mlt.wordpress.org |
pl.wordpress.org |
1r0ww.wordpress.org |
phobos.wordpress.org |
kharise.wordpress.org |
ta-lk.wordpress.org |
climbyourside.wordpress.org |
signesdelumiere.wordpress.org |
frp.wordpress.org |
gruppoindaco.wordpress.org |
kir.wordpress.org |
wtap.wordpress.org |
appldnld.wordpress.org |
ku.wordpress.org |
sansforensics.wordpress.org |
nineea.wordpress.org |
zuzulee.wordpress.org |
thewski.wordpress.org |
au.wordpress.org |
day_one.wordpress.org |
mrcnetwork.wordpress.org |
smtp2-dca.wordpress.org |
tonytanner.wordpress.org |
viss.wordpress.org |
bizwww.wordpress.org |
roughwritersweb.wordpress.org |
es-co.wordpress.org |
Same first word
Similar names
DNS History
19 records (8 active, 11 former)
○NSns1.mobiusltd.com2015-09-04 → 2016-06-23 · 4 obs
● 2016-06-23 08:31:40
○ 2016-07-07 04:26:56
○ 2026-07-22 14:41:56
●NSns1.wordpress.org2016-07-07 → 2026-07-22 · 3 obs
● 2016-07-07 04:26:56
● 2026-07-22 14:41:56
○NSns2.mobiusltd.com2015-09-04 → 2016-06-23 · 4 obs
● 2016-06-23 08:31:40
○ 2016-07-07 04:26:56
○ 2026-07-22 14:41:56
●NSns2.wordpress.org2016-07-07 → 2026-07-22 · 3 obs
● 2016-07-07 04:26:56
● 2026-07-22 14:41:56
●NSns3.wordpress.org2016-07-07 → 2026-07-22 · 3 obs
● 2016-07-07 04:26:56
● 2026-07-22 14:41:56
●NSns4.wordpress.org2016-07-07 → 2026-07-22 · 3 obs
● 2016-07-07 04:26:56
● 2026-07-22 14:41:56
○MXmail.wordpress.org2015-09-04 → 2026-04-30 · 4 obs
● 2026-04-30 09:42:08
○ 2026-04-30 12:10:42
○ 2026-07-22 14:41:56
●MXsmtp1-dca.wordpress.org2026-06-02 → 2026-07-22 · 3 obs
● 2026-06-02 10:12:26
● 2026-07-22 14:41:56
○MXsmtp1-ord.wordpress.org2026-05-19 → 2026-06-02 · 5 obs
● 2026-05-19 14:07:42
● 2026-06-02 08:41:44
○ 2026-06-02 10:12:26
○ 2026-07-22 14:41:56
○MXsmtp1.ord.wordpress.org2026-04-30 → 2026-05-19 · 5 obs
● 2026-04-30 12:10:42
● 2026-05-19 08:43:44
○ 2026-05-19 14:07:42
○ 2026-07-22 14:41:56
●MXsmtp2-dca.wordpress.org2026-06-02 → 2026-07-22 · 3 obs
● 2026-06-02 10:12:26
● 2026-07-22 14:41:56
○MXsmtp2-ord.wordpress.org2026-05-19 → 2026-06-02 · 5 obs
● 2026-05-19 14:07:42
● 2026-06-02 08:41:44
○ 2026-06-02 10:12:26
○ 2026-07-22 14:41:56
○MXsmtp2.ord.wordpress.org2026-04-22 → 2026-05-19 · 5 obs
● 2026-04-22 17:10:28
● 2026-05-19 08:43:44
○ 2026-05-19 14:07:42
○ 2026-07-22 14:41:56
○A198.143.164.2522018-02-27 → 2021-08-24 · 5 obs
● 2018-02-27 16:35:24
● 2021-08-24 04:33:50
○ 2026-06-29 18:01:04
○ 2026-07-22 14:41:56
○A2607:f978:5:8002::c68f:a4fc2026-02-14 → 2026-02-14 · 4 obs
● 2026-02-14 22:34:20
○ 2026-06-29 18:01:04
○ 2026-07-22 14:41:56
●A2620:109:b00a::4206:2afc2026-06-29 → 2026-07-22 · 3 obs
● 2026-06-29 18:01:04
● 2026-07-22 14:41:56
○A66.155.40.2492015-09-04 → 2018-01-10 · 4 obs
● 2018-01-10 01:54:52
○ 2018-02-27 16:35:24
○ 2026-07-22 14:41:56
○A66.155.40.2502015-09-04 → 2018-01-10 · 4 obs
● 2018-01-10 01:54:52
○ 2018-02-27 16:35:24
○ 2026-07-22 14:41:56
●A66.6.42.2522026-06-29 → 2026-07-22 · 3 obs
● 2026-06-29 18:01:04
● 2026-07-22 14:41:56
🔍 DNS Trace
📋 Delegation Chain
| Zone | Nameservers | Glue |
|---|---|---|
| org | b0.org.afilias-nst.org, d0.org.afilias-nst.org, b2.org.afilias-nst.org | - |
| wordpress.org | ns4.wordpress.org, ns3.wordpress.org, ns1.wordpress.org, ns2.wordpress.org | 8 records |
✅ Authoritative Response
Server:192.0.75.10
NS records: ns4.wordpress.org, ns3.wordpress.org, ns1.wordpress.org, ns2.wordpress.org
🔒 DNSSEC Status
⚠️ Insecure (no DNSSEC)
No DS record for wordpress.org (unsigned zone)
⏱️ Timing
Total: 1602ms | Queries: -
📄 Records
| Type | Count | Sample Data |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 66.6.42.252 |
| AAAA | 1 | 2620:109:b00a::4206:2afc |
| NS | 4 | ns3.wordpress.org, ns2.wordpress.org... |
| MX | 2 | smtp2-dca.wordpress.org (pri: 10), smtp1-dca.wordpress.org (pri: 10) |
| TXT | 3 | google-site-verification=UL0sGJ1dZbCT4J7, google-site-verification=t8FjG1vzC4OFZJ8... |
| SOA | 1 | ns1.wordpress.org hostmaster.wordpress.o |
📌 Glue Records Collected
Total: 8
In-bailiwick: 8 (ns1.wordpress.org, ns2.wordpress.org, ns3.wordpress.org...)
Related
Analysis
Hierarchy
wordpress.org is the parent domain for events.wordpress.org, traversy.wordpress.org, translate.wordpress.org, ru.wordpress.org, es-pr.wordpress.org and several hundred additional host names.
IP Addresses
wordpress.org points to the IP addresses 66.6.42.252 and 2620:109:b00a::4206:2afc
w.org, bbpress.org, forums.wordpress.org and two other host names share IP numbers with wordpress.org.
Name Servers
The authoritative name servers for wordpress.org are ns1.wordpress.org, ns2.wordpress.org, ns3.wordpress.org and ns4.wordpress.org.
At least some of wordpress.org's name servers are shared with other domains, for example wordpresso.org, 82.40.155.66.in-addr.arpa, 109.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa and two more.
Four hostnames, each resolving to a pair of IP addresses: ns1.wordpress.org directs to 198.181.116.10 and 2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:740a; ns2.wordpress.org directs to 198.181.117.10 and 2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:750a; ns3.wordpress.org directs to 192.0.74.10 and 2620:115:c00f::c000:4a0a; ns4.wordpress.org directs to 192.0.75.10 and 2620:115:c00f::c000:4b0a.
Mail Servers
Mail for wordpress.org is handled by two mail servers — smtp1-dca.wordpress.org and smtp2-dca.wordpress.org.
Domains such as bbpress.org, git.wordpress.org, buddypress.org and chat.wordpress.org share their mail server configuration with wordpress.org.