`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	`google-site-verification=t8FjG1vzC4OFZJ8qL4SkR8xxtLyKldXKbswyeemQS5w`
TXT	`v=spf1 ip4:66.6.42.0/24 ip4:66.155.40.0/24 ip4:198.143.164.0/24 include:helps...`
SOA	`ns1.wordpress.org`hostmaster@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.info`hostmaster@donuts.email serial=1783094394

rank #12 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.org`established as its home
2010	WordPress Foundation formed as a non-profit to steward the WordPress trademark and the`wordpress.org`domain
2018	WordPress 5.0 released via`wordpress.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 here
themes.wordpress.org— public theme directory, analogous to the plugin directory
developer.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 groups
api.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.org
automattic.com— the company behindwordpress.com, Jetpack, WooCommerce, and other WordPress-adjacent products
wp.org— short alias that redirects towordpress.org

Semrush Rank:#7,061 Keywords:235,583 Traffic:335,895/mo
WOT: SAFE (95/100)
📈 Tranco rank: #42

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

245.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

30.42.6.66.in-addr.arpa

243.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

111.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

244.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

6.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

152.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

110.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

c.f.4.a.f.8.6.c.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.2.0.0.8.5.0.0.0.8.7.9.f.7.0.6.2.ip6.arpa

109.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

218.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

255.42.6.66.in-addr.arpa

99.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

c.f.a.2.6.0.2.4.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.a.0.0.b.9.0.1.0.0.2.6.2.ip6.arpa

22.42.6.66.in-addr.arpa

7.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

236.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

247.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

114.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

141.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

151.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

133.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

21.42.6.66.in-addr.arpa

106.42.6.66.in-addr.arpa

8.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

0.42.6.66.in-addr.arpa

246.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

106.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

151.42.6.66.in-addr.arpa

155.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

252.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

110.42.6.66.in-addr.arpa

245.42.6.66.in-addr.arpa

241.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

0.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

52.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

255.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

222.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

3.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa

Subdomains

events.wordpress.org

traversy.wordpress.org

translate.wordpress.org

ru.wordpress.org

es-pr.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

q2n7z3mve2-.wordpress.org

so.wordpress.org

en-nz.wordpress.org

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

khuugiangkhanh.wordpress.org

Same first word

wordpress.org.cn

wordpress.sg

wordpress.berlin

wordpress.kr

wordpress.hk

wordpress.kz

wordpress.fr

wordpress.tv

wordpress.vn

wordpress.es

wordpress.app.br

wordpress.ru

wordpress.td

wordpress.org.uk

wordpress.co.ua

wordpress.mobi

wordpress.cn

wordpress.hn

wordpress.best

wordpress.s3.amazonaws.com

wordpress.com.co

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wordpress.si

wordpress.pk

wordpress.gb.net

wordpress.com.pl

wordpress.krakow.pl

wordpress.in.rs

wordpress.asia

wordpress.nfshost.com

wordpress.ua

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wordpress.at

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wordpress.how

wordpress.bayern

wordpress.cm

wordpress.net.ua

wordpress.ie

wordpress.xin

wordpress.in

wordpress.im

wordpress.org

wordpress.ro

wordpress.info

wordpress.org.za

wordpress.eu

wordpress.ar

wordpress.cloudapp.net

wordpress.lv

wordpress.nu

wordpress.com.my

wordpress.by

wordpress.net.nz

wordpress.ch

wordpress.host

wordpress.co.uk

wordpress.com.cn

wordpress.in.ua

wordpress.my

wordpress.id

wordpress.reise

wordpress.edu.vn

wordpress.fm

wordpress.net

wordpress.cloudns.asia

wordpress.com

wordpress.tw

wordpress.ca

wordpress.ac

wordpress.hamburg

wordpress.hr

wordpress.la

wordpress.ma

wordpress.com.ua

wordpress.bzh

wordpress.com.pk

wordpress.top

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wordpress.travel

wordpress.com.vn

wordpress.pt

wordpress.is

wordpress.gg

wordpress.career

wordpress.com.mx

wordpress.us.com

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wordpress.me

wordpress.sk

wordpress.de

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wordpress.cc

wordpress.uk

wordpress.net.za

wordpress.dev

wordpress.app

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wordpress.cl

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wordpress.nyc

wordpress.bg

wordpress.jelastic.dogado.eu

wordpress.do

wordpress.pe

wordpress.co.nz

wordpress.osaka.jp

wordpress.fi

wordpress.dk

Similar names

DNS History

19 records (8 active, 11 former)

○NSns1.mobiusltd.com2015-09-04 → 2016-06-23 · 4 obs

● 2015-09-04 04:16:52
● 2016-06-23 08:31:40
○ 2016-07-07 04:26:56
○ 2026-07-03 16:29:42

●NSns1.wordpress.org2016-07-07 → 2026-07-03 · 3 obs

○ 2016-06-23 08:31:40
● 2016-07-07 04:26:56
● 2026-07-03 16:29:42

○NSns2.mobiusltd.com2015-09-04 → 2016-06-23 · 4 obs

● 2015-09-04 04:16:52
● 2016-06-23 08:31:40
○ 2016-07-07 04:26:56
○ 2026-07-03 16:29:42

●NSns2.wordpress.org2016-07-07 → 2026-07-03 · 3 obs

○ 2016-06-23 08:31:40
● 2016-07-07 04:26:56
● 2026-07-03 16:29:42

●NSns3.wordpress.org2016-07-07 → 2026-07-03 · 3 obs

○ 2016-06-23 08:31:40
● 2016-07-07 04:26:56
● 2026-07-03 16:29:42

●NSns4.wordpress.org2016-07-07 → 2026-07-03 · 3 obs

○ 2016-06-23 08:31:40
● 2016-07-07 04:26:56
● 2026-07-03 16:29:42

○MXmail.wordpress.org2015-09-04 → 2026-04-30 · 4 obs

● 2015-09-04 04:16:52
● 2026-04-30 09:42:08
○ 2026-04-30 12:10:42
○ 2026-07-03 16:29:42

●MXsmtp1-dca.wordpress.org2026-06-02 → 2026-07-03 · 3 obs

○ 2026-06-02 08:41:44
● 2026-06-02 10:12:26
● 2026-07-03 16:29:42

○MXsmtp1-ord.wordpress.org2026-05-19 → 2026-06-02 · 5 obs

○ 2026-05-19 08:43:44
● 2026-05-19 14:07:42
● 2026-06-02 08:41:44
○ 2026-06-02 10:12:26
○ 2026-07-03 16:29:42

○MXsmtp1.ord.wordpress.org2026-04-30 → 2026-05-19 · 5 obs

○ 2026-04-30 09:42:08
● 2026-04-30 12:10:42
● 2026-05-19 08:43:44
○ 2026-05-19 14:07:42
○ 2026-07-03 16:29:42

●MXsmtp2-dca.wordpress.org2026-06-02 → 2026-07-03 · 3 obs

○ 2026-06-02 08:41:44
● 2026-06-02 10:12:26
● 2026-07-03 16:29:42

○MXsmtp2-ord.wordpress.org2026-05-19 → 2026-06-02 · 5 obs

○ 2026-05-19 08:43:44
● 2026-05-19 14:07:42
● 2026-06-02 08:41:44
○ 2026-06-02 10:12:26
○ 2026-07-03 16:29:42

○MXsmtp2.ord.wordpress.org2026-04-22 → 2026-05-19 · 5 obs

○ 2015-09-04 04:16:52
● 2026-04-22 17:10:28
● 2026-05-19 08:43:44
○ 2026-05-19 14:07:42
○ 2026-07-03 16:29:42

○A198.143.164.2522018-02-27 → 2021-08-24 · 5 obs

○ 2018-01-10 01:54:52
● 2018-02-27 16:35:24
● 2021-08-24 04:33:50
○ 2026-06-29 18:01:04
○ 2026-07-03 16:29:42

○A2607:f978:5:8002::c68f:a4fc2026-02-14 → 2026-02-14 · 4 obs

○ 2021-08-24 04:33:50
● 2026-02-14 22:34:20
○ 2026-06-29 18:01:04
○ 2026-07-03 16:29:42

●A2620:109:b00a::4206:2afc2026-06-29 → 2026-07-03 · 3 obs

○ 2026-02-14 22:34:20
● 2026-06-29 18:01:04
● 2026-07-03 16:29:42

○A66.155.40.2492015-09-04 → 2018-01-10 · 4 obs

● 2015-09-04 04:16:52
● 2018-01-10 01:54:52
○ 2018-02-27 16:35:24
○ 2026-07-03 16:29:42

○A66.155.40.2502015-09-04 → 2018-01-10 · 4 obs

● 2015-09-04 04:16:52
● 2018-01-10 01:54:52
○ 2018-02-27 16:35:24
○ 2026-07-03 16:29:42

●A66.6.42.2522026-06-29 → 2026-07-03 · 3 obs

○ 2026-02-14 22:34:20
● 2026-06-29 18:01:04
● 2026-07-03 16:29:42

🔍 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	ns1.wordpress.org, ns2.wordpress.org, ns3.wordpress.org, ns4.wordpress.org	8 records

✅ Authoritative Response

Server:198.181.117.10

NS records: ns1.wordpress.org, ns2.wordpress.org, ns3.wordpress.org, ns4.wordpress.org

🔒 DNSSEC Status

⚠️ Insecure (no DNSSEC)

No DS record for wordpress.org (unsigned zone)

⏱️ Timing

Total: 454ms | Queries: -

📄 Records

Type	Count	Sample Data
A	1	`66.6.42.252`
AAAA	1	`2620:109:b00a::4206:2afc`
NS	4	`ns3.wordpress.org, ns4.wordpress.org...`
MX	2	`smtp2-dca.wordpress.org (pri: 10), smtp1-dca.wordpress.org (pri: 10)`
TXT	3	`google-site-verification=t8FjG1vzC4OFZJ8, google-site-verification=UL0sGJ1dZbCT4J7...`
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...)

Analysis

Hierarchy

wordpress.org is a parent domain of events.wordpress.org, traversy.wordpress.org, translate.wordpress.org, ru.wordpress.org, es-pr.wordpress.org and several hundred other host names.

IP Addresses

wordpress.org resolves to the IP addresses 66.6.42.252 and 2620:109:b00a::4206:2afc

Additional host names — w.org, bbpress.org, forums.wordpress.org and two others — share IP numbers with wordpress.org.

Name Servers

wordpress.org has four authoritative name servers: ns1.wordpress.org, ns2.wordpress.org, ns3.wordpress.org and ns4.wordpress.org.

wordpress.org shares at least some of its name servers with other domains, including wordpresso.org, 82.40.155.66.in-addr.arpa, 109.164.143.198.in-addr.arpa and two others.

The host names ns1.wordpress.org, ns2.wordpress.org, ns3.wordpress.org and ns4.wordpress.org each resolve to two IP addresses: ns1.wordpress.org resolves to 198.181.116.10 and 2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:740a; ns2.wordpress.org resolves to 198.181.117.10 and 2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:750a; ns3.wordpress.org resolves to 192.0.74.10 and 2620:115:c00f::c000:4a0a; ns4.wordpress.org resolves to 192.0.75.10 and 2620:115:c00f::c000:4b0a.

Mail Servers

wordpress.org has two mail servers: smtp1-dca.wordpress.org and smtp2-dca.wordpress.org.

wordpress.org uses the same mail servers as bbpress.org, git.wordpress.org, buddypress.org and chat.wordpress.org, and other domains with the same setup.

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wordpress.org

org

wordpress.org

Key facts

History

Notable subdomains or services

Related domains

PTR for

Subdomains

Same first word

Similar names

DNS History

🔍 DNS Trace

📋 Delegation Chain

✅ Authoritative Response

🔒 DNSSEC Status

⏱️ Timing

📄 Records

📌 Glue Records Collected

Related

Analysis

Hierarchy

IP Addresses

Name Servers

Mail Servers

`wordpress.org`

`org`