Get WordPress Versions Action

A GitHub Action that fetches the last N number of WordPress versions from the WordPress API and sets them as output.

Inputs

number

Optional The number of WordPress versions to fetch. Default is 3.

Outputs

versions

A JSON array containing the WordPress versions (e.g., ["6.4", "6.3", "6.2"]).

Example Usage

Basic usage (get last 3 versions)

- name: Get WordPress Versions
  id: wp-versions
  uses: alleyinteractive/action-get-wordpress-versions@v1

- name: Use the versions
  run: |
    echo "WordPress versions: ${{ steps.wp-versions.outputs.versions }}"

Custom number of versions

- name: Get WordPress Versions
  id: wp-versions
  uses: alleyinteractive/action-get-wordpress-versions@v1
  with:
    number: 5

- name: Use the versions
  run: |
    echo "WordPress versions: ${{ steps.wp-versions.outputs.versions }}"

Use in a matrix strategy

jobs:
  get-versions:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    outputs:
      versions: ${{ steps.wp-versions.outputs.versions }}
    steps:
      - name: Get WordPress Versions
        id: wp-versions
        uses: alleyinteractive/action-get-wordpress-versions@v1
        with:
          number: 3

  test:
    needs: get-versions
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    strategy:
      matrix:
        wp-version: ${{ fromJson(needs.get-versions.outputs.versions) }}
    steps:
      - name: Test with WordPress ${{ matrix.wp-version }}
        run: echo "Testing with WordPress version ${{ matrix.wp-version }}"

How it works

1. Fetches data from the WordPress Core Version Check API (https://api.wordpress.org/core/version-check/1.7/)
2. Filters for versions marked as "autoupdate"
3. Removes duplicate versions and sorts them in descending order (newest first)
4. Takes the requested number of versions
5. Strips patch versions (e.g., 6.4.1 becomes 6.4)
6. Returns the versions as a JSON array

License

The GNU General Public License (GPL) license. Please see License File for more information.⏎