is_wp_version_compatible( string $required )

Checks compatibility with the current WordPress version.

Parameters

$required

(string) (Required) Minimum required WordPress version.

Return

(bool) True if required version is compatible or empty, false if not.

Source

File: wp-includes/functions.php 

function is_wp_version_compatible( $required ) {
	return empty( $required ) || version_compare( get_bloginfo( 'version' ), $required, '>=' );
}

Uses

Uses Description
wp-includes/general-template.php: get_bloginfo()

Retrieves information about the current site.

Used By

Used By Description
wp-includes/theme.php: validate_theme_requirements()

Validates the theme requirements for WordPress version and PHP version.
wp-admin/includes/class-plugin-installer-skin.php: Plugin_Installer_Skin::do_overwrite()

Check if the plugin can be overwritten and output the HTML for overwriting a plugin on upload.
wp-admin/includes/class-theme-installer-skin.php: Theme_Installer_Skin::do_overwrite()

Check if the theme can be overwritten and output the HTML for overwriting a theme on upload.
wp-admin/includes/plugin.php: validate_plugin_requirements()

Validates the plugin requirements for WordPress version and PHP version.
wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php: WP_Customize_Manager::handle_load_themes_request()

Load themes into the theme browsing/installation UI.
wp-admin/includes/class-theme-upgrader.php: Theme_Upgrader::check_package()

Checks that the package source contains a valid theme.
wp-admin/includes/class-plugin-upgrader.php: Plugin_Upgrader::check_package()

Checks that the source package contains a valid plugin.
wp-admin/includes/theme.php: wp_prepare_themes_for_js()

Prepare themes for JavaScript.
wp-admin/includes/update.php: wp_theme_update_row()

Displays update information for a theme.
wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php: install_plugin_information()

Display plugin information in dialog box form.
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugin-install-list-table.php: WP_Plugin_Install_List_Table::display_rows()
wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php: wp_ajax_query_themes()

Ajax handler for getting themes from themes_api().
wp-admin/update-core.php: list_theme_updates()

Display the upgrade themes form.

Changelog

Version Description
5.2.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_wp_version_compatible