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Is WordPress Down?

No — WordPress is up

Reachable from all 18 checked regions

Average response time: 460ms

Last checked · checks run every 30 minutes

Official status page: https://wordpress.com/support/status/

WordPress uptime

99.97%
Last 7 days
99.99%
Last 30 days
100%
Last 90 days
394ms
Avg response, 30 days

Measured from multiple regions every 30 minutes. Percentages count only checks that returned an availability answer — 49 days measured so far. A dash means that window does not yet hold enough measured days to publish a figure.

30-day history

Aug 14: 100.00% uptime, 882 checks
Aug 15: 100.00% uptime, 856 checks
Aug 16: 100.00% uptime, 838 checks
Aug 17: 100.00% uptime, 877 checks
Aug 18: 100.00% uptime, 924 checks
Aug 19: 100.00% uptime, 939 checks
Aug 20: 100.00% uptime, 863 checks
Aug 21: 100.00% uptime, 842 checks
Aug 22: 100.00% uptime, 863 checks
Aug 23: 100.00% uptime, 800 checks
Aug 24: 100.00% uptime, 846 checks
Aug 25: 100.00% uptime, 900 checks
Aug 26: 100.00% uptime, 862 checks
Aug 27: 100.00% uptime, 863 checks
Aug 28: 100.00% uptime, 863 checks
Aug 29: 100.00% uptime, 864 checks
Aug 30: 100.00% uptime, 862 checks
Aug 31: 100.00% uptime, 861 checks
Sep 1: 100.00% uptime, 859 checks
Sep 2: 100.00% uptime, 757 checks
Sep 3: 100.00% uptime, 663 checks
Sep 4: 100.00% uptime, 762 checks
Sep 5: 100.00% uptime, 697 checks
Sep 6: 100.00% uptime, 712 checks
Sep 7: 100.00% uptime, 713 checks
Sep 8: 100.00% uptime, 950 checks
Sep 9: 100.00% uptime, 904 checks
Sep 10: 100.00% uptime, 889 checks
Sep 11: 100.00% uptime, 874 checks
Sep 12: 99.76% uptime, 839 checks
Aug 14 Today
No downtime Partial Downtime Not measurable No data

Reachability by region

Each region runs its own request from a different part of the world. A service can be up for one continent and down for another, which is usually the first sign of a routing or CDN problem.

ams
1030ms
DNS 0ms TCP 2ms TLS 11ms TTFB 403ms
arn
150ms
DNS 0ms TCP 1ms TLS 7ms TTFB 127ms
bom
1792ms
DNS 0ms TCP 0ms TLS 8ms TTFB 327ms
cdg
151ms
DNS 1ms TCP 11ms TLS 22ms TTFB 136ms
dfw
39ms
DNS 1ms TCP 1ms TLS 8ms TTFB 21ms
ewr
381ms
DNS 0ms TCP 1ms TLS 8ms TTFB 53ms
fra
664ms
DNS 0ms TCP 1ms TLS 9ms TTFB 141ms
gru
510ms
DNS 0ms TCP 1ms TLS 7ms TTFB 161ms
iad
31ms
DNS 0ms TCP 3ms TLS 8ms TTFB 19ms
jnb
707ms
DNS 0ms TCP 0ms TLS 7ms TTFB 258ms
lax
37ms
DNS 0ms TCP 2ms TLS 9ms TTFB 21ms
lhr
194ms
DNS 0ms TCP 2ms TLS 9ms TTFB 134ms
nrt
164ms
DNS 0ms TCP 1ms TLS 9ms TTFB 129ms
ord
312ms
DNS 0ms TCP 1ms TLS 7ms TTFB 34ms
sin
661ms
DNS 0ms TCP 1ms TLS 10ms TTFB 260ms
sjc
96ms
DNS 0ms TCP 1ms TLS 9ms TTFB 54ms
syd
1070ms
DNS 0ms TCP 0ms TLS 8ms TTFB 160ms
yyz
298ms
DNS 0ms TCP 1ms TLS 7ms TTFB 215ms

What WordPress does

WordPress.com is a managed hosting platform for WordPress websites, run by Automattic. It powers millions of blogs and websites with free and paid plans that include hosting, themes, and plugins. WordPress.com is distinct from WordPress.org (the open-source software) in that it provides a fully hosted, managed experience.

What an outage looks like

When WordPress.com is down, blogs and websites hosted on the platform may return error pages or load very slowly. The WordPress.com editor and dashboard may be inaccessible, preventing content updates. Sites using custom domains on WordPress.com will also be affected since the hosting infrastructure is shared.

What to do about it

Check automatticstatus.com for incident reports on WordPress.com infrastructure. If you have a self-hosted WordPress.org site, a WordPress.com outage does not affect you. For WordPress.com users, the Jetpack plugin's CDN features may continue serving cached content during brief outages.

Is it down for everyone, or just you?

If this page says WordPress is up but it is not loading for you, the problem is between you and them. Run a check against any URL from up to 18 cities across three regions to find out where it breaks.

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WordPress outage FAQ

Is WordPress.com the same as WordPress.org?
No, they are different. WordPress.org is the open-source software you can install on any server. WordPress.com is a managed hosting service by Automattic. A WordPress.com outage only affects sites hosted on WordPress.com, not self-hosted WordPress.org sites.
Will my WordPress.com blog posts be lost during an outage?
No, published posts and saved drafts are stored in WordPress.com's databases and are preserved during outages. However, if you're actively editing when the outage occurs, unsaved changes to a draft may be lost. WordPress.com has an autosave feature that minimizes this risk.
Does a WordPress.com outage affect WooCommerce stores?
WooCommerce stores hosted on WordPress.com will be fully affected during a platform outage. Customers won't be able to browse products or complete purchases. Self-hosted WooCommerce stores on your own server are not affected by WordPress.com outages.
Can I move my site off WordPress.com to avoid outages?
Yes, WordPress.com allows you to export your content and migrate to a self-hosted WordPress installation on any hosting provider. This gives you more control over uptime but also makes you responsible for server management, security updates, and backups.

How we measure this

  • We request WordPress's public endpoint every 30 minutes from Fly.io regions across six continents — the most recent check ran from 18 of them.
  • A region counts as down only when it gets no usable HTTP response. A 403 or 429 means the origin answered and refused us, which we report as blocked, never as an outage.
  • A single failing region is treated as probe noise. We only change the verdict when two consecutive cycles agree.
  • Response times average only the regions that actually served the page, so a timeout never inflates the number.
  • Where WordPress publishes an official status feed we read it too. An all-clear from the vendor can soften an unconfirmed degradation; a vendor-declared outage only worsens our verdict when our own checks corroborate it.

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