On December 2, 2025, WordPress 6.9 code-named “Gene” honors the American Jazz pianist Gene Harris. was released to the public. This version is available for “download” from wordpress.org and not in the Synology Package Center. So, if you want to download and install WordPress 6.9 on your Synology NAS, you have to follow my step by step guide on how to manually update a new version of WordPress in your Synology or use my simple Docker guide on How to Install WordPress on Your Synology NAS with Docker. I recommend everyone use the official version of WordPress on their NAS, or the Docker version.

WordPress 6.9 includes 2 security-related fixes, and over 250 general bug fixes. To see the full list of fixes, you can browse the WordPress 6.9 documentation page.

These bugs affect WordPress version 6.8 and all older versions since 3.7, so you’ll want to upgrade. WordPress 6.9 It is THE BEST version of WordPress to ever ship out. The next major release will be WordPress 7 which will be released to the general public at the beginning of January 2027.

Thank you to the WordPress team that have mentioned me on their official WordPress 6.9 release.

Note: If you have any questions regarding the WordPress official version, WordPress Docker version or WordPress Synology Package, Contact me.
Note: mariushosting has been hosted from home on a Synology NAS device since January 9, 2019.

This post was updated on Thursday / December 4th, 2025 at 6:28 PM