# WordPress 4.4 is 10th consecutive release with contribution from rtCampers

*Published:* 2015-12-09
*Author:* Aditya Kane

> WordPress 4.4 a little extra special for rtCamp is that it's the 10th consecutive WordPress release with a contribution from an rtCamper. This time we have 7 rtCampers who made it to the list as contributors!

In the wee hours of the morning here in India, WordPress 4.4 “Clifford” was released. It is named “Clifford” in honor of jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown.

The big change for most users with WordPress 4.4 is the new Twenty-Sixteen default theme.

Along with that change the really big announcement is the integration of REST API infrastructure into WordPress core. This will enable developers to build and extend RESTful APIs on top of WordPress.

You can read more about [WordPress 4.4 “Clifford” at its release post](https://wordpress.org/news/2015/12/clifford/).

## rtCampers contributing to core

What marks out WordPress 4.4 a little extra special for rtCamp is that it’s the 10th consecutive WordPress release with a contribution from an rtCamper. This time we have 7 rtCampers who made it to the list as contributors!

Congratulations to Prasad Nevase, Umesh Nevase, Dipesh Kakadiya, Utkarsh Patel, Juhi Saxena, Mehul Kaklotkar and Sanket Parmar.

Also congratulations to 8 ex-rtCampers Ankit Gade, Ankit K Gupta, Gagan Deep Singh, Umesh Kumar, Chirag Swadia, Paresh Radadiya, Hrishikesh Vaipurkar, Sumit Singh who also are on the list.

## Compatibility with WordPress 4.4

We have been testing our plugins and themes with WordPress 4.4 and they all work great with the new version. In case you have any questions or concerns feel free to raise a [support ticket for your product](https://rtmedia.io/support/).

**Link:** [WordPress 4.4 Release Post](https://wordpress.org/news/2015/12/clifford/) | [rtCamp’s WordPress Core Contributions Archive](https://rtcamp.com/blog/tag/wordpress-core-contribution/)

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