Title: Version 6.9.3
Author: John Blackbourn
Published: March 10, 2026
Last modified: March 12, 2026

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# Version 6.9.3

## In this article

 * [Installation/Update Information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-9-3/?output_format=md#installation-update-information)
 * [Summary](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-9-3/?output_format=md#summary)
 * [Change log](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-9-3/?output_format=md#changelog)
    - [List of files revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-9-3/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised)
    - [List of packages revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-9-3/?output_format=md#list-of-packages-revised)

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On March 10, 2026, WordPress 6.9.3 was released to the public as a fast follow to
[the 6.9.2 security release](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-9-2/).

## 󠀁[Installation/Update Information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-9-3/?output_format=md#installation-update-information)󠁿

To get this version, update automatically from the Dashboard > Updates menu in your
site’s admin area or visit [https://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/](https://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/).

For step-by-step instructions on installing and updating WordPress:

 * [Updating WordPress](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/updating-wordpress/)

If you are new to WordPress, we recommend that you begin with the following:

 * [New To WordPress – Where to Start](https://wordpress.org/support/article/new_to_wordpress_-_where_to_start/)
 * [First Steps With WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/article/first-steps-with-wordpress/)
   or [Upgrading WordPress Extended](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/upgrading-wordpress-extended-instructions/)
 * [WordPress Lessons](https://wordpress.org/support/article/wordpress-lessons/)

## 󠀁[Summary](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-9-3/?output_format=md#summary)󠁿

This release features a bugfix for some themes that use an unusual “stringable object”
mechanism when loading template file paths that broke in [the 6.9.2 security release](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-9-2/).
Although this is is not an officially supported approach to loading template files
in WordPress (the `template_include` filter only accepts a string), it nevertheless
caused some sites to break so the team have decided to address this in a fast follow
6.9.3 release. Users using affected themes should update to 6.9.3 to restore the
front end of their site to an operational state.

As a reminder, the earlier 6.9.2 version was a security release, and **only the 
most recent version of WordPress is actively supported**.

Many thanks to those who reported the issue, assisted in narrowing down the problem,
and helped with the fix, in particular [Jos Klever](https://profiles.wordpress.org/josklever/)
who assisted throughout the process.

## 󠀁[Change log](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-9-3/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

### 󠀁[List of files revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-9-3/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised)󠁿

    ```wp-block-preformatted
    /wp-includes/class-wp-block-patterns-registry.php/wp-includes/template-loader.php
    ```

### 󠀁[List of packages revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-9-3/?output_format=md#list-of-packages-revised)󠁿

No package was revised.

First published

March 10, 2026

Last updated

March 12, 2026