State of the Word 2015, WordCamp US
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This document summarizes WordPress developments in 2015, including key statistics about WordCamp events and the WordPress community. It outlines recent WordPress releases from versions 4.1 through 4.4, highlighting new features like the REST API and responsive images. It also discusses work to address version fragmentation and plans for upcoming releases, emphasizing a continued focus on accessibility, customization, and an open web through the WordPress API.
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State of the Word 2015, WordCamp US
- 1. Word State of the P H I L A D E L P H I A , P A • 2 0 1 5
- 3. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
- 4. THANK YOU TO OUR ORGANIZERS
- 5. Kim Parsell WordPress docs. Plugin author. 3.7 Recent Rockstar. 3.9 Contributing Developer. My contributing streak now stands at 6 releases. #wpmom Alex King An original contributor to WordPress, web developer, founder of Crowd Favorite.
- 6. LOOKING BACK Ten Years of WordCamp
- 7. August 5, 2006 Photo: Scott Beale
- 8. Version 2.0
- 9. July 21, 2007 Photo: Josh Hallett
- 10. Version 2.1
- 11. Photo: Scott Beale August 16, 2008
- 12. Version 2.6
- 13. May 30, 2009 Photo: Sean O’Shaughnessy
- 14. Version 2.7
- 15. Photo: Sheri Bigelow May 1, 2010
- 16. Version 2.9
- 17. Photo: Aaron Brazell August 12, 2011
- 18. Version 3.2
- 19. August 7, 2012 Photo: Sheri Bigelow
- 20. Version 3.4
- 21. July 26, 2013 Photo: Sheri Bigelow
- 22. Version 3.6
- 23. October 25, 2014 Photo: Sheri Bigelow
- 24. Version 4.0
- 28. 60% for the first time 601ORGANIZERS
- 31. Technology is at its best when it brings people together.
- 33. Moved from downloads to activity
- 34. Adopted Slack
- 35. WordPress.tv is now open source
- 36. Localized plugin & theme directories
- 37. All themes & plugins now support language packs With community-based translations from translate.wordpress.org
- 38. Added over 9,000 plugins in past year Plugin Directory crossed one billion downloads
- 39. 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 75% TO GO… 25%of the web runs on WordPress
- 40. 2015 An exciting year for WordPress releases
- 52. Bluehost
- 54. WordPress Versions 80% 20% Using Latest Using Older
- 55. For Every Site Backup Upgrade Detect any problems
- 56. 2.6M Core Updates Along with Plugins & Themes
- 57. .006% of updated sites contacted support
- 58. Ongoing support down 18% This includes hacked sites.
- 59. PHP is next. About 20% done, but harder
- 60. Auto-update means each new release is adopted faster than ever. 4.34.24.1
- 61. 4.4 is right around the corner Shipping Tuesday
- 62. Scott Taylor 4.4 RELEASE LEAD
- 63. WordPress 4.4
- 66. Lots of Little Things WP_Comment WP_Term WP_Network drastic overhaul of Comment queries Pretty Permalinks for all Media, attached or not
- 69. REST API An alternative to XML-RPC An alternative to admin-ajax Speak JSON with other websites Create your own arbitrary endpoints
- 70. NEW DEFAULT THEME Twenty Sixteen
- 75. Responsive Images Supply all relevant sizes Browser picks the best image source Potentially smaller images on mobile Automatic retina support
- 76. Term Meta
- 79. oEmbed for WordPress Your WordPress site becomes an oEmbed provider Links to your content become rich previews on other WordPress sites Previews contain embed code to use on non-WordPress sites
- 81. WordPress 4.4
- 85. 205ACCESSIBILITY TICKETS COMPLETED 80% increase from last year
- 86. “I cannot believe the goldmine that the WP-API represents. Having built hundreds of apps professionally and managed many high-end clients, there is no better, simpler, way to create a mobile stack. Period! It’s the code equivalent of Graphene!
- 88. Microsoft
- 89. An ERP Solution What is Microsoft Dynamics AX? Increase the speed of doing business Deliver amazing customer experiences Work smarter with connected operations Drive business performance
- 91. Nomadbase
- 94. StoryCorps
- 101. Calypso What would it look like if we created a new interface to WordPress from scratch?
- 104. Social
- 105. Multi-site
- 107. Dozens of PHP-only developers learned JavaScript.
- 108. Version 1.0
- 109. PHP is not going away.
- 110. JavaScript & API-driven interfaces are the future.
- 111. An API is the key of an open web.
- 112. COMING SOON Going SSL with LetsEncrypt
- 113. COMING SOON PHP7
- 114. We will work on getting top plugins & themes available in every language.
- 116. Customization The biggest opportunity for improving new user experience.
- 117. WordPress will reverse the trend of closed APIs.
- 119. WORDCAMP US 2016 December 2–4 See you next year!