State of the Word 2016
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A look at WordPress in 2016, and a proposal for a future direction for the project functionality and organization, delivered in December 2016 at WordCamp US in Philadelphia. You can watch it on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl6U7UotA-M
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State of the Word 2016
- 2. Attribution: King of Hearts / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-3.0
- 5. Attribution: Thomas Hawk | Creative Commons Lic.
- 9. TICKETS SOLD 36,569 = 60 TICKETS
- 14. v v Closing in on 2,177IN-PERSON (WCUS 2016 -279) 1,407LIVE STREAM (WCUS 2016 +471)
- 16. FOUNDATION
- 18. WORDCAMPS 99.9%
- 19. Run educational workshops in underdeveloped countries.2 Promote hackathons to help build websites for non-profits and NGOs.3 Support like-minded non-profits.1 WordCamp Central becomes its own public benefit corporation.
- 20. EXTENDED FAMILY
- 22. • New API to manage the content & layout of emails generated 2.4.4 2.7.2 • Tighter security • Theme and template changes • Drag and drop avatar load • Easier management of user-generated media
- 24. • Developers - Plugin tables & conventions match WordPress. bbPress bbPress 2: A native plugin • Community - WordPress.org forums were upgraded to bbPress 2 allowing community access to the open source code.
- 27. • GlotPress powers the translation of WordPress, BuddyPress, bbPress, WordPress plugins, WordPress default themes, and Rosetta sites. 1 2.2.2 • It’s moved from BackPress to become a WordPress plugin. • Tighter security, better performance, and upgraded perms list.
- 31. Rosetta Sites Now On O2 Theme
- 39. 2/3 of the world speaks 12 languages 254M Russian 389M Spanish 1.39 Billion Chinese 467M Arabic 588M Hindu-Urdu 250M Bengali 527M English 193M Portuguese 123M Japanese 132M German118M French https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/04/23/the-worlds-languages-in-7-maps-and-charts/
- 40. WordPress covers them all along with all of these Română íslenska Català Kabyle 한국어 български Pусский Français Svenska Italiano Shqiptar Cymraeg Malay Slovenski Hrvatski Türk Esperanto Español ⽇日本語 Afrikaans اردو Deutsch Српски ગuજરાતી मराठी And many more
- 41. On Release Day of 4.6 Română íslenska Català Kabyle 한국어 български Pусский Français Svenska Italiano Shqiptar Cymraeg Malay Slovenski Hrvatski Türk Esperanto Español ⽇日本語 Afrikaans اردو Deutsch Српски ગuજરાતી मराठी LANGUAGES 5050
- 42. Top 10 Plugins are 82% Complete in Top 12 Languages Contact Form 7Akismet JetpackWordPress Importer All in One SEO Pack Google XML Sitemaps WooCommerceLimit Login Attempts TinyMCE Advanced WP Super Cache 42 31 41 21 12 20 17 12 40 45
- 43. PLUGINS WITH LANGUAGE PACKS 314 1,598 LAST YEAR THEMES WITH LANGUAGE PACKS 641 1,224 LAST YEAR
- 45. of WordPress is JAVASCRIPT 28 PERCENT28 PERCENT JAVASCRIPT
- 46. Thanks to: David Bisset AND WordCamp Miami Organizers
- 47. First Calypso Pull Request
- 48. This is for the evolution of WordPress to go from -based to a true application.
- 49. Designers, technologists, thought leaders writing about design, inclusion, +/- tech. Established August 8, 2016 design.blog 40
- 50. Inclusive design is for those who want to make great products for the greatest number of people.” “ Inclusive design puts people in the center at the very start of the process.” Exclusion happens when we solve problems using our own biases.”” https://design.blog/2016/10/06/kat-holmes-who-gets-to-play/ “ “ Microsoft Design Inclusive design.blog Kat Holmes
- 51. Detroit’s future requires connecting the worlds of design, technology and innovation to neighborhoods.” “ 53% of small businesses in Detroit operate without a website. 81% of people research a business online before making a purchase.” https://design.blog/2016/10/27/hajj-flemings-on-the-100-project-the-plan-to-rebrand-detroit/ “ “ design.blog Hajj Flemings
- 52. THANKS TO W.C.A.G. STANDARDS AT EACH RELEASE ACCESSIBLE MORE https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/best-practices/ coding-standards/accessibility-coding-standards/
- 54. HTTPS
- 56. WordPress.com is 100 PERCENTswitched to PHP7
- 57. CPU LATENCY
- 59. V PHP USAGE BY VERSION 7.1 - <1% 7.0 - 4% 5.2 - 6.4% 5.5 - 16.9% 5.3 - 17.7% 5.4 - 27% 5.6 - 28% PHP USAGE
- 61. CALYPSO
- 63. 129 Mobile App 58 Mobile Browser Desktop 685 18 15 43 52
- 64. + = It’s tough, but we’re making it happen.
- 66. Calypso is now aware. It’s open to plugins with over 1M active sites.
- 72. COLEMAN 4.5 Different Device Responsive Previews
- 74. PEPPER 4.6 Inline Plugin & Theme Updates, Installs, & Deletions
- 76. 4.7 VAUGHAN
- 77. TWENTY SEVENTEEN
- 80. VAUGHAN 4.7YOUR SITE YOUR WAY
- 86. VAUGHAN 4.7
- 87. Jeff Paul Aaron Jorbin and 475+ contributors SPECIAL THANKS TO
- 88. REST API
- 92. A LOOK AT THE PAST
- 93. 14 RELEASES IN THE PAST 5 YEARS
- 94. RELEASE LEADS 10
- 96. IN THE PAST 5 YEARS 13.1 27.2 % % MARKET SHARE GROWTH
- 97. DEFAULT THEME EVERY YEAR SINCE 2010
- 99. “We only learn to walk when we risk falling down, and this equation holds— with commensurately more complex dynamics—our whole lives long.” - Krista Tippett
- 100. THE COMING YEAR
- 104. I’m putting back on the “product lead” hat for 2017
- 105. NO SET RELEASES
- 106. Performance + Fixes to existing functionality CORE
- 107. 3 MAIN FOCUSES
- 108. The API Measure output, not input
- 109. The EDITOR Block-based, unify widgets, and interface for short codes.
- 110. The CUSTOMIZER Instant & uses same interface and UI affordances as editor.
- 111. EDITOR IS A GOOD STARTING POINT
- 113. Time to get back in touch with our POETIC SIDE
- 114. Q A &matt.blog | ma.tt | @photomatt