State of the Word 2013
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This document summarizes key events and statistics from WordPress in 2013. There were 314 WordCamps held to date, with 72 held in 2013 alone. WordPress saw 46 million downloads in the last year. The WordPress theme and plugin directories added 336 new themes and over 9,000 new plugins. A survey of over 31,000 WordPress users found that most access it from desktops and smartphones, and use it primarily for blogging and content management. The document outlines plans for WordPress 3.7 and 3.8, including a focus on stability, security and a new developer resource. It also describes efforts to improve the new user experience and discussions around the future of the WordPress plugin platform.
State of the Word 2013
- 4. Image Credits: Scott Beale (Laughing Squid)
- 5. 314 WordCamps To Date 72 This Year Alone
- 6. 1,026 People have spoken WordCamps in the last 12 months
- 7. WordCamp Video Views 1,400,000 Videos from WordCamps have been watched over 1.4 Million times total on WordPress.tv
- 9. Images courtesy of their respective owners, pulled from #wp10 Twitter hash tag and anniversary write-ups
- 10. Year In Review
- 14. 3.6
- 17. 10,945 Posts and Comments More than 2X the year before
- 20. #WCS F 46+ Million WordPress Downloads 46,355,774 downloads in the last 12 months
- 21. 336 #WCS F Themes Added 2.3X As many as last year Themes added to the theme directory in the last 12 months
- 23. #WCS F App Updates iOS Android Windows Phone 3 6 6 Number of major app updates in the last 12 months
- 25. Konstantin x 2 Konstantin Obenland @obenland Konstantin Kovshenin @kovshenin
- 29. #WCS F 31,260 Survey Responses 2013 2012: 27,000
- 30. #WCS F Answers from 178 countries 2012: 158
- 33. What devices do you use to access WordPress?
- 35. What do you use WordPress for?
- 36. 2012 2013 CMS 68% 69% Blog/CMS 25% 20% Blog 7% 6% App Platform - 7% What do you use WordPress for?
- 37. Have you heard of WordPress? WordPress Awareness Survey by WPEngine
- 38. #WCS F YES – 29.3% 1500 demographic-independent responses, +/- 2.9% accuracy based on sample size
- 39. #WCS F 18.9% +2.2% points since last year WordPress powered 16.7% of the web at last WCSF
- 41. Habits & Loops
- 43. Presentation on WordPress.tv: http://wp.me/pllYY-3no
- 44. “Phantom Buzz” The false sensation of feeling your cell phone vibrate in your pocket when you're suffering from textpectation or expecting a call from that certain girl (that will never actually call you back). ! – UrbanDictionary.com
- 47. Internal & External Triggers
- 48. Someone replied to your comment! Happiness YOU INHERITED LOTSA $$$$!!!1!!1! send There’s a new post on Random Blog XYZ Rarity / Validity
- 49. Investment making it your own
- 50. A WordPress Loop Get Inspired Subscribers++ Write Check Stats
- 56. Apps for both existing and new users
- 58. A better first experience
- 59. 3X More sign ups through Mobile Apps
- 60. WordPress is an App
- 65. BLOG C M S PL ATFORM
- 67. 3.7
- 70. Stability & Security Language Packs Auto-Updates for Minor Releases Password Enhancements
- 73. The MP6 Story
- 77. The MP6 Story (Continued)
- 80. Matt Mullenweg: got a minute? Matt Thomas: hey there, sure Matt Thomas: I'm working on finding those slideshow photos now, btw Matt Mullenweg: how's the rest of your week looking? Matt Thomas: Not bad, I'm planning to work on hiring for the rest of the day. then wherever i'm needed on comments in the reader. Need me for anything? Matt Mullenweg: would you be up for taking a pass through core?
- 83. 3. Process over outcome
- 84. 4. Skype
- 86. 6. Open for anyone passionate
- 87. Did it work?
- 92. The Power of the Plugin
- 94. 3.8
- 96. Smaller Teams Quicker Iterations Fewer Bottlenecks Temporary Hooks
- 97. Core Contributor Loop Idea Patch it! Usage/Experience Inclusion Review & Feedback
- 98. Coming up in 3.8
- 99. Twenty Fourteen ready before 2014!
- 100. When?
- 101. Of 50,000 blogs created ...only 4% active a week later.
- 103. UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce
- 104. UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce
- 105. UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce
- 106. UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce
- 107. UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce
- 108. UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce
- 109. UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce
- 110. UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce
- 111. UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce
- 112. UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce
- 113. Get Invol ved
- 117. Women in WordPress
- 118. 36 More WordCamps this Year Find one near you: central.wordcamp.org
- 119. Dev Day
- 120. #WCS F & Q A