Network effects and WordPress — Draft podcast
Katie Richards
In this episode, Brian and Brian discuss the power of network effects and how they relate to WordPress’ increasing market share and maturity.
The WordPress product market is completely different now
Brian Krogsgard
Building a WordPress-based product business is a much different process than it used to be. People have to do something different and better than what has come before.
You may think you know the…
Brian Krogsgard
You may think you know the top browsers, but you might want to give a recent Peter O'Shaughnessy article a read. Chrome, Firefox, Safari, IE/Edge, Opera come to mind, but as Peter points out the market share can vary a…
Browser support changes in WordPress
Brian Krogsgard
Matt Mullenweg announced browser support changes for WordPress. Previously, we discussed the new editor and browser support within WordPress core. Following up on those conversations, we are officially ending support for Internet Explorer versions 8, 9, and 10, starting with…
Shaping a vision of success
Jenny Beaumont
With the next edition of WordCamp Europe on the horizon, Jenny Beaumont finds herself thinking about event growth past and present, and about what success might look like for all of us in this new year.
Automattic breathing new life into some decaying products
Brian Krogsgard
WP Job Manager, Polldaddy, and Sensei are all getting renewed attention after the Automattic Grand Meetup, which happened this month in Whistler, a town north of Vancouver, Canada. Focus is hard for all companies. As a company grows, it's easy…
Developers in the business of selling…
Brian Krogsgard
Developers in the business of selling plugins and themes should bookmark and read Josh Pollock's recent essay that no one wants plugins, but they want solutions. He touches on a few points, but here's an interesting quote: The future of…
Chris Lema did a great job…
Chris Lema did a great job adding to the 25% market share conversation, saying that it won't bring WordPress the enterprise credibility (alone) that you may think it would.
Why 25% matters
Brian Krogsgard
Yesterday, I said I'd talk about why WordPress achieving 25% market share matters, and then I didn't do it like I intended. I talked more about the significance and challenges, and not as much why the market penetration matters. The…
25%
Brian Krogsgard
WordPress has been 25%-ish of the internet for a while now. The last year has shown about a 2% market share gain, according to W3Techs. But this week, it's "official". At least according to the metrics available. Matt Mullenweg's blog…
