Upcoming Events 📆 State of the…

ByDan Knauss Posted onDecember 9, 2020

Upcoming Events 📆

State of the Word 2020: Matt Mullenweg announced that he will be streaming on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter on Thursday, Dec 17th, 2020 at 1600 UTC. Note: Post Status will have a live chat in our Slack channel (#events) during the presentation if you want to talk during the live broadcast.
Wordfest Live 2021: The second round of speakers has been announced: Cameron Jones, Shanta Nathwani, Imran Sayed, Marieke van de Rakt, Mary Job, Larry Swanson, Masni Mustafa, and Paul Lacey. This 24-hour event is happening on January 21, 2021.

WordPress, forking, and the road to 4.0

ByBrian Krogsgard July 28, 2013January 31, 2015

At WordCamp San Francisco, Matt Mullenweg presented the future of WordPress versions 3.7 and 3.8. I have a specific vision for 3.9 and 4.0 – one that will keep both end users and developers happy. Can we make it happen?

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Why did Automattic gobble up an iCloud alternative?

ByBrian Krogsgard October 23, 2013January 31, 2015

You should remember from earlier this year that Automattic acquired Simperium, maker of Simplenote. Simplenote is a great app by the way. John Paul Titlow, of FastCompany, interviews Matt Mullenweg and writes about the technology behind Simperium and how their team could help Automattic make blogging better for WordPress.com.

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Matt Mullenweg State of the Word, 2016

ByBrian Krogsgard December 3, 2016November 19, 2021

Matt Mullenweg just completed the 2016 State of the Word, which highlights the accomplishments of the past year, and sets the direction for the year ahead for WordPress.

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Big Picture Goals 2023 • WP 6.2 Planning • LearnWP Needs Analysis • Wrong Plugins

ByCourtney Robertson January 18, 2023January 19, 2023

Where is WordPress going in 2023? Read Josepha’s Big Picture Goals for the year. WordPress certifications are in the planning phases, and the foundation will include LearnWP. The Training Team is conducting a Needs Analysis. Help gather the community’s input. Plugins Team is seeking intentionally wrong plugins, and Core has the 6.2 Planning Roundup.

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Languages of Contribution and Creation

ByDan Knauss August 19, 2022August 22, 2022

The Creator Economy owes a lot to WordPress, but that doesn’t mean WordPress is valued or even understood by Creators as an open source project and community. Are the stories we tell and the words we use compelling to newcomers and the younger generations we need to succeed us? Is the story and language that got WordPress where it is adequate to take it where it wants to go?