Evolution of Wordpress

THE EVOLUTION OF WORDPRESS With more than 35,640 plugins and 829,825,409 downloads (and counting!), WordPress is the most popular self-hosted blogging platform worldwide: More than just a basic Content Management System (CMS), it allows users to go beyond basic blogging to building top-quality professional websites and e-commerce pages. But it all started with a couple of students... Legend: FIRST TIME LAUNCH • # OF DOWNLOADS • NEW VERSION RELEASE 2003 • WORDCAMP NUMBERS • FEATURE UPDA TES • WORDPRESS COMMUNITY • # OF WORDPRESS WEBSITES WordPress got its name from business =1 YEAR coach Christine Tremoulet. WORDPRESS LAUNCHED College freshman Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little fork b2 and create a 15,000 USERS WORLDWIDE user-friendly personal blogging system called WordPress built on PHP and 17 MYSQL and licensed under the GPL. 22 2004 VERSION 1.2 (MINGUS) Version 1.2 (Mingus) includes: + Custom fields + RSS import + Thumbnail creation + Firstversion of WordPress that supports plugins 23 2005 VERSION 1.5 (STRAYHORN) WORDPRESS.COM LAUNCHED Version 1.5 (Strayhorn) includes: WordPress.com is the first hosted version which + Theme system leads to commercial expansion. + Static page advancements VERSION 2.0 (DUKE) Version 2.0 (Duke) includes: 50,000+ DOWNLOADS + Persistent cache 50,000 downloads of Strayhorn in first two weeks of launch. 18 + New user role system + New administration interface 2006 119 LANGUAGES SUPPORTED 14 FIRST WORDCAMP Matt Mullenweg hosts the first WordCamp in San Francisco. WordPress users propose 736 ideas at WordCamp events. 2 2,849,349 DOWNLO ADS VERSION 2.1 (ELLA) 2007 Versions 2.1 (Ella) includes: + Autosave + Spell-check 24 VERSION 2.3 (DEXTER) Version 2.3 (Dexter) includes: 100-200 FULL-TIME PEOPLE + New taxonomy system + Updated alerts/notifications + Speed optimization 25 100-200 people working full-time on WordPress. 7 2008 VERSION 2.5 (BRECKER) VERSION 2.6 (TYNER) Version 2.5 (Brecker) includes : Version 2.6 (Tyner) includes: + Wider profile fields + Gallery sorting capabilities + Press This bookmarklet for + New dashboardwidget system + Shortcode API 26 easier retrieval 27 VERSION 2.7 (COLTRANE) Version 2.7 (Coltrane) includes: 500,905 DOWNLOADS + Built-in plugin installation + Dashboard screenshots + Sticky posts + Automatic upgrading + Inline documentation 13 2009 VERSION 2.8 (BAKER) Version 2.8 (Baker) includes: VERSION 2.9 (CARMEN) + Built-in theme installer Version 2.9 (Carmen) includes : + Improved UI + Improved API 36 + Image editing features + Bulk plugin features + Trash/undo feature + oEmbed Support that allows 2010 embedding Visuals without parsing 37 VERSION 3.0 (THELONIOUS) Version 3.0 (Thelonious) includes: + Custom headers and backgrounds + Custom menu management VERSION 3.1 (GERSHWIN) + Simplified taxonomy + New default theme "Twenty Ten" 43 Version 3.1 (Gershwin) includes : + Post format + Admin bar 6,800 FREELANCERS 2011 WordPress.org powers 14.7% of the top million websites VERSION 3.2 (REINHARDT) worldwide, and supports 6,800 self-employed freelancers Version 3.2 (Reinhardt) includes: responsible for 170,000 websites. + New minimum system VERSION 3.3 (SONNY) requirements + New default theme "Twenty Version 3.3 (Sonny) includes: Eleven" 41 52 WORDCAMP EVENTS + Welcome messages + Dashboard examples + Feature pointers 39 22% NEW & ACTIVE DOMAINS WordPress.org claims 22% of all new and active domains this year. 2012 VERSION 3.4 (GREEN) VERSION 3.5 (ELVIN) Version 3.4 (Green) includes: Version 3.5 (Elvin) includes: + New media manager + Built-in audio/video support + New default theme "Twenty Twelve" + Theme customizer + Theme previewer tools 31 + Enhanced autosave + New default theme"Twenty Thirteen" + Updated sticky post options 34 75 WORDCAMP EVENTS 75 events and 10,000+ attendees across 6 continents and 26 20,000+ COMMUNITY countries with a staff of 120. 16 2013 WordPress.org community grows: 20,000 people host blogs, design pages, and provide support services for WP users. VERSION 3.7 (BASIIE) VERSION 3.8 (PARKER) Version 3.7 (Basie) includes: Version 3.8 (Parker) includes: + Automatic maintenance/security + 8 new color schemes updates + Sidebar Widgets + Small screen compatibility + New default theme "Twenty + Enhanced password protocol + Improved search 48 Fourteen" 49 2014 VERSION 4.0 (BEN NY) VERSION 3.9 (SMITH) Version 4.0 (Benny) includes: Version 3.9 (Smith) includes: + Ability to select language for install PUBLISHED (non-English dominates for first time) + Live widgets + Header previews 46 IN 120 + Avatars in plugin library + Media embeds 17 TRANSLATED LANGUAGES INTO 40 16 LANGUAGES 19 25 MILLION DOWNLOADS 80 WORDCAMP EVENTS 25 million downloads of version 3.9 (Smith) in first 2 months. 16 Twenty Fifteen 7,254,274 DOWNLOADS VERSION 4.1 (DINAH) 12 Version 4.1 (Dinah) includes: + Clean design + Easier drag and drop themes + New default theme"Twenty The myth of the pier Fifteen" hens Feg wesseeteurely in hisamchin. he feet elase together like these ofa grenadier n parde, his handa resting en his knees, his body straighr, his head ere be was SIadily wanching a compilicaned dock whkh ideated the hours the minues he socends, the days, the months, and the rRa. 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