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Ed MorrisseyPartner & Chief Creative Officer6358 Delmar Boulevard, Suite 444Saint Louis, MO 63130ed@integritystl.comwww.integritystl.com
Evolution of WordPressIt’s Nice to Meet You
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Welcome
• It starts when it starts•The people who come are the best who could have come• It’s over when it’s over
•The Law of Two Feet
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Background
•The ‘Elder’•Still going strong•Advocate for open source
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This Past Year…
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WordPress Sites in the Worldas of 8/2/2011 and 9/18/2012 - http://en.wordpress.com/stats/
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The CMS Market (top Million)
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Other(100+)
http://w3techs.com/technologies/overview/content_management/all
54.6%
8.9%
7.0%
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How it All Started…
•Matt blogged about b2 and Mike left a comment…
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http://ma.tt/2003/01/the-blogging-software-dilemma/#comment-445
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Why Start WordPress
• Forward compatibility•Software wasn’t being improved•Didn’t agree with licensing•Wanted code to be free to the world
• Flexibility of Moveable Type• Parsing of TextPattern• Hackability of b2• Ease of Blogger
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GPLv2 License
•Gives the unlimited rights to copy/distribute source code •AND prevents you from taking those rights away
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What it is…
A classy news/weblog tool
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What is it?
•Blogging•CMS•Application•PaaS
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Limited by your imaginationAnd tech chops
Limited by your imaginationAnd tech chops
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History of Defaults
WordPress Themes
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2001 – B2/cafelog
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2003 - 0.71-gold
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2004 – Classic – 1.2
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2005 – Kubrick – 1.5
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2010 – TwentyTen – 3.0
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2011 – TwentyEleven – 3.2
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2012 – TwentyTwelve
• Home Template•Mobile-first • Retina• Open Sans
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http://twentytwelvedemo.wordpress.com/
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Community Powered
WordPress Admin
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2003 - 0.71-gold
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• No dashboard• Landing page was write
post page• Only 1 category
• No dashboard• Landing page was write
post page• Only 1 category
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2004 – 1.2
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• Plugins• Subcategories• Custom fields• Post preview
• Plugins• Subcategories• Custom fields• Post preview
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2007 – 2.1
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• Spellcheck• Auto-save• Redesigned admin panel• Comments as menu item
• Spellcheck• Auto-save• Redesigned admin panel• Comments as menu item
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2008 – 2.5
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• New dashboard• 1 click upgrade plugins• Visual editor• Built-in gallery
• New dashboard• 1 click upgrade plugins• Visual editor• Built-in gallery
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2008 – 2.7
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• New dashboard• Auto install plugins• Comment paging• Reply to comments
• New dashboard• Auto install plugins• Comment paging• Reply to comments
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Now – 3.4
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• Admin Bar• Multi-site• Improved Help• Theme Customizer• Internationalization
• Admin Bar• Multi-site• Improved Help• Theme Customizer• Internationalization
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The Future?
Application Platform
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Web App Requirements
• User registration/administration• Workflow• Searching• Sorting/filtering• XML interfacing• Caching• Socializing
• Commenting, Ranking, Sharing• Security• Search friendly URLs• Media management• Analytics• Error logging
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The Question
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An Example
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Custom Admin
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Custom Admin
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Custom Admin
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Custom Admin
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Custom Admin
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Summary
• Feature rich• Extendable via plugins or theme• Constantly improved• Know it’s limitations (e-commerce)• Too many plugins (there’s a plugin for that)• Lots of upgrades
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Limited by your imaginationAnd tech chops
Limited by your imaginationAnd tech chops
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Carpe Diem
Randy HicksMetacake/Nashville‘Hooks & Filters’
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Ryan MarkelAutomattic‘Getting Started’
Eric JohnsonAutomattic‘Mobile’
Reshma ChattaramChamberlinB&C Designers‘Design’
Joshua RayIntegrity‘Custom Admin’
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My Challenge to You
MAKE TODAYRIDICULOUSLYAWESOME
MAKE TODAYRIDICULOUSLYAWESOME
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Thanks to Our Sponsors
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Ed MorrisseyPartner & Chief Creative Officer6358 Delmar Boulevard, Suite 444Saint Louis, MO 63130ed@integritystl.comwww.integritystl.com
Thank YouIt Was Nice to Meet You
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