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WordPress in ReviewJane WellsAutomattic
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Hello
Jane Wells
User Experience / User Interface
WordPress / Automattic
http://jane.wordpress.com
@janeforshort
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Automattic
• Operates WordPress.com
• WordPress.org development
• Akismet
• WordPress Video Player (open source)
• WordPress.com Stats plugin
• Intense Debate
• PollDaddy
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Automattic
• Founded by Matt Mullenweg
• About 50 employees
• No central office
• Everyone works from home
• Communication via IRC, Skype and email
• Countries: USA, Canada, UK, Ireland,
Bulgaria, Australia, France, Spain, Japan
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WordPress “Flavors”
• WordPress.org - downloadable self-hosted version
• WordPress.com - WordPress hosted by Automattic
• WordPress MU - self-hosted multi-user version
All versions of WordPress are 100% open source.
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WordPress.org Development
• Thousands of commits
• Hundreds of contributing developers
• Tens of thousands of beta testers
• 3-4 releases per year
• Two back-end redesigns
• Over 4000 plugins
Core Developers: Matt Mullenweg, Ryan Boren,
Andrew Ozz, Mark Jaquith, Peter Westwood
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WordPress 2.7
Customizable administration interface, dozens of new features, millions of downloads
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Coming Up in 2.8
• Improved widget management
• Embedded theme directory
• Improved performance
• Custom taxonomies
• Expansion of open source contributions
Anticipated release date: April 15, 2009
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Coming Up in 2009
• Redesigned media management
• Interface refinements
• New themes
• Improved Ideas forum
• New documentation handbooks
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WordPress MU
• Multiple blogs from one installation
• Scaling to millions of pageviews
• Unlimited users
• Robust administration features
Lead Developer: Donncha O’Caoimh
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WordPress.com
• Runs on MU
• Hosted by Automattic
• Millions of blogs and users
• High-profile blogs - CNN, Fox News,
Martha Stewart, etc.
• Test bed for new features
• Limited control (no ads, JavaScript, Flash)
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BuddyPress
Lead Developer: Andy Peatling
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WordPress.tv
Led By: Michael Pick
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WordCamps
San Francisco | Beijing | Tel Aviv | Buenos Aires | Melbourne | Hamburg
Dallas | Vancouver (CA) | Paris | Milan | Birmingham (UK)
Fraser Valley (CA) | Cape Town | Philippines | Shanghai | Birmingham, AL
Salt Lake City | Portland, OR | Tokyo | Toronto | New York
Honolulu | Bangkok Charlotte | Washington, D.C. | Sydney | Barcelona
Las Vegas | Jakarta | Whistler | Worcester, MA | Denver | India | Hong Kong
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Thank You
Jane Wells
http://jane.wordpress.com
twitter: @janeforshort
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or suggestions.