state of the word 2013
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Annual State of the Word presentation at WordCamp San Francisco in 2013. To see the accompanying speech and video, please visit: http://wordpress.tv/2013/07/29/matt-mullenweg-state-of-the-word-2013/ It looks a lot better with the animation and transitions. :)TRANSCRIPT
THE
STATE OF THE
Word 2013
Matt Mullenweg
ma.tt@photomatt
8th
WORDCAMP SAN FRANCISCO
Image Credits: Scott Beale (Laughing Squid)
72This Year Alone
314WordCamps To Date
1,026People have spoken WordCamps in the last 12 months
1,400,000Videos from WordCamps have been watched over
1.4 Million times total on WordPress.tv
WordCamp Video Views
Images courtesy of their respective owners, pulled from #wp10 Twitter hash tag and anniversary write-ups
Year In Review
3.6
10,945 Posts and CommentsMore than 2X the year before
WordPress’ History The Book
46+ Million
46,355,774 downloads in the last 12 months
WordPress Downloads
#WCSF
2.3XAs many as last year
336Themes Added
Themes added to the theme directory in the last 12 months
#WCSF
6,758Plugins Added
9,334Plugins Requested
#WCSF
App Updates
Number of major app updates in the last 12 months
#WCSF
iOS Android Windows Phone
63 6
Recent
Rockstars
Konstantin x2
Konstantin Kovshenin @kovshenin
Konstantin Obenland @obenland
Mike Schroder @dh-shredder
Adam Silverstein @roundearth
Scott Taylor @wonderboymusic
Drew Jaynes @drewapicture
Dave Martin @lessbloat
Joen Asmussen @joen
31,260Survey Responses 2013
2012: 27,000
#WCSF
Answers from 178 countries
2012: 158
#WCSF
What devices do you use to access WordPress?
WebiPad
iPhone
Android
Android Tablet
Desktop
98% 31% 30% 18% 12%
What do you use WordPress for?
What do you use WordPress for?
2012 2013
CMS 68% 69%
Blog/CMS 25% 20%
Blog 7% 6%
App Platform - 7%
Have you heard of WordPress?
WordPress Awareness Survey by WPEngine
YES – 29.3%
1500 demographic-independent responses, +/- 2.9% accuracy based on sample size
#WCSF
18.9%WordPress powered 16.7% of the web at last WCSF
+2.2% points since last year
#WCSF
Habits & Loops
Nir Eyal
NirandFar.com
“Phantom Buzz”The false sensation of feeling your cell phone vibrate in your pocket when you're suffering from textpectation or expecting a call from that certain girl (that will never actually call you back). !– UrbanDictionary.com
(A.)T.A.R.I.
Action
RewardInvestment
Trigger
External
Internal
Internal & External Triggers
Rarity / Validity
Happiness
Someone replied to your
comment!
YOU INHERITED LOTSA
$$$$!!!1!!1! send
There’s a new post on Random
Blog XYZ
Investment making it your own
A WordPress Loop
Write
Check StatsSubscribers++
Get Inspired
Constraints Breed
Creativity
Apps for both existing and new users
Manage
Produce
Consume
A better first experience
3XMore sign ups through Mobile Apps
WordPress is an App
APP PLATFORM
BLOG CMSNO!
BLOG
CMS
APP PLATFORM
BLOG C M S
PLATFORM
BLOG C M S
PLATFORM
WordPress
CMS
BlogE-Commerce
3.7
Platform-focused ReleaseOctober
Stability & Security
Language Packs Auto-Updates for Minor Releases
Password Enhancements
Reduce Trac Components
New Developer Resource
developer.wordpress.org
The MP6 Story
The MP6 Story (Continued)
Creating the Team
Matt Mullenweg: got a minute? Matt Thomas: hey there, sure Matt Thomas: I'm working on finding those slideshow photos now, btw Matt Mullenweg: how's the rest of your week looking? Matt Thomas: Not bad, I'm planning to work on hiring for the rest of the day. then wherever i'm needed on comments in the reader. Need me for anything? Matt Mullenweg: would you be up for taking a pass through core?
1. Clear Leadership
2. Core Endorsement
3. Process over outcome
4. Skype
5. Informed Feedback
6. Open for anyone passionate
Did it work?
The Power of the Plugin
UsageIS OXYGEN
IDEASFOR
3.8
Smaller Teams Quicker Iterations Fewer Bottlenecks Temporary Hooks
Core Contributor Loop
Patch it!
Review & Feedback
Inclusion
Idea
Usage/Experience
Coming up in 3.8
Twenty Fourteen ready before 2014!
When?
Of 50,000 blogs created ...only 4% active a week later.
UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce
UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce
UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce
UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce
UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce
UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce
UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce
UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce
UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce
UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce
Get Involved
Women in WordPress
36 More WordCamps this Year
Find one near you: central.wordcamp.org
Dev Day
&Q A#WCSF