This document summarizes key events and statistics from WordPress in 2013. There were 314 WordCamps held to date, with 72 held in 2013 alone. WordPress saw 46 million downloads in the last year. The WordPress theme and plugin directories added 336 new themes and over 9,000 new plugins. A survey of over 31,000 WordPress users found that most access it from desktops and smartphones, and use it primarily for blogging and content management. The document outlines plans for WordPress 3.7 and 3.8, including a focus on stability, security and a new developer resource. It also describes efforts to improve the new user experience and discussions around the future of the WordPress plugin platform.

1. THE
STATE
OF THE
Word
2013

2. Matt Mullenweg
@photomatt
ma.tt

3. 8
th
WORDCAMP
SAN FRANCISCO

4. Image Credits: Scott Beale (Laughing Squid)

5. 314
WordCamps To Date
72
This Year Alone

6. 1,026
People have spoken WordCamps in the last 12 months

7. WordCamp Video Views
1,400,000
Videos from WordCamps have been watched over
1.4 Million times total on WordPress.tv

9. Images courtesy of their respective owners, pulled from #wp10 Twitter hash tag and anniversary write-ups

10. Year In
Review

14. 3.6

17. 10,945 Posts and Comments
More than 2X the year before

19. WordPress’ History
The Book

20. #WCS
F
46+ Million
WordPress Downloads
46,355,774 downloads in the last 12 months

21. 336
#WCS
F
Themes Added
2.3X
As many as last year
Themes added to the theme directory in the last 12 months

22. 9,334
Plugins Requested
6,758
Plugins Added
#WCS
F

23. #WCS
F
App Updates
iOS
Android
Windows Phone
3
6
6
Number of major app updates in the last 12 months

24. s
r
a
t
s
k
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o
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nt
ce
Re

25. Konstantin x
2
Konstantin Obenland
@obenland
Konstantin Kovshenin
@kovshenin

26. Mike Schroder
@dh-shredder
Adam Silverstein
@roundearth

27. Scott Taylor
@wonderboymusic
Drew Jaynes
@drewapicture

28. Dave Martin
@lessbloat
Joen Asmussen
@joen

29. #WCS
F
31,260
Survey Responses 2013
2012: 27,000

30. #WCS
F
Answers from 178 countries
2012: 158

33. What devices do you use to
access WordPress?

34. 98%
31%
30%
18%
12%
Androi
d
Android
Tablet
Deskto
p
iPad
Web
iPhon
e

35. What do you use WordPress
for?

36. 2012
2013
CMS
68%
69%
Blog/CMS
25%
20%
Blog
7%
6%
App Platform
-
7%
What do you use WordPress for?

37. Have you heard of
WordPress?
WordPress Awareness Survey by WPEngine

38. #WCS
F
YES – 29.3%
1500 demographic-independent responses, +/- 2.9%
accuracy based on sample size

39. #WCS
F
18.9%
+2.2% points since last year
WordPress powered 16.7% of the web at last WCSF

41. Habits
& Loops

42. Nir Eyal
NirandFar.com

43. Presentation on WordPress.tv: http://wp.me/pllYY-3no

44. “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

46. (A.)T.A.R.I.
Trigger
Action
External
Internal
Investment
Reward

47. Internal & External Triggers

48. Someone
replied to your
comment!
Happiness
YOU
INHERITED LOTSA
$$$$!!!1!!1!
send
There’s a new
post on Random
Blog XYZ
Rarity / Validity

49. Investment
making it your own

50. A WordPress Loop
Get Inspired
Subscribers++
Write
Check Stats

52. Constraints
Breed
Creativity

56. Apps for both
existing and new users

57. Consume
Produce
Manage

58. A better first experience

59. 3X
More sign ups through Mobile Apps

60. WordPress is an App

62. BLOG
!
O
N
CMS
APP
PLATFORM

63. BLOG
CMS
APP
PLATFORM

64. BLOG
C M S
PLATFORM

65. BLOG
C M S
PL ATFORM

66. E-Commerce
Blog
CMS
WordPress

67. 3.7

68. Platform-focused Release
October

70. Stability & Security
Language Packs
Auto-Updates for Minor Releases
Password Enhancements

71. Reduce Trac Components

72. New Developer Resource
developer.wordpress.org

73. The MP6
Story

77. The MP6 Story (Continued)

79. Creating the Team

80. 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?

81. 1. Clear Leadership

82. 2. Core Endorsement

83. 3. Process over outcome

84. 4. Skype

85. 5. Informed Feedback

86. 6. Open for anyone passionate

87. Did it work?

92. The Power of the Plugin

93. Usage
IS OXYGEN
FOR
IDEAS

94. 3.8

96. Smaller Teams
Quicker Iterations
Fewer Bottlenecks
Temporary Hooks

97. Core Contributor Loop
Idea
Patch it!
Usage/Experience
Inclusion
Review
& Feedback

98. Coming up in 3.8

99. Twenty Fourteen ready
before 2014!

100. When?

101. Of 50,000 blogs created
...only 4% active a week later.

103. UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce

104. UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce

105. UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce

106. UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce

107. UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce

108. UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce

109. UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce

110. UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce

111. UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce

112. UI Explorations by Joen Asmussen & Mel Choyce

113. Get
Invol
ved

117. Women in WordPress

118. 36
More WordCamps this Year
Find one near you: central.wordcamp.org

119. Dev Day

120. #WCS
F
&
Q A