Moving Forward with a Mature Platform - WCEU

My talk from WordCamp Europe 2016.

WordPress is over twelve years old now. How does the software and the project as a whole continue to move forward, maintain relevance, push boundaries, and assert influence when it has to compete with much leaner, cooler, and more modern alternatives?

Video coming soon.

#wordpress #wordcamp #wceu #php

Transcript

1. Moving Forward with a
   Mature Platform
   John Blackbourn
   @johnbillion
   

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2. Since 1995
   Since 2003
   

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3. Well Established
   Proven
   Stable
   

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4. Old
   Bloated
   Boring
   A pile of…
   

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5. Responsive Images via srcset
   

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6. Usage of srcset since WordPress 4.4
   Usage in Google Chrome. Data from Google, March 2016.
   

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7. Responsive Images
   REST API
   HTTPS
   HTTP/2
   

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8. Responsive Images
   REST API
   HTTPS
   HTTP/2
   

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9. What is WordPress?
   “WordPress is web software you can use
   to create a beautiful website, blog, or app.”
   wordpress.org
   

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10. What is WordPress’ Mission?
    “To democratize publishing
    through Open Source, GPL software.”
    wordpressfoundation.org
    

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11. Localisation
    

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12. wptranslationday.org
    April 24th 2016
    

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13. Local WordCamps and Meetups
    

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14. Localised WordPress.org
    

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16. Accessibility
    

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17. Accessibility
    All new or updated code released into
    WordPress core and bundled themes must
    conform with WCAG at level AA.
    

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18. Developer Relations
    

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19. “The reason Drupal has been successful
    is because we always made
    big, forward-looking changes.”
    Dries Buytaert
    Why the big architectural changes
    in Drupal 8?
    

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20. Developer Relations
    

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21. WordPress core code
    maintains compatibility with
    a version of PHP that’s 9 years old
    because it’s still in use on
    7% of all WordPress sites
    

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22. Developer Relations
    

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23. Developer Contribution Process
    

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24. Developer Contribution Process
    

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25. Feature Plugins Projects
    “Most will start as ideas that need exploration
    to be more fully formed or fleshed out
    before implementation.”
    make.wordpress.org/core
    

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27. Project Direction
    

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28. What is WordPress?
    “WordPress is web software you can use
    to create a beautiful website, blog, or app.”
    wordpress.org
    

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29. Jack of all trades,
    master of none?
    What is WordPress?
    

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31. Project Direction
    REST API
    or
    WP-ADMIN API?
    

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32. Project Direction
    We need a plan, and it needs
    input and leadership
    

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33. ❤
    

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34. Questions and
    Discussion
    John Blackbourn
    @johnbillion
    

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