Moving Forward with a Mature Platform - WCTRN

My talk from WordCamp Torino 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: https://wordpress.tv/2016/04/15/john-blackbourn-moving-forward-with-a-mature-platform/

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Transcript

1. Moving Forward with a Mature Platform John Blackbourn @johnbillion
2. Since 1995 Since 2003
3. Well Established Proven Stable
4. Old Bloated Boring A pile of…
5. Responsive Images via srcset
6. Usage of srcset since WordPress 4.4 Usage in Google Chrome. Data from Google, March 2016.
7. Responsive Images REST API HTTPS HTTP/2
8. What is WordPress? “WordPress is web software you can use to create a beautiful website, blog, or app.” wordpress.org
9. What is WordPress’ Mission? “To democratize publishing through Open Source, GPL software.” wordpressfoundation.org
10. Localisation
11. wptranslationday.org April 24th 2016
12. Local WordCamps
13. Localised WordPress.org
15. Accessibility
16. Accessibility All new or updated code released into WordPress core and bundled themes must conform with WCAG at level AA.
17. Developer Relations
18. “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?
19. Developer Relations
20. WordPress core code maintains compatibility with a version of PHP that’s 9 years old because it’s still in use on 5% of all WordPress sites
21. Developer Relations
22. Developer Contribution Process
23. 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
25. Project Direction
26. What is WordPress? “WordPress is web software you can use to create a beautiful website, blog, or app.” wordpress.org
27. Jack of all trades, master of none? What is WordPress?
29. Project Direction REST API or WP-ADMIN API?
30. Project Direction We need a plan, and it needs input and leadership
31. The Open Internet
33. Questions and Discussion John Blackbourn @johnbillion