How WordPress Won

From blogging platform to the worlds 
most popular open-source CMS. The why's and how's but very little content.

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1. Michael Kimb Jones for WordUp Glasgow Saturday, February 4th 2012 How WordPress WON
2. From blogging platform to the worlds most popular open-source CMS How WordPress WON
3. http://trends.builtwith.com/cms/WordPress WordPress usage statistics
4. http://trends.builtwith.com/cms/WordPress WordPress usage statistics
5. http://trends.builtwith.com/cms/WordPress WordPress usage statistics
6. http://wordpress.org WordPress usage statistics
7. WordPress is now #1 #2 #3
8. http://trends.builtwith.com/cms/WordPress WordPress usage statistics pretty clear right here
9. WORDPRESS IS WINNING
10. The 8 things driving WordPress growth why? that I think
11. 1. OPEN SOURCE
12. 2. SATURATION
13. 3. ECOSYSTEM
14. 4. CREDIBILITY
15. 5. THEMES
16. 6. PLUGINS
17. 7. AUTOMATTIC
18. 8. COMMUNITY
19. WHAT NEXT?
20. TROPHY: http://www.iconfinder.com/icondetails/22986/256/cup_gold_gold_trophy_instructor_prize_trophy_winner_icon DRUPAL: http://drupal.org/node/9068 JOOMLA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Joomla_logo.png GPL: http://www.crepture.com/images/animals/allamimalimages/animals/Gnu/Gnu%20images/Gnu%20.www.crepture.com%20%282%29.jpg SATURATION: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mal-b/5722745025/ ECOSYSTEM: http://www.woothemes.com/2011/02/wooville-5-wheres-woo/ CREDIBILITY: http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/LGlPUMZhvQP/In+Profile+Muammar+al+Gaddafi/xSkPAcpHCKz PLUGINS: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jun/06/rooney-hair-twitter AUTOMATTIC: http://www.zurb.com/article/696/podcast-highlights-from-soapbox-w-founder COMMUNITY: http://pickledpeanuts.blogspot.com/2010/11/rethinking-mundane.html FUTURE: http://www.caughtoffside.com/2011/03/25/england-national-team-future-is-bleak-according-to-the-premier-leagues-director-of-youth/ image credits...
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