How WordPress Won

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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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