wordpress is taking over the internet
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My lightning talk for the Brisbane Web Design Meetup Group for "What I Learnt in 2011". What I learnt in 2011 is that "WordPress Is Taking Over The Internet"TRANSCRIPT
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WORDPRESS IS TAKING OVER THE INTERNET
WORDPRESS IS TAKING OVER THE INTERNET
Bronson QuickBronson Quick
What I Learnt in 2011What I Learnt in 2011
DOWNLOADS OF WORDPRESS 3.2DOWNLOADS OF WORDPRESS 3.2
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http://wordpress.org/download/counter/http://wordpress.org/download/counter/
WORDPRESS.COM BLOGSWORDPRESS.COM BLOGS
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http://en.wordpress.com/stats/http://en.wordpress.com/stats/
FREE THEMES ON WORDPRESS.ORGFREE THEMES ON WORDPRESS.ORG
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http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/
FREE PLUGINS ON WORDPRESS.ORGFREE PLUGINS ON WORDPRESS.ORG
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http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/
WORDPRESS ON THE GOWORDPRESS ON THE GO WordPress for iOS
WordPress for Android
WordPress for Windows Phone 7
WordPress for Nokia
WordPress for WebOS
WordPress for iOS
WordPress for Android
WordPress for Windows Phone 7
WordPress for Nokia
WordPress for WebOS
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http://wordpress.org/extend/mobile/http://wordpress.org/extend/mobile/
POWERING THE INTERNETPOWERING THE INTERNET
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http://w3techs.com/technologies/history_overview/content_management/allhttp://w3techs.com/technologies/history_overview/content_management/all
WordPress powers 15.3% of the top 1 million websites on the web! WordPress powers 15.3% of the top 1 million websites on the web!
MATT’S STATE OF THE WORD 2011MATT’S STATE OF THE WORD 2011 18,000 responses from all over the world 18,000 responses from all over the world
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http://ma.tt/2011/08/state-of-the-word-2011/
http://wordpress.org/news/2011/08/state-of-the-word/
http://ma.tt/2011/08/state-of-the-word-2011/
http://wordpress.org/news/2011/08/state-of-the-word/
SELF EMPLOYEDSELF EMPLOYED 6,800 self-employed respondents making a living from WordPress
Were responsible for over 170,000 sites personally
25 sites each!
6,800 self-employed respondents making a living from WordPress
Were responsible for over 170,000 sites personally
25 sites each!
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CONSULTANTS & COMPANIESCONSULTANTS & COMPANIES 65% heavily customised installs
Features are only added if 80% of WordPress users will use them
65% heavily customised installs
Features are only added if 80% of WordPress users will use them
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CUSTOMISED ADMINCUSTOMISED ADMIN Only 4% of the 18,000+ people had customised the admin
Great backend UI design thanks to the WordPress UI team
“A lot of work has been done, the front end is unrecognizable, but the
Dashboard still looks like the usual WordPress interface.”
Only 4% of the 18,000+ people had customised the admin
Great backend UI design thanks to the WordPress UI team
“A lot of work has been done, the front end is unrecognizable, but the
Dashboard still looks like the usual WordPress interface.”
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REPORTED HOURLY RATESREPORTED HOURLY RATES $5 - $2000 per hour! $5 - $2000 per hour!
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REPORTED HOURLY RATESREPORTED HOURLY RATES Average hourly rate $58
Median hourly rate $50
Average hourly rate $58
Median hourly rate $50
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NEW DOMAINS RUNNING WORDPRESS
NEW DOMAINS RUNNING WORDPRESS
22 out of 50 new domains in the United States of America 22 out of 50 new domains in the United States of America
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NUMBER OF WORDCAMPS IN 2011
NUMBER OF WORDCAMPS IN 2011
47 in 2011
Including WordCamp Gold Coast!
Still 7 more to come
47 in 2011
Including WordCamp Gold Coast!
Still 7 more to come
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ISN’T IT TIME YOU LEARNT WORDPRESS?
ISN’T IT TIME YOU LEARNT WORDPRESS?
Demand is growing rapidly
WordPress community is a wealth of knowledge
WordPress blogs (Just Google it!)
WordPress Meetup groups
WordPress.tv
WordCamps
Demand is growing rapidly
WordPress community is a wealth of knowledge
WordPress blogs (Just Google it!)
WordPress Meetup groups
WordPress.tv
WordCamps
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THANKS ALOTTHANKS ALOT
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