WordPress in ReviewJane WellsAutomattic

Hello

Jane Wells

User Experience / User Interface

WordPress / Automattic

jane@automattic.com

http://jane.wordpress.com

@janeforshort

Automattic

• Operates WordPress.com

• WordPress.org development

• Akismet

• WordPress Video Player (open source)

• WordPress.com Stats plugin

• Intense Debate

• PollDaddy

Automattic

• Founded by Matt Mullenweg

• About 50 employees

• No central office

• Everyone works from home

• Communication via IRC, Skype and email

• Countries: USA, Canada, UK, Ireland,

Bulgaria, Australia, France, Spain, Japan

WordPress “Flavors”

• WordPress.org - downloadable self-hosted version

• WordPress.com - WordPress hosted by Automattic

• WordPress MU - self-hosted multi-user version

All versions of WordPress are 100% open source.

WordPress.org Development

• Thousands of commits

• Hundreds of contributing developers

• Tens of thousands of beta testers

• 3-4 releases per year

• Two back-end redesigns

• Over 4000 plugins

Core Developers: Matt Mullenweg, Ryan Boren,

Andrew Ozz, Mark Jaquith, Peter Westwood

WordPress 2.7

Customizable administration interface, dozens of new features, millions of downloads

Coming Up in 2.8

• Improved widget management

• Embedded theme directory

• Improved performance

• Custom taxonomies

• Expansion of open source contributions

Anticipated release date: April 15, 2009

Coming Up in 2009

• Redesigned media management

• Interface refinements

• New themes

• Improved Ideas forum

• New documentation handbooks

WordPress MU

• Multiple blogs from one installation

• Scaling to millions of pageviews

• Unlimited users

• Robust administration features

Lead Developer: Donncha O’Caoimh

WordPress.com

• Runs on MU

• Hosted by Automattic

• Millions of blogs and users

• High-profile blogs - CNN, Fox News,

Martha Stewart, etc.

• Test bed for new features

• Limited control (no ads, JavaScript, Flash)

BuddyPress

Lead Developer: Andy Peatling

WordPress.tv

Led By: Michael Pick

WordCamps

San Francisco | Beijing | Tel Aviv | Buenos Aires | Melbourne | Hamburg

Dallas | Vancouver (CA) | Paris | Milan | Birmingham (UK)

Fraser Valley (CA) | Cape Town | Philippines | Shanghai | Birmingham, AL

Salt Lake City | Portland, OR | Tokyo | Toronto | New York

Honolulu | Bangkok Charlotte | Washington, D.C. | Sydney | Barcelona

Las Vegas | Jakarta | Whistler | Worcester, MA | Denver | India | Hong Kong

Thank You

Jane Wells

jane@automattic.com

http://jane.wordpress.com

twitter: @janeforshort

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or suggestions.