This year marks the 10th anniversary of WordPress, our key platform for development, and we couldn’t be happier that it’s still up and running; although we are not surprised.
WordPress started as a blogging platform like tumblr and Blogspot, but has grown into a the most widely used content management system powering 17% of all websites on the internet. If you don’t know much about WordPress, here’s a basic feature list:
- Simplicity
- Flexibility
- User management
- Built in comments
- Search engine optimised
- Multilingual
- Media Management
- Extensible with the use of plugins
The real list is a lot longer and can be seen here. A quirk of WordPress is that most versions are named after jazz musicians, with the latest being Elvin Jones, and the first being the immortalised Miles Davis. WordPress has one of the largest developer communities on the planet, with user groups up and down the country and across the globe, as well as an annual WordCamp event.
As part of the celebrations, WordPress have released special edition tshirts and has invited its community to hold their own get togethers and celebrate, with any event held with more than 50 people there may be stickers and buttons sent there for everyone to enjoy. Remember save the date, 27th May, and find a meetup near you to join in the celebrations, I know we will.