{"id":21702,"date":"2016-12-05T08:31:10","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T14:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?p=21702"},"modified":"2021-08-30T20:09:44","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T01:09:44","slug":"state-of-the-word-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/state-of-the-word-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Mullenweg&#8217;s 2016 State Of The Word Address"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Day two of WordCamp US 2016 wrapped up with the State of the Word address, delivered by Matt Mullenweg at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in the heart of the city. With more than 1,800-plus attendees (and 1,800-plus live streaming), guests\u00a0from all over the world packed the room for the most anticipated event at WordCamp US.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just look at the line for state of the word! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wcus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wcus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J3LuWoLX9Y\">pic.twitter.com\/J3LuWoLX9Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WP Engine (@wpengine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wpengine\/status\/805147602991845376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the success and notable moments of the past year and what&#8217;s in store for the future of WordPress, here&#8217;s a recap of this year&#8217;s State of the Word featuring WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg.<\/p>\n<h2>2016 State of the Word<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21707\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21707\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wcus-matt-mullenweg-philly.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21707 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wcus-matt-mullenweg-philly-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"WCUS 2016: Matt Mullenweg's State Of The Word Address\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wcus-matt-mullenweg-philly-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wcus-matt-mullenweg-philly-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wcus-matt-mullenweg-philly-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wcus-matt-mullenweg-philly-216x144.jpg 216w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wcus-matt-mullenweg-philly-851x567.jpg 851w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wcus-matt-mullenweg-philly.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matt Mullenweg presents the State of the Word in Philadelphia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21712\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21712\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wcus-34.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21712 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wcus-34-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"WCUS 2016: Matt Mullenweg's State Of The Word Address\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wcus-34-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wcus-34-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wcus-34-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wcus-34-192x144.jpg 192w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wcus-34-756x567.jpg 756w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wcus-34.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo and design by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/profclaytontx\/31401919155\/in\/album-72157673447877543\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Clayton<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wcus-matt-mullenweg-philly.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Opening Remarks<\/h3>\n<p>The State of the Word began with Mullenweg giving a special thanks to the city of Philadephia for hosting WCUS these past two years. He also expressed gratitude towards the sponsors, organizers, and volunteers who all played a role in making this the &#8220;smoothest WordCamp ever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Next year, WordCamp US will trade in Philly&#8217;s cheesesteaks for Nashville&#8217;s hot chicken.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Philadelphia\u2019s been a great place for the first 2 years of WordCamp US. Next year, we\u2019re headed to Nashville! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w5UHrS9rVl\">https:\/\/t.co\/w5UHrS9rVl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wcus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wcus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UUvm9KXZrJ\">pic.twitter.com\/UUvm9KXZrJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WordCamp US (@WordCampUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WordCampUS\/status\/805156635207417856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>wordcamps and Meetups in 2016<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21710\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21710\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wordcamps-wcus-state-of-the-word.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21710 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wordcamps-wcus-state-of-the-word-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"wordcamps-wcus-state-of-the-word\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wordcamps-wcus-state-of-the-word-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wordcamps-wcus-state-of-the-word-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wordcamps-wcus-state-of-the-word-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wordcamps-wcus-state-of-the-word-256x144.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wordcamps-wcus-state-of-the-word-1008x567.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wordcamps-wcus-state-of-the-word.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In 2016 there were 115 total WordCamps hosted in 41 different countries.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was a great year for WordCamps and Meetups. This year WordCamps increased from the previous year&#8217;s 89 up to 115 WordCamps.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21716\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21716\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cyx-BIWXAAQDM1h-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21716 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cyx-BIWXAAQDM1h-1-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cyx-BIWXAAQDM1h-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cyx-BIWXAAQDM1h-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cyx-BIWXAAQDM1h-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cyx-BIWXAAQDM1h-1-256x144.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cyx-BIWXAAQDM1h-1-1008x567.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cyx-BIWXAAQDM1h-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The total number of organizers, speakers, and sponsors present at WordCamps in 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition, total WordPress Meetup attendees in 2016 surpassed 62,500. There were 3,193 Meetups held across 58 countries.<\/p>\n<h3>WordCamp to become its own public-benefit corporation &amp; Will support like-minded profits<\/h3>\n<p>Mullenweg announced that next year WordCamps will be switched to their own company called WordPress Community Support. This means that WordCamp will become its own public-benefit corporation and will have more flexibility in event organizing.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cyx_jJMWEAA7LJp.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21718 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cyx_jJMWEAA7LJp-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"cyx_jjmweaa7ljp\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cyx_jJMWEAA7LJp-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cyx_jJMWEAA7LJp-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cyx_jJMWEAA7LJp-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cyx_jJMWEAA7LJp-256x144.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cyx_jJMWEAA7LJp-1008x567.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cyx_jJMWEAA7LJp.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;In 2017 we\u2019re going to support like-minded profits,&#8221; said Mullenweg. Along with supporting the likes of Hack the Hood, Internet Archive, and Black Girls Code, the WordPress Foundation plans to run educational workshops in underdeveloped countries and promote hackathons to help build websites for non-profits and NGOs.<\/p>\n<h3>WordPress\u2019\u00a0extended family<\/h3>\n<p>The State of the Word continued with a shout out to WordPress&#8217; cousins: BuddyPress, bbPress, and GlotPress, which have all received updates in the past year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buddypress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BuddyPress<\/a>, which helps you build a social layer on top of WordPress, evolved from version 2.4.4 to version 2.7.2. Now a native plugin, <a href=\"https:\/\/bbpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bbPress<\/a> was updated to bbPress 2. Translation software <a href=\"https:\/\/glotpress.blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GlotPress<\/a>\u00a0also received a big update and is no longer a standalone software on top of BackPress (now a WordPress plugin).<\/p>\n<h3>security &#8211; Hackerone<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hackerone.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HackerOne<\/a> is a new security bounty hunter program for WordPress.org. So far 65 hackers have contributed to reporting bugs privately to developers. Mullenweg explained that WordPress is looking to expand on this more; expect for this to open up in the coming months.<\/p>\n<h3>WordPress.org Feels the Love<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;WordPress.org got a lot of love this year;&#8221; said Mullenweg. &#8220;Support was one of the first things we focused on [&#8230;] I actually got my start on support forums. I saw someone asking something I already figured out&#8230;and look where we\u2019re at now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve also brought all of the Rosetta sites to a new version of P2 called O2,&#8221; said Mullenweg.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the WordPress Plugin Directory has been revamped with a new design. Now running WordPress (it wasn\u2019t before) the search tool has been totally redone so you\u2019ll start to notice much more relevant results. While not live yet, you can see the new design in action on the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins-wp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">demo site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Internationalization drives up plugin usage<\/h3>\n<p>This year there was a 20 percent increase in active plugin usage. Plugin downloads are up 34 percent&#8230;that&#8217;s 1.48 billion downloads!<\/p>\n<p>So what&#8217;s driving this increase? According to Mullenweg, the answer is internationalization.<\/p>\n<p>As of November 2016, there have been 17,000 translation contributors to WordPress. While two-thirds of the world speaks 12 languages, WordPress covers them all (and many more). Since the 4.6 release,\u00a0WordPress covers 50 languages.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyBbKHXEAA_O8Z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21720 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyBbKHXEAA_O8Z-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"cyybbkhxeaa_o8z\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyBbKHXEAA_O8Z-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyBbKHXEAA_O8Z-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyBbKHXEAA_O8Z-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyBbKHXEAA_O8Z-256x144.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyBbKHXEAA_O8Z-1008x567.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyBbKHXEAA_O8Z.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Out of the top 10 plugins, 82 percent are complete in the top 12 languages. So far, 1,598 plugins come with language packs and\u00a01,224 themes use them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyBqssXEAAxvb0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21721 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyBqssXEAAxvb0-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"cyybqssxeaaxvb0\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyBqssXEAAxvb0-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyBqssXEAAxvb0-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyBqssXEAAxvb0-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyBqssXEAAxvb0-256x144.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyBqssXEAAxvb0-1008x567.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyBqssXEAAxvb0.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;WordPress is great but WordPress with plugins is magical,&#8221; said Mullenweg. He added, &#8220;like a Christmas tree that was a little sad before, all the lights are coming on one by one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Learn JavaScript<\/h3>\n<p>We all know there&#8217;s huge hype around learning JavaScript. In <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/blog\/matt-mullenwegs-state-word-address\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2015&#8217;s State of the Word<\/a>, Mullenweg urged the audience to &#8220;learn JavaScript deeply.&#8221; While\u00a028 percent of WordPress is JavaScript, it was about that much last year too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyB1ITXEAAqakM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21722 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyB1ITXEAAqakM-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"cyyb1itxeaaqakm\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyB1ITXEAAqakM-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyB1ITXEAAqakM-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyB1ITXEAAqakM-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyB1ITXEAAqakM-256x144.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyB1ITXEAAqakM-1008x567.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyB1ITXEAAqakM.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So has Matt learned JavaScript yet? \u201c364 days into the request [to learn JavaScript] I submitted my first pull request into Calypso yesterday,\u201d said Mullenweg.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Matt\u2019s first Calypso Pull Request: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mof0abFzIK\">https:\/\/t.co\/mof0abFzIK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wcus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wcus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hxf34KsFKc\">pic.twitter.com\/Hxf34KsFKc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WordCamp US (@WordCampUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WordCampUS\/status\/805161547416879104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Stressing the importance of learning JavaScript (for developers at least), Mullenweg declared that WordPress 4.7 will finally include the REST API.<\/p>\n<h3>Design.blog<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyCjAQWQAQ0pCE-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21724 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyCjAQWQAQ0pCE-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"cyycjaqwqaq0pce-1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyCjAQWQAQ0pCE-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyCjAQWQAQ0pCE-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyCjAQWQAQ0pCE-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyCjAQWQAQ0pCE-1-256x144.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyCjAQWQAQ0pCE-1-1008x567.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyCjAQWQAQ0pCE-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One of the other projects I started this year is a blog called <a href=\"https:\/\/design.blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">design.blog<\/a>,&#8221; said Mullenweg. So far the blog has had 40 contributors who write about design and inclusion, with or without tech. He then suggested two essays\u00a0to read.<\/p>\n<p>The first is an essay by Kat Holms on inclusive design, called <a href=\"https:\/\/design.blog\/2016\/10\/06\/kat-holmes-who-gets-to-play\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Who Gets To Play?<\/a>\u00a0The second essay recommended by Mullenweg is one by\u00a0Hajj Flemings who has started the <a href=\"https:\/\/design.blog\/2016\/10\/27\/hajj-flemings-on-the-100-project-the-plan-to-rebrand-detroit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">100 Project<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0help develop websites for small businesses in Detroit who do not have an online presence.<\/p>\n<h3>Accessibility<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyDaILXgAA5ZeC.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21725 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyDaILXgAA5ZeC.jpg\" alt=\"cyydailxgaa5zec\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyDaILXgAA5ZeC.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyDaILXgAA5ZeC-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyDaILXgAA5ZeC-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyDaILXgAA5ZeC-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyDaILXgAA5ZeC-256x144.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyDaILXgAA5ZeC-1008x567.jpg 1008w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to using WCAG standards for each release, WordPress is now more accessible than ever.<\/p>\n<h3>WordPress Growth Council &amp; MARKETING<\/h3>\n<p>This year the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ma.tt\/2016\/12\/wp-growth-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress Growth Council<\/a> will amplify efforts to bring open source to a wider audience. According to Mullenweg, there&#8217;s an unprecedented amount of advertising dollars that&#8217;s being spent on proprietary CMSs; that number is going to wind up around $320 million this year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think we can be a lot more sophisticated with messaging and presentation on WordPress.org to really tell the story about what makes WordPress different,&#8221; said Mullenweg.<\/p>\n<h3>get ready for PHP 7<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VrQffeOtG0\">https:\/\/t.co\/VrQffeOtG0<\/a> has been 100% switched over to PHP7, bringing significant performance improvements. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wcus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wcus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MChiS9QBJh\">pic.twitter.com\/MChiS9QBJh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WordCamp US (@WordCampUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WordCampUS\/status\/805164029371158528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The graph above depicts PHP 7 being implemented on WordPress. So far, performance has doubled and CPU fell in half.<\/p>\n<p>Although PHP 7 is not widely adopted yet (only 4 percent of WordPress sites use it), it is to become the official recommendation by WordPress. Because &#8220;when you upgrade to <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/blog\/php-7-compatibility-checker-plugin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PHP 7<\/a>, you are doubling for free in site performance,&#8221; explained Mullenweg.<\/p>\n<h3>HTTPS and Let&#8217;s Encrypt<\/h3>\n<p>Along with moving to PHP 7, WordPress is now recommending and encouraging all partners to get HTTPS and <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2016\/12\/moving-toward-ssl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">move towards SSL<\/a>. Right now only 11.5 percent of WordPress sites use HTTPS.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Taylor4484\/status\/805164008047333376<\/p>\n<p>In addition, starting next year WordPress is only going to recommend hosts that give their customers SSL certificates by default. <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/blog\/its-time-to-secure-your-wordpress-site-with-https\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Let&#8217;s Encrypt<\/a>, a free, automated, and open certificate authority is going to be huge.<\/p>\n<h3>Calypso, the future of the wordpress interface<\/h3>\n<p>Last year <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.com\/calypso\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Calypso<\/a> was released and Mullenweg gave some insights on how it&#8217;s been doing. In the past month, 68 percent of all posts are on Calypso, 17 percent are written through mobile and only 15 percent of posts are actually written using the WordPress admin.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last year saw the announcement of Calypso a few weeks before WCUS. Now, Calypso usage is on the rise. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wcus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wcus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YiyxU79mYK\">pic.twitter.com\/YiyxU79mYK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WordCamp US (@WordCampUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WordCampUS\/status\/805164525511118849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Mullenweg explained that &#8220;the process of building\u00a0Calypso\u00a0is like changing the engine of a plane while it&#8217;s flying.&#8221; This is because it&#8217;s like re-building WordPress which took 13 or 14 years to\u00a0get where it&#8217;s at today.<\/p>\n<p>The next step for Calypso is to start making it plugin aware. &#8220;We want to open this up to every plugin in the world,&#8221; explained Mullenweg. The focus will start with bringing in plugins like WooCommerce,\u00a0Akismet, Jetpack, and VaultPress. &#8220;The\u00a0hope is that one day it\u2019s what drives the WordPress interface,&#8221; said Mullenweg.<\/p>\n<h3>wordpress 4.7 to be released 12\/6\/16<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wcus-40.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-21729\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wcus-40-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"wcus-40\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wcus-40-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wcus-40-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wcus-40-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wcus-40-216x144.jpg 216w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wcus-40-851x567.jpg 851w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/wcus-40.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>WordPress Lead Developer and 4.7 release lead Helen Hou-Sand\u00ed took the stage to discuss the upcoming release of WordPress 4.7.<\/p>\n<p>Named &#8220;Vaughn&#8221; after jazz\u00a0singer\u00a0Sarah Vaughan, this release is slated for December 6 and will be packed with many new updates. Given the taglines &#8220;Your site, your way,&#8221; and &#8220;Helping you set up your site the way you want it,&#8221; here&#8217;s\u00a0a glimpse of what you can expect with the release:<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Default Theme\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new default theme Twenty Seventeen will include a multi-section home page and has been designed to appeal to businesses and non-blogging applications with its sleek design. The theme will include better menu building as well as live previewing with CSS so you can make tweaks as you go.<\/p>\n<p>The Twenty Seventeen theme will also include video headers for displaying beautiful videos at large, PDF previews, visual edit shortcuts, and User Admin languages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WP REST API<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s finally happening! Tuesday&#8217;s release of Vaughn will include content endpoints for the REST API.<\/p>\n<p>Examples of sites already using the REST API include\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.guggenheim.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guggenheim.org<\/a>\u00a0(fully powered by new content APIs),\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vocativ.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vocativ.com<\/a>\u00a0(100 percent React front end), and <a href=\"https:\/\/ustwo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ustwo.com<\/a>\u00a0(completely built in React and using new content endpoint APIs).<\/p>\n<h3>A Look At The Past<\/h3>\n<p>In the past five years, there have been 14 major WordPress releases, led by 10 different release leads.\u00a0Also in the past five years, WordPress\u2019 market share has grown to 27.2 percent, which has more than doubled (Drupal is at 3.3 percent and Joomla is at 2.2 percent).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s a testament to how the community has come together and put the user first,&#8221; said Mullenweg.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyJ3RWXcAAyzjN.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-21730\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyJ3RWXcAAyzjN-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"cyyj3rwxcaayzjn\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyJ3RWXcAAyzjN-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyJ3RWXcAAyzjN-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyJ3RWXcAAyzjN-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyJ3RWXcAAyzjN-256x144.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyJ3RWXcAAyzjN-1008x567.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyJ3RWXcAAyzjN.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>The Coming Year<\/h3>\n<p>So what&#8217;s next in store for WordPress? According to Mullenweg, he&#8217;ll be putting his product lead hat back on for the year. There will also be a new structure\u00a0regarding WordPress releases going forward. &#8220;We&#8217;re at a juncture for WordPress,&#8221; said Mullenweg. &#8220;What got us here won&#8217;t get us there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mullenweg said the focus will steer towards making things simpler and faster along with design leading the way.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For coming releases, design will lead the way: more user research, mockups, showing things to each other. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wcus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wcus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DQit6ag98j\">pic.twitter.com\/DQit6ag98j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WordCamp US (@WordCampUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WordCampUS\/status\/805170738139426816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>REST API<br \/>\n<\/strong>The WP Admin will start using the REST API. &#8220;I think we\u2019re going to learn quite a bit about first-party usage of API,&#8221; said Mullenweg. He stressed the importance of shifting from thinking about the input, to measuring the output.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Editor<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8220;It still feels like our editor isn\u2019t to the point of what the core of what WordPress does,&#8221; said Mullenweg regarding focusing on improving the Editor for the best possible interface for publishing and writing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;If the core goal of WordPress is publishing &amp; writing, I think we should have the best interface in the world for that&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/photomatt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@photomatt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wcus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wcus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HsgDoYSm7w\">pic.twitter.com\/HsgDoYSm7w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Torque (@TheTorqueMag) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTorqueMag\/status\/805172709877551105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Customizer<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u201cThe customizer is not yet fast enough and flexible enough to meet our current needs,&#8221; said Mullenweg. He expressed excitement for what&#8217;s to come here, but that there&#8217;s also a lot of work to be done.<\/p>\n<h3>Get In Touch With Your Poetic Side<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyNMEYWQAAYkee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-21732\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyNMEYWQAAYkee-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"cyynmeywqaaykee\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyNMEYWQAAYkee-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyNMEYWQAAYkee-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyNMEYWQAAYkee-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyNMEYWQAAYkee-256x144.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyNMEYWQAAYkee-1008x567.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CyyNMEYWQAAYkee.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mullenweg concluded his speech by reading a poem from Elizabeth Alexander called \u201cPraise Song for the Day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/photomatt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@photomatt<\/a> reading a poem publicly for the first time. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wcus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wcus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BMn0FPCCjj\">pic.twitter.com\/BMn0FPCCjj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WordCamp US (@WordCampUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WordCampUS\/status\/805174216945451009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Ending Remarks<\/h3>\n<p>The presentation ended with a Q&amp;A and a variety of questions were asked. You can get a full recap of the questions by viewing the State of the Word in tweets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Q: Will you be keeping\/improving the HTML view in the editor? A: &quot;Now that you&#39;ve asked for it, yes!&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wcus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wcus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WordCamp US (@WordCampUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WordCampUS\/status\/805174906170339328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Q: Absence of WCUS talks on security? A: Not intentional, will make sure addressed for next year. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wcus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wcus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WordCamp US (@WordCampUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WordCampUS\/status\/805177531490037760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s a wrap!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The room gets a round of applause for all of the amazing things the WordPress community is and does. And that&#39;s the end! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wcus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wcus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WordCamp US (@WordCampUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WordCampUS\/status\/805182635865767937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Next year WordCamp US\u00a0will head south to Nashville and we&#8217;re looking forward to seeing what&#8217;s improved upon over the course of the next year.\u00a0Until next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day two of WordCamp US 2016 wrapped up with the State of the Word address, delivered by Matt Mullenweg at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in the heart of the city. 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