AUSTIN, TX—March 13, 2023—As a proud WordPress technology company, WP Engine is proud to announce that WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg and Gutenberg lead architect Matías Ventura will be hosting the 2023 Annual Conference on March 21 and 23, 2023. We have announced that we will be attending the next virtual developer conference, DE{CODE}. DE{CODE} will broadcast in his three global time zones and he is expected to have over 5,000 attendees in his fourth year starting in 2020.
“We are truly honored to welcome Matt and Matías to DE{CODE},” said Heather Brunner, Chairman and CEO of WP Engine. “Since its inception, DE{CODE} has always aimed to inspire the WordPress community, and no one has helped us more than the pioneers and innovators of WordPress itself!”
Joining the line-up of keynotes announced last week, Mullenweg and Ventura will provide their vision and voice at DE{CODE} 2023, discussing the future of WordPress and the blocks millions of WordPress developers around the world rely on. Focus on rapid innovation in editors.
“WordPress is approaching its 20th anniversary and it’s harrowing to see the level of adoption achieved within a thriving global community,” said Mullenweg. “I am thrilled to be able to celebrate this milestone anniversary by participating in DE{CODE}.
Mullenweg and Ventura’s session will discuss today’s radical pace of innovation, current digital trends including exciting developments such as generative AI, and the outlook for WordPress within this paradigm over the next 20 years. Mullenweg looks at what drives WordPress’ success and what it takes to keep the web free and open, and Ventura offers his vision for the WordPress block editor.
wordpress facts
- WordPress will celebrate its 20th anniversary on May 27, 2023.
- WordPress is the world’s most adopted content management system (CMS), with 43% of all sites worldwide using WordPress. [W3Techs]
- WordPress is also the fastest growing CMS in the world. Over 500 of the top 10 million trafficked websites are built with WordPress every day.
- Released in 2018 ( WordPress 5.0), Gutenberg or block editors represent a significant shift from traditional WYSIWYG (pronounced wiz-ee-wig) editors to a more modular or component-based editing experience.
- of site editor utilizes a block model to create an editing experience that goes beyond the content of posts and pages, making entire websites customizable without the need for code.
- word press pattern directory has a wide range of patterns (a collection of predefined block layouts) that WordPress users can leverage as a quick, high-quality starting point for building sites.
- WordPress plugin repository It currently includes over 60,000 free plugins, giving WordPress users nearly endless options for customization and additional functionality.
- WordPress theme repository offers WordPress users over 10,000 free themes to use as the foundation for their website, offering responsive themes, SEO ready, and great looking themes right out of the box.
- WordPress is also an important source of income. Users who use WordPress more than 15 hours a week get almost half (48%) of their income from WordPress.
DE{CODE} CONFERENCE FACTS:
- DE{CODE} launched in 2020 as an online community and educational space for WordPress developers of all skill levels to keep their craft sharp.
- DE{CODE} has experienced exponential growth since its launch.
- The 2023 fully virtual event is expected to attract over 5,000 attendees this year.
- WP Engine Founder and Chief Innovation Officer Jason Cohen kicks off DE{CODE} 2023 with a keynote on how technology has shaped the dynamics between designers, developers and marketers. I will give a lecture.
- Matt Mullenweg and Matías Ventura will be in attendance and live chat with participants from all over the world during the discussion.
- WP Engine’s Director of Product Management, Jason Konen, will also present a keynote, “Going beyond what you thought was possible headless with Atlas.”
- Register for DE{CODE} at https://events.wpengine.com/DECODE2023
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