WordPress turned 19 yesterday

angstrom

https://ma.tt/2022/05/wordpress-19/

I thought that you WordPress fans would have been celebrating already

This was the first release back in 2003:

https://wordpress.org/news/2003/05/wordpress-now-available/

Chievo

@angstrom said:
https://ma.tt/2022/05/wordpress-19/

I thought that you WordPress fans would have been celebrating already

This was the first release back in 2003:

https://wordpress.org/news/2003/05/wordpress-now-available/

Great news 19 years allowing non tech people to have a website for cheapo !!!!

deank

The end is nigh.

vyas

bikegremlin

@Chievo said:

@angstrom said:
https://ma.tt/2022/05/wordpress-19/

I thought that you WordPress fans would have been celebrating already

This was the first release back in 2003:

https://wordpress.org/news/2003/05/wordpress-now-available/

Great news 19 years allowing non tech people to have a website for cheapo !!!!

Today, I'd say that Squarespace beats it for websites, while Shopify beats it for webshops, at least when it comes to non-tech people.

Not a bad article on this topic:
WordPress’ market share is shrinking

Chievo

@bikegremlin said:

@Chievo said:

@angstrom said:
https://ma.tt/2022/05/wordpress-19/

I thought that you WordPress fans would have been celebrating already

This was the first release back in 2003:

https://wordpress.org/news/2003/05/wordpress-now-available/

Great news 19 years allowing non tech people to have a website for cheapo !!!!

Today, I'd say that Squarespace beats it for websites, while Shopify beats it for webshops, at least when it comes to non-tech people.

Not a bad article on this topic:
WordPress’ market share is shrinking

Yeah probably true but still powerful more flexibility etc

skorupion

feels weird that it's older than me

yoursunny

This podcast episode describes the beginning of WordPress and its company.