WordPress Is Turning 20
2023
May 26, 2023
- Approx 810 million+ websites use WordPress, which is 43% of all the websites on the internet.
- There are around 60,000 free WordPress plugins in the WP plugin directory.
- I attended my 1st WordCamp @WordCampAsia #WCAsia along with @idavinder @isimrandeep @thewpweekly
- We celebrated the 20th anniversary of #WordPress, #WP20 – (https://twitter.com/satinderspace/)
2022
May 19, 2022
2021
May 13, 2021
A new templates feature was introduced along with several site-wide blocks allowing you to quickly developed site-wide templates in WordPress
With WordPress 5.7, dragging and dropping a block is easy.
2020
May 08, 2020
WordPress 5.5 was released, bringing improved site speed and new features like automatic updates for plugins and themes.
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted the shift of WordCamps and meetups to online events.
Images that load slowly were introduced.
2019
May 10, 2019
Protection for the White Screen of Death by allowing users to log in securely in case of a critical error.
Obtaining Tumblr was done by Automattic.
Series D funding puts Automattic’s valuation at $3 billion.
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