{"id":13927,"date":"2021-02-22T12:57:33","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T16:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wapu.us\/?p=13927"},"modified":"2021-02-22T13:57:43","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T17:57:43","slug":"greetings-from-the-wapuu-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wapu.us\/greetings-from-the-wapuu-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Greetings from the Wapuu Community!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Greetings! What a year 2020 was…we sure do miss our beloved in-person WordCamp<\/a> events. We hope you all are staying healthy and safe as we adjust to a new normal. The wapuu<\/a> hasn’t made an appearance at a WordCamp event in nearly a year. However, we’ve been busy behind the scenes keeping the WordPress community up-to-date with online meetups and the future of WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For the first time in the history of WordPress, project co-founder Matt Mullenweg delivered his State of the Word<\/a> address virtually. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Just as we are missing our beloved WordCamp events, Matt also expressed how he misses the usual conferences and events. He recognized the WordPress community and the adjustment to virtual meetups. We summarized some of the main points of the address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Gutenberg editor has been a popular WordPress plugin since it was first released in 2018. In Mr. Mullenweg’s address, he outlined a 10-year plan for Gutenberg that will be split up into four phases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The three major WordPress releases in 2020 were brought together by nearly 2,000 contributors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first WordPress release saw the creation of a welcome guide for new users, privacy updates, performance enhancements, and design tools. WordPress 5.5 saw the most contributors ever with over 800! The final release of 2020 saw another milestone as this release was led by women and non-binary members of the WordPress community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aside from 2020 being the first virtual State of the Word address, there were some more record-breaking moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mullenweg concluded his presentation with his mention of the Five to the Future<\/a> program. The program encourages organizations to contribute five percent of their resources to WordPress development. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Future of WordPress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Review of the 2020 State of the Word<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Gutenberg Updates and the Future<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
WordPress Releases in 2020<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Firsts in WordPress<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Conclusion on the Future of WordPress<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
You can watch the State of the Word 2020 address here:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n