State of the Word 2021: WordPress Passes 43% Market Share, Looks to Expand the Commons Through Openverse
Matt Mullenweg delivered his annual State of the Word address yesterday before a live studio audience in New York City. The majority of WordPress enthusiasts joined the event through the livestream on YouTube. More than 25 meetups gathered for in-person and online watch parties around the world – from Detroit, Singapore, Pakistan, and Medellín, to name a few. Mullenweg began by reviewing WordPress’ growth over the past year, beginning with the Polyglots’ continued efforts to make WordPress available to the non-English-speaking world. In 2021, translators have significantly increased access to WordPress through language packs and active translations: 13,659 language packs in core (+76%)15,900 active translations (+28%) WordPress also expanded its Diverse Speaker Training program, gaining 135 participants in 66 cities across 16 countries. The Learn.Wordpress.org site is now available in 21 languages, and Mullenweg said it is going to be a more prominent part of what visitors see when they visit the WordPress website. The platform has had 186 learning spaces, which he said is essentially cohorts of people going through the different courses. Learn.WordPress.org’s catalogue has grown to 73 workshops and 70 different lesson plans. There are now two courses available, which include collections of lesson plans. “I think…
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