The Future of WordPress (and Your Role In It)

John Eckman
John EckmanCEO at 10up
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T H E F U T U R E O F
WO R D P R E S S
( A N D YO U R R O L E I N I T )
@jeckman
The Future of WordPress (and Your Role In It)
LO O K I N G B AC K WA R D
• Julian West, prominent Bostonian, sleeps 113 yrs+,
awakened in 2000
• Dr. Leete and his daughter explain 21st century to West
• Nationalized production / capital - no inequality of wealth
• Central distribution center (very Amazon like) with local
sample stores (showrooming)
• Telephonic access to music 24 hrs a day for every
subscriber (Spotify/Pandora/Apple Music)
The Future of WordPress (and Your Role In It)
The Future of WordPress (and Your Role In It)
DYS TO P I A U TO P I A
• Predict the future by exaggerating elements of the present
• Reveal more about author’s present than future
H OW D O W E P R E D I C T T H E
F U T U R E F O R WO R D P R E S S ?
- W I L L I A M G I B S O N
“The future has arrived –
it’s just not evenly
distributed yet”
J S O N R E ST A P I
The Future of WordPress (and Your Role In It)
The Future of WordPress (and Your Role In It)
The Future of WordPress (and Your Role In It)
– A N O N Y M O U S
“Just because you can doesn’t mean
you should.”
W H O I S WO R D P R E S S
F O R ?
B LO G
C M S
E N T E R P R I S E
F R A M E WO R K
The Future of WordPress (and Your Role In It)
D R U PA L 7 F O R K : B AC K D R O P
P H I LO S O P H Y D R I V E N
D E V E LO P M E N T
• Out of the Box
• Design for the Majority
• Decisions, not Options
• Clean, Lean, and Mean
• Striving for Simplicity
• Deadlines are not Arbitrary
• The Vocal Minority
• Our Bill of Rights
• Backwards compatibility is
important
• Write code for the majority
• Include features for the majority
• Ensure backdrop can be extended
• Meet Low System Requirements
• Plan and Schedule Releases
• Remain Free and Open Source
WordPress Backdrop
– A L A N K AY
“The best way to predict the future
is to create it”
W H AT K I N D O F WO R D P R E S S
P L AT F O R M D O YO U WA N T ?
W H AT K I N D O F WO R D P R E S S
C O M M U N I T Y D O YO U WA N T ?
W H AT A R E YO U D O I N G
TO M A K E I T H A P P E N ?
G E T T I N G I N VO LV E D
• As a user / site owner
• As a designer / UX / content person
• As a developer
• As an agency / business
• As a community citizen
The Future of WordPress (and Your Role In It)
The Future of WordPress (and Your Role In It)
john@10up.com
@jeckman
johneckman.com
openparenthesis.org
goatless.org
P H OTO C R E D I T S
1. https://cup2013.wordpress.com/2010/12/23/touch-up/
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looking_Backward#/
media/File:Looking_Backward.jpg, https://
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/
Edward_Bellamy_-_photograph_c.1889.jpg
3. None
4. http://www.rowthree.com/2010/05/06/tcm-film-festival-
the-complete-metropolis-1927/
5. http://whysoblu.com/the-elysium-movie-review/, http://
timsfilmreviews.com/2013/04/11/elysium-trailer-1-
review/
6. http://www.screenhead.com/details-of-blade-runner/
7. None
8. None
9. http://time.com/3879428/children-at-a-puppet-show-
paris-1963/
10. https://pantheon.io/blog/decoupled-architecture-
wordpress-and-drupal
11. https://make.wordpress.org/core/2015/05/27/
metadata-api-project-reborn-the-new-fields-api-
project/
12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writing#/media/
File:Stipula_fountain_pen.jpg
13. None
14. None
15. http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/
4595386436/
16. https://www.flickr.com/photos/quinnanya/
5403093622
17. http://blog.semilshah.com/2013/05/15/the-enterprise-
in-lay-terms/
18. http://imgkid.com/building-framework.shtml
19. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork
20. https://backdropcms.org/
21. None
22. https://backdropcms.org/philosophy and https://
wordpress.org/about/philosophy/
23. None
24. None
25. None
26. None
27. None
28. https://imspmn.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/
tomorrowland-wolf-quote.png & http://
1.bp.blogspot.com/-ccQRNivHZgo/ViV2mevqzhI/
AAAAAAABCho/sqqVZMnuOGY/s1600/
tomorrowland2.jpg
29. http://make.wordpress.org/
30. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwL0HZSc2Sc
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The Future of WordPress (and Your Role In It)

  • 1. name • @twitter • #hashtag • www.url.com/slides T H E F U T U R E O F WO R D P R E S S ( A N D YO U R R O L E I N I T ) @jeckman
  • 3. LO O K I N G B AC K WA R D • Julian West, prominent Bostonian, sleeps 113 yrs+, awakened in 2000 • Dr. Leete and his daughter explain 21st century to West • Nationalized production / capital - no inequality of wealth • Central distribution center (very Amazon like) with local sample stores (showrooming) • Telephonic access to music 24 hrs a day for every subscriber (Spotify/Pandora/Apple Music)
  • 6. DYS TO P I A U TO P I A • Predict the future by exaggerating elements of the present • Reveal more about author’s present than future
  • 7. H OW D O W E P R E D I C T T H E F U T U R E F O R WO R D P R E S S ?
  • 8. - W I L L I A M G I B S O N “The future has arrived – it’s just not evenly distributed yet”
  • 9. J S O N R E ST A P I
  • 13. – A N O N Y M O U S “Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.”
  • 14. W H O I S WO R D P R E S S F O R ?
  • 16. C M S
  • 17. E N T E R P R I S E
  • 18. F R A M E WO R K
  • 20. D R U PA L 7 F O R K : B AC K D R O P
  • 21. P H I LO S O P H Y D R I V E N D E V E LO P M E N T
  • 22. • Out of the Box • Design for the Majority • Decisions, not Options • Clean, Lean, and Mean • Striving for Simplicity • Deadlines are not Arbitrary • The Vocal Minority • Our Bill of Rights • Backwards compatibility is important • Write code for the majority • Include features for the majority • Ensure backdrop can be extended • Meet Low System Requirements • Plan and Schedule Releases • Remain Free and Open Source WordPress Backdrop
  • 23. – A L A N K AY “The best way to predict the future is to create it”
  • 24. W H AT K I N D O F WO R D P R E S S P L AT F O R M D O YO U WA N T ?
  • 25. W H AT K I N D O F WO R D P R E S S C O M M U N I T Y D O YO U WA N T ?
  • 26. W H AT A R E YO U D O I N G TO M A K E I T H A P P E N ?
  • 27. G E T T I N G I N VO LV E D • As a user / site owner • As a designer / UX / content person • As a developer • As an agency / business • As a community citizen
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