A Summertime Update
WordCamp Europe 2018— Belgrade, Serbia
ma.tt / matt.blog / @photomatt

WordCamp US 2019-2020

St. Louis!

Core

6
core releases since WCUS

Major Updates
Customization
•
WP-CLI
REST API
Mobile Apps

Gutenberg!

Major Features

30
Gutenberg releases
12
since WCUS

1,764
issues opened
1,115
closed already

So far…
Open development, design-led testing, fast and iterative releases.
Presentations across meetups and WordCamps.
Wide awareness of Gutenberg.
Awareness and planned support from all the major builders.
Plugins and 3rd-party blocks being built.
Major sites being built and launched using Gutenberg.

14,000+
sites actively using Gutenberg

TK,000+
posts made using P2 + Gutenberg on .com

Gutenberg Ramp

Gutenbergification

Roadmap — June / imminent
1.Opt-in for wp-admin users on WP.com
1.Key metrics tracked around number of sites and number of posts.
2.Other hosts invited to participate.
3.Freeze of new features into Gutenberg.

Roadmap — July
1.Opt-out for wp-admin users on WP.com
1.Tracking for how many people opt-out and why.
2.4.9.x release with strong invitation to install Gutenberg plugin, or the
Legacy Editor plugin.
3.Heavy triage and bug gardening work.
4.Customizer begins branch to integrate blocks.

Roadmap — August
1.Opt-in Calypso users.
2.100k+ sites having made 250k+ posts using Gutenberg.
3.All non-critical issues resolved.
4.Core merge, with commit and review by Gutenberg developers.
5.Core upgrade disables and uninstalls the Gutenberg plugin.
6.5.0 beta release and translations completed.

5.0

Q&A
WordCamp Europe 2018— Belgrade, Serbia
ma.tt / matt.blog / @photomatt