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WordPress:
                      some boring numbers.


                             Alex Shiels
                          Reverse Engineer
                            Automattic




Monday, 23 April 12
15%


Monday, 23 April 12
Platforms




                      WordPress
                        14%




                                         Everything Else
                                              86%




Monday, 23 April 12
Versions

                                              WP.com
                                             WP other
                               WP 3.x           1%
                                               1%
                                12%

                      WP 2.x
                       1%




                                                         Other platforms
                                                              86%




                           WP 2.x               WP 3.x     WP other        WP.com
                           Other platforms



Monday, 23 April 12
WordPress usage by 10k sites
18.00%




15.00%




12.00%




 9.00%




 6.00%




 3.00%




    0%
         0     50000   100000 150000 200000 250000 300000 350000 400000 450000 500000 550000 600000 650000 700000 750000 800000 850000 900000 950000




Monday, 23 April 12
WordPress versions by 10k sites
 18.00%




 13.50%




  9.00%




  4.50%




    0%
          0     50000   100000 150000 200000 250000 300000 350000 400000 450000 500000 550000 600000 650000 700000 750000 800000 850000 900000 950000



                                                        WP 2.x       WP 3.x        WP other       WP.com




Monday, 23 April 12
WordPress Web Hosts



                       godaddy.com 11.6%

                       hostgator.com 10.8%

                       bluehost.com 9.8%

                       softlayer.com 5.2%

                      dreamhost.com 4.6%

           websitewelcome.com 3.9%

                      rackspace.com 4.3%

                       theplanet.com 3.8%

                      wordpress.com 3.5%

                  mediatemple.net 3.7%

                              other 38.8%




Monday, 23 April 12
WordPress hosts by 10k sites
70%




60%




50%




40%




30%




20%




10%




 0%
      0               200000                   400000                      600000   800000
                               godaddy.com         hostgator.com
                               bluehost.com        softlayer.com
                               dreamhost.com       websitewelcome.com
                               rackspace.com       theplanet.com
                               wordpress.com       mediatemple.net

Monday, 23 April 12
Themes


                       thesis    6%

                twenty ten       4%

           twenty eleven         2%

      wordpress default          1%

                  suffusion      1%

                  headway        1%

                 ctr theme       1%

                      weaver     1%

                  graphene       0%

         magazine basic          1%

                       other     84%

                                0%     15.00%   30.00%   45.00%   60.00%   75.00%   90.00%


Monday, 23 April 12
Themes by 10k sites
20%




15%




10%




 5%




 0%
      0               100000   200000       300000          400000           500000        600000   700000   800000   900000



                                        thesis                  twenty ten        twenty eleven
                                        wordpress default       suffusion         headway
                                        ctr theme               weaver            graphene
                                        magazine basic



Monday, 23 April 12
Plugins

                          akismet     52%
          all-in-one-seo-pack         29%
                 contact-form-7       20%
                nextgen-gallery       10%
                 w3-total-cache       8%
           google-analyticator        7%
                      wp-pagenavi     6%
                           jetpack    6%
               wp-super-cache         6%
                         wp-polls     4%
                      ie-sitemode     3%
                       add-to-any     3%
                          sociable    3%
                           cforms     3%
                      audio-player    3%
      vipers-video-quicktags          3%
         social-media-widget          2%
  wordpress-popular-posts             2%
            wp-table-reloaded         2%
                sexybookmarks         2%
                                     0%     15.00%   30.00%    45.00%   60.00%



Monday, 23 April 12
Median Page Generation in secconds by 10k sites
0.8




0.6




0.4




0.2




  0
      0               100000   200000   300000         400000         500000         600000        700000   800000   900000




Monday, 23 April 12
Page Generation times
               0.700



                                                                 0.62s


               0.525       0.53s
     Seconds




               0.350




               0.175
                                                0.16s




                  0
                       w3-total-cache      wp-super-cache       all sites



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Alex Shiels – Akismet – Automattic WordPress by the Numbers

  • 1. WordPress: some boring numbers. Alex Shiels Reverse Engineer Automattic Monday, 23 April 12
  • 3. Platforms WordPress 14% Everything Else 86% Monday, 23 April 12
  • 4. Versions WP.com WP other WP 3.x 1% 1% 12% WP 2.x 1% Other platforms 86% WP 2.x WP 3.x WP other WP.com Other platforms Monday, 23 April 12
  • 5. WordPress usage by 10k sites 18.00% 15.00% 12.00% 9.00% 6.00% 3.00% 0% 0 50000 100000 150000 200000 250000 300000 350000 400000 450000 500000 550000 600000 650000 700000 750000 800000 850000 900000 950000 Monday, 23 April 12
  • 6. WordPress versions by 10k sites 18.00% 13.50% 9.00% 4.50% 0% 0 50000 100000 150000 200000 250000 300000 350000 400000 450000 500000 550000 600000 650000 700000 750000 800000 850000 900000 950000 WP 2.x WP 3.x WP other WP.com Monday, 23 April 12
  • 7. WordPress Web Hosts godaddy.com 11.6% hostgator.com 10.8% bluehost.com 9.8% softlayer.com 5.2% dreamhost.com 4.6% websitewelcome.com 3.9% rackspace.com 4.3% theplanet.com 3.8% wordpress.com 3.5% mediatemple.net 3.7% other 38.8% Monday, 23 April 12
  • 8. WordPress hosts by 10k sites 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 0 200000 400000 600000 800000 godaddy.com hostgator.com bluehost.com softlayer.com dreamhost.com websitewelcome.com rackspace.com theplanet.com wordpress.com mediatemple.net Monday, 23 April 12
  • 9. Themes thesis 6% twenty ten 4% twenty eleven 2% wordpress default 1% suffusion 1% headway 1% ctr theme 1% weaver 1% graphene 0% magazine basic 1% other 84% 0% 15.00% 30.00% 45.00% 60.00% 75.00% 90.00% Monday, 23 April 12
  • 10. Themes by 10k sites 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 0 100000 200000 300000 400000 500000 600000 700000 800000 900000 thesis twenty ten twenty eleven wordpress default suffusion headway ctr theme weaver graphene magazine basic Monday, 23 April 12
  • 11. Plugins akismet 52% all-in-one-seo-pack 29% contact-form-7 20% nextgen-gallery 10% w3-total-cache 8% google-analyticator 7% wp-pagenavi 6% jetpack 6% wp-super-cache 6% wp-polls 4% ie-sitemode 3% add-to-any 3% sociable 3% cforms 3% audio-player 3% vipers-video-quicktags 3% social-media-widget 2% wordpress-popular-posts 2% wp-table-reloaded 2% sexybookmarks 2% 0% 15.00% 30.00% 45.00% 60.00% Monday, 23 April 12
  • 12. Median Page Generation in secconds by 10k sites 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 0 100000 200000 300000 400000 500000 600000 700000 800000 900000 Monday, 23 April 12
  • 13. Page Generation times 0.700 0.62s 0.525 0.53s Seconds 0.350 0.175 0.16s 0 w3-total-cache wp-super-cache all sites Monday, 23 April 12