The document discusses the use of WordPress for building both public and internal websites, particularly focusing on Automattic's intranet powered by over 1000 P2-themed sites on WordPress.com. It emphasizes the benefits of using P2 for transparent communication and documentation, reducing information silos, which enhances decision-making and company culture. The presentation aims to inspire businesses of all sizes to consider customizing WordPress for their specific needs rather than serving as a sales pitch for P2.

1. Gan Eng Chin
Senior Software Engineer

2. “What is WordPress?”
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- Blog
- Company website, marketing, etc.
- E-commerce online store
- Bookings
- Learning management system
All these are public, external facing websites.
How do people use WordPress?

4. How about internal facing website?
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aka. Intranet.

5. You can build an intranet
with WordPress.
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6. Running a remote
distributed company
powered by WordPress
Gan Eng Chin
Senior Software Engineer

7. About Automattic
- Fully remote distributed company.
- About 2000 Automatticians work from around the world.
- Our intranet: more than 1000 WordPress P2-themed sites running on
WordPress.com.
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8. How?
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9. Automattic’s Intranet
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- More than 1000 WordPress P2-themed sites running on WordPress.com.
- WordPress.com is the world’s largest WordPress multisite network.

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https://wordpress.com/p2/

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https://automatticp2demo.wordpress.com/

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https://automatticp2demo.wordpress.com/

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https://p2guides.wordpress.com/how-organizations-use-p2/how-news-uk-built-its-intranet-with-p2/

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How we use P2
- Company news and announcement.
- HR.
- Legal.
- Finance.
- Employee handbook.
- Leave application.

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How we use P2
- Partnerships.
- Security incident.
- Team website.
- Project management.
- Knowledge sharing.
- Hobby and special interest group.
- And many more!

16. Why?
aka. The Benefits.
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17. People
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- Open, honest, transparent communication.
- Trust.
- Culture.

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Source: https://automattic.com/creed/

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Most Loved Workplace
Source: https://www.newsweek.com/rankings/global-most-loved-workplaces-2023
Automattic is ranked at #20 in the Global Most Loved Workplace list.

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Source: https://mostlovedworkplace.com/companies/automattic-inc/

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Source: https://mostlovedworkplace.com/companies/automattic-inc/

22. Business
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- All important communications happen in P2.
- No emails, no WhatsApp messages, i.e. no information
silo!
- Information silo can be costly!

23. Business
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- Every decisions are documented and traceable.
- Make better-informed future decisions based on past
decisions.

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https://wordpress.com/100

25. Who?
aka. Can I use this?
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26. Can I use this?
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- Democratize intranet!
- Small business.
- Large business.
- Developer agency.

27. This is not a sales pitch.
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28. WordPress for your own company
and culture
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- This is not a P2 sales pitch.
- This is meant to be an inspiration or an idea pitch.
- You can customize WordPress and make it work best
for your own company and culture.

29. Thank you.
Gan Eng Chin
Senior Software Engineer
gan.eng.chin@automattic.com
LinkedIn / GitHub / Twitter: @ecgan