This document summarizes Andrew Nacin's presentation at WordCamp Netherlands 2010 about the future of WordPress. Some of the key points discussed include new features in upcoming WordPress versions like post formats, the admin bar, and improved custom post types and taxonomies. Nacin also discusses WordPress being open source under the GPL, the role of the WordPress Foundation, and opportunities for community involvement like testing, documentation, and evangelism.

1. WO R D CA M P N E T H E R L A N D S 2 0 1 0
What’s next for
WordPress?
Andrew Nacin
Core Developer
WordPress.org

2. @nacin
andrewnacin.com
nacin@wordpress.org
Freelance Consultant
Core Committer

3. WordPress
3.0

4. blog

5. x
blog

6. site

7. Custom
post types

8. Multisite

9. CMS

10. New
default
theme

11. Twenty Ten

13. Custom
menus

15. Custom
backgrounds

17. Custom
headers

19. What we’ve been
working on

20. 3.org

21. WordPress.org

23. Handbooks

24. API
reference

25. Plugin directory
improvements

26. Theme
reviews

27. What’s
next?

28. WordPress
3.1

29. Internal
linking

30. Admin bar

31. Post
formats

32. Theme
search

33. Incremental
improvements

34. AJAX
goodness

35. Network
Admin

36. Custom
post types

37. Taxonomy
queries

38. UI & UX
(always)

39. coming
to a blog site near you in
December
2010

40. WordPress
3.2

41. PHP 5.2
(developers rejoice!)

43. bbPress
as a plugin

45. Forums
in a box

46. BuddyPress

48. Social
networking
in a box

50. wordpress.tv

52. wordcamp.tv

53. mobile

58. all of that is
open source

59. the
WordPress
family

60. BYOTOS
Bring Your Own
Terms of Service

61. You own
your content

62. open
source

63. GPL

64. Freedom is
guaranteed

65. Free as in
speech
Not as in
beer

66. THE FOUR FREEDOMS OF THE GPL
The freedom to
run the program,
for any purpose.

67. THE FOUR FREEDOMS OF THE GPL
The freedom to
study and change
the program.

68. THE FOUR FREEDOMS OF THE GPL
The freedom to
redistribute.

69. THE FOUR FREEDOMS OF THE GPL
The freedom to
distribute your
modified version.

70. the
WordPress
family

71. the
WordPress
trademark

72. the
WordPress
Foundation

73. Get
involved

74. Testers

75. Have fun
breaking
WordPress

76. Pre-release versions
of WordPress 3.0
were downloaded
75,000 times

77. That’s what I call
quality assurance

78. Support and
documentation

79. The UI team

80. Core
development

81. Evangelism

82. Thanks!
Questions?
@nacin nacin@wordpress.org