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Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.33,0:00:04.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Howdy, everyone. My name is
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.91,0:00:06.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Matt Mullenweg, and this is the
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.43,0:00:09.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,State of the Word. About 17
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.79,0:00:12.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,years ago I co-founded a project
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.99,0:00:14.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,known as WordPress alongside a
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.35,0:00:15.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gentleman named Mike Little from
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.87,0:00:18.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the United Kingdom. WordPress is
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.19,0:00:19.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,open source software for
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.71,0:00:21.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creating the web. We like to say
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.71,0:00:23.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's both free and priceless at
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.31,0:00:25.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the same time, but once a year
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.27,0:00:27.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this State of the Word address
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.79,0:00:29.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is, of course, an homage
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.07,0:00:30.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the State of the Union that
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.35,0:00:31.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the United States President
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.47,0:00:33.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gives to Congress, is something
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.71,0:00:35.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we usually do at our annual
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.79,0:00:38.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordCamp United States event.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.27,0:00:39.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a once a year event
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.95,0:00:41.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where we bring folks from all
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.31,0:00:43.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over the U.S. together to talk
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.95,0:00:45.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about and create their future
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.31,0:00:48.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,versions of WordPress. Today, as
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.03,0:00:49.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many things are happening this
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.15,0:00:50.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,year, we are doing it virtually,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.51,0:00:51.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so thank you so much for tuning
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.87,0:00:53.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in. Whether you're a WordPress
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.71,0:00:55.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pro or just kind of curious
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.07,0:00:56.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about our community, we hope
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.43,0:00:58.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you will find lots to learn
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.91,0:01:00.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and hopefully inspire you to
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.19,0:01:02.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,future action and involvement.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.31,0:01:05.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,2020 was a very surprising year
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.55,0:01:06.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for us, as I'm sure it was for
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.91,0:01:09.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many. 2020 was a year of many
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.87,0:01:12.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,firsts. We had COVID-19, my
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.75,0:01:14.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first global pandemic, resulting
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.63,0:01:16.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in lockdown and isolation that
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.75,0:01:17.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many of us have been dealing
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.87,0:01:19.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with and continue to. It's
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.87,0:01:21.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really worn on a lot of us as
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.79,0:01:23.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the year has continued. It's
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.70,0:01:24.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,been a year of a lot of social
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.67,0:01:26.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tensions. Finally had a year
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.59,0:01:28.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where we had to learn how to
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.35,0:01:29.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,work together while being apart.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.43,0:01:31.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordPress has always been
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.47,0:01:32.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,distributed. Being open source,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.83,0:01:34.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we've always had people all over
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.51,0:01:36.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the world, but working together
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.99,0:01:38.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a distributive fashion during
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.99,0:01:40.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a global pandemic is very, very
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.99,0:01:42.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,different from how we would
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.35,0:01:43.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,normally work together, and a
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.87,0:01:45.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lot of contributors and
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.23,0:01:47.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,volunteers' ability to
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.63,0:01:49.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,contribute was impacted
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.71,0:01:51.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,negatively by the pandemic.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.63,0:01:53.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Despite all of that, though, we
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.39,0:01:55.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shipped three really exciting
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.31,0:01:57.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and amazing releases. Now,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.31,0:01:58.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before we get to the releases, I
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.67,0:02:00.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do want to set the stage and
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.19,0:02:01.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,talk about Gutenberg because
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.71,0:02:02.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're going to hear that word a
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.67,0:02:03.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lot, and if you don't know what
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.47,0:02:04.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it means, you'll be very
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.43,0:02:06.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,confused. Gutenberg is the most
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.99,0:02:08.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ambitious project we've
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.51,0:02:10.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,undertaken in the 17-year
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.27,0:02:11.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,history of WordPress.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.71,0:02:12.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Essentially, we're attempting to
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.67,0:02:14.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,redefine how people write on the
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.27,0:02:15.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,web, taking it from a
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.47,0:02:16.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,document-based model, like
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.99,0:02:18.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,printing pages, kind of
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.43,0:02:19.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inherited from things like
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.79,0:02:21.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Microsoft Word, and turning it
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.47,0:02:23.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into Atomic Blocks. Basically,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.55,0:02:24.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the idea that instead of a page
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.91,0:02:26.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which you're laying out, is
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.27,0:02:27.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these rich blocks which can
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.63,0:02:29.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have, you know, rich
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.87,0:02:31.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,functionality. They can be
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.15,0:02:32.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,embedded from other sites like a
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.43,0:02:34.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,YouTube embed or something. They
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.11,0:02:36.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can have -- be laid out in
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.19,0:02:38.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,different types of arrangements.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.67,0:02:40.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They can be nested inside each
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.03,0:02:41.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,other, and using these blocks,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.39,0:02:42.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can create really anything
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.67,0:02:45.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you imagine. In 2015, from a
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.71,0:02:47.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stage actually not at all like
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.63,0:02:48.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this one because it was actually
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.59,0:02:51.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a stage, I asked people in the
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.07,0:02:52.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordPress community to learn
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.91,0:02:55.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,JavaScript deeply, because at
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.23,0:02:55.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the leading edge of the
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.95,0:02:57.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordPress community, it was
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.55,0:02:58.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,becoming quite clear that was
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.75,0:02:59.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going to be the future of how
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.71,0:03:00.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordPress was going to develop.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.55,0:03:03.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2017, we publicly launched a
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.71,0:03:05.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gutenberg project. This
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.63,0:03:07.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ambitious thing I just described
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.15,0:03:08.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to you. And then at the end of
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.35,0:03:11.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,2018 with WordPress 5.0, the
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.31,0:03:12.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gutenberg Editor became the
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.99,0:03:14.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,default editor inside of
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.35,0:03:15.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordPress. Which is why
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.71,0:03:16.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes now we just call it
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.91,0:03:19.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the WordPress Editor. Since
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.15,0:03:20.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gutenberg started until now,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.67,0:03:22.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there have been over 15,000
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.35,0:03:23.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,commits to the code base, and
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.79,0:03:25.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's had over 95 public
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.95,0:03:28.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,releases. That's one on average
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.27,0:03:29.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every two weeks since it
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.95,0:03:31.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,started, so we've been able to
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.07,0:03:32.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,iterate and ship Gutenberg
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.31,0:03:35.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,faster than even the three times
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.23,0:03:36.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a year that WordPress does. And
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.83,0:03:38.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those public releases also allow
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.43,0:03:39.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,us to do lots of user testing,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.87,0:03:41.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we're able to actually put
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.15,0:03:42.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the working code in the hands of
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.35,0:03:44.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,users and the tens of thousands
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.51,0:03:45.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of people who run the Gutenberg
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.95,0:03:48.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,beta plugin and get their
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.11,0:03:49.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feedback, which has been really
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.31,0:03:52.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fantastic. Now, Gutenberg is a
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.75,0:03:54.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,roadmap of being four different
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.99,0:03:56.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,phases. Now, let me remind you
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.43,0:03:58.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what those phases are. The first
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.19,0:03:59.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,phase, which we are still in, is
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.87,0:04:01.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creating the fundamental
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.07,0:04:02.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,building blocks of what you can
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.83,0:04:04.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do with Gutenberg. So that's all
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.83,0:04:06.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the block launches you've
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.03,0:04:07.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seen. It's also bringing all
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.63,0:04:09.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those blocks to our mobile
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.23,0:04:10.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,editor, which is very exciting
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.59,0:04:11.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because a lot of people don't
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.47,0:04:12.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,appreciate that Gutenberg, as
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.75,0:04:14.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well as being quite fluent to
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.91,0:04:16.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,use on the web, also has native
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.75,0:04:18.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,implementations for both Android
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.27,0:04:20.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and iOS that we use in our open
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.19,0:04:22.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,source WordPress apps. So, Phase
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.83,0:04:24.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,1's all about editing things
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.03,0:04:25.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inside the post of the page.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.63,0:04:27.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Phase 2, which we're in right
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.15,0:04:29.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,now, is editing everything
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.31,0:04:30.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,outside of the post and page.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.83,0:04:32.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, this is the idea --
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.11,0:04:33.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes we call FSE or Full
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.87,0:04:35.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Site Editing that you can use
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.47,0:04:37.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,blocks to comprise the entirety
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.23,0:04:39.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of your site, which really
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.15,0:04:41.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,allows us to reimagine what
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.07,0:04:42.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,themes and everything else are
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.67,0:04:45.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going to be able to do. Phase 3,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.23,0:04:47.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which we haven't started yet, is
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.31,0:04:48.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all about collaboration,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.75,0:04:50.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,workflow and real-time
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.03,0:04:52.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,co-editing. So the best way to
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.19,0:04:53.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,think about this is you know
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.47,0:04:54.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that awesome feature in Google
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.59,0:04:55.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Docs when you can see who is
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.71,0:04:57.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,editing what? And a lot of
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.07,0:04:58.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,modern web apps have that. We're
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.91,0:05:00.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going to build that in to just
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.03,0:05:01.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Core WordPress. It will work in
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.55,0:05:02.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a peer-to-peer way, probably
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.99,0:05:06.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using, like, WebRTC and allow
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.99,0:05:08.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you edit something to see
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.67,0:05:09.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the other people that are
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.39,0:05:11.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,editing. And Phase 4, which just
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.87,0:05:13.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the imagination stage right
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.23,0:05:16.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,now, but likely to be taken
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.75,0:05:19.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,under way pretty vigorously in
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.95,0:05:22.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,2022 is multilingual. So, this
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.91,0:05:25.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a native way to do inside of
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.07,0:05:26.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordPress, which today you need
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.75,0:05:28.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a plugin to do, which is create
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.35,0:05:30.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a multilingual website. So,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.51,0:05:32.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's a quick summary of
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.03,0:05:33.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gutenberg, and now let's dive
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.79,0:05:36.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into the WordPress releases. The
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.03,0:05:37.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first of these releases is
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.55,0:05:40.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordPress 5.4, named in honor of
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.83,0:05:43.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nat Adderley, the amazing jazz
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.07,0:05:46.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trumpeter. 5.4 had over 550
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.67,0:05:48.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,contributors, a beautiful new
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.91,0:05:50.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,welcome guide to make it easier
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.51,0:05:52.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for new users to WordPress, to
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.51,0:05:53.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get accustomed and learn their
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.87,0:05:56.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,way around. Cool design tools
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.43,0:05:59.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around colors. A way to do
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.07,0:06:01.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,blocks for social icons natively
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.15,0:06:02.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Gutenberg, which means they
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.91,0:06:04.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,load really quickly and don't
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.11,0:06:05.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have any cross-site tracking
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.63,0:06:07.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,JavaScript. We made it easy for
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.95,0:06:09.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sites to create a privacy
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.31,0:06:11.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,policy, and then last but not
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.55,0:06:12.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,least, one of my favorite
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.91,0:06:14.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,features is we invested a lot in
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.67,0:06:15.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,performance and code
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.63,0:06:17.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,optimizations in this release.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.39,0:06:19.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We got a 14% increase in speed.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.75,0:06:23.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This sort of thing is always
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.31,0:06:24.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,important. We endeavor to
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.75,0:06:27.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rewrite somewhere between, like,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.23,0:06:29.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,5% to 15% of WordPress in every
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.47,0:06:32.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,major release, so that over the
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.19,0:06:34.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,long term, much like The Ship of
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.03,0:06:35.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Theseus, we're constantly
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.55,0:06:37.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,replacing all the boards and,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.43,0:06:40.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, basically we get a new
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.51,0:06:41.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordPress every couple of years,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.95,0:06:42.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even though we're doing several
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.99,0:06:45.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,major releases per year. Next
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.87,0:06:48.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,step was WordPress 5.5, named
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.11,0:06:49.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the legendary vocalist Billy
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.87,0:06:52.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eckstine. In the midst of a
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.19,0:06:53.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pandemic, we had our most
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.39,0:06:55.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,contributors ever, with over 800
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Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.67,0:07:01.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,release. 5.5 introduced one of
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.79,0:07:03.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my favorite features of the
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.15,0:07:04.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,year, which is Block Patterns.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.71,0:07:06.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, as we talked about
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.67,0:07:08.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with Gutenberg Blocks, when you
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.51,0:07:10.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,start thinking in blocks, you
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.43,0:07:11.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can look at pretty much any
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.79,0:07:14.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,website on the web and see
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.67,0:07:17.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,almost like when Neo sees the
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.23,0:07:18.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,code behind the Matrix. You can
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.83,0:07:20.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,imagine how the buttons and
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.91,0:07:22.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,images and everything can become
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.75,0:07:24.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a block. What block patterns do
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.75,0:07:25.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is essentially give you, like, a
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.87,0:07:27.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shortcut to creating those.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.71,0:07:30.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Common best practices of, like,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.67,0:07:33.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you, know, a testimonial with
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.31,0:07:35.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,three faces in quotes or, you
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.71,0:07:37.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,know, a hero image that then
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.39,0:07:39.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,scrolls. Or whatever it is,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.15,0:07:40.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people can create patterns to
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.35,0:07:41.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make it easy for you to do this.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.87,0:07:43.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is kind of like a shortcut
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.87,0:07:46.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for making sites faster and
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.03,0:07:47.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hopefully can supercharge how
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.15,0:07:48.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fast you can create WordPress
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.27,0:07:51.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sites. We did a lot of work on
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.79,0:07:53.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cleaning up the UI, including
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.11,0:07:56.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,refining the iconography of
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.35,0:07:58.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordPress quite a bit. And then
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.59,0:07:59.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,another one of my favorite
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.71,0:08:01.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,features, and this has been a
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.23,0:08:02.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,crowd hit as well, is the
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.67,0:08:05.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Distraction Free Editor, a mode
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.23,0:08:08.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which can hide most of the
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.03,0:08:09.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chrome of WordPress and
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.55,0:08:11.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gutenberg and give you a very
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.23,0:08:12.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,clean and focused writing
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.59,0:08:14.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,environment, which I find really
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.59,0:08:15.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fantastic for that generative
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.95,0:08:17.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,part of writing. When you just,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.63,0:08:19.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, close everything, turn
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.79,0:08:21.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,off all distractions and just
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.39,0:08:22.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,try to get as many words on the
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.67,0:08:24.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,page as possible before you go
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.35,0:08:26.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into the more critical editing
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.27,0:08:29.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,phase of writing. When you are
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.23,0:08:32.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,adding things to your post or
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.35,0:08:34.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pages using Gutenberg, you might
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.51,0:08:36.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,look for a block that doesn't
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.35,0:08:38.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exist yet on your site, meaning
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.03,0:08:39.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that no plugins or cores
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.55,0:08:41.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,supports it. Now WordPress can
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.95,0:08:43.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,transparently go out to
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.31,0:08:45.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wordpress.org, see if there is a
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.95,0:08:47.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,block plugin which matches the
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.63,0:08:49.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,block that you're looking for,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.23,0:08:51.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then in the background, if
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.31,0:08:53.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you click "insert," it will
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.31,0:08:55.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,install the plugin, activate
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.39,0:08:58.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it, and then on the fly sort of
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.51,0:09:00.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,insert that block which was just
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.27,0:09:01.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,-- the code was just added to
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.91,0:09:03.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,port for into your post or page.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.83,0:09:07.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This kind of seamless, on-demand
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.63,0:09:09.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,installation of essentially a
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.79,0:09:11.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,plugin, I think, is really,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.23,0:09:13.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really exciting and a good
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.03,0:09:16.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,modality that we want to follow
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.35,0:09:17.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with WordPress in the future,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.79,0:09:19.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just making things as easy and
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.47,0:09:21.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seamless as possible. And then,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.71,0:09:24.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,finally, another one on the
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.11,0:09:27.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thread of making things easy and
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.63,0:09:29.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seamless is we added support for
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.47,0:09:31.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inline image editing, which
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.79,0:09:33.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,means that without bouncing to
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.39,0:09:35.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,another editor, without moving
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.15,0:09:36.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to another application or
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.19,0:09:37.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anything else, you can make some
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.51,0:09:40.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,basic but really powerful edits
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.03,0:09:41.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the images in your posts just
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.71,0:09:42.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right there in line in
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.59,0:09:46.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gutenberg. So, 5.5 was really,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.19,0:09:49.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,again, one of the most\NChallenging times we've faced in
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.87,0:09:51.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this year or in the history of
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.55,0:09:53.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,humanity. We were able to create
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.63,0:09:54.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some really, really great
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.67,0:09:56.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,progress in both Gutenberg and
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.83,0:09:58.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Core WordPress experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.83,0:10:00.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All these improvements that
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.27,0:10:02.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sarah Gooding, journalist with
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.03,0:10:05.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wptavern.com to say, "the 5.5
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.71,0:10:06.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,update is a testament to the
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.99,0:10:08.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stability of WordPress during
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.43,0:10:10.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,uncertain times, as well its
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.19,0:10:11.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unstoppable, distributed
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.39,0:10:13.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,contributor base, who continue
Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.39,0:10:15.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get things done despite the
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.15,0:10:17.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pandemic's unique challenges."
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.23,0:10:18.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was really proud of what the
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.43,0:10:21.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,team did with 5.5, but there was
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.07,0:10:22.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more right around the door. We
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.83,0:10:24.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,topped the year with WordPress
Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.99,0:10:26.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,5.6, named in honor of the
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.91,0:10:30.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,legendary Nina Simone. Over 600
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.11,0:10:32.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,contributors came together to
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.03,0:10:32.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,put together some really
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.83,0:10:34.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exciting behind the scenes
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.67,0:10:36.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,features to WordPress, including
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.59,0:10:37.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,allowing you to opt into
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.79,0:10:40.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,automatic updates for Core. This
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.51,0:10:42.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the first step towards our
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.03,0:10:44.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,goal of allowing your WordPress
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.19,0:10:45.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to essentially maintain itself,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.71,0:10:46.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you can set it and forget
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.91,0:10:48.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it, and it will get automatic,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.83,0:10:50.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the background and
Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.83,0:10:52.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hassle-free updates to all your
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.35,0:10:53.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,plugins, themes and cores.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.27,0:10:55.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're doing this for Core first,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.71,0:10:57.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's on be default for new
Dialogue: 0,0:10:57.07,0:10:58.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sites, but opt in for older
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.35,0:11:00.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sites, but over time, we hope we
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.35,0:11:02.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can make this robust enough to
Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.91,0:11:04.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just be on for everyone all the
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.19,0:11:05.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,time so you never have to worry
Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.63,0:11:06.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about updating your WordPress
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.91,0:11:08.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ever again. Which, of course, is
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.75,0:11:10.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the best way to stay safe and
Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.35,0:11:11.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,secure, in addition to, you
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.79,0:11:12.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,know, the latest and greatest
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.75,0:11:14.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,features. We added support to
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.75,0:11:16.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Rest API for application
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.35,0:11:17.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,passwords, which is a more
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.55,0:11:19.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,secure way of getting other
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.55,0:11:21.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,applications access to your site
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.23,0:11:23.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without reusing or sharing your
Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.31,0:11:26.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,normal username and password. We
Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.03,0:11:27.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,added support for PHP 8, which
Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.95,0:11:29.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also came out just earlier this
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.63,0:11:31.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,month. PHP 8, different than
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.55,0:11:32.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some more recent releases,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.31,0:11:35.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,changes a ton of things, so both
Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.07,0:11:36.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,us and the rest of the PHP
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.83,0:11:38.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,community are going to need to
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.27,0:11:39.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do lots and lots of updates to
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.79,0:11:41.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get things to be compatible, but
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.55,0:11:43.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordPress Core has
Dialogue: 0,0:11:43.39,0:11:45.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,compatibility, and for sites
Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.15,0:11:46.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are able to adopt PHP 8,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.91,0:11:48.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they'll get some pretty cool new
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.35,0:11:49.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,features from the language and
Dialogue: 0,0:11:49.55,0:11:50.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also some performance
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.43,0:11:51.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,improvements on many, many
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.47,0:11:53.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sites. On the user-facing side
Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.39,0:11:54.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of things, we took the
Dialogue: 0,0:11:54.91,0:11:56.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,opportunity to Update Cover
Dialogue: 0,0:11:56.59,0:11:57.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Blocks.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:57.31,0:11:58.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Allowed you to convert several
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.75,0:12:00.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,different blocks into columns,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.19,0:12:01.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is a fun feature, changed
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.71,0:12:02.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how the button block worked.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.63,0:12:05.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Really start to utilize the
Dialogue: 0,0:12:05.15,0:12:07.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,block patterns we added in 5.5,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:07.95,0:12:10.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,culminating in a very exciting,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.99,0:12:13.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,new default theme, 2021, which
Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.23,0:12:14.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll talk a little bit more
Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.27,0:12:17.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about in a bit. So, 2020 had a
Dialogue: 0,0:12:17.23,0:12:18.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lot of firsts, but there were
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.11,0:12:19.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some really good firsts, too,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:19.87,0:12:20.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including a lot for the
Dialogue: 0,0:12:20.75,0:12:24.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordPress community. One is our
Dialogue: 0,0:12:24.11,0:12:25.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first-ever virtual State of the
Dialogue: 0,0:12:25.63,0:12:27.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Word, which in a very meta
Dialogue: 0,0:12:27.55,0:12:29.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sense, you are experiencing
Dialogue: 0,0:12:29.39,0:12:32.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right now. It was our first time
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.43,0:12:35.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to crack 39% of the top 10
Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.07,0:12:36.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,million websites powered by
Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.51,0:12:38.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordPress. We are first in this
Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.51,0:12:40.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stat, more than ten times the
Dialogue: 0,0:12:40.35,0:12:42.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,number two in the market, and we
Dialogue: 0,0:12:42.19,0:12:45.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,added just about 4% of -- to
Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.63,0:12:46.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that stat this year, so we went
Dialogue: 0,0:12:46.91,0:12:49.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from around 35 to 39, which is
Dialogue: 0,0:12:49.79,0:12:51.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the most we've ever added since
Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.23,0:12:52.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the stat started being tracked
Dialogue: 0,0:12:52.83,0:12:55.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in 2011. So, we grew faster this
Dialogue: 0,0:12:55.55,0:12:57.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,year than we've grown in any
Dialogue: 0,0:12:57.31,0:12:58.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,previous year, and I think
Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.35,0:12:59.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's an incredible testament
Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.79,0:13:01.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the really hard work of both
Dialogue: 0,0:13:01.63,0:13:02.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the WordPress Core Community on
Dialogue: 0,0:13:02.99,0:13:04.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wordpress.org and all the
Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.67,0:13:07.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,amazing developers, agencies,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:07.39,0:13:09.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,plugins, themes, the entire
Dialogue: 0,0:13:09.63,0:13:11.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordPress ecosystem that really
Dialogue: 0,0:13:11.79,0:13:14.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,makes WordPress work. We had a
Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.51,0:13:16.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lot of firsts with online events
Dialogue: 0,0:13:16.43,0:13:18.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and mentorship. In a year when
Dialogue: 0,0:13:18.11,0:13:20.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we all had to stay apart, you
Dialogue: 0,0:13:20.35,0:13:22.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,transformed in-person events
Dialogue: 0,0:13:22.19,0:13:23.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into online gatherings and
Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.47,0:13:24.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shared your knowledge and
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Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.55,0:13:27.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,connections through cool events
Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.07,0:13:29.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like WP Block Talk, WP
Dialogue: 0,0:13:29.31,0:13:31.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Accessibility Day, Hallway
Dialogue: 0,0:13:31.23,0:13:34.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hangouts, Code Streams, and tons
Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.11,0:13:36.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and tons of online meetups and
Dialogue: 0,0:13:36.03,0:13:37.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordCamps. It's been very, very
Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.95,0:13:39.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exciting to me to see how the
Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.39,0:13:40.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordPress community has adapted
Dialogue: 0,0:13:40.83,0:13:42.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to stay connected in this time.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.83,0:13:44.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By exploring these new ways to
Dialogue: 0,0:13:44.19,0:13:46.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,educate, innovate and inspire,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:46.11,0:13:47.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're lowering the barriers to
Dialogue: 0,0:13:47.47,0:13:48.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,entry and removing the need to
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Dialogue: 0,0:13:50.43,0:13:53.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in WordPress events. I've always
Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.07,0:13:55.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,loved the WordPress events and
Dialogue: 0,0:13:55.07,0:13:56.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really wish I was in person with
Dialogue: 0,0:13:56.59,0:13:58.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of you right now, but, also,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:58.59,0:14:01.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's weighed on my mind that
Dialogue: 0,0:14:01.47,0:14:03.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these events are exclusionary to
Dialogue: 0,0:14:03.07,0:14:04.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those who, for whatever reason,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:04.99,0:14:06.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can't make it out on a weekday
Dialogue: 0,0:14:06.27,0:14:08.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or weekend to travel to where
Dialogue: 0,0:14:08.83,0:14:11.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they happen to be. In a first,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:11.23,0:14:12.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,certainly for WordPress and
Dialogue: 0,0:14:12.35,0:14:13.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,possibly for any major open
Dialogue: 0,0:14:13.87,0:14:16.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,source project, WordPress 5.6's
Dialogue: 0,0:14:16.83,0:14:19.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,release squad was entirely women
Dialogue: 0,0:14:19.23,0:14:20.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and nonbinary folks.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:20.43,0:14:22.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There were over 40 contributors
Dialogue: 0,0:14:22.35,0:14:23.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who led the release, and it
Dialogue: 0,0:14:23.47,0:14:25.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ended up being, as you saw, an
Dialogue: 0,0:14:25.15,0:14:27.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,amazing one. That's part of why
Dialogue: 0,0:14:27.63,0:14:29.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we named it in honor of Nina
Dialogue: 0,0:14:29.47,0:14:31.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Simone. If you'd like to see
Dialogue: 0,0:14:31.71,0:14:33.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your face on that list of
Dialogue: 0,0:14:33.79,0:14:35.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordPress Release Leads some
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Dialogue: 0,0:14:36.51,0:14:37.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about some of the things we just
Dialogue: 0,0:14:37.47,0:14:38.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,talked about, including
Dialogue: 0,0:14:38.91,0:14:40.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordPress fundamentals, I would
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Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.11,0:14:44.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,introduce the new learn.wp.org
Dialogue: 0,0:14:44.83,0:14:46.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,site, or learn.wordpress.org,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:47.31,0:14:48.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is a new effort by the
Dialogue: 0,0:14:48.91,0:14:50.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,community to create tutorials,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:50.67,0:14:52.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,workshops and host discussion
Dialogue: 0,0:14:52.19,0:14:54.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,groups entirely online. So,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:54.67,0:14:56.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,again, leaning into this new
Dialogue: 0,0:14:56.91,0:14:58.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,world that we're in. That seems
Dialogue: 0,0:14:58.43,0:14:59.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like we're going to connect a
Dialogue: 0,0:14:59.23,0:15:01.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lot more on the internet than we
Dialogue: 0,0:15:01.07,0:15:02.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,did in person, and trying to
Dialogue: 0,0:15:02.27,0:15:03.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,take the best of what we used to
Dialogue: 0,0:15:03.31,0:15:04.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do with our workshops, events,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:04.67,0:15:06.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everything like that, and bring
Dialogue: 0,0:15:06.11,0:15:08.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it to you online any day of the
Dialogue: 0,0:15:08.51,0:15:10.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,week, any time of the day. So
Dialogue: 0,0:15:10.91,0:15:12.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,much cool stuff going on here,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:12.27,0:15:13.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what's really happening?
Dialogue: 0,0:15:13.87,0:15:15.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like, as Paul Graham would say,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:15.71,0:15:17.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those with a cool facade --
Dialogue: 0,0:15:18.91,0:15:20.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or too cool for school are
Dialogue: 0,0:15:20.91,0:15:22.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,always proclaiming WordPress to
Dialogue: 0,0:15:22.19,0:15:23.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be dead and for there to be
Dialogue: 0,0:15:23.15,0:15:24.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something new replacing it. So
Dialogue: 0,0:15:24.75,0:15:26.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how in 2020 did we grow faster
Dialogue: 0,0:15:26.83,0:15:28.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than we ever have? From my
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Dialogue: 0,0:15:30.19,0:15:31.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mega trends that I think
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Dialogue: 0,0:15:33.47,0:15:35.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the lockdown. It gave people
Dialogue: 0,0:15:35.47,0:15:36.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,space and time to connect
Dialogue: 0,0:15:36.99,0:15:38.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,online, but they were looking
Dialogue: 0,0:15:38.03,0:15:40.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for healthier spaces than just
Dialogue: 0,0:15:40.19,0:15:42.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doom scrolling on social. We
Dialogue: 0,0:15:42.51,0:15:44.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,didn't need any more tolls on
Dialogue: 0,0:15:44.59,0:15:46.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our mental health. And blogging
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Dialogue: 0,0:15:47.47,0:15:48.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,passionate about or finding
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Dialogue: 0,0:15:53.55,0:15:54.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,most rewarding parts of the
Dialogue: 0,0:15:54.83,0:15:56.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,internet, and it's never been
Dialogue: 0,0:15:56.43,0:15:57.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Easier for a do it yourself
Dialogue: 0,0:15:58.51,0:16:00.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,aspiring blogger to create and
Dialogue: 0,0:16:00.83,0:16:02.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,connect with people online using
Dialogue: 0,0:16:02.67,0:16:05.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordPress. Second, was the mega
Dialogue: 0,0:16:05.15,0:16:06.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,boom in eCommerce. We've all
Dialogue: 0,0:16:06.67,0:16:08.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,heard how eCommerce was pulled
Dialogue: 0,0:16:08.51,0:16:09.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,forward many, many years.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:10.83,0:16:11.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's an incredibly flexible
Dialogue: 0,0:16:11.95,0:16:13.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eCommerce plugin for WordPress
Dialogue: 0,0:16:13.95,0:16:16.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called WooCommerce. WooCommerce
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Dialogue: 0,0:16:21.39,0:16:23.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,year before. The intersection of
Dialogue: 0,0:16:23.87,0:16:26.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,commerce and content is huge in
Dialogue: 0,0:16:26.51,0:16:28.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a growing space, and as people
Dialogue: 0,0:16:28.83,0:16:29.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who might be introduced to
Dialogue: 0,0:16:29.79,0:16:31.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,selling things online through
Dialogue: 0,0:16:31.95,0:16:34.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe an ebay or an Amazon or a
Dialogue: 0,0:16:34.27,0:16:35.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,proprietary sash service like
Dialogue: 0,0:16:35.71,0:16:37.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shopify, as they reach a limit
Dialogue: 0,0:16:37.55,0:16:38.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of those services, they look for
Dialogue: 0,0:16:38.99,0:16:40.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the most flexible thing out
Dialogue: 0,0:16:40.11,0:16:41.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there, and the most flexible
Dialogue: 0,0:16:41.39,0:16:42.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thing out there on the internet
Dialogue: 0,0:16:42.75,0:16:43.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is almost always gonna be
Dialogue: 0,0:16:43.63,0:16:45.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordPress. And third and
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Dialogue: 0,0:16:49.15,0:16:50.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lots of people lost their jobs.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:50.75,0:16:52.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lots of people were looking to
Dialogue: 0,0:16:52.59,0:16:54.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,supplement their income. This
Dialogue: 0,0:16:54.11,0:16:55.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,drove an incredible amount of
Dialogue: 0,0:16:55.87,0:16:57.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,entrepreneurship, so people who
Dialogue: 0,0:16:57.87,0:16:59.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were looking for people who knew
Dialogue: 0,0:16:59.15,0:17:01.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordPress. And on the other side
Dialogue: 0,0:17:01.23,0:17:03.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of that, normal folks who knew
Dialogue: 0,0:17:03.31,0:17:04.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or learned WordPress found that
Dialogue: 0,0:17:04.83,0:17:06.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they had a lot to demand for
Dialogue: 0,0:17:06.19,0:17:07.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their work, so they were able to
Dialogue: 0,0:17:07.39,0:17:08.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,supplement or replace their
Dialogue: 0,0:17:08.59,0:17:10.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,income, essentially for folks
Dialogue: 0,0:17:10.83,0:17:12.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who have a do it for me
Dialogue: 0,0:17:12.19,0:17:14.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mentality, so someone who is
Dialogue: 0,0:17:14.43,0:17:15.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looking for someone else to
Dialogue: 0,0:17:15.31,0:17:16.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,build a website. It's never been
Dialogue: 0,0:17:16.99,0:17:19.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a better time to learn and
Dialogue: 0,0:17:19.55,0:17:20.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,invest in improving your
Dialogue: 0,0:17:20.83,0:17:22.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordPress skills. Here are some
Dialogue: 0,0:17:22.35,0:17:23.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cool examples that illustrate
Dialogue: 0,0:17:23.79,0:17:25.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,each of these three trends. For
Dialogue: 0,0:17:25.47,0:17:27.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,blogging, I love the example of
Dialogue: 0,0:17:27.07,0:17:28.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Marginal Revolution, a blog
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Dialogue: 0,0:17:29.79,0:17:31.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordPress in 2003 by two
Dialogue: 0,0:17:31.63,0:17:33.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,professors at George Mason
Dialogue: 0,0:17:33.15,0:17:34.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,University. I actually had the
Dialogue: 0,0:17:34.83,0:17:36.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,good fortune to meet one of the
Dialogue: 0,0:17:36.11,0:17:38.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,co-founders, Tyler Cowen, at an
Dialogue: 0,0:17:38.27,0:17:40.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,obscure economics conference in
Dialogue: 0,0:17:40.03,0:17:42.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dallas honoring Milton Friedman,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:42.03,0:17:43.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hosted by the Federal Reserve.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:43.95,0:17:45.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he told me, actually, at
Dialogue: 0,0:17:45.07,0:17:46.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that point that the very best
Dialogue: 0,0:17:46.51,0:17:47.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thing you could do to improve
Dialogue: 0,0:17:47.47,0:17:49.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your writing was to write every
Dialogue: 0,0:17:49.31,0:17:52.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,single day. Tyler and Alex have
Dialogue: 0,0:17:52.19,0:17:53.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,followed that and grown their
Dialogue: 0,0:17:53.95,0:17:55.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,blog to be a really rich
Dialogue: 0,0:17:55.39,0:17:56.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,community of folks finding
Dialogue: 0,0:17:56.51,0:17:57.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,connectivity through the
Dialogue: 0,0:17:57.47,0:17:59.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,language of economics. That
Dialogue: 0,0:17:59.07,0:18:00.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,community is actually so rich
Dialogue: 0,0:18:00.35,0:18:01.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Marginal Revolution
Dialogue: 0,0:18:01.63,0:18:03.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,University was born in 2012.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:03.79,0:18:05.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a learning site that houses
Dialogue: 0,0:18:05.07,0:18:07.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the largest online library of
Dialogue: 0,0:18:07.39,0:18:09.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,free economics education videos.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:09.63,0:18:11.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over 900 available to everyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:12.59,0:18:14.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the eCommerce side of things,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:14.35,0:18:15.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you might have come across a
Dialogue: 0,0:18:15.79,0:18:16.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cool product named Tonal,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:16.99,0:18:19.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,t-o-n-a-l, tonal.com, which is
Dialogue: 0,0:18:19.47,0:18:20.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like a Peloton of strength
Dialogue: 0,0:18:20.51,0:18:22.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,training. A side effect of this
Dialogue: 0,0:18:22.27,0:18:23.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pandemic has been personal
Dialogue: 0,0:18:23.47,0:18:25.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,health shifting to our homes.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:25.31,0:18:26.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tonal anticipated the need for
Dialogue: 0,0:18:26.91,0:18:28.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,virtual fitness coaches and uses
Dialogue: 0,0:18:28.91,0:18:30.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AI combined with a really
Dialogue: 0,0:18:30.67,0:18:32.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,innovative mirror interface
Dialogue: 0,0:18:32.19,0:18:33.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where there is a screen embedded
Dialogue: 0,0:18:33.79,0:18:35.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the mirror, and it has
Dialogue: 0,0:18:36.11,0:18:37.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pulleys that provide resistance
Dialogue: 0,0:18:37.63,0:18:38.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,training, I think up to 200
Dialogue: 0,0:18:38.67,0:18:40.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pounds, and they can offer you a
Dialogue: 0,0:18:40.35,0:18:41.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,superior workout when you're at
Dialogue: 0,0:18:41.63,0:18:44.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,home. They don't disclose their
Dialogue: 0,0:18:44.19,0:18:46.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sales, but just a few months ago
Dialogue: 0,0:18:46.27,0:18:48.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in September, they raised $110
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Dialogue: 0,0:18:50.03,0:18:51.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,should give you a hint of their
Dialogue: 0,0:18:51.87,0:18:54.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,growth in scale. And one of the
Dialogue: 0,0:18:54.11,0:18:55.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,investors was actually the
Dialogue: 0,0:18:55.87,0:18:57.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Warriors basketball player Steph
Dialogue: 0,0:18:57.55,0:18:59.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Curry, which you might think is
Dialogue: 0,0:18:59.79,0:19:00.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a good thing or a bad thing,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:00.59,0:19:01.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,depending on what's your
Dialogue: 0,0:19:01.23,0:19:02.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,favorite basketball team. He had
Dialogue: 0,0:19:02.83,0:19:04.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,apparently been using it under a
Dialogue: 0,0:19:04.35,0:19:05.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pseudonym for a few years. He
Dialogue: 0,0:19:05.55,0:19:06.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just kind of bought it off the
Dialogue: 0,0:19:06.35,0:19:08.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,website. They also disclosed
Dialogue: 0,0:19:08.03,0:19:09.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when they did that round that in
Dialogue: 0,0:19:09.07,0:19:10.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the past year, their revenue has
Dialogue: 0,0:19:10.91,0:19:14.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,grown by 12X, 12 times, and this
Dialogue: 0,0:19:14.03,0:19:15.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is all built on WordPress and
Dialogue: 0,0:19:15.79,0:19:17.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WooCommerce, which is very
Dialogue: 0,0:19:17.07,0:19:19.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exciting, both for the scale and
Dialogue: 0,0:19:19.39,0:19:20.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,showing that you can build a
Dialogue: 0,0:19:20.75,0:19:22.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really cool, new product and
Dialogue: 0,0:19:22.51,0:19:25.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,service on top of Woo. Finally,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:26.27,0:19:28.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here's someone who was able to
Dialogue: 0,0:19:28.19,0:19:29.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,learn and improve their
Dialogue: 0,0:19:29.31,0:19:31.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordPress skills, connect with
Dialogue: 0,0:19:31.07,0:19:32.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lots of demand for those skills
Dialogue: 0,0:19:32.43,0:19:33.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and transform their life.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:33.83,0:19:36.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> WordPress powers ventures
Dialogue: 0,0:19:36.19,0:19:38.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like Codable, a nexus that helps
Dialogue: 0,0:19:38.11,0:19:39.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you find a WordPress freelance
Dialogue: 0,0:19:39.55,0:19:41.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,developer wherever you might be
Dialogue: 0,0:19:41.15,0:19:43.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the world. Deborah Butler is
Dialogue: 0,0:19:43.71,0:19:45.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a Codable certified freelance
Dialogue: 0,0:19:45.23,0:19:46.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,developer in Cape Town, South
Dialogue: 0,0:19:46.67,0:19:48.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Africa. Deborah's WordPress
Dialogue: 0,0:19:48.51,0:19:50.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,skills supported NGOs and small
Dialogue: 0,0:19:50.67,0:19:52.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,business responses to the COVID
Dialogue: 0,0:19:52.43,0:19:54.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,crisis. Check out her work on
Dialogue: 0,0:19:54.51,0:19:56.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Children's Radio Foundation's
Dialogue: 0,0:19:56.03,0:19:57.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,COVID-19 informational page.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:58.51,0:20:00.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are just three examples of
Dialogue: 0,0:20:00.43,0:20:02.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how all of what we do, how we
Dialogue: 0,0:20:02.75,0:20:04.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,express ourselves, how we live
Dialogue: 0,0:20:04.51,0:20:06.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how we work has been moved
Dialogue: 0,0:20:06.19,0:20:08.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,online, and when online is your
Dialogue: 0,0:20:08.99,0:20:11.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,only option, WordPress is your
Dialogue: 0,0:20:11.31,0:20:12.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,best option.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:12.71,0:20:15.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> As I alluded to when we were
Dialogue: 0,0:20:15.07,0:20:17.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,talking about 5.6, there is a
Dialogue: 0,0:20:17.07,0:20:18.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fantastic new default theme that
Dialogue: 0,0:20:18.99,0:20:21.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we call 2021, which comes out of
Dialogue: 0,0:20:21.55,0:20:22.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the box in a number of
Dialogue: 0,0:20:22.67,0:20:24.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fashionable pastels, but, of
Dialogue: 0,0:20:24.03,0:20:25.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,course, you can customize it to
Dialogue: 0,0:20:25.55,0:20:27.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,any color you like. You'll see
Dialogue: 0,0:20:27.39,0:20:28.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lots of cool block patterns in
Dialogue: 0,0:20:28.91,0:20:31.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,use, and a neat new feature
Dialogue: 0,0:20:31.07,0:20:32.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which kind of crosses Core and
Dialogue: 0,0:20:32.91,0:20:34.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wordpress.org that Helen
Dialogue: 0,0:20:34.51,0:20:36.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hou-Sand� helped drive. Was
Dialogue: 0,0:20:36.75,0:20:38.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,improving the starter content
Dialogue: 0,0:20:38.11,0:20:39.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the theme. So now theme
Dialogue: 0,0:20:39.87,0:20:41.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,demos, instead of showing that
Dialogue: 0,0:20:41.79,0:20:44.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kind of cool but not always
Dialogue: 0,0:20:44.35,0:20:46.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,useful boat can show all of
Dialogue: 0,0:20:46.91,0:20:48.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their starter content on the
Dialogue: 0,0:20:48.11,0:20:50.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,theme. That's activated already
Dialogue: 0,0:20:50.19,0:20:51.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for all of the default themes
Dialogue: 0,0:20:51.79,0:20:52.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that have ever shipped with
Dialogue: 0,0:20:52.51,0:20:54.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordPress, and will soon be
Dialogue: 0,0:20:55.55,0:20:57.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,activated for the remainder of
Dialogue: 0,0:20:57.71,0:20:59.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,themes on wordpress.org, so
Dialogue: 0,0:20:59.39,0:21:00.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll be able to see some great
Dialogue: 0,0:21:00.27,0:21:02.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,demo content and decide which
Dialogue: 0,0:21:02.03,0:21:03.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,theme could be the very best for
Dialogue: 0,0:21:03.47,0:21:06.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you. 2021 makes it easier than
Dialogue: 0,0:21:06.83,0:21:07.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ever to get your vision on to
Dialogue: 0,0:21:07.95,0:21:09.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your site and your site on to
Dialogue: 0,0:21:09.31,0:21:11.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the web. And now we'd like to
Dialogue: 0,0:21:11.31,0:21:13.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,show you a sneak peek at some of
Dialogue: 0,0:21:13.63,0:21:14.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what's coming around the corner
Dialogue: 0,0:21:14.75,0:21:16.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with Gutenberg. We have Joen
Dialogue: 0,0:21:16.67,0:21:18.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,showing the Site Editor Beta.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:18.75,0:21:20.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> In this demo, I'd like to
Dialogue: 0,0:21:20.75,0:21:21.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,walk you through the new
Dialogue: 0,0:21:21.87,0:21:24.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gutenberg Site Editor. The Site
Dialogue: 0,0:21:24.67,0:21:26.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Editor allows you to edit the
Dialogue: 0,0:21:26.03,0:21:27.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,theme templates beyond the
Dialogue: 0,0:21:27.39,0:21:29.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,post's content. It introduces
Dialogue: 0,0:21:29.47,0:21:30.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,several new blocks like the
Dialogue: 0,0:21:30.75,0:21:32.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Query Loop. When you make a
Dialogue: 0,0:21:32.35,0:21:33.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,modification like adding a
Dialogue: 0,0:21:33.87,0:21:35.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,featured image, it naturally
Dialogue: 0,0:21:35.87,0:21:38.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,adds to every post in the query.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:38.19,0:21:39.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can configure the layout and
Dialogue: 0,0:21:39.71,0:21:40.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make simple tweaks and it
Dialogue: 0,0:21:40.91,0:21:43.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,propagates to all the posts. If
Dialogue: 0,0:21:43.07,0:21:44.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you prefer the featured image
Dialogue: 0,0:21:44.51,0:21:46.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,above the titles, no problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:46.51,0:21:47.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All the familiar block and
Dialogue: 0,0:21:47.79,0:21:50.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tractions are available. While
Dialogue: 0,0:21:50.75,0:21:51.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the header is a separate
Dialogue: 0,0:21:51.95,0:21:53.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,template part, it can be edited
Dialogue: 0,0:21:53.71,0:21:55.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seamlessly. Everything is a
Dialogue: 0,0:21:55.47,0:21:57.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,block, navigation, the site
Dialogue: 0,0:21:57.47,0:21:59.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,title, the tag line, making it
Dialogue: 0,0:21:59.31,0:22:00.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,easy to edit anything and make
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Dialogue: 0,0:22:02.51,0:22:04.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,available. The block list view
Dialogue: 0,0:22:04.27,0:22:05.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shows all the different areas
Dialogue: 0,0:22:05.95,0:22:07.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like header and footer for quick
Dialogue: 0,0:22:07.79,0:22:09.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,access. Since everything is
Dialogue: 0,0:22:09.79,0:22:11.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,created with blocks, it's easy
Dialogue: 0,0:22:11.39,0:22:13.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to edit. The site editor engine
Dialogue: 0,0:22:13.71,0:22:14.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,keeps track of all the
Dialogue: 0,0:22:14.83,0:22:16.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,modifications, giving the user a
Dialogue: 0,0:22:16.83,0:22:18.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,clear overview of what has been
Dialogue: 0,0:22:18.43,0:22:20.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,modified. The site title, the
Dialogue: 0,0:22:20.51,0:22:22.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,header area, et cetera. You can
Dialogue: 0,0:22:22.99,0:22:24.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,open the 404 template and modify
Dialogue: 0,0:22:24.75,0:22:26.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it like any other content. With
Dialogue: 0,0:22:26.99,0:22:28.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the introduction of block
Dialogue: 0,0:22:28.19,0:22:30.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,patterns to WordPress, themes
Dialogue: 0,0:22:30.03,0:22:31.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will be able to offer any number
Dialogue: 0,0:22:31.63,0:22:33.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of designs, providing a shortcut
Dialogue: 0,0:22:33.15,0:22:35.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to replicating demo sites or
Dialogue: 0,0:22:35.23,0:22:36.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,swapping out aspects users may
Dialogue: 0,0:22:36.91,0:22:38.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not like with another that they
Dialogue: 0,0:22:38.43,0:22:42.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do. This is the culmination of
Dialogue: 0,0:22:42.35,0:22:43.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,several ongoing projects to
Dialogue: 0,0:22:43.95,0:22:45.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,improve and expand upon the
Dialogue: 0,0:22:45.23,0:22:46.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,customization possibilities in
Dialogue: 0,0:22:46.99,0:22:50.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordPress. Both templates and
Dialogue: 0,0:22:50.27,0:22:52.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,regular pages can be edited into
Dialogue: 0,0:22:52.03,0:22:54.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Site Editor. Small previews
Dialogue: 0,0:22:54.19,0:22:55.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can be seen when hovering the
Dialogue: 0,0:22:55.55,0:22:57.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,different templates. The style
Dialogue: 0,0:22:57.71,0:22:59.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,customization panel allows
Dialogue: 0,0:22:59.39,0:23:01.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making global changes like text,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:01.87,0:23:04.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,link or background color. These
Dialogue: 0,0:23:04.27,0:23:05.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,modifications can be quickly
Dialogue: 0,0:23:05.87,0:23:06.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,checked against the different
Dialogue: 0,0:23:06.91,0:23:09.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pages in the site. You can
Dialogue: 0,0:23:09.79,0:23:11.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,customize any template of the
Dialogue: 0,0:23:11.39,0:23:13.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,site, such as the page template,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:13.71,0:23:15.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,drag and drop the page title
Dialogue: 0,0:23:15.31,0:23:16.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into a cover block to use a
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Dialogue: 0,0:23:18.91,0:23:21.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,possibilities are endless. We
Dialogue: 0,0:23:21.15,0:23:22.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can't wait to see what you build
Dialogue: 0,0:23:22.83,0:23:23.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with this.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:24.55,0:23:26.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> As you can see, we've come a
Dialogue: 0,0:23:26.75,0:23:28.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,long, long way with Gutenberg
Dialogue: 0,0:23:28.43,0:23:29.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from those first versions you
Dialogue: 0,0:23:29.63,0:23:31.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,might have seen and tried out.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:31.15,0:23:32.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you haven't given it a try
Dialogue: 0,0:23:32.59,0:23:34.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,recently, I encourage you to
Dialogue: 0,0:23:34.03,0:23:36.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,check out Gutenberg. By creating
Dialogue: 0,0:23:36.91,0:23:38.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this common framework that every
Dialogue: 0,0:23:38.51,0:23:40.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,theme and plugin can build on,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:40.19,0:23:42.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're reducing the balkanization
Dialogue: 0,0:23:42.03,0:23:43.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,within WordPress from people who
Dialogue: 0,0:23:43.71,0:23:44.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are solving these problems lots
Dialogue: 0,0:23:44.83,0:23:46.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of different ways and providing
Dialogue: 0,0:23:46.67,0:23:48.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what I believe is the basis for
Dialogue: 0,0:23:48.43,0:23:50.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the next decade of WordPress'
Dialogue: 0,0:23:50.59,0:23:52.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,growth. So we're about two years
Dialogue: 0,0:23:52.03,0:23:53.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into a ten-year project.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:53.47,0:23:55.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've got good chunks of Phase 1
Dialogue: 0,0:23:55.15,0:23:56.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Phase 2 of Gutenberg done,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:56.91,0:23:58.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's the post and page editing
Dialogue: 0,0:23:58.35,0:23:59.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then editing the entire
Dialogue: 0,0:23:59.63,0:24:01.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,site. I'm excited to continue
Dialogue: 0,0:24:01.71,0:24:04.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these in 2021 and hopefully
Dialogue: 0,0:24:04.75,0:24:06.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,start to get to Phases 3 and 4.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:08.11,0:24:10.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if WordPress has ever helped
Dialogue: 0,0:24:10.03,0:24:11.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you or if WordPress has let you
Dialogue: 0,0:24:11.79,0:24:13.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,help others, I invite you to
Dialogue: 0,0:24:13.31,0:24:14.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,learn more about the WordPress
Dialogue: 0,0:24:14.59,0:24:16.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Project. It's a global community
Dialogue: 0,0:24:16.51,0:24:18.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of experts and amateurs and
Dialogue: 0,0:24:18.43,0:24:19.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,enthusiasts that collaborate to
Dialogue: 0,0:24:19.79,0:24:21.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maintain, sustain and improve
Dialogue: 0,0:24:21.63,0:24:23.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the software, and we do it all
Dialogue: 0,0:24:23.07,0:24:24.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without locking you into a
Dialogue: 0,0:24:24.03,0:24:26.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,walled garden of technology. I
Dialogue: 0,0:24:26.43,0:24:28.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,often get asked how WordPress
Dialogue: 0,0:24:28.43,0:24:30.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has avoided the burnout or
Dialogue: 0,0:24:30.67,0:24:32.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tragedy of the commons or things
Dialogue: 0,0:24:32.27,0:24:34.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that commonly afflict other open
Dialogue: 0,0:24:34.03,0:24:36.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,source projects, and I attribute
Dialogue: 0,0:24:36.19,0:24:38.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a lot of that success to kind of
Dialogue: 0,0:24:38.51,0:24:40.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our culture of generosity. We
Dialogue: 0,0:24:40.19,0:24:41.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have this program called Five
Dialogue: 0,0:24:41.39,0:24:42.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the Future. Five For the
Dialogue: 0,0:24:42.91,0:24:45.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Future is the idea that whatever
Dialogue: 0,0:24:46.83,0:24:48.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,time your WordPress is
Dialogue: 0,0:24:48.35,0:24:49.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,supporting, whether that's a
Dialogue: 0,0:24:49.71,0:24:52.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,business or many employees or
Dialogue: 0,0:24:52.99,0:24:55.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,freelancing, they try to take 5%
Dialogue: 0,0:24:55.47,0:24:57.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of that and put it back into the
Dialogue: 0,0:24:57.07,0:24:59.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,comments of volunteering for
Dialogue: 0,0:24:59.71,0:25:00.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something you're passionate
Dialogue: 0,0:25:00.59,0:25:01.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about in the WordPress
Dialogue: 0,0:25:01.31,0:25:02.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,community. Something that makes
Dialogue: 0,0:25:02.83,0:25:04.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,-- leaves the community a little
Dialogue: 0,0:25:04.19,0:25:06.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,better than you found it. For
Dialogue: 0,0:25:06.03,0:25:07.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some companies, this might be
Dialogue: 0,0:25:07.95,0:25:08.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,full-time folks that are
Dialogue: 0,0:25:08.75,0:25:10.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,contributing. For some
Dialogue: 0,0:25:10.27,0:25:11.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,individuals, that might be, you
Dialogue: 0,0:25:11.39,0:25:12.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,know, 5% would be about four
Dialogue: 0,0:25:12.67,0:25:14.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hours a week -- or, sorry, two
Dialogue: 0,0:25:14.27,0:25:14.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hours a week.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:15.63,0:25:17.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, think about what that 5%
Dialogue: 0,0:25:17.39,0:25:18.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,means for you. It's kind of
Dialogue: 0,0:25:18.51,0:25:19.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,metaphorical, means different
Dialogue: 0,0:25:19.71,0:25:21.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,things to different people, and
Dialogue: 0,0:25:21.39,0:25:22.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if your organization is part of
Dialogue: 0,0:25:22.91,0:25:24.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it, please make sure to list
Dialogue: 0,0:25:24.43,0:25:26.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yourself and set a good example
Dialogue: 0,0:25:26.35,0:25:28.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by what you're doing on the Five
Dialogue: 0,0:25:28.03,0:25:29.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for The Future Page on
Dialogue: 0,0:25:29.15,0:25:31.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wordpress.org. So, with that, we
Dialogue: 0,0:25:31.71,0:25:33.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,come to the end of our
Dialogue: 0,0:25:33.15,0:25:36.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first-ever virtual distributed
Dialogue: 0,0:25:36.43,0:25:38.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,State of the Word. If you'd like
Dialogue: 0,0:25:38.91,0:25:39.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to follow me some
Dialogue: 0,0:25:39.95,0:25:41.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more, @photoMatt,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:41.23,0:25:44.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,p-h-o-t-o-m-a-t-t, on Twitter,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:44.51,0:25:47.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tumblr, Instagram. I have a
Dialogue: 0,0:25:47.47,0:25:50.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,podcast at distributed.blog and
Dialogue: 0,0:25:50.19,0:25:52.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I blog myself at ma.tt and
Dialogue: 0,0:25:52.27,0:25:54.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,matt.blog, all powered by
Dialogue: 0,0:25:54.27,0:25:56.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WordPress, of course. So, please
Dialogue: 0,0:25:56.35,0:25:58.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,check it out. And without
Dialogue: 0,0:25:58.43,0:25:59.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,further ado, we're gonna try to
Dialogue: 0,0:25:59.95,0:26:02.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,head to another first, which is
Dialogue: 0,0:26:02.27,0:26:04.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a distributed Q & A. So,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:04.35,0:26:06.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,questions and answers submitted
Dialogue: 0,0:26:06.35,0:26:09.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by you all over the past week or
Dialogue: 0,0:26:09.47,0:26:11.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so. And myself and others within
Dialogue: 0,0:26:11.55,0:26:13.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the WordPress community are
Dialogue: 0,0:26:13.23,0:26:14.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gonna do our very best to answer
Dialogue: 0,0:26:14.59,0:26:19.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these questions. So, let's dive in.