Bloggers and website administrators could take time out to mark a
milestone: it's the 10th birthday of blogging platform and content
management system (CMS) tool WordPress.
First released on May 27, 2003, WordPress has grown to become the world's largest CMS, powering some 18 percent of the Web, tech site Mashable reported.
"WordPress was started by Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little and the open-source software has grown to include thousands of contributors. Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com and one of the biggest stewards in the development of the platform as a whole, announced last week that it had raised $50 million in a secondary stock transaction," it said.
The blogging platform and CMS presently has 70 million websites running it, it added.
Among the high-profile sites using WordPress are blogs from Cable News Network, The New York Times and Reuters.
The blogging platform and CMS presently has 70 million websites running it, it added.
Among the high-profile sites using WordPress are blogs from Cable News Network, The New York Times and Reuters.
Marking the milestone is a microsite (http://wp10.WordPress.net/) that accommodates tweets, photos and memories of WordPress.
Other members of the WordPress community are marking the milestone with special meetup events, Mashable added.
In 2003, WordPress was launched as a free and easy way to publish content. But it has evolved into a CMS that can run full Web apps.
"Shopping cart systems, Twitter analytics services and even robust WordPress site management solutions can all be built on WordPress," Mashable said.
On the other hand, Mashable said the plugins, themes, specialized hosting providers and custom solutions builders continue to grow as well. — TJD, GMA News
In 2003, WordPress was launched as a free and easy way to publish content. But it has evolved into a CMS that can run full Web apps.
"Shopping cart systems, Twitter analytics services and even robust WordPress site management solutions can all be built on WordPress," Mashable said.
On the other hand, Mashable said the plugins, themes, specialized hosting providers and custom solutions builders continue to grow as well. — TJD, GMA News
source: gmanetwork.com
