{"id":14110,"date":"2022-12-16T22:11:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T22:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/?p=14110"},"modified":"2022-12-19T19:31:22","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T19:31:22","slug":"state-of-the-word-2022-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2022\/12\/state-of-the-word-2022-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"State of the Word 2022: A Celebration of the Four Freedoms of Open Source"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>WordPress belongs to all of us, but really we\u2019re taking care of it for the next generation.\u201d <\/p>\n<cite>Matt Mullenweg<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Matt Mullenweg: State of the Word 2022\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VeigCZuxnfY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A small audience of WordPress contributors, developers, and extenders gathered on December 15 for the annual State of the Word keynote from WordPress co-founder <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/matt\/\">Matt Mullenweg<\/a>. Those who could not join in person joined via livestream or one of 33 watch parties held across 11 countries, with more than 500 RSVPs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wordpress.org\/news\/files\/2022\/12\/the-four-freedoms.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The four freedoms of open source: run the program, study the change, redistribute, and distribute your copies.\" class=\"wp-image-14111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wordpress.org\/news\/files\/2022\/12\/the-four-freedoms.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wordpress.org\/news\/files\/2022\/12\/the-four-freedoms.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wordpress.org\/news\/files\/2022\/12\/the-four-freedoms.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wordpress.org\/news\/files\/2022\/12\/the-four-freedoms.jpeg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wordpress.org\/news\/files\/2022\/12\/the-four-freedoms.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Executive Director, <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/chanthaboune\/\">Josepha Haden Chomphosy<\/a>, introduced the event with a reminder of why so many of those gathered choose WordPress\u2014the Four Freedoms of open source. As Haden Chomphosy noted, open source is an idea that can change our generation, and WordPress is one of the most consistent and impactful stewards of those freedoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As with past State of the Word events, Matt reflected on the year\u2019s accomplishments, learnings, and aspirations as the project moves into 2023. From Gutenberg concluding its second phase of site editing in preparation for phase three\u2014Collaborative Workflows, to the reactivation of meetups and global WordCamps, to the introduction of a new theme and plugin taxonomy, to musings on the potential of machine learning, WordPress enters its <a href=\"https:\/\/wp20.wordpress.net\/\">20th year<\/a> continuing to define bleeding edge technology in thanks to the ecosystem\u2019s vibrant community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The one-hour multimedia presentation was followed by an interactive <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2022\/12\/16\/matt-mullenweg-state-of-the-word-2022-qa\/\">question and answer<\/a> session where Matt fielded questions from the livestream and studio audience. All questions will be responded to in a follow-up post on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/project\" target=\"_blank\">Make.WordPress.org\/project<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discover everything that was covered by <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2022\/12\/16\/matt-mullenweg-state-of-the-word-2022\/\">watching the official event recording<\/a> and join the ongoing #StateOfTheWord conversation on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/tagged\/StateoftheWord?sort=top\">Tumblr<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/stateoftheword\/\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/stateoftheword\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?keywords=stateoftheword\">Linkedin<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StateOfTheWord\">Twitter<\/a>. For another way to get involved, consider sharing your experience with WordPress in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2022\/12\/2022-wordpress-survey\/\">2022 WordPress Community Survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Referenced Resources<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tumblr.com\/\">WordPress on Tumblr<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/engineawesome.com\/\">Engineawesome.com<\/a> using Gutenberg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/communitysummit.wordcamp.org\/2023\/\">WordPress Community Summit 2023<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wp20.wordpress.net\/\">WP20.wordpress.net<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.wordpress.org\/\">learn.WordPress.org<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/openverse\">Openverse<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/create-block-theme\/\">Create Block Theme plugin<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/\">Make.WordPress.org<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/playground\">WordPress Playground<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/photomatt.tumblr.com\/\">Matt on Tumblr<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/distributed.blog\/\">Distributed.blog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em>Special thanks to <a href='https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/laurlittle\/' class='mention'><span class='mentions-prefix'>@<\/span>laurlittle<\/a> and <a href='https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/eidolonnight\/' class='mention'><span class='mentions-prefix'>@<\/span>eidolonnight<\/a> for review and collaboration.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress belongs to all of us, but really we\u2019re taking care of it for the next generation.\u201d Matt Mullenweg A small audience of WordPress contributors, developers, and extenders gathered on December 15 for the annual State of the Word keynote from WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg. 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