10 WordPress Takeaways From 2015

Another year is coming to an end. And, in the world of WordPress, so much has happened. It’s been a year filled with Wappuus, WordCamps, APIs, and important milestones. Let’s take a look at 10 of the biggest things to happen in the WordPress ecosystem in 2015. 25 Percent Of The Internet It wouldn’t be a 2015 roundup if we didn’t mention the biggest thing to happen this year. At the beginning of November, W3Tech, a web technology survey company, showed that WordPress is used by 25 percent of the Internet — that’s one in every four sites. This is the biggest milestone WordPress has reached so far and we would be remiss if we didn’t keep talking about it. This isn’t a time to sit on our laurels, but instead to look toward the remaining 75 percent. The WordPress Foundation Vs Jeff Yablon June started off with a bit of WordPress controversy. Jeff Yablon, owner of The WordPress Helpers, was sued by The WordPress Foundation for trademark infringement. Yablon owned four domain names that the WordPress Foundation claimed were violating policy. The foundation asked Yablon to stop using the trademarks and pay $100,000 in damages. Things were settled out of court. Yablon agreed to stop using the #wordpress #smallbusiness #entrepreneur

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