Happy 20th Anniversary, WordPress! We Wouldn’t Be Here Without You 

Happy 20th anniversary, WordPress! We can’t wait to see what the next two decades — and beyond — will bring. 

May 26, 2023

Automattic

Above: Watch Matt Mullenweg, Mike Little, and Dries Buytaert — in conversation for the first time ever — discuss 20 years of WordPress as well as the future of open source.

On May 27, 2003, co-founders Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little announced that WordPress was available to the public. Their vision, as you can still read in their original post on WordPress.org, was to foster a means by which anyone could easily share and discuss their ideas with the world. 

What started as a humble open-source blogging platform is now the driving force behind over one-third of the internet’s most popular websites, including The New York Times, Salesforce, and Disney. But the non-profit WordPress project continues to further its mission of democratizing publishing for the entire world. Just as Version 0.7 was available as a free download under the General Public License (GPL) 20 years ago, WordPress remains free today — at Version 6.2 and counting. 

The original comment from WordPress co-founder Mike Little, which kickstarted the creation of a platform that would change the internet forever.

Automattic — the parent company of WordPress.com, Jetpack, Tumblr, and other web platforms and services — didn’t yet exist when Mike and Matt launched WordPress. But since its birth in 2005, the two organizations have worked hand in hand. Through the Five for the Future initiative, Automattic commits 5% of our company’s resources — including over 4,000 employee hours per week — to the open source WordPress project. In turn, we benefit from the amazing work they do in improving WordPress and ensuring the best possible experience for building and maintaining your website, no matter how small or large.  

It’s a symbiotic relationship for which we have a deep appreciation. The WordPress community often uses a saying that we love: “A rising tide lifts all boats.” A healthy and thriving WordPress project benefits all of us. 

So, to our friends in the WordPress open source community, we extend a heartfelt congratulations and thank you. Happy 20th anniversary! We can’t wait to see what the next two decades — and beyond — will bring. 

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  1. Joey J 📸 May 26th at 2:57 pm

    Congratulations on 20 years of thriving success! I’ve been happily using WordPress since 2008. 😀

    Liked by 5 people

  2. Gaurav Tiwari May 26th at 3:11 pm

    Thank you for changing our lives as well. ❤️

    Liked by 4 people

  3. duramatters May 26th at 5:35 pm

    Thank you WordPress! You have changed my life.

    Liked by 8 people

  4. Michael Cavacini May 26th at 6:01 pm

    Congratulations! I’ve had my WordPress site for 11 years and counting. Keep up the great work — here’s to another 20 years!

    Liked by 7 people

  5. pghjoseph May 26th at 6:34 pm

    Happy 20th birthday, WordPress! I have been on WordPress for almost nine of those years.

    Liked by 4 people

  6. culture micheal May 26th at 7:07 pm

    Happy 20th anniversary and Thanks for the good work. 

    Liked by 4 people

  7. Okechukwu Adaobi Fortune May 26th at 7:34 pm

    Congratulations

    Liked by 3 people

  8. Rajkishor May 26th at 7:49 pm

    Happy 20th anniversary wordpress with regards.

    Liked by 4 people

  9. vittynablog May 26th at 8:11 pm

    Complimenti! Auguri!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍

    Liked by 3 people

  10. Ana Daksina May 26th at 8:47 pm

    Truly, I give thanks for this opportunity every day.

    Liked by 3 people

  11. cactusflower18 May 26th at 9:22 pm

    Yay!!! Congratulations WordPress!!! Been with you for a few years now….

    Liked by 4 people

  12. Rochelle | Adventuresfromelle May 26th at 11:48 pm

    Happy 20 years & cheers to many more decades to come! My only regret was not joining WP sooner 🙂

    Liked by 4 people

  13. Navdeep Mahal May 27th at 1:22 am

    Congratulations 👏🎉

    Liked by 4 people

  14. Yuna May 27th at 2:00 am

    Thank you for being amazing platform, as for me who is using a amazing free one. ❤

    Liked by 3 people

  15. Donna May 27th at 3:28 am

    I remember wishing you a happy 3rd anniversary. Keep going! 

    Liked by 2 people

  16. Vimal Mohan May 27th at 4:40 am

    Congratulation 👏

    Liked by 4 people

  17. Manoj Mehra May 27th at 5:47 am

    Thank you WordPress for providing people a platform where we can express ourselves.

    Liked by 4 people

  18. Israel Ayo May 27th at 6:42 am

    Congratulations!

    Liked by 3 people

  19. Éveil Mémoire May 27th at 8:38 am

    ✨️💯🙏

    Liked by 3 people

  20. Rachel Duerden May 27th at 3:15 pm

    Thank you for making blogging more accessible.

    Liked by 5 people

  21. Tanja May 27th at 5:17 pm

    Congratulations!!I’ve been blogging for almost 8 years using WordPress🙂

    Liked by 5 people

  22. Kolliaosman Kamara May 28th at 12:11 am

    I happy for the past

    Liked by 3 people

  23. Namra Rafeeq May 28th at 8:12 am

    congo🔥🔥

    Liked by 3 people

  24. Bossladylatina May 28th at 2:36 pm

    Congratulations 🎉🎉

    Liked by 3 people

  25. Life with Alegria May 28th at 5:19 pm

    What an amazing legacy. Congrats to the creators.

    Liked by 5 people

  26. transitgroup May 29th at 9:11 am

    Thank you, Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little! Mabuhay from the Philippines! God bless you and WordPress, exceedingly!

    Ray

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    Liked by 5 people

  27. yinkusado May 29th at 3:17 pm

    Congratulations!!!!!!!!

    Liked by 5 people

  28. jpcootes May 29th at 8:18 pm

    WordPress is brilliant!!

    Liked by 6 people

  29. The Blogger 23 May 30th at 8:27 am

    HAPPY anniversary 🎉

    Liked by 6 people

  30. The Attitude Effect May 30th at 10:16 am

    Congratulations

    Liked by 6 people

  31. Son Of Man May 31st at 8:49 am

    Congratulations Word press

    Liked by 5 people

  32. Divyansh Aggarwal May 31st at 9:44 am

    Congrats

    Liked by 3 people

  33. Deborah May 31st at 9:52 am

    Happy 20th, WP!

    In January, earlier this year, we celebrated our 19th anniversary with WP.

    Liked by 4 people

  34. durrance36 May 31st at 11:05 am

    Brilliant!!

    Liked by 3 people

  35. thelyricalpoeticist May 31st at 2:18 pm

    Congratulations

    Liked by 5 people

  36. shayanktk44daily May 31st at 4:25 pm

    Congratulations 🖤🖤

    Liked by 4 people

  37. David D. Jun 1st at 6:53 pm

    Thank you WordPress!

    Liked by 5 people

  38. Olabode Adegbite Jun 4th at 6:36 pm

    Thank you ❤️

    Liked by 3 people

  39. Mohd Asif Siddiqui Jun 5th at 5:05 pm

    Congratulations 🎊

    Liked by 3 people

  40. Milkycoded Jun 6th at 10:04 pm

    Congrats

    Liked by 3 people

  41. prasanna Meher Jun 7th at 1:09 am

    Happy 20t anniversary, WordPress

    Liked by 2 people

  42. i hat may life Jun 7th at 6:13 pm

    Congratulation

    Liked by 3 people

  43. mrnick06 Jun 9th at 2:55 am

    happy birthday

    Liked by 3 people

  44. deepanilamani Jun 9th at 5:37 pm

    Happy 20th anniversary WordPress. May You grow stronger by the day!

    Liked by 4 people

  45. Kristi Howerter Jun 16th at 7:57 am

    🎉Amazing!

    Liked by 3 people

  46. Nkhataesnarth Jun 22nd at 1:33 pm

    Congratulations on 20th years of thriving success!!🌹🌹🌹♥️ I’m very happy to join the family I have just started using WordPress .
    Many many thanks for making blogging more accessible!!!!

    Liked by 2 people

  47. The Wise Thinker Jun 23rd at 3:21 pm

    Congratulations

    Liked by 2 people

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