Round up: The Future of WordPress

The explosion of WordPress is nothing particularly new, but the future of WordPress looks more exciting than ever.

May 2016 statistics from W3techs show WordPress now powers a staggering 26.4% of the whole internet, with a share of the CMS market that leaves many of the other content management systems we know far behind. We know from our own clients here at ClarityDX that demand for WordPress from big organisations, brands and enterprises continues to grow.

WordPress began as a blogging platform and then grew into the world’s most popular content management system – but what’s next? Recent technological developments, particularly around the WP REST API, look set to open up WordPress into far more than just a CMS – is WordPress about to become a fully fledged application framework?

Below is a round up of some of our favourite takes on just where WordPress could be heading:

• WordPress in 2016: How the REST API and Calypso Will Force Change
  
• Javascript, APIs, and the Future of WordPress
• 3 Big Things that Will Happen to WordPress in the Near Future
• Where do you see the future of WordPress in 10-12 years?
• WordPress in 2016

Feeling nostalgic? Take a look back at WordPress through-the-ages in our WordPress History Guide.