Earlier this year, WordPressers around the globe united to celebrate 20 years of community and innovation. There were parties, blogs, videos, and social media posts aplenty. And, of course, the trending hashtag, “#WP20”.
Throughout April and May, community members reflected on their journeys – what brought them to WordPress and its personal meaning. The stories, tweets, and videos were inspiring, nostalgic, and even humorous at times. There was swag, and the cakes were epic.
Let’s take a look!
Happy 20th birthday, @WordPress! Our Cebu meetup was a success!
…and our community is growing.
Thanks to #enspaceCebu for hosting our party! #WP20 #WordPressCebu #WPCebu pic.twitter.com/TUFoKjuoxq
— Cebu WordPress Meetup (@WPCebu) June 3, 2023
I’m sure you’ve seen by now, but today is WordPress’ 20th birthday! Thank you to @photomatt and @mikelittlezed1 for following through with a seemingly wild idea. I don’t think anyone could have predicted we’d end up where we are today. Happy birthday @WordPress!
#WP20 pic.twitter.com/tAZRlYThuS
— Jon Desrosiers (@desrosj) May 28, 2023
— Osom Studio WordPress & WooCommerce Agency (@OSOM_STUDIO) June 10, 2023
Want to see more tweets? Check out the tweet wall here.
Bits & Bytes
- Official website for WP20
- The #WP20 hashtag was used at least 18,000 times between March 1 and June 8, 2023 on social peaking on May 27 with at least 2,700+ metions
- 165+ meetups took place to celebrate WP20
- At least 4,661 people attended a meetup across six continents
- 100+ kits of swag were shipped to meetup organizers
Want more social media for WordPress? Check out the official accounts here:
Snapshots from WP20 Celebrations
Props
WP20 celebrations, swag, websites, social media, graphics, and so much more could not have happened without the wonderful contributions of so many. Beyond the organizers of the 165+ events, there were many people working behind the scenes to ensure WordPress got the recognition it deserved. Thank you to everyone who worked behind the scenes to organize the meetups, create swag, and to spread the word. Some of these hardworking folks include: Mark Andrew, Joen Asmussen, Tino Barreiro, Chloe Bringmann, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, Cate DeRosia, Em DeRosia, Beatriz Fialho, Nicholas Garofalo, Nyasha Green, Nick Hamze, Meagan Hanes, Kelly Hoffman, Pablo Honey, Santana Inniss, Marko Ivanovic, Angela Jin, Winston Koone, Megan Marcel, Jenni McKinnon, Brett McSherry, Jonathan Pantani, Se Reed, Lauren Stein, Francisco Vera, Andrew Wikel, and Adam Wood.
Some More Fun
A WordPress event is not complete without a Wapuu, and not only was there one, but there was a whole campaign to color it in! Thanks to Em DeRosia for creating the commemorative Wapuu!
The Marketing team ran an interactive campaign, From Blogs to Blocks, a series of prompts across 20 days for WordPress enthusiasts to celebrate all-things WordPress.
Additional campaigns took place on social media and included prompting folks to share their favorite WordPress memory and most cherished WordPress swag item, to highlight the 21 contributing teams, and even to share a birthday greeting.
We had lots of digital goodies too! From 3D desktop wallpaper, to selfie-props for the celebrations, and more. You can download them here.
