“WordPress SHOULD REVERSE the trend of closed APIs.” @photomatt #wcus

“If we go into a full Javascript API in the future” -> write this statement down from @photomatt and come back to it in 2016/2017. #wcus

“Using JavaScript for the interface and PHP for the API would be good ways for devs to build plugins.” @photomatt #wcus

“We will work on getting top plugins and themes available in every language.” @photomatt #wcus

letsencrypt.org is a free, automated, and open certificate authority. @photomatt #wcus

“Everyone should consider trying to make their APIs open to make the web an open and better place.” @photomatt #wcus

Summarizing for @photomatt – The freedom and pricing of MoveableType made it drop as the blog leader. #wcus

“When WordPress was launched the biggest criticism was that too many blog systems already existed.” @photomatt #wcus

“An API is the key of an open web.” @photomatt #wcus

“Calypso when cached runs 14x faster than wp-admin.” @photomatt #wcus

“JavaScripts and API-driven interfaces are the future.” @photomatt #wcus

“WordPress 1.0 had now plugins or themes, and that’s where Calypso is today.” @photomatt #wcus

Calypso has already had 50k downloads so far. @photomatt #wcus

“Calypso is our vision of what the WordPress Admin would be completely rewritten with Javascript.” @photomatt #wcus

storycorps.org uses WordPress REST API and linked from the homepage of Google (so it can scale yo). #wcus

nomadbase.io uses the WordPress API to locate other nomads in various areas. @photomatt #wcus

We don’t know what ERP is but Microsoft uses the WordPress REST API for it. #wcus

“205 accessibility tickets completed, 80% increase from last year.” @photomatt #wcus

.@photomatt leads the WordPress 4.7 lead. #WCUS

.@Krogsgard works hard to cover @photomatt State of the Word at @WordCampUS #wcus

Responsive Images and the REST API are getting the most applause from @wonderboymusic as he reviews WordPress 4.4. features. #wcus

“WordPress 4.4 had over 300 contributors.” @wonderboymusic #wcus

WordPress 4.4 ships Tuesday Dcember 8th, 2015. @photomatt #wcus

49% of all WordPress in the world are on the latest release (4.3). @photomatt #wcus

Very neat: @bluehost scanned 2 million WordPress sites on their network and upgraded 99% of them. 2.6M Core Plugin and theme updates. #wcus

Twenty Fifteen theme is the most popular WordPress theme: 1.6 million active sites @photomatt #wcus

All themes and plugins now support language packs with community-based translations from translate.wordpress.org. @photomatt #wcus

Plugin directory passed one billion downloads. #wcus

WordPress.tv is now open source. #wcus

“2 million messages sent on @SlackHQ last year. Largest network on Slack in the world.” @photomatt #wcus