{"id":10958,"date":"2018-12-10T12:57:44","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T19:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/?p=10958"},"modified":"2026-01-14T09:10:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:10:32","slug":"wordcamp-us-state-of-the-word-and-the-future-of-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wordcamp-us-state-of-the-word-and-the-future-of-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"WordCamp US, State of the Word, and the Future of WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">This weekend over 20 members of the Bluehost team attended WordCamp US in Nashville Tennessee.&nbsp;Over a thousand people attended this camp from all over the world to enjoy community and interactive sessions (and surely some hot chicken).&nbsp;<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WordCampUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WordCampUS<\/a>!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WCUS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WCUS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WCUSxBluehost?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WCUSxBluehost<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gZbTvPMRJ6\">pic.twitter.com\/gZbTvPMRJ6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bluehost (@bluehost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bluehost\/status\/1071568499972169728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-introducing-wordpress-pro\">Introducing WordPress Pro<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During camp, we introduced our new hosting product, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/wordpress\/wordpress-hosting\">WordPress<\/a> Pro. This product revolutionizes the way people use and build their WordPress websites. This product not only offers improved website performance, it also offers built-in tools for security, marketing, and reliability. The new Marketing Center is a centralized dashboard for new customers to view traffic stats and also control all promotional activities of their website. It also syncs with Jetpack analytics and Google Analytics. <\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio  is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper video-seo-youtube-embed-wrapper\"><div class=\"video-seo-youtube-player\" data-id=\"A0qyRT0xa0s\"><\/div><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>To celebrate the release of our new product we had guitar hero set up in our booth upstairs and a Photo Booth for attendees to take fun pictures to share with their friends online. We also created a Facebook frame that attendees could use to share their experience at Wordcamp US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fun-at-the-bluehost-booth\">Fun at the Bluehost Booth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"10967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1ebfc59a-1f49-4139-9490-ba99bdd341da-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1ebfc59a-1f49-4139-9490-ba99bdd341da-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1ebfc59a-1f49-4139-9490-ba99bdd341da-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1ebfc59a-1f49-4139-9490-ba99bdd341da-2-768x576.jpg 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"10975\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/81596c7f-1970-49cb-a4f3-779914067299-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/81596c7f-1970-49cb-a4f3-779914067299-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/81596c7f-1970-49cb-a4f3-779914067299-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/81596c7f-1970-49cb-a4f3-779914067299-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We invited people on social to share their &#8216;Why&#8217;. Why do you love WordPress? The answers didn&#8217;t surprise us one bit. It&#8217;s the people who make up this awesome community. A few people were even chosen to win some Bluehost backpacks filled with swag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I love WordPress because of the community! Everyone is always willing to lend a helping hand. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wcusxbluehost?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wcusxbluehost<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mark Marzeotti (@MarkMarzeotti) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkMarzeotti\/status\/1071155709507706892?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Helpful <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WCUSxBLUEHOST?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WCUSxBLUEHOST<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DnigsG7viu\">https:\/\/t.co\/DnigsG7viu<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Kim Smith &#8211; WordPress Web Designer (@kimsmith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kimsmith\/status\/1071433405605298183?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>WordCamp Us began 24 hours after the release of WordPress 5.0. This release has already surpassed 4 million downloads as of this weekend. There was lots of excitement about this new release, but also notably fear and concern for agencies and developers in the WordPress space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people within the community called for transparency and asked to be part of the decision-making for open source in the future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-state-of-the-word\">State of the Word<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/unnamed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10981\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>During his State of the Word address, Matt Mullenweg discussed his plan for Gutenberg phases 2-4 and the impact that this most recent update has on everyday users. He also encouraged users to learn blocks, deeply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Learn blocks. 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I have no clue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Mullenweg also gave credit to all the teams that helped bring the WordPress 5.0 update to life and all of the people who are embracing the Gutenberg block editor by offering classes, custom blocks, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio  is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper video-seo-youtube-embed-wrapper\"><div class=\"video-seo-youtube-player\" data-id=\"aWlfp-1Q19I\"><\/div><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bluehost-wordcamp-us-sponsorships\">Bluehost WordCamp US Sponsorships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bluehost was able to sponsor a WordCamp US speaker for the first time. Angie Meeker, of OptinMonster was invited to present her talk, &#8220;Marketing Your Plugins for Users, Not Developers&#8221;. We were excited at the opportunity sponsor her to share her valuable expertise with the community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-12-at-12.47.23-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Listening to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/angiemeeker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@angiemeeker<\/a> speak on Marketing your plugins for your users, not everyone. \u201cIt means nothing to be right if you\u2019re not helpful first.\u201d \ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WCUS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WCUS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WCUSxBluehost?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WCUSxBluehost<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WordCampUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WordCampUS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t87GA8AQoL\">pic.twitter.com\/t87GA8AQoL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bluehost (@bluehost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bluehost\/status\/1071142198706618370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, we were able to send our winner of the Bluehost Spotlight Awards to Nashville for WordCampUS. Jackie McEwan, owner of Gluten Free Follow Me, won an all expense trip paid trip to WordCamp US, $1,000, and a year of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/best-free-website-hosting-service\/\">free hosting<\/a>. 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There are currently over 15 teams that contribute to the Make WordPress team. <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/\">Find out how you can volunteer your time and talents<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the first time, we had most of our team actively working on the WordPress project during Contributor Day. This year we also hired 5 core developers who dedicate all of their time working on Gutenberg, Accessibility, and even Documentation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WCUS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WCUS<\/a> isn\u2019t over yet!<br><br>We\u2019re here on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ContributorDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ContributorDay<\/a> helping within different teams based on our skill sets to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MakeWordPress?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MakeWordPress<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uscfRZpDFn\">pic.twitter.com\/uscfRZpDFn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bluehost (@bluehost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bluehost\/status\/1071840578369961984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/contributorteam.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10982\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We had a great time in Nashville. 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