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Celebrate the 19th Anniversary Of WordPress

May 27th, 2022 is the 19th anniversary of the first WordPress release. We think this is worth celebrating, and we want the WordPress community all over the world to celebrate with us by sharing thoughts, photos, tweets, and joining two fun live events and gameshows!

Take a minute to share your:

thoughts 🧠

photo 📸

video short 📹

@wp19day

WordPress is a connector of creatives, ideas, dreams, and communities. I’ve enjoyed seeing how the software has progressed and changed to help folks all around the world thrive on the web!

Destiny Kanno

USA

WordPress came into my life at the age of 50. As a result, I am surrounded with amazing people and rich with the beauty of open source. Happy Birthday WordPress, and kudos to the entire community.

Bob Dunn

Washington, USA

WordPress turns 19! The software and the community allowed me to learn and grow in all areas of my life. Glad to see it is getting strong everyday. Congrats and thanks everyone! Code is Poetry

Lax Mariappan

India

I’ve been using WordPress since it was 4! Having spent the last 15 years working on web projects using WordPress, I have seen the power it has had to empower people to tell their story.

Tom Greenwood

London, England

I started working with WordPress in 2009 and it’s been an amazing ride so far! I love the mission and values behind this Open Source project. Long live WordPress and cheers for another year!

Rocío Valdivia

Spain

I cannot imagine where my life would be without WordPress. It is the foundation on which I’ve built my career, many of my friendships, and countless memories.

Allie Nimmons

Happy WordPress anniversary, It’s so much happiness to see the growth of internet at the hand of so big innovations and how it has helped millions and more to have their presence in the web, thanks!

Emilse Ormeno

I have been using WordPress since version 0.72 and have been part of the community since the early days. While I’m probably not widely known, WordPress has defined my career for almost 17 years now!

Malcolm Peralty

Kingston, Ontario

WordPress has enabled me to make a living for nearly two decades and in the process, help others create their space on the web. My life, and so many others, have been positively impacted by WordPress.

Donna Cavalier

Louisiana, USA

From a newbie blogger discovering and sharing food to an advanced developer creating sites for businesses, charities, and communities WordPress has done it all. 19 years of beauty, creation, and wonder all in one. I cannot wait to see what the community does next.

Nyasha Green

To the software and community that have given me a fun career and time for my family. Can’t think of a more supportive, creative, and hard-working group of folks. Y’all make WordPress awesome 🙌 🥳 !

Nate Finch

Wisconsin, USA

I cannot imagine the web without WordPress. Yes, it’s powered many of our careers but it is so much more. How many writers have gotten their work out there? How many people could follow a dream?

Chris Wiegman

Sarasota, FL

About 10 years ago I was looking for a CMS. After those 10 years I’m not only still using WordPress but I have become a part of our amazing community. Thanks Mike and Matt for making this possible.

Maciek Palmowski

Lodz, Poland

WordPress and its Community ENCOURAGED me to stand up and present at WordCamps; EMPOWERED me to lead WordCamps & WordPress Meetups; but most importantly, meet so many AMAZING, TALENTED, CARING people!

Joe A Simpson Jr

California, USA

Happy 19th birthday, WordPress. May you and the open web have a bright future ahead!

Naoko Takano

Tokyo, Japan

The most important feature of WordPress is the community. Whether a solo freelancer or a large agency, you become part of something bigger than coding or designing- you’re part of the WP community.

Brian Coords

California, USA

WordPress quite literally changed my life: it affords me independence through a sustaining career; friendships globally; and close friends who have become like family to me. I honestly don’t know what my life would be without WordPress.

Michelle Frechette

Hilton, NY

Hello WordPress friends! I am so proud of everything we’ve accomplished together in just 19 short years. Thank you to everyone who has helped make WordPress uniquely wonderful, with special thanks & thoughts to the people we’ve lost along the way. 💙

John James Jacboy

East Troy, WI

WordPress made it possible to own, shape, and constantly improve our own tools and creative work on the web. When you bring clients or friends into that kind of independence, it feels good. It’s a win for everyone because it’s a community project. It’s always centered around people and relationships where freedom is the foundational value.

Dan Knauss

United States

Super exited for WP19th!! WordPress have giving me the opportunity to help clients to archive their goals.

Fernando Fune

Florida, USA

I do not see the WordPress software being forgotten anytime soon, if anything, its journey is just beginning, and there is one big reason behind this – the community behind the software.

Mary Job

Nigeria, Africa

WordPress has opened doors for so many around the world – it is on us to ensure we continue creating opportunity for so many more.

Pat Ramsey

Saint Kitts and Nevis, USA

Working with WordPress has been great for me personally and for my business. The greatest thing though, has been the people I’ve met and relationships that I have built from across the country and around the world, that I would not have otherwise.

Ray Mitchell

Winston-Salem, NC, USA

It’s remarkable how the WordPress Open Source Project has evolved and remained meaningful.

Winstina Hughes

USA

Being part of the WordPress economy and community has given me opportunities I’d never have dreamed! It’s given me the gift of work I deeply enjoy and genuine friendships with people around the world.

Kimberly Lipari

Louisiana, USA

WordPress is freedom to me in every sense of the world — it’s given me the freedom to both create sites and create a life that I never thought in my wildest dreams I could have.

Anne McCarthy

USA

WordPress – both the software and the community of people who make and use it – have changed my life for the better, allowing me to develop a new career, make many proper friends, and be a part of something that has truly changed the world.

Ross Wintle

Swindon, England

WordPress is turning 19! That’s almost as old as I am! Remarkable. A piece of software which I once viewed as ‘quite interesting’, has now become the backbone of my business and the source of many of my most cherished friendships.

Nathan Wrigley

United Kingdom

For me, it’s exciting to both be in a community and use software that is older than I am. Happy 19th Anniversary WordPress!

Olivia Bisset

Florida, USA

Kimberly Lipari

New Orleans, USA

I learned about WordPress in grad school, joining a team that built a multisite ePortfolio system for thousands of students each semester. I was hooked! WordPress unlocked unlimited learning potential.

Derek Hanson

Oregon, USA

Like many people in the WordPress space, I had no idea what I was getting in to when I started experimenting! It’s allowed me to build a career and meet incredible people along the way.

Dean Burton

I was first introduced to WordPress in 2007 while working on a partnership project between Microsoft Nigeria/NITDA, in Benue State, Nigeria. I love WordPress and it’s community. It’s been fun so far!

Sefa Tsegha

Nigeria

I am Selim Rana, the founder of BdThemes. This year WordPress has turned 19. So, Congratulating WordPress to step into its 19th Anniversary.
My heartfelt love for WordPress and its whole team.

Selim Rana

Bangladesh

Today WordPress exists 19 years! Congratulations, also for myself as a blogger using WP since 2008 and feeling completely free to write what I want and care about.

Karin Ramaker

Netherlands

Happy Birthday, WP! I first used WP in 2008, part of getfisaright.wordpress.com team, still standing as history innovative 14 years ago. Now I maintain 3 grassroots sites and volunteered WCUSA 2016.

Sally G.

Hi Folks ! WordPress is the core of our work and is a reason to create great projects together with our clients and partners. Congratulations to the entire WordPress community for making this possible

Isabel Escobar

Watch Video Submissions!

Mike Little

Co-founder, WordPress

Matt Mullenweg

Co-founder, WordPress; CEO, Automattic

Marius Vetrici

Founder & General Manager, WPRiders

WP Swings

Cory Miller

CEO, Post Status

Members of CrowdFavorite

CrowdFavorite

Courtney Robertson

Web Design Dev Advocate, GoDaddyPro

Rohan Thakare

Founder, WisdmLabs

Syed Balkhi

Founder & CEO, Awesome Motive

Lindsey Miller

CEO, Post Status

Andrew Palmer

Bertha.ai

Vito Peleg

Co-Founder & CEO, Atarim

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Here’s you can help celebrate #wp19day!

Share A Written Testimonial!

Take 60 seconds to tell us what WordPress has meant to you – maybe what it’s allowed you to do with your business or share a great moment you’ve enjoyed with the WordPress community.

Get On Camera!

Record a 30 second video sharing your thoughts and thanking the community and contributors that have made WordPress possible.

Share A Photo!

Show us your WordPress or WordCamp t-shirt, mug, or swag you are using to celebrate wp19 Day!

Use hashtag #wp19 and #wp19day on social and encouraging others to visit this site and share their stories. Follow @wp19day because all the cool people are doing it.

Join #wp19day Live Shows!

On Friday May 27th we will be doing two live shows:
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9am ET / 1pm GMT @ Twitter Spaces
In partnering with Post Status join us as our panel that will help put together a “WordPress Starter Pack” for the 19th anniversary.

Guests:

Mary Job
Nathan Wrigley
Naoko Takano
Olivia Bisset
Yvette Sonneveld
Taco Verdo
Nyasha Green

Twitter Spaces link: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1ypKdEOqLqrGW
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4:30pm ET / 8:30pm GMT @ Zoom/YouTube

A special “mega meetup” with special guests, a draft, and a game show with prizes.

Guests:

Carrie Dils
David Yarde
Joe Simpson Jr.
Pat Ramsey
John Jacoby
Yvette Sonneveld
Taco Verdo

RSVP here at meetup.com. We will also post direct link information on this site by Thursday, May 26th at 11:59pm.