December 3, 2025 — State of the Word is the annual keynote address celebrating the progress of the open source WordPress project and offering a glimpse into its future. This year’s event takes place on December 2, 2025, at 8:00 PM UTC from San Francisco. From local stories to global growth, WordPress leadership highlighted the platform’s strengths, roadmap milestones, and vibrant community.

Watch with us as WordPress enthusiasts and newcomers from around the world came together for this unforgettable annual celebration.

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July 3, 2024 — Join WordPress co-founder and Project leader Matt Mullenweg in a review of 2024 accomplishments in the project, showcasing user-centric innovations and the latest features

October 13, 2023 — WordPress Executive Director, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, speaks to the important conversations happening in WordPress and how they and you can move the WordPress of tomorrow.

October 13, 2023 — Matt Mullenweg discusses 2023 Gutenberg improvements and what is next, followed by live Q&A.

September 30, 2023 — This WordCamp Keynote shares the remarkable journey of transitioning from a mailman to a software engineer in just three years, with the WordPress community as a guiding force. Discover how the power of WordPress and the support of its vibrant community propelled a career transformation.

April 2, 2020 — WordPress has come a long way from its humble beginning. Many of us have come a long way since our own humble beginnings with WordPress. WordPress enters our lives and we never look back. Together, we will explore all that WordPress has to offer. Whether you are a blogger, freelancer, or small business owner, you will discover how you can connect and grow within the WordPress community, and how to get the most from your WordPress—and WordCamp Seattle 2019—experience.

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August 8, 2019 — The team at WordCamp Asheville is thrilled to announce our 2019 keynote speaker – Chris Lema. Chris not only brings expertise, talent, and skill to his work and the stage, he also brings strategic vision, authenticity, and straight talk. Get ready to learn and be inspired.

Read more about our 2019 WordCamp Asheville keynote.

June 19, 2019 — Keynote

June 10, 2019 — Keynote for WordCamp Atlanta 2019

April 7, 2019 — The Verbal Remedy website has WordPress at its heart. With up to 50 blog post submissions per month on everything from feminism to sexual health, we need a theme that gives our words the impact they deserve and a dashboard that means we can create posts effectively as a remote editorial team.

As Verbal Remedy’s founder I’ve watched the platform grow over the past four years from a tiny Tumblr site to a fully integrated WordPress creation with a strong presence in the North East of England. I’d love to be able to share what I’ve learnt along the way.

I’ll talk about:
– Why we chose WordPress for our website
– How starting a blog can create social change
– How to handle tough issues when blogging
– How your blog can create a buzz offline, too