The Human Made blog
The latest thinking on enterprise WordPress, open source technology, and life at Human Made.
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2023 Shipped! 🚀
What. A. Year. 2023 saw us come back with a bang at WordCamps, hosting events, and doing incredible work with world-leading brands. But sadly, we also had to say goodbye to some amazing folks way back in January. Professionally and personally, it’s been a year of dramatic highs and tough lows. Human Made and the…
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HM hot take: State of Enterprise WordPress report
We were excited to see the publication of the first ever State of Enterprise WordPress report earlier this week. Spearheaded by our friends over at Big Bite, the research provides a fantastic picture of how WordPress is viewed by its enterprise users from around the world. We aren’t going to provide a blow-by-blow account of…
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State of the Word 2023: Takeaways for Enterprise
WordPress Co-founder Matt Mullenweg just presented the 2023 State of the Word on-stage in Madrid. Joined by WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden and Lead WordPress Architect Matias Ventura, together they highlighted this year’s achievements and looked ahead to what’s coming in 2024 and beyond. I was fortunate to be able to join friends from across…
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Contributing back to WordPress
For more than a decade, I’ve been using WordPress. ‘Using’ is the key word here: I’ve been using it without contributing back. WordPress celebrated its 20th anniversary this year, and was able to reach this milestone primarily thanks to the thousands of volunteers who contribute to its continuous development and maintenance, keeping it alive. Looking…
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Winter WordPress wallpapers for festive feeds ❄️
‘Tis the season to be sparkly – get your free winter WordPress wallpapers 🎄🎅 We all love a little holiday treat, and so will your screens – check out our nine brand-new winter WordPress wallpapers! We had a jolly good time using generative AI to create these heartwarming designs that capture the magic of the…
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WordPress community: The future of PHP_CodeSniffer
You may have heard talk in the open source community over the past week or so about the future of PHP_CodeSniffer, or PHPCS for short. Crucial for maintaining consistency, readability, and quality in codebases, especially in collaborative environments, it checks PHP, JavaScript, and CSS code against a set of defined coding standards, helping ensure that…