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From BBSs to WordPress: Celebrating 20 Years of WordPress and My Journey through the Digital Landscape

As we mark the 20th anniversary of WordPress, I can’t help but look back on my journey through the evolving digital landscape. It’s a path that began not with a website, but with a Bulletin Board System (BBS) and continued through PHPNuke, osCommerce, Joomla, cPanel, and Cloudways, finally bringing me to the world of WordPress […]

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Celebrating 20 Years of Evolution in the WordPress Hosting Industry

Twenty years ago, the web hosting landscape was a world apart from where it stands today. It was a time when shared hosting ruled the market, when every hosting-related task required a significant amount of technical knowledge, and WordPress was just starting. Today, as we commemorate two decades of growth and innovation in the hosting […]

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The Evolution of a Community Through Educational Meetups and Global WordCamps

In the third edition of my #WP20 “From Blogs to Blocks” blog series, we’ll take a walk down memory lane, tracing the growth of this incredible community through educational meetups and global WordCamps. The First Seedlings: WordPress Meetups The concept of WordPress Meetups sprouted only a short time after the inception of the CMS. These local gatherings […]

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Evolution of the WordPress Ecosystem: From Humble Beginnings to a Billion-Dollar Industry

As we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of WordPress, I am taking part in the #WP20 From Blogs to Blocks campaign with a week full of blogging about the growth and impact of WordPress. However, the path to becoming a billion-dollar industry wasn’t paved overnight. Today, I want to discuss the ecosystem of themes and plugins […]

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From Blogs to Blocks: Celebrating 20 Years of WordPress – Part 1

As WordPress celebrates its 20th anniversary, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the incredible journey of this beloved content management system (CMS). In this 20th-anniversary blog series, “From Blogs to Blocks,” I’ll explore WordPress’s evolution, milestones, and impact over the past two decades. Join me on this nostalgic trip as we pay tribute to […]

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