History of WordPress (and why you should care)

People are fascinated about why things are the way they are and some even get DNA tests to find out who their ancestors were. Understanding the history of a person, place or concept is great for giving us perspective about where we stand in the present. The same is true for website platforms.

This episode looks back at the birth of WordPress and explores the evolution of it to become the world's leading content management system. We'll talk about the people involved and what happened to them and look at the companies that use it for their own websites.

WordPress is a platform that has so far stood the test of time and by looking at its history, we have the context of what the future holds for it. Let's dive in!