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(This might include theme development, writing plugins, or other custom work.)&#8221; were served questions from what we&#8217;ll call the &#8220;WordPress Professionals&#8221; group.</p>\n<p>This &#8220;WordPress Professionals&#8221; group is further divided into WordPress Company and WordPress Freelancer/Hobbyist groups, based on how the respondent answered the question, &#8220;Which of the following best describes your involvement with WordPress? (2015) / Do you work for a company, or on your own? (2016-17).&#8221;</p>\n<p>Those who selected &#8220;I own, run, or contribute to a blog or website that is built with WordPress.&#8221; were served questions in what we&#8217;re calling the &#8220;WordPress Users&#8221; group.</p>\n<p>The relevant survey group is noted in each table below. In the case of questions that were served to different groups in 2015 but then served to all respondents in 2016 and 2017, the group responses from 2015 have been consolidated into one set of data for easier comparison between years.</p>\n<h4>Survey results</h4>\n<p><a href=\"#pro\">Jump to answers from WordPress Professionals</a></p>\n<p><a href=\"#user\">Jump to answers from WordPress Users</a></p>\n<p><a href=\"#all\">Jump to answers from All Respondents</a></p>\n<p><!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--></p>\n<h3>Which of the following best describes how you use WordPress? (Mandatory)</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"51\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"51\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses (since this question was mandatory, the number of responses here is the total number for the survey)</td>\n<td>45,995</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>15,585</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>16,029</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I&#8217;m a designer or developer, or I work for a company that designs/develops websites; I use WordPress to build websites and/or blogs for others. (This might include theme development, writing plugins, other custom work.)</td>\n<td>26,662</td>\n<td>58%</td>\n<td>8,838</td>\n<td>57%</td>\n<td>9,099</td>\n<td>57%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I own, run, or contribute to a blog or website that is built with WordPress.</td>\n<td>16,130</td>\n<td>35%</td>\n<td>5,293</td>\n<td>34%</td>\n<td>5,625</td>\n<td>35%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Neither of the above.</td>\n<td>3,204</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n<td>1,460</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>1,306</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h2 id=\"pro\">WordPress Professionals</h2>\n<h3><strong>Which of the following best describes your involvement with WordPress? (Mandatory, 2015) / Do you work for a company, or on your own? (Mandatory, 2016-17)</strong></h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Professional</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>26,699</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>8,838</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>9,101</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>My primary job is working for a company or organization that uses 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width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Company</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>9,342</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Build/design and/or maintain websites or blogs for other people, companies, or organizations.</td>\n<td>7,772</td>\n<td>27%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Develop or customize themes.</td>\n<td>5,404</td>\n<td>19%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Build/design and/or maintain websites or blogs for my own use.</td>\n<td>4,733</td>\n<td>16%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Host websites for customers.</td>\n<td>4,397</td>\n<td>15%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Develop or distribute plugins.</td>\n<td>3,181</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Provide educational resources to help others to use WordPress.</td>\n<td>1,349</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sponsor and/or attend WordCamps.</td>\n<td>1,127</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Contribute bug reports and/or patches to WordPress core.</td>\n<td>914</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other Option</td>\n<td>182</td>\n<td> 1%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of 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(2015) / How would you describe the business of your typical client/customer? (2016, 2017)</strong></p>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Company</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>9,154</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>3,317</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>3,498</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Small business</td>\n<td>6,893</td>\n<td>32%</td>\n<td>2,398</td>\n<td>31%</td>\n<td>2,510</td>\n<td>31%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Large business or Enterprise</td>\n<td>3,635</td>\n<td>17%</td>\n<td>1,361</td>\n<td>18%</td>\n<td>1,447</td>\n<td>18%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Non-profit</td>\n<td>2,644</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n<td>934</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n<td>992</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Individual</td>\n<td>2,600</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n<td>888</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n<td>1,022</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Education</td>\n<td>2,344</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n<td>854</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n<td>966</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Website development (sub-contracting)</td>\n<td>2,065</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n<td>637</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n<td>677</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Government</td>\n<td>1,410</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>524</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n<td>552</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other Option</td>\n<td>127</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n<td>66</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n<td>64</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p><strong>How does your company or organization use WordPress when developing websites? (2015) / When making websites, how does your company or organization use WordPress? (2016, 2017)</strong></p>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Company</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>9,078</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>3,369</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>3,552</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mostly as a content management system (CMS)</td>\n<td>6,361</td>\n<td>70%</td>\n<td>2,482</td>\n<td>74%</td>\n<td>2,640</td>\n<td>74%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>About half 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rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Company</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>9,054</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>3,302</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>3,473</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A lot of work has been done, the front end is unrecognizable, but the Dashboard still looks like the usual WordPress interface.</td>\n<td>5,651</td>\n<td>62%</td>\n<td>2,025</td>\n<td>61%</td>\n<td>2,105</td>\n<td>61%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>There&#8217;s a different theme and some plugins have been added.</td>\n<td>2,230</td>\n<td>25%</td>\n<td>799</td>\n<td>24%</td>\n<td>905</td>\n<td>26%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Not at all, it&#8217;s still pretty much the same as the original 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5</td>\n<td>1,418</td>\n<td>16%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1</td>\n<td>390</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>0</td>\n<td>87</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>3,358</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>3,540</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thousands.</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>291</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>331</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hundreds.</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>770</td>\n<td>23%</td>\n<td>894</td>\n<td>25%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fewer than a hundred.</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>1,144</td>\n<td>34%</td>\n<td>1,177</td>\n<td>33%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Just a few, but they are really great.</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>926</td>\n<td>28%</td>\n<td>896</td>\n<td>25%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Prefer not to 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responses</td>\n<td>9,091</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>3,353</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>3,522</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>More than 200</td>\n<td>939</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n<td>309</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>325</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>100 &#8211; 200</td>\n<td>1080</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n<td>329</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n<td>367</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>60 &#8211; 100</td>\n<td>1541</td>\n<td>17%</td>\n<td>527</td>\n<td>16%</td>\n<td>513</td>\n<td>15%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>40 &#8211; 60</td>\n<td>1854</td>\n<td>20%</td>\n<td>583</td>\n<td>17%</td>\n<td>620</td>\n<td>18%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20 &#8211; 40</td>\n<td>2066</td>\n<td>23%</td>\n<td>691</td>\n<td>21%</td>\n<td>685</td>\n<td>19%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fewer than 20</td>\n<td>1611</td>\n<td>18%</td>\n<td>479</td>\n<td>14%</td>\n<td>519</td>\n<td>15%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Prefer not to answer (2016, 2017)</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>436</td>\n<td>13%</td>\n<td>493</td>\n<td>14%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>Roughly what percentage of your company or organization&#8217;s output is based around WordPress (as opposed to other platforms or software)?</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"51\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"51\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Company</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>8,950</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>3,345</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>3,503</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>100 %</td>\n<td>1,089</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n<td>438</td>\n<td>13%</td>\n<td>480</td>\n<td>14%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>90 %</td>\n<td>1,043</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n<td>417</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n<td>459</td>\n<td>13%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>80 %</td>\n<td>955</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n<td>367</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n<td>424</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>70 %</td>\n<td>831</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>305</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>344</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>60 %</td>\n<td>534</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>246</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n<td>226</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>50 %</td>\n<td>973</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n<td>335</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n<td>338</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>40 %</td>\n<td>613</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n<td>245</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n<td>202</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>30 %</td>\n<td>877</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n<td>335</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n<td>310</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20 %</td>\n<td>806</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>242</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n<td>280</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10 %</td>\n<td>1,039</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n<td>344</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n<td>348</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>0 %</td>\n<td>190</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n<td>72</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n<td>92</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>In which of the following ways do you work with WordPress?</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Freelancer/Hobbyist</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>17,009</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,221</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,425</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Build/design and/or maintain websites or blogs for other people, companies, or organizations</td>\n<td>15,342</td>\n<td>34%</td>\n<td>4,795</td>\n<td>34%</td>\n<td>5,064</td>\n<td>34%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Develop or customize themes</td>\n<td>10,549</td>\n<td>24%</td>\n<td>2,997</td>\n<td>21%</td>\n<td>3,021</td>\n<td>20%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Host websites for customers</td>\n<td>8,142</td>\n<td>18%</td>\n<td>2,466</td>\n<td>17%</td>\n<td>2,728</td>\n<td>18%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Develop or distribute plugins</td>\n<td>4,125</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>1,395</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n<td>1,416</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Provide educational resources to help others to use WordPress</td>\n<td>3,276</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n<td>1,187</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n<td>1,308</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sponsor and/or attend WordCamps</td>\n<td>1,559</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n<td>648</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n<td>724</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Contribute bug reports and/or patches to WordPress core</td>\n<td>1,107</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n<td>381</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n<td>393</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other Option</td>\n<td>389</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n<td>243</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n<td>299</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>How would you describe the business of your typical client(s)?</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Freelancer/Hobbyist</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>16,863</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,151</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,353</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Small business</td>\n<td>14,185</td>\n<td>35%</td>\n<td>4,342</td>\n<td>35%</td>\n<td>4,622</td>\n<td>36%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Individual</td>\n<td>8,513</td>\n<td>21%</td>\n<td>2,581</td>\n<td>21%</td>\n<td>2,583</td>\n<td>20%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Non-profit</td>\n<td>6,585</td>\n<td>16%</td>\n<td>2,004</td>\n<td>16%</td>\n<td>2,113</td>\n<td>16%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Website development (sub-contracting)</td>\n<td>4,301</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n<td>1,258</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n<td>1,216</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Education</td>\n<td>3,458</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n<td>1,049</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n<td>1,139</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Large business or Enterprise</td>\n<td>2,391</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>805</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>857</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Government</td>\n<td>1,150</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n<td>300</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n<td>329</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other Option</td>\n<td>173</td>\n<td>0%</td>\n<td>101</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n<td>99</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>How do you use WordPress in your development?</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Freelancer/Hobbyist</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>16,768</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,145</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,372</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mostly as a content management system (CMS)</td>\n<td>11,754</td>\n<td>70%</td>\n<td>3,641</td>\n<td>71%</td>\n<td>3,959</td>\n<td>74%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>About half the time as a blogging platform and half the time as a CMS</td>\n<td>2,825</td>\n<td>17%</td>\n<td>812</td>\n<td>16%</td>\n<td>721</td>\n<td>13%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mostly as an application framework</td>\n<td>1,012</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>343</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n<td>344</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mostly as a blogging platform</td>\n<td>992</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>246</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n<td>226</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other Option</td>\n<td>185</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n<td>105</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n<td>122</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>How much is your average WordPress site customized from the original WordPress installation?</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Freelancer/Hobbyist</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>16,699</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,131</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,317</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A lot of work has been done, the front end is unrecognizable, but the Dashboard still looks like the usual WordPress interface.</td>\n<td>9,457</td>\n<td>57%</td>\n<td>2,837</td>\n<td>55%</td>\n<td>2,998</td>\n<td>56%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>There&#8217;s a different theme and some plugins have been added.</td>\n<td>5,526</td>\n<td>33%</td>\n<td>1,694</td>\n<td>33%</td>\n<td>1,781</td>\n<td>34%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Not at all, it&#8217;s still pretty much the same as the original download.</td>\n<td>977</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>341</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n<td>310</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>You&#8217;d never know this was a WordPress installation, everything (including the admin) has been customized.</td>\n<td>739</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n<td>261</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n<td>228</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>How many currently active WordPress sites have you built? (2015) / Roughly how many currently active WordPress sites have you built? (2016, 2017)</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Freelancer/Hobbyist</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>16,690</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>200 +</td>\n<td>514</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>51 &#8211; 200</td>\n<td>1,728</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21 &#8211; 50</td>\n<td>3,000</td>\n<td>18%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11 &#8211; 20</td>\n<td>3,146</td>\n<td>19%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6 &#8211; 10</td>\n<td>3,405</td>\n<td>20%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2 &#8211; 5</td>\n<td>3,838</td>\n<td>23%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1</td>\n<td>698</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>0</td>\n<td>361</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,165</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5367</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thousands.</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>110</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n<td>104</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hundreds.</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>603</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n<td>713</td>\n<td>13%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fewer than a hundred.</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>2,264</td>\n<td>44%</td>\n<td>2,457</td>\n<td>46%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Just a few, but they are really great.</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>1,871</td>\n<td>36%</td>\n<td>1,813</td>\n<td>34%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Prefer not to answer.</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>319</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>280</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>Roughly what percentage of your working time is spent working with WordPress?</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Freelancer/Hobbyist</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>16,658</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,039</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,241</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>100 %</td>\n<td>949</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>459</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>461</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>90 %</td>\n<td>1,300</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n<td>527</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n<td>540</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>80 %</td>\n<td>1,784</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n<td>637</td>\n<td>13%</td>\n<td>711</td>\n<td>14%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>70 %</td>\n<td>1,850</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n<td>608</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n<td>627</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>60 %</td>\n<td>1,313</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n<td>438</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>465</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>50 %</td>\n<td>2,095</td>\n<td>13%</td>\n<td>612</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n<td>639</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>40 %</td>\n<td>1,438</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>391</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n<td>384</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>30 %</td>\n<td>2,076</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n<td>530</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n<td>511</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20 %</td>\n<td>1,743</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n<td>445</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>429</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10 %</td>\n<td>1,819</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n<td>342</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n<td>419</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>0 %</td>\n<td>291</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n<td>52</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n<td>55</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>How many hours of your work does the typical site take to complete? (2015) / How many hours of work does your typical WordPress project take to launch? (2016, 2017)</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"51\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"51\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Freelancer/Hobbyist</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>16,670</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,164</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,378</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>More than 200</td>\n<td>503</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n<td>222</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n<td>245</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>100 &#8211; 200</td>\n<td>973</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>386</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n<td>393</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>60 &#8211; 100</td>\n<td>2,277</td>\n<td>14%</td>\n<td>788</td>\n<td>15%</td>\n<td>815</td>\n<td>15%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>40 &#8211; 60</td>\n<td>3,896</td>\n<td>23%</td>\n<td>1,153</td>\n<td>22%</td>\n<td>1,216</td>\n<td>23%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20 &#8211; 40</td>\n<td>6,068</td>\n<td>36%</td>\n<td>1,487</td>\n<td>29%</td>\n<td>1,582</td>\n<td>29%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fewer than 20</td>\n<td>2,953</td>\n<td>18%</td>\n<td>712</td>\n<td>14%</td>\n<td>751</td>\n<td>14%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Prefer not to answer</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>418</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n<td>376</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>Which of the following have you done with WordPress?</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" /> </colgroup>\n</table>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Professional (Company/Freelancer/Hobbyist)</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>20,687</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I’ve written a theme from scratch.</td>\n<td>11,894</td>\n<td>25%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I’ve written a plugin.</td>\n<td>9,719</td>\n<td>21%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I&#8217;ve answered a question in the WordPress forum.</td>\n<td>8,805</td>\n<td>19%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I&#8217;ve attended a WordPress meetup.</td>\n<td>4,062</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I&#8217;ve submitted a WordPress bug report.</td>\n<td>4,062</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I&#8217;ve attended a WordCamp.</td>\n<td>3,571</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I&#8217;ve contributed to WordPress documentation.</td>\n<td>1,778</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other Option</td>\n<td>1,739</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I&#8217;ve contributed a WordPress core patch.</td>\n<td>1,055</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>What&#8217;s the best thing about WordPress?<a href=\"#text\">*</a></h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Professional</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>22,718</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>7,891</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>8,267</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Easy/simple/user-friendly</td>\n<td>9,450</td>\n<td>42%</td>\n<td>3,454</td>\n<td>44%</td>\n<td>3,852</td>\n<td>47%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Customizable/extensible/modular/plugins/themes</td>\n<td>8,601</td>\n<td>38%</td>\n<td>3,116</td>\n<td>39%</td>\n<td>3,555</td>\n<td>43%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Community/support/documentation/help</td>\n<td>3,806</td>\n<td>17%</td>\n<td>1,211</td>\n<td>15%</td>\n<td>1,340</td>\n<td>16%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Free/open/open source</td>\n<td>2,291</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n<td>802</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n<td>908</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Popular/ubiquitous</td>\n<td>249</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n<td>86</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n<td>187</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3> What&#8217;s the most frustrating thing about WordPress?<a href=\"#text\">*</a></h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Professional</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>21,144</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>7,294</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>7,691</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Plugins &amp; themes (abandoned/conflicts/coding standards)</td>\n<td>6,122</td>\n<td>29%</td>\n<td>2,194</td>\n<td>30%</td>\n<td>2,187</td>\n<td>28%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Security/vulnerabilities/hacks</td>\n<td>2,321</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n<td>712</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n<td>829</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Updates</td>\n<td>1,544</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n<td>422</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>508</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nothing/I don&#8217;t know/can&#8217;t think of anything</td>\n<td>1,276</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>344</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n<td>476</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Speed/performance/slow/heavy</td>\n<td>1,196</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>644</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>516</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>WordPress is as good as, or better than, its main competitors.</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Professional</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses (this question was not asked in the 2015 survey)</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>8,672</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>9,059</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Agree</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>7551</td>\n<td>87%</td>\n<td>7836</td>\n<td>87%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Prefer not to answer</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>754</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>795</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Disagree</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>370</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n<td>428</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h2 id=\"user\">WordPress Users</h2>\n<h3>Which of the following describes how you use WordPress?</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress User</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>15,169</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,043</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,521</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>My personal blog (or blogs) uses WordPress.</td>\n<td>9,395</td>\n<td>36%</td>\n<td>3,117</td>\n<td>36%</td>\n<td>3,424</td>\n<td>36%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>My company or organization&#8217;s website is built with WordPress software.</td>\n<td>7,480</td>\n<td>29%</td>\n<td>2,519</td>\n<td>29%</td>\n<td>2,841</td>\n<td>30%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I have a hobby or side project that has a website built with WordPress.</td>\n<td>6,112</td>\n<td>23%</td>\n<td>1,973</td>\n<td>23%</td>\n<td>2,200</td>\n<td>23%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I write (or otherwise work) for an online publication that uses WordPress.</td>\n<td>2,329</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>806</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>821</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other Option</td>\n<td>872</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n<td>234</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n<td>288</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>Who installed your WordPress website?</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress User</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>15,055</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,020</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,523</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I did.</td>\n<td>11,216</td>\n<td>66%</td>\n<td>3,659</td>\n<td>73%</td>\n<td>4,129</td>\n<td>75%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>My hosting provider</td>\n<td>2,236</td>\n<td>13%</td>\n<td>667</td>\n<td>13%</td>\n<td>767</td>\n<td>14%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>An external company</td>\n<td>909</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n<td>182</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n<td>178</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>An internal web person/team or a colleague</td>\n<td>874</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n<td>178</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n<td>191</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A friend or family member</td>\n<td>787</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n<td>192</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n<td>172</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I don&#8217;t know</td>\n<td>502</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n<td>145</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n<td>87</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other Option</td>\n<td>345</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n<td>n/a</td>\n<td>n/a</td>\n<td>n/a</td>\n<td>n/a</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>How much has the site been customized from the original WordPress installation?</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress User</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>14,789</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>4,997</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,494</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>There&#8217;s a different theme and some plugins have been added.</td>\n<td>7,465</td>\n<td>50%</td>\n<td>2,337</td>\n<td>47%</td>\n<td>2,660</td>\n<td>48%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A lot of work has been done, the site itself is unrecognizable from the original theme, but the Dashboard still looks like the usual WordPress interface.</td>\n<td>4,715</td>\n<td>32%</td>\n<td>1,707</td>\n<td>34%</td>\n<td>1,872</td>\n<td>34%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Not at all, it&#8217;s still pretty much the same as it was when I started out.</td>\n<td>1,841</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n<td>635</td>\n<td>13%</td>\n<td>673</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>You&#8217;d never know this was a WordPress installation, everything has been customized.</td>\n<td>768</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n<td>321</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>290</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>What&#8217;s the best thing about WordPress?<a href=\"#text\">*</a></h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress User</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>14,328</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>4,613</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,076</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Easy/simple/user-friendly</td>\n<td>7,391</td>\n<td>52%</td>\n<td>2,276</td>\n<td>49%</td>\n<td>2,511</td>\n<td>49%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Customizable/extensible/modular/plugins/themes</td>\n<td>4,219</td>\n<td>29%</td>\n<td>1,569</td>\n<td>34%</td>\n<td>1,632</td>\n<td>32%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Free/open/open source</td>\n<td>1,586</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n<td>493</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n<td>538</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Community/support/documentation/help</td>\n<td>1,085</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n<td>388</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n<td>458</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Popular/ubiquitous</td>\n<td>223</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n<td>74</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n<td>48</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>What&#8217;s the most frustrating thing about WordPress?<a href=\"#text\">*</a></h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress User</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>13,681</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>4,287</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>4,758</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Plugins &amp; themes (abandoned/conflicts/coding standards)</td>\n<td>2,531</td>\n<td>19%</td>\n<td>1,183</td>\n<td>28%</td>\n<td>1,300</td>\n<td>27%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Customization/design/look/template</td>\n<td>1,273</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>381</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>408</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Code/coding/PHP</td>\n<td>931</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n<td>306</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n<td>277</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Updates</td>\n<td>926</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n<td>209</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n<td>296</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Security/vulnerabilites/hacks</td>\n<td>785</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>255</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>292</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>WordPress is as good as, or better than, its main competitors.</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"51\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"51\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress User</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,026</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,498</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Agree</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>4,038</td>\n<td>80%</td>\n<td>4,462</td>\n<td>81%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Prefer not to answer</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>737</td>\n<td>15%</td>\n<td>782</td>\n<td>14%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Disagree</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>254</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n<td>255</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h2 id=\"all\">All Respondents</h2>\n<h3>Can you (truthfully!) say &#8220;I make my living from WordPress&#8221;?</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: All Respondents</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses (combination of all three groups from 2015; this question was not broken out by group in 2016-2017)</td>\n<td>42,236</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>14,906</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>15,616</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Not really, but I do get some or all of my income as a result of working with WordPress.</td>\n<td>16,607</td>\n<td>39%</td>\n<td>5,408</td>\n<td>36%</td>\n<td>5,702</td>\n<td>37%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Yes.</td>\n<td>9,635</td>\n<td>23%</td>\n<td>4,791</td>\n<td>32%</td>\n<td>5,033</td>\n<td>32%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>No.</td>\n<td>15,995</td>\n<td>38%</td>\n<td>4,713</td>\n<td>32%</td>\n<td>4,882</td>\n<td>31%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>Which devices do you access WordPress on?</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: All Respondents</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses (combination of all three groups from 2015; this question was not broken out by group in 2016-2017)</td>\n<td>42,433</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Web</td>\n<td>40,503</td>\n<td>95%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Android phone</td>\n<td>15,396</td>\n<td>36%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>iPhone</td>\n<td>12,353</td>\n<td>29%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>iPad</td>\n<td>11,748</td>\n<td>28%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Android tablet</td>\n<td>9,223</td>\n<td>22%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Desktop app, like MarsEdit</td>\n<td>6,018</td>\n<td>14%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other Option</td>\n<td>1837</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses (this question was not broken out by group in 2016-2017)</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>14,840</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>15,597</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Web browser on a desktop or laptop</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>14,160</td>\n<td>54%</td>\n<td>15,052</td>\n<td>55%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Web browser on a mobile device (tablet or phone)</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>7,952</td>\n<td>30%</td>\n<td>8,248</td>\n<td>30%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>An app on a mobile device (table or phone)</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>3,309</td>\n<td>13%</td>\n<td>3,311</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A desktop app like MarsEdit</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>517</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n<td>498</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other Option</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>282</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n<td>240</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>WordPress now updates minor &amp; security releases automatically for you. Check all that apply: (question not asked in 2016, 2017)</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: All Respondents</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses (combination of all three groups)</td>\n<td>39,726</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I love auto-updates.</td>\n<td>17,367</td>\n<td>44%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I&#8217;d like to see auto-updates for plugins.</td>\n<td>12,796</td>\n<td>32%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Initially, I was nervous about auto updates.</td>\n<td>11,868</td>\n<td>30%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Auto updates still make me nervous.</td>\n<td>10,809</td>\n<td>27%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Auto updates don&#8217;t make me nervous now.</td>\n<td>10,708</td>\n<td>27%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I&#8217;d like to see auto-updates for themes.</td>\n<td>10,449</td>\n<td>26%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I&#8217;d like to see auto updates for major versions of WordPress.</td>\n<td>10,225</td>\n<td>26%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>This is the first I&#8217;ve heard of auto-updates.</td>\n<td>8,660</td>\n<td>22%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I hate auto-updates.</td>\n<td>3,293</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>What is your gender?<a href=\"#text\">*</a></h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"51\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"51\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: All respondents (This question was not asked in the 2015 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CodeMirror allows for syntax highlighting, error checking, and validation when creating code writing or editing experiences within your plugins, like CSS or JavaScript include fields.</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3><a href=\"https://make.wordpress.org/core/2017/10/30/mediaelement-upgrades-in-wordpress-4-9/\">MediaElement.js upgraded to 4.2.6</a></h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>WordPress 4.9 includes an upgraded version of MediaElement.js, which removes dependencies on jQuery, improves accessibility, modernizes the UI, and fixes many bugs.</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3><a href=\"https://make.wordpress.org/core/2017/10/15/improvements-for-roles-and-capabilities-in-4-9/\">Roles and Capabilities Improvements</a></h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>New capabilities have been introduced that allow granular management of plugins and translation files. 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Much of it has been filled with challenge of both of the difficult and welcome variety. I’m an optimist and problem-solver to the core, but I sometimes wonder how I got through these past years. One thing is for certain, my involvement with WordPress, the opportunities and community around it, has been a force for so much good, motivation, and satisfaction in my life.</p>\n<h2>The Beginning</h2>\n<p>When I was introduced to WordPress, I was going through one of the most trying times of my adult life. My dad had suddenly passed away just a few years before. We didn’t have the best relationship, but his quirkiness, interest in esoteric things, and passion for food certainly rubbed off on me.</p>\n<p>I was living with roommates, but moved back home to be with my mom. Not too long after, she developed debilitating osteoarthritis in both of her hips. 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I thought WordPress, and so I did a trial as a Happiness Engineer at WordPress.com.</p>\n<p>While I didn&#8217;t get the position, I met some great people and learned exponentially more in that short time than I had on my own. More so, I learned about the users, WordPress’ strengths and weaknesses, and how to fill that gap in an accessible way. I was sad, but also motivated. I took on more client work and just did the thing.</p>\n<p>After three years, it was time to leave the exhibit development firm. It was fascinating, it provided me a design, development and project management vocabulary I had never encountered before. However, I needed a firmer career path and I still thought WordPress. My mom was recovered, I had also just recovered from some health issues, and I knew it was time for a change.</p>\n<p>While doing client work for several months, I also explored options on how I could &#8220;level up.&#8221; Maybe it was my time to dig into web development: should I learn on my own, go to a school?</p>\n<blockquote><p>In my gut, I knew I had to find work that supported my endeavors, so I started applying in the WordPress and tech ecosystem.</p></blockquote>\n<p>I networked, attended workshops, and met some awesome folks in the local tech and WordPress communities. I was also approached about joining the organizer team for WordCamp Los Angeles (WCLAX). I said “yes” (that magic word) and last year we had a great event.</p>\n<p>When we started planning, I had also heard from WP Media, (the company behind the WP Rocket and Imagify plugins), that I was hired for their Customer Support position. We’re a remote crew spread across 8 countries. 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I probed further trying to understand where things were going wrong, checked what they paid for the t-shirts, it was about 30-40% higher than market price, asked if everyone paid the sponsor amount listed on the site, they said &#8211; many had bargained for upto 50% less than the published sponsor slab and some agreed with speaker slots thrown in. I asked how many tickets they sold and was informed free tickets were distributed in their colleges and to some of their partners. Partners? These were a few individuals who in the guise of helping these kids organize WordCamp had brokered deals that got sponsors discounts and/or speaker slots, free tickets (over 50) for friends / colleagues / employees, speaker slots for themselves and even their companies or brands as in kind sponsors.</p>\n<p>On the second day, things went to a confrontational stage with many (who paid to attend the event) questioning the Non-WordPress talks and long twitter threads ensued. 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We even discussed thing amongst ourselves about handling any complaints about violations of the code of conduct, for e.g. as per Indian law you can’t disclose the identity of a person who is victim of Sexual Harassment and therefore we took care and had a system in place to take complaints and maintain the complainants privacy.</p>\n<p>When we did our first WordCamp we tried to have ticket cost as low as possible (<u title=\"\">INR 300</u> or pay more if you’d like) to allow anyone to afford it. 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All the advertising in the world can be useless when competing against a personal recommendation. If you&#8217;re looking to start or change a career, I recommend asking people to pass your name on to friends and colleagues whenever they can.</p>\n<blockquote><p>I&#8217;m one of the lucky ones that got a good start through personal recommendations, and if you can do that too then it&#8217;ll set you up well.</p></blockquote>\n<p>Conor passed my name onto a chap named Damien Mulley who was also instrumental in advancing my career by passing my name on when he didn&#8217;t need to. I owe a lot to the selflessness of Conor and Damien.</p>\n<p>Around this time I started finding bugs in WordPress (a practice that I continue to this day). Another key point in my career came when I reported a bug on the WordPress bug tracking system, and was greeted with a pleasant welcome. One of the contributors, Lloyd Budd, was kind enough to take the time to explain to me that I could fix the bug myself and submit the fix to the WordPress project. He pointed me to resources for learning Subversion and creating patches. That small act of help lead to me becoming a regular WordPress contributor, and ultimately one of the core developers. Lloyd didn&#8217;t have to use his free time to help others out, but he did, and it had long-reaching impact on my career and on the WordPress project.</p>\n<p>After a year of freelancing, I was able to get enough work that I could drop down to part time work at my supermarket job. I worked and self-taught for seventy hours a week for six months. I was afraid of leaving a stable job despite earning three times as much working as a freelance developer, but making that jump felt very scary before I made it. 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Giving back makes me a better person and allows me to help others become better people.</p>\n<a href=\"https://heropress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc_3097.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-2398\" src=\"https://heropress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc_3097-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"John and Francesca\" width=\"350\" height=\"467\" /></a>John and Francesca\n<p>Giving back has advanced my professional career thanks to the technical and people skills that I learn from it and the recognition gained by my contributions. In turn this has lead to many new friends, a career in a field that I enjoy very much, and it also lead to me finding the love of my life at a WordPress contributor day.</p>\n<p>I hope that in one way or another I&#8217;ve given back to many people in the open source community. I&#8217;ve been involved with WordPress for twelve years now, and over those years I&#8217;ve given advice, pointers, and encouragement to others that might seem small or inconsequential at the time but can be just the sort of encouragement that somebody needs. The difference between not receiving a reply to a query, and receiving one which says &#8220;Thanks! 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Someone asked me recently how I define success for HeroPress, and the answer was that at least one person is impacted for the better. The interesting twist to that is the hierarchy of people impacted positively by HeroPress.  It goes like this:</p>\n<p><strong>Topher</strong>: Because he gets to see them all, AND behind the scenes. It&#8217;s heady stuff.</p>\n<p><strong>Contributors themselves</strong>: MANY people have told me that writing their story changed their life. The simple act of processing things from the past, and getting them out there, and being vulnerable is powerful.</p>\n<p><strong>Readers</strong>: Lot&#8217;s of people tell me it&#8217;s inspiring.</p>\n<p>What we learn from the above information is that HeroPress would be a success if we had zero readers. HeroPress is something WordPress people do for themselves. The world simply gets to watch.</p>\n<h3>Experiments</h3>\n<h4>The Scholarship</h4>\n<p>Last spring the folks from WPShout approached me about working together to offer a scholarship.  They would offer the actual scholarship, and we would manage getting applicants and deciding who won.</p>\n<p>It was a huge success.  We had tons of traffic, many great applicants, and the winners did great things with their scholarships.  We&#8217;d love to do something like that again, so if you&#8217;re interested, drop us a note.</p>\n<h4>Commercial Support</h4>\n<p>This changed a bit in 2017. Most of the year was sponsored by Gravity Forms, which was great. That ended with only a few weeks left in the year, and I was surprised to find that there were a number of organizations that were interested in sponsoring a single week. That worked quite well, and I&#8217;m interested in looking into that more.</p>\n<p>At WordCamp US I spoke to an organization that was interested in sponsoring an entire quarter, which would be a first.  It hasn&#8217;t happened yet, but I&#8217;m also looking into that some more.</p>\n<h4>Donations</h4>\n<p>This didn&#8217;t really work out. I put up the donation form at the request of a few people that wanted to give. Those people gave, and a few more, but after the third day or so there were no more. There could be many reasons, but I&#8217;m not too concerned. I&#8217;ll probably take the form down, and if I ask for donations again it&#8217;ll be a Public Radio style press-a-thon for a week or something. 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WordPress installation, everything (including the admin) has been customized.</td>\n<td>417</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n<td>177</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n<td>165</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>Roughly how many currently active WordPress sites has your company or organization built?</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"51\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"51\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Company</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>8,801</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>200 +</td>\n<td>1,074</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>51 &#8211; 200</td>\n<td>1,721</td>\n<td>20%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21 &#8211; 50</td>\n<td>1,718</td>\n<td>20%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11 &#8211; 20</td>\n<td>1,284</td>\n<td>15%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6 &#8211; 10</td>\n<td>1,109</td>\n<td>13%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2 &#8211; 5</td>\n<td>1,418</td>\n<td>16%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1</td>\n<td>390</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>0</td>\n<td>87</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>3,358</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>3,540</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thousands.</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>291</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>331</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hundreds.</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>770</td>\n<td>23%</td>\n<td>894</td>\n<td>25%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fewer than a hundred.</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>1,144</td>\n<td>34%</td>\n<td>1,177</td>\n<td>33%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Just a few, but they are really great.</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>926</td>\n<td>28%</td>\n<td>896</td>\n<td>25%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Prefer not to answer.</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>228</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n<td>242</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>How many person-hours (of your company&#8217;s work) does the typical site take to complete?</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"51\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"51\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Company</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>9,091</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>3,353</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>3,522</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>More than 200</td>\n<td>939</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n<td>309</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>325</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>100 &#8211; 200</td>\n<td>1080</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n<td>329</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n<td>367</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>60 &#8211; 100</td>\n<td>1541</td>\n<td>17%</td>\n<td>527</td>\n<td>16%</td>\n<td>513</td>\n<td>15%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>40 &#8211; 60</td>\n<td>1854</td>\n<td>20%</td>\n<td>583</td>\n<td>17%</td>\n<td>620</td>\n<td>18%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20 &#8211; 40</td>\n<td>2066</td>\n<td>23%</td>\n<td>691</td>\n<td>21%</td>\n<td>685</td>\n<td>19%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fewer than 20</td>\n<td>1611</td>\n<td>18%</td>\n<td>479</td>\n<td>14%</td>\n<td>519</td>\n<td>15%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Prefer not to answer (2016, 2017)</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>436</td>\n<td>13%</td>\n<td>493</td>\n<td>14%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>Roughly what percentage of your company or organization&#8217;s output is based around WordPress (as opposed to other platforms or software)?</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"51\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"51\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Company</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>8,950</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>3,345</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>3,503</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>100 %</td>\n<td>1,089</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n<td>438</td>\n<td>13%</td>\n<td>480</td>\n<td>14%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>90 %</td>\n<td>1,043</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n<td>417</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n<td>459</td>\n<td>13%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>80 %</td>\n<td>955</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n<td>367</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n<td>424</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>70 %</td>\n<td>831</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>305</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>344</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>60 %</td>\n<td>534</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>246</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n<td>226</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>50 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/></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Freelancer/Hobbyist</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>17,009</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,221</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,425</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Build/design and/or maintain websites or blogs for other people, companies, or organizations</td>\n<td>15,342</td>\n<td>34%</td>\n<td>4,795</td>\n<td>34%</td>\n<td>5,064</td>\n<td>34%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Develop or customize themes</td>\n<td>10,549</td>\n<td>24%</td>\n<td>2,997</td>\n<td>21%</td>\n<td>3,021</td>\n<td>20%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Host websites for customers</td>\n<td>8,142</td>\n<td>18%</td>\n<td>2,466</td>\n<td>17%</td>\n<td>2,728</td>\n<td>18%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Develop or distribute plugins</td>\n<td>4,125</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>1,395</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n<td>1,416</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Provide educational resources to help others to use WordPress</td>\n<td>3,276</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n<td>1,187</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n<td>1,308</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sponsor and/or attend WordCamps</td>\n<td>1,559</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n<td>648</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n<td>724</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Contribute bug reports and/or patches to WordPress core</td>\n<td>1,107</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n<td>381</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n<td>393</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other Option</td>\n<td>389</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n<td>243</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n<td>299</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>How would you describe the business of your typical client(s)?</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Freelancer/Hobbyist</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>16,863</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,151</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,353</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Small business</td>\n<td>14,185</td>\n<td>35%</td>\n<td>4,342</td>\n<td>35%</td>\n<td>4,622</td>\n<td>36%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Individual</td>\n<td>8,513</td>\n<td>21%</td>\n<td>2,581</td>\n<td>21%</td>\n<td>2,583</td>\n<td>20%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Non-profit</td>\n<td>6,585</td>\n<td>16%</td>\n<td>2,004</td>\n<td>16%</td>\n<td>2,113</td>\n<td>16%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Website development (sub-contracting)</td>\n<td>4,301</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n<td>1,258</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n<td>1,216</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Education</td>\n<td>3,458</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n<td>1,049</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n<td>1,139</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Large business or Enterprise</td>\n<td>2,391</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>805</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>857</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Government</td>\n<td>1,150</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n<td>300</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n<td>329</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other Option</td>\n<td>173</td>\n<td>0%</td>\n<td>101</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n<td>99</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>How do you use WordPress in your development?</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Freelancer/Hobbyist</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>16,768</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,145</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,372</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mostly as a content management system (CMS)</td>\n<td>11,754</td>\n<td>70%</td>\n<td>3,641</td>\n<td>71%</td>\n<td>3,959</td>\n<td>74%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>About half the time as a blogging platform and half the time as a CMS</td>\n<td>2,825</td>\n<td>17%</td>\n<td>812</td>\n<td>16%</td>\n<td>721</td>\n<td>13%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mostly as an application framework</td>\n<td>1,012</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>343</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n<td>344</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mostly as a blogging platform</td>\n<td>992</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>246</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n<td>226</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other Option</td>\n<td>185</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n<td>105</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n<td>122</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>How much is your average WordPress site customized from the original WordPress installation?</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Freelancer/Hobbyist</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>16,699</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,131</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,317</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A lot of work has been done, the front end is unrecognizable, but the Dashboard still looks like the usual WordPress interface.</td>\n<td>9,457</td>\n<td>57%</td>\n<td>2,837</td>\n<td>55%</td>\n<td>2,998</td>\n<td>56%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>There&#8217;s a different theme and some plugins have been added.</td>\n<td>5,526</td>\n<td>33%</td>\n<td>1,694</td>\n<td>33%</td>\n<td>1,781</td>\n<td>34%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Not at all, it&#8217;s still pretty much the same as the original download.</td>\n<td>977</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>341</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n<td>310</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>You&#8217;d never know this was a WordPress installation, everything (including the admin) has been customized.</td>\n<td>739</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n<td>261</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n<td>228</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>How many currently active WordPress sites have you built? (2015) / Roughly how many currently active WordPress sites have you built? (2016, 2017)</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Freelancer/Hobbyist</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>16,690</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>200 +</td>\n<td>514</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>51 &#8211; 200</td>\n<td>1,728</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21 &#8211; 50</td>\n<td>3,000</td>\n<td>18%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11 &#8211; 20</td>\n<td>3,146</td>\n<td>19%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6 &#8211; 10</td>\n<td>3,405</td>\n<td>20%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2 &#8211; 5</td>\n<td>3,838</td>\n<td>23%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1</td>\n<td>698</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>0</td>\n<td>361</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,165</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5367</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thousands.</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>110</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n<td>104</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hundreds.</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>603</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n<td>713</td>\n<td>13%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fewer than a hundred.</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>2,264</td>\n<td>44%</td>\n<td>2,457</td>\n<td>46%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Just a few, but they are really great.</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>1,871</td>\n<td>36%</td>\n<td>1,813</td>\n<td>34%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Prefer not to answer.</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>319</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>280</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>Roughly what percentage of your working time is spent working with WordPress?</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Freelancer/Hobbyist</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>16,658</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,039</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,241</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>100 %</td>\n<td>949</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>459</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>461</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>90 %</td>\n<td>1,300</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n<td>527</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n<td>540</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>80 %</td>\n<td>1,784</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n<td>637</td>\n<td>13%</td>\n<td>711</td>\n<td>14%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>70 %</td>\n<td>1,850</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n<td>608</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n<td>627</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>60 %</td>\n<td>1,313</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n<td>438</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>465</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>50 %</td>\n<td>2,095</td>\n<td>13%</td>\n<td>612</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n<td>639</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>40 %</td>\n<td>1,438</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>391</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n<td>384</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>30 %</td>\n<td>2,076</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n<td>530</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n<td>511</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20 %</td>\n<td>1,743</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n<td>445</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>429</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10 %</td>\n<td>1,819</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n<td>342</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n<td>419</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>0 %</td>\n<td>291</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n<td>52</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n<td>55</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>How many hours of your work does the typical site take to complete? (2015) / How many hours of work does your typical WordPress project take to launch? (2016, 2017)</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"51\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"51\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Freelancer/Hobbyist</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>16,670</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,164</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,378</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>More than 200</td>\n<td>503</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n<td>222</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n<td>245</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>100 &#8211; 200</td>\n<td>973</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>386</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n<td>393</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>60 &#8211; 100</td>\n<td>2,277</td>\n<td>14%</td>\n<td>788</td>\n<td>15%</td>\n<td>815</td>\n<td>15%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>40 &#8211; 60</td>\n<td>3,896</td>\n<td>23%</td>\n<td>1,153</td>\n<td>22%</td>\n<td>1,216</td>\n<td>23%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20 &#8211; 40</td>\n<td>6,068</td>\n<td>36%</td>\n<td>1,487</td>\n<td>29%</td>\n<td>1,582</td>\n<td>29%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fewer than 20</td>\n<td>2,953</td>\n<td>18%</td>\n<td>712</td>\n<td>14%</td>\n<td>751</td>\n<td>14%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Prefer not to answer</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>418</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n<td>376</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>Which of the following have you done with WordPress?</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" /> </colgroup>\n</table>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Professional (Company/Freelancer/Hobbyist)</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>20,687</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I’ve written a theme from scratch.</td>\n<td>11,894</td>\n<td>25%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I’ve written a plugin.</td>\n<td>9,719</td>\n<td>21%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I&#8217;ve answered a question in the WordPress forum.</td>\n<td>8,805</td>\n<td>19%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I&#8217;ve attended a WordPress meetup.</td>\n<td>4,062</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I&#8217;ve submitted a WordPress bug report.</td>\n<td>4,062</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I&#8217;ve attended a WordCamp.</td>\n<td>3,571</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I&#8217;ve contributed to WordPress documentation.</td>\n<td>1,778</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other Option</td>\n<td>1,739</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I&#8217;ve contributed a WordPress core patch.</td>\n<td>1,055</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>What&#8217;s the best thing about WordPress?<a href=\"https://wordpress.org/news/feed/#text\">*</a></h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Professional</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>22,718</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>7,891</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>8,267</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Easy/simple/user-friendly</td>\n<td>9,450</td>\n<td>42%</td>\n<td>3,454</td>\n<td>44%</td>\n<td>3,852</td>\n<td>47%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Customizable/extensible/modular/plugins/themes</td>\n<td>8,601</td>\n<td>38%</td>\n<td>3,116</td>\n<td>39%</td>\n<td>3,555</td>\n<td>43%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Community/support/documentation/help</td>\n<td>3,806</td>\n<td>17%</td>\n<td>1,211</td>\n<td>15%</td>\n<td>1,340</td>\n<td>16%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Free/open/open source</td>\n<td>2,291</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n<td>802</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n<td>908</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Popular/ubiquitous</td>\n<td>249</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n<td>86</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n<td>187</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3> What&#8217;s the most frustrating thing about WordPress?<a href=\"https://wordpress.org/news/feed/#text\">*</a></h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Professional</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>21,144</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>7,294</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>7,691</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Plugins &amp; themes (abandoned/conflicts/coding standards)</td>\n<td>6,122</td>\n<td>29%</td>\n<td>2,194</td>\n<td>30%</td>\n<td>2,187</td>\n<td>28%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Security/vulnerabilities/hacks</td>\n<td>2,321</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n<td>712</td>\n<td>10%</td>\n<td>829</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Updates</td>\n<td>1,544</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n<td>422</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>508</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nothing/I don&#8217;t know/can&#8217;t think of anything</td>\n<td>1,276</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>344</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n<td>476</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Speed/performance/slow/heavy</td>\n<td>1,196</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>644</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>516</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>WordPress is as good as, or better than, its main competitors.</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress Professional</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses (this question was not asked in the 2015 survey)</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>8,672</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>9,059</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Agree</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>7551</td>\n<td>87%</td>\n<td>7836</td>\n<td>87%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Prefer not to answer</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>754</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>795</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Disagree</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>370</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n<td>428</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h2 id=\"user\">WordPress Users</h2>\n<h3>Which of the following describes how you use WordPress?</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress User</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>15,169</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,043</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,521</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>My personal blog (or blogs) uses WordPress.</td>\n<td>9,395</td>\n<td>36%</td>\n<td>3,117</td>\n<td>36%</td>\n<td>3,424</td>\n<td>36%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>My company or organization&#8217;s website is built with WordPress software.</td>\n<td>7,480</td>\n<td>29%</td>\n<td>2,519</td>\n<td>29%</td>\n<td>2,841</td>\n<td>30%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I have a hobby or side project that has a website built with WordPress.</td>\n<td>6,112</td>\n<td>23%</td>\n<td>1,973</td>\n<td>23%</td>\n<td>2,200</td>\n<td>23%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I write (or otherwise work) for an online publication that uses WordPress.</td>\n<td>2,329</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>806</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>821</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other Option</td>\n<td>872</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n<td>234</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n<td>288</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>Who installed your WordPress website?</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress User</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>15,055</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,020</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,523</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I did.</td>\n<td>11,216</td>\n<td>66%</td>\n<td>3,659</td>\n<td>73%</td>\n<td>4,129</td>\n<td>75%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>My hosting provider</td>\n<td>2,236</td>\n<td>13%</td>\n<td>667</td>\n<td>13%</td>\n<td>767</td>\n<td>14%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>An external company</td>\n<td>909</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n<td>182</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n<td>178</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>An internal web person/team or a colleague</td>\n<td>874</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n<td>178</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n<td>191</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A friend or family member</td>\n<td>787</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n<td>192</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n<td>172</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I don&#8217;t know</td>\n<td>502</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n<td>145</td>\n<td>3%</td>\n<td>87</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other Option</td>\n<td>345</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n<td>n/a</td>\n<td>n/a</td>\n<td>n/a</td>\n<td>n/a</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>How much has the site been customized from the original WordPress installation?</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress User</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>14,789</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>4,997</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,494</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>There&#8217;s a different theme and some plugins have been added.</td>\n<td>7,465</td>\n<td>50%</td>\n<td>2,337</td>\n<td>47%</td>\n<td>2,660</td>\n<td>48%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A lot of work has been done, the site itself is unrecognizable from the original theme, but the Dashboard still looks like the usual WordPress interface.</td>\n<td>4,715</td>\n<td>32%</td>\n<td>1,707</td>\n<td>34%</td>\n<td>1,872</td>\n<td>34%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Not at all, it&#8217;s still pretty much the same as it was when I started out.</td>\n<td>1,841</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n<td>635</td>\n<td>13%</td>\n<td>673</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>You&#8217;d never know this was a WordPress installation, everything has been customized.</td>\n<td>768</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n<td>321</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>290</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>What&#8217;s the best thing about WordPress?<a href=\"https://wordpress.org/news/feed/#text\">*</a></h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress User</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>14,328</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>4,613</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,076</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Easy/simple/user-friendly</td>\n<td>7,391</td>\n<td>52%</td>\n<td>2,276</td>\n<td>49%</td>\n<td>2,511</td>\n<td>49%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Customizable/extensible/modular/plugins/themes</td>\n<td>4,219</td>\n<td>29%</td>\n<td>1,569</td>\n<td>34%</td>\n<td>1,632</td>\n<td>32%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Free/open/open source</td>\n<td>1,586</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n<td>493</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n<td>538</td>\n<td>11%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Community/support/documentation/help</td>\n<td>1,085</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n<td>388</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n<td>458</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Popular/ubiquitous</td>\n<td>223</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n<td>74</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n<td>48</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>What&#8217;s the most frustrating thing about WordPress?<a href=\"https://wordpress.org/news/feed/#text\">*</a></h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress User</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td>13,681</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>4,287</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>4,758</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Plugins &amp; themes (abandoned/conflicts/coding standards)</td>\n<td>2,531</td>\n<td>19%</td>\n<td>1,183</td>\n<td>28%</td>\n<td>1,300</td>\n<td>27%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Customization/design/look/template</td>\n<td>1,273</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>381</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n<td>408</td>\n<td>9%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Code/coding/PHP</td>\n<td>931</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n<td>306</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n<td>277</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Updates</td>\n<td>926</td>\n<td>7%</td>\n<td>209</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n<td>296</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Security/vulnerabilites/hacks</td>\n<td>785</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>255</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n<td>292</td>\n<td>6%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>WordPress is as good as, or better than, its main competitors.</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"51\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"51\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: WordPress User</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,026</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>5,498</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Agree</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>4,038</td>\n<td>80%</td>\n<td>4,462</td>\n<td>81%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Prefer not to answer</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>737</td>\n<td>15%</td>\n<td>782</td>\n<td>14%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Disagree</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>254</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n<td>255</td>\n<td>5%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h2 id=\"all\">All Respondents</h2>\n<h3>Can you (truthfully!) say &#8220;I make my living from WordPress&#8221;?</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: All Respondents</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses (combination of all three groups from 2015; this question was not broken out by group in 2016-2017)</td>\n<td>42,236</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>14,906</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>15,616</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Not really, but I do get some or all of my income as a result of working with WordPress.</td>\n<td>16,607</td>\n<td>39%</td>\n<td>5,408</td>\n<td>36%</td>\n<td>5,702</td>\n<td>37%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Yes.</td>\n<td>9,635</td>\n<td>23%</td>\n<td>4,791</td>\n<td>32%</td>\n<td>5,033</td>\n<td>32%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>No.</td>\n<td>15,995</td>\n<td>38%</td>\n<td>4,713</td>\n<td>32%</td>\n<td>4,882</td>\n<td>31%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>Which devices do you access WordPress on?</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: All Respondents</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses (combination of all three groups from 2015; this question was not broken out by group in 2016-2017)</td>\n<td>42,433</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Web</td>\n<td>40,503</td>\n<td>95%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Android phone</td>\n<td>15,396</td>\n<td>36%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>iPhone</td>\n<td>12,353</td>\n<td>29%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>iPad</td>\n<td>11,748</td>\n<td>28%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Android tablet</td>\n<td>9,223</td>\n<td>22%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Desktop app, like MarsEdit</td>\n<td>6,018</td>\n<td>14%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other Option</td>\n<td>1837</td>\n<td>4%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses (this question was not broken out by group in 2016-2017)</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>14,840</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>15,597</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Web browser on a desktop or laptop</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>14,160</td>\n<td>54%</td>\n<td>15,052</td>\n<td>55%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Web browser on a mobile device (tablet or phone)</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>7,952</td>\n<td>30%</td>\n<td>8,248</td>\n<td>30%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>An app on a mobile device (table or phone)</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>3,309</td>\n<td>13%</td>\n<td>3,311</td>\n<td>12%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A desktop app like MarsEdit</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>517</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n<td>498</td>\n<td>2%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other Option</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>282</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n<td>240</td>\n<td>1%</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>WordPress now updates minor &amp; security releases automatically for you. Check all that apply: (question not asked in 2016, 2017)</h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: All Respondents</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses (combination of all three groups)</td>\n<td>39,726</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I love auto-updates.</td>\n<td>17,367</td>\n<td>44%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I&#8217;d like to see auto-updates for plugins.</td>\n<td>12,796</td>\n<td>32%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Initially, I was nervous about auto updates.</td>\n<td>11,868</td>\n<td>30%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Auto updates still make me nervous.</td>\n<td>10,809</td>\n<td>27%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Auto updates don&#8217;t make me nervous now.</td>\n<td>10,708</td>\n<td>27%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I&#8217;d like to see auto-updates for themes.</td>\n<td>10,449</td>\n<td>26%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I&#8217;d like to see auto updates for major versions of WordPress.</td>\n<td>10,225</td>\n<td>26%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>This is the first I&#8217;ve heard of auto-updates.</td>\n<td>8,660</td>\n<td>22%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I hate auto-updates.</td>\n<td>3,293</td>\n<td>8%</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>What is your gender?<a href=\"https://wordpress.org/news/feed/#text\">*</a></h3>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"36\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"51\" />\n<col width=\"47\" />\n<col width=\"51\" /></colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2015</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2016</strong></td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\"><strong>2017</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Group: All respondents (This question was not asked in the 2015 survey.)</em></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of responses</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>13,953</td>\n<td></td>\n<td>14,680</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Male</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>10,978</td>\n<td>78.68%</td>\n<td>11,570</td>\n<td>78.81%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Female</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td>2,340</td>\n<td>16.77%</td>\n<td>2,511</td>\n<td>21.70%</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Prefer not to 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