Today we celebrate 20 years of WordPress.com! We wanted to put the power of publishing in everyone’s hands, and since then millions of you have used it to build great things.
Our beginning and our purpose
On June 20, 2005, Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of the WordPress project, was hired Donncha Ó Caoimh (a software developer and WordPress contributor) and Automatic was born. Their mission: to create a hosted version of WordPress that anyone can use.
After beta testing in August 2005, WordPress.com was publicly launched on November 21, 2005. This is what the homepage looked like:
We’ve come a long way since these humble beginnings, but our purpose hasn’t changed much: to democratize publishing and e-commerce.
A place for every website
Nowadays, WordPress.com supports all kinds of websites. People around the world use our platform to build:
These are just a small handful of examples. From simple sites to online stores, whatever you want to create and share on the web, WordPress.com gives you the tools to make it happen.
What do you create with WordPress.com?
The WordPress.com story is not just ours. It also belongs to everyone who has chosen our platform to create and share on the web.
From our first homepage to the millions of sites hosted on our platform today, every WordPress.com website represents someone who decided to put their ideas into the world. We are honored to be part of that journey.
Tell us your story. How did you find WordPress.com? What have you built? Leave a comment below! After 20 years we still enjoy seeing what you make.
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