Title: stats – Make WordPress.org --- # Tag Archives: stats [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samuelsidler/) [Samuel Sidler](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samuelsidler/) 4:19 pm _on_ September 22, 2015 Tags: [forums ( 18 )](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/forums/), [i18n ( 17 )](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/i18n/), [l10n ( 12 )](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/l10n/), [meeting notes ( 10 )](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/meeting-notes/), [plugins ( 13 )](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/plugins/), stats, [theme directory ( 17 )](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/theme-directory/), [translations ( 7 )](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/translations/), [wordcamp.org ( 11 )](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/wordcamp-org/) # 󠀁[Weekly i18n Chat Notes – September 22, 2015](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/2015/09/22/weekly-i18n-chat-notes-september-22-2015/)󠁿 Earlier today a handful of us gathered to talk about life, the universe, and things that may or may not relate to the metaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. team and i18n. Here’s a bit of what we talked about: * **Plugins:** Last week imported our first set of plugins into translate.wordpress. orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. [https://wordpress.org/](https://wordpress.org/)! Hurrah! Huzzah! 🎤⬇️ And because we were feeling good about it, we also sent out emails to the second batch of pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. authors (~200 plugins). That import will start today or tomorrow and we’ll send out emails for the next import soon. * **Translate:** The stats page got some love with the addition of the Waiting column ([see #1202](https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1202)) and some improvements to the design ([see #1238](https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1238)). * **Theme Directory:** [@obenland](https://profiles.wordpress.org/obenland/) started work on the Translations section by adding a link to translate any theme to the page. Check out the [Twenty Sixteen theme page](https://wordpress.org/themes/twentysixteen/) for an example. * **WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. [Learn more](https://central.wordcamp.org/about/).:** Set things up so the WordCamp theme can be translated ([see #1076](https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1076)), pending deployment by the WordCamp team. * **Forums:** There was a mention that the Italian forums are not working. [@ocean90](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ocean90/) will investigate. Additionally, we’ve had a couple of requests for new forums. We think it’s okay to add new ones for testing purposes. For example, an RTL forum would be appropriate. For the next week, we’re planning to work on the following: * Import and language pack status of plugins sent to a SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/). The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/) channel. * Sorting / FilterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks [https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks](https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks). They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output. UIUI UI is an acronym for User Interface - the layout of the page the user interacts with. Think ‘how are they doing that’ and less about what they are doing. finished up (or whatever we call it). * Streamline the process of adding per-project translation editors (see [#1237](https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1237) which requires [#1240](https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1240)). * Work on updated design for project pages in Translate. * Possibly: More Theme Directory translation section additions. * Possibly: Rosetta headers fixed up ([see #1201](https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1201)). * Possibly: Job system started. See y’all next Tuesday at 11:00 UTC! [#forums](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/forums/), [#i18n](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/i18n/), [#l10n](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/l10n/), [#meeting-notes](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/meeting-notes/), [#plugins](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/plugins/), [#stats](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/stats/), [#theme-directory](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/theme-directory/), [#translations](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/translations/), [#wordcamp-org](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/wordcamp-org/) * [Login to Reply](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fmeta%2F2015%2F09%2F22%2Fweekly-i18n-chat-notes-september-22-2015%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samuelsidler/) [Samuel Sidler](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samuelsidler/) 6:01 pm _on_ September 15, 2015 Tags: [forums ( 18 )](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/forums/), [i18n ( 17 )](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/i18n/), [l10n ( 12 )](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/l10n/), [meeting notes ( 10 )](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/meeting-notes/), [plugins ( 13 )](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/plugins/), polyglots-notices, polyglots-warnings, stats, [translations ( 7 )](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/translations/) # 󠀁[Weekly i18n Chat Notes – September 15, 2015](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/2015/09/15/weekly-i18n-chat-notes-september-15-2015/)󠁿 We met today, like normal, at 11:00 UTC and discussed the following things: * **Translate:** Warnings on translate.wordpress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. [https://wordpress.org/](https://wordpress.org/) are now being sent to [#polyglots-warnings](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/polyglots-warnings/) for more transparency and to catch bad actors. (The channel name may change to [#polyglots-notices](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/polyglots-notices/) to cover other usages.) Additionally, the “Waiting” tab now shows the full project name instead of just the sub-project name; e.g., “Plugins – Akismet – Development( trunk)” instead of “Development (trunk)” which was less descriptive. * **Plugins:** Last week, emails went out to the first batch of plugins. We are ready to begin the import into translate.wordpress.org. * **Forums:** [@clorith](https://profiles.wordpress.org/clorith/) has taken on a pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party.! We love new contributors. 🙂 There was no update last week (on this blog) but we also improved the design of the [stats page](https://translate.wordpress.org/stats). Over the next week, we intend to do the following: * Plugin import, starting today. * Import and language pack status of plugins sent to a SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/). The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/) channel. * Emails for next plugin import batch will go out. * Sorting / FilterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks [https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks](https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks). They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output. UIUI UI is an acronym for User Interface - the layout of the page the user interacts with. Think ‘how are they doing that’ and less about what they are doing. finished up (or whatever we call it). * Possibly: Rosetta headers fixed up. * Possibly: Jobs system started. See y’all next week! [#forums](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/forums/), [#i18n](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/i18n/), [#l10n](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/l10n/), [#meeting-notes](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/meeting-notes/), [#plugins](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/plugins/), [#stats](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/stats/), [#translations](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/translations/) * [Login to Reply](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fmeta%2F2015%2F09%2F15%2Fweekly-i18n-chat-notes-september-15-2015%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samuelsidler/) [Samuel Sidler](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samuelsidler/) 5:07 pm _on_ September 7, 2015 Tags: [i18n ( 17 )](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/i18n/), [l10n ( 12 )](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/l10n/), [meeting notes ( 10 )](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/meeting-notes/), [plugins ( 13 )](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/plugins/), stats, [wordpress-meta-environment ( 5 )](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/wordpress-meta-environment/) # 󠀁[Weekly i18n Chat Notes – September 1, 2015](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/2015/09/07/weekly-i18n-chat-notes-september-1-2015/)󠁿 Howdy! We have our weekly i18n chat tomorrow at 11:00 UTC. Please join us. Last week, we discussed the following things: * **Translate:** A [stats dashboard](https://translate.wordpress.org/stats) has been created. We’ll track the most important projects on this dashboard. We still need to [add a couple of features](https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1202) for admins. A bit of time was spent on ways to improve the dashboard and, if you attend tomorrow, you’ll discover that a number of changes were made. * **MetaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. Environment:** Not a normal topic for us, but a [pull request](https://github.com/iandunn/wordpress-meta-environment/pull/26) exists that adds translate.wordpress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. [https://wordpress.org/](https://wordpress.org/) to the meta environment so developing for it will be easier. What’s up for the next week’s worth of work? Maybe some of the things [mentioned here](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/meta-i18n/p1441106660000359). At the end of the chat we mentioned that we’re on track to start importing plugins in ~2 weeks. Since I’m posting this about a week late, that means next week we plan to begin the pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. import. [#i18n](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/i18n/), [#l10n](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/l10n/), [#meeting-notes](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/meeting-notes/), [#plugins](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/plugins/), [#stats](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/stats/), [#wordpress-meta-environment](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/wordpress-meta-environment/) * [Login to Reply](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fmeta%2F2015%2F09%2F07%2Fweekly-i18n-chat-notes-september-1-2015%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nacin/) [Andrew Nacin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nacin/) 2:46 am _on_ March 1, 2015 Tags: stats    # 󠀁[Major update to our version stats for PHP, MySQL, and WordPress](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/2015/03/01/major-update-to-our-version-stats-for-php-mysql-and-wordpress/)󠁿 Today, the stats reflected on [wordpress.org/about/stats](https://wordpress.org/about/stats/) changed, _dramatically_. I’d like to explain why. First, so they’re documented here, the numbers: #### WordPress versions | Version | Before | After | | | 3.0 | 16.06% | 2.27% | −13.80% | | 3.1 | 1.21% | 1.25% | +0.04% | | 3.2 | 1.38% | 1.35% | −0.03% | | 3.3 | 4.11% | 2.96% | −1.15% | | 3.4 | 4.47% | 3.24% | −1.24% | | 3.5 | 14.60% | 7.21% | −7.38% | | 3.6 | 6.95% | 3.72% | −3.23% | | 3.7 | 4.34% | 2.51% | −1.83% | | 3.8 | 11.66% | 8.61% | −3.05% | | 3.9 | 13.20% | 13.52% | +0.31% | | 4.0 | 12.53% | 17.40% | +4.87% | | 4.1 | 9.48% | 35.95% | +26.47% | ### PHPPHP PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML. 󠀁[https://www.php.net/manual/en/index.php](https://www.php.net/manual/en/index.php)󠁿 versions | Version | Before | After | | | 5.2 | 31.76% | 16.60% | −15.15% | | 5.3 | 38.56% | 38.45% | −0.11% | | 5.4 | 25.01% | 37.18% | +12.17% | | 5.5 | 4.29% | 6.52% | +2.22% | | 5.6 | 0.39% | 1.26% | +0.87% | ### MySQLMySQL MySQL is a relational database management system. A database is a structured collection of data where content, configuration and other options are stored. 󠀁[https://www.mysql.com](https://www.mysql.com/)󠁿 versions | Version | Before | After | | | 5.0 | 17.84% | 9.31% | −8.53% | | 5.1 | 25.24% | 23.80% | −1.45% | | 5.5 | 51.87% | 59.35% | +7.47% | | 5.6 | 4.99% | 6.84% | +1.85% | | MariaDB 10.0 | 0.00% | 0.68% | +0.68% | ### What happened? Dion Hulse ([@dd32](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dd32/)) has been working hard to modernize our stats collection and processing. This stats page, which is updated daily, has as of today been switched to this new data. Thousands of new WordPress sites come online every day. Some others, though, stop pinging over time. The new data only reflects sites that have pinged api.wordpress. orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. [https://wordpress.org/](https://wordpress.org/) within the last few months. There were also plenty of other inconsistencies in the data that we’ve been able to resolve, which has resulted in numbers we feel are more consistent and accurate. There are three specific trends to note: * **WordPress 4.1: **More than 1/3 of sites are running the latest version, not less than 10% as previously determined. By excluding sites that are no longer online, you can imagine why this percentage would go up. * **WordPress 3.0** finally looks more in line with what would be expected. This data has been an anomaly for years. (We’ve suggested before that this data was likely invalid — a byproduct of some spammers.) * **PHP 5.2** is down to 16.6% of sites. We’re in far better shape for 5.2 than previously thought, though 5.3 hasn’t changed. As Matt shared at WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. [Learn more](https://central.wordcamp.org/about/). San Francisco in October, we’re engaging individual hosting companies to move sites to the latest versions of WordPress, with a secondary focus moving sites to PHP 5.4+. I also expanded on our reasoning and efforts during my php[world] keynote in November. One-sixth of all sites running PHP 5.2 is still many millions of sites. If we move the PHP minimum version too early, we risk stranding millions of installs on older versions of WordPress. So, I wish to note that this does _not_ change our calculations for keeping PHP 5.2 as the minimum for WordPress coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. — we had these numbers available to us when preparing our 2015 plans. There are a lot of great things in this new data set. Hope you find it interesting! **Updated March 2:** I shared some more info with WP Tavern [here](http://wptavern.com/wordpress-version-stats-updated-more-than-13-of-sites-are-running-wordpress-4-1). In particular, I answered **Is there anyway we can see PHP/MySQL versions broken down by what WordPress version they are running on?** > We’re still working on ensuring the numbers are stable. They’re pretty predictable: > older WP versions have more people on older PHP and MySQL versions. Newer WP versions > have less. > PHP 5.2 is at about 16% for all installs right now. It’s at about 10% for installs > running WordPress 4.1, but because 4.1 is such a large part of the pie (36%), > it’s the WP version with the most PHP 5.2 installs. > Our goals remain the same: priority 1 is to update old WordPress installs, priority > 2 is to update old PHP and MySQL. Only once the numbers drastically move as a > result of our efforts would any minimum requirement change. We cannot risk abandoning > so many users on older WordPress and PHP versions. [#stats](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/stats/) * [Login to Reply](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fmeta%2F2015%2F03%2F01%2Fmajor-update-to-our-version-stats-for-php-mysql-and-wordpress%2F%23respond&locale=en_US)