1.
A Summertime Update
WordCamp Europe 2018— Belgrade, Serbia
ma.tt / matt.blog / @photomatt

2.
WordCamp US 2019-2020

3.
St. Louis!

4.
Core

5.
6
core releases since WCUS

6.
Major Updates
Customization
•
WP-CLI
REST API
Mobile Apps

7.
Gutenberg!

8.
Major Features

9.
30
Gutenberg releases
12
since WCUS

10.
1,764
issues opened
1,115
closed already

11.
So far…
Open development, design-led testing, fast and iterative releases.
Presentations across meetups and WordCamps.
Wide awareness of Gutenberg.
Awareness and planned support from all the major builders.
Plugins and 3rd-party blocks being built.
Major sites being built and launched using Gutenberg.

12.
14,000+
sites actively using Gutenberg

13.
TK,000+
posts made using P2 + Gutenberg on .com

14.
Gutenberg Ramp

15.
Gutenbergification

16.
Roadmap — June / imminent
1.Opt-in for wp-admin users on WP.com
1.Key metrics tracked around number of sites and number of posts.
2.Other hosts invited to participate.
3.Freeze of new features into Gutenberg.

17.
Roadmap — July
1.Opt-out for wp-admin users on WP.com
1.Tracking for how many people opt-out and why.
2.4.9.x release with strong invitation to install Gutenberg plugin, or the
Legacy Editor plugin.
3.Heavy triage and bug gardening work.
4.Customizer begins branch to integrate blocks.

18.
Roadmap — August
1.Opt-in Calypso users.
2.100k+ sites having made 250k+ posts using Gutenberg.
3.All non-critical issues resolved.
4.Core merge, with commit and review by Gutenberg developers.
5.Core upgrade disables and uninstalls the Gutenberg plugin.
6.5.0 beta release and translations completed.

19.
5.0

20.
Q&A
WordCamp Europe 2018— Belgrade, Serbia
ma.tt / matt.blog / @photomatt