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Here's a thought exercise.

Should WordPress get a new logo?

The answers might surprise
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There's a lot happening in the
WordPress world these days.

WordPress 6.

5 is right around the corner.

Page builders are getting better.

New block themes are surfacing.

Competitors are looking leaner and
meaner while the same old debates

continue to circle the water.

Is WordPress losing market share?

Even with the turbulence we might be
feeling, I'm still very optimistic with

where WordPress the software is headed.

As I pondered today's monologue,
a thought popped into my head.

How about a new WordPress logo?

I tweeted it.

Don't be alarmed.

It's just a thought exercise that built
off of my questions from a few weeks ago.

Who is WordPress for?

I might be jaded by my time
as an agency owner or as an

independent content creator.

But new logos and branding discussions
generally set the tone for a

new purpose of an organization.

Hoist that new logo up the flagpole,
leadership stands at the front of the

line, we're headed in that direction now.

As WordPress evolves into a better website
builder, maybe a new logo is what we need.

Or brand, really.

Something to rally around,
something that inspires, something

that puts the past behind us.

Here are some of the responses I received.

No, says Corey Moss.

Are you talking about org or
com, Adam Warner questions?

Stop with an animated
gif by Lisa Sabin Wilson.

From my 15 plus years of
experience, same wine in another

bottle is just the same wine.

A new logo without full
rebranding is useless, seeing

that multiple times happening.

And again, I do like the logo.

Says Dave Lutz.

And lastly, can't break all
the tattoos by Matt Mullenweg.

Let me know what you think is a
new WordPress logo needed imminent

hit reply and let me know.

Now it's time for those important links.

There's a few interesting ones.

So let's go ahead and dive in
relative to today's discussion.

Noel talk dissects the past and future
growth of WordPress WordCamp U S 2024

tickets are on sale for a hundred dollars.

Celebrate the web's 35th birthday.

Brian Cordes has some things to
consider if you're a developer starting

a new full site editor project.

DoubleShot for our developers
how to use WordPress React

components for plugin pages.

Redis, a staple for optimized
WordPress hosting, is no longer

OSS, open source software.

Aaron Jorban reminds us that good
maintainers change their mind often.

I've got two new videos for you.

WordPress 6.

5 is delayed until Tuesday next week.

And a video showing you how to build
a link tree alternative with no

plugins using just the 2024 theme.

Remember all of these links are in
the show notes at the WP minute.

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