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Here's a thought exercise.
Should WordPress get a new logo?
The answers might surprise you coming up next.
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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.
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