WordPress in now the most popular CMS program in use on the web, it is popular with all developers, both those that work for companies and those that freelance. The infographic below show some of the comparisons between how the two different types of developers are using WordPress. Let us take a quick look at some of these statistics. This information comes from a user survey performed by WordPress in 2011.
How developers are driving the business adoption of WordPress
Developers who work for companies……………………….29%
Developers who are freelance………………………………….71%
Company build sites total………………………………………….33
Freelancer built sites total…………………………………………18
Total company output based around WordPress……….59%
Percentage of freelance time spent with WordPress…48%
Are developers making a living with WordPress?
Developers working for companies
3.1% responded that they made their living with WordPress
5% responded that they made a partial living with WordPress
1.2% responded that they did not make their living with WordPress
Developers working as freelancers
1.2% responded that they made their living using WordPress
5% responded that they made part of their living using WordPress
3% responded that they did not make their living using WordPress
Developers were ask how they were most likely to use WordPress
1. Developers that work for companies are more likely to:
Write a Plugin
Attend a Wordcamp or meetup
Contribute to core or to the codex
2. Developers that are freelancers are more likely to:
Write a Theme from scratch
Submit a WordPress bug report
Answer a question in a WordPress forum
How do Developers use WordPress?
8% Use it for a Blog
61% Use it for CMS
31% Use it for both purposes
How much do developers customize their sites from the original install?
75% state that the front end is unrecognizable but nothing is changed in the admin
20% state that they change the theme and add plugins4% state that they customize everything, including the admin
1% state that they change nothing whatsoever
Very detailed explanation. WordPress is really the top used of every individuals. You’re a genuis Zac.
Yes! i agree word press is very popular and important for both development and designing.
This is very nice, informative and helpfull post.
Thanks for sharing.
This is really good survey to know about WordPress website developers who develop at home or in company. The given information also show ratio of developers to use WordPress for blog creation or CSS development in 2011.
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nice survey about WordPress.. Plenty of helpful information here. thanks for post and to your effort.