A Win for Education
The opening keynote with Matt Mullenwegg introduces WordPress Campus connect. This is where universities are doing an opt in and in some cases requirement to complete a Wordcamp event.
Plugins
Plugin submissions have doubled year after year.
AI
AI versions include Playwright and Perplexity. Import from Chrome, includes a chatbot. An amazing tool for usability testing.
How have contributors changed the world? With Automatic how does the founder see the future in ten years?
- Being Open source at the core.
- Gutenberg contributions
- Multi product
- Speed of iterations
- Customer service and tech support
Cultural and product fundamentals are what he is most proud of.
Mullenwegg, Matt. Wordcamp USA 2025. CEO, Automattic. Director, WordPress Foundation. Principal, Audrey Capital. September 3, 2025.