Takeaways from State of the Word 2021

Matt Mullenweg at the podium, dressed in a suit, with a Mac laptop with WordPress sticker on it.

The annual State of the Word keynote address took on a different look in 2021.

Held in New York City on December 14, 2021, the annual talk was a combination live event with small audience of WordPress community members (around 30 people) along with livestream.

In his two-hour talk, Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress, discussed WordPress accomplishments, open source, and answered questions from the WordPress community.

Here are my notes.

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Metro Detroit WordPress: Watch Party for State of the Word 2021

State of the Word 2021: December 14, 2021 5-7pm Eastern Time (11 - 00 UTC)

You’re invited to join our Metro Detroit WordPress watch party on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 to watch the livestream of State of the Word.

At the annual State of the Word by WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg 

  • Reflects on WordPress accomplishments
  • Discusses the future of open source
  • Answers questions from WordPress users

This year’s event takes place in New York City, but will be livestreamed for everyone to watch from the comfort of their own place.

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Photo of the Week: Cilantro from the Garden, in Michigan in December

Green leaves of cilantro sit on a blue-rimmed white plate.

Imagine my surprise this week when I looked in the vegetable garden and saw my cilantro was still growing!

Typically in southeast Michigan, we get cooler temperatures and snow in early to late November. And we did get a couple snow showers in November, including one snow shower of three inches of snow.

Snowy weather and cooler temperatures would have killed any cilantro.

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