Wherever you are today, I hope you find a moment of joy and rest. I am grateful for this global community of organizers, contributors, builders, and learners. Thank you for showing up, again and again, to help create an open and accessible web together. 💙

Tomorrow, State of the Word returns. It's a moment of bright lights and big ideas, focusing on what has made WordPress great this year. I also return to San Francisco, a city I love, with a community I adore: WordPressers. I look forward to seeing you. wordpress.org/state-of-the-w…

This year took me everywhere WordPress lives, from conference halls, meetups, and classrooms. Everywhere, the same thread: people using WordPress to teach, run businesses, share stories, and help others. Ending the year grateful and hopeful for what we’ll build next. 💙