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Is WordPress dead?

Deaditude Score:

27.7%
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Perfect for systems that must never, ever change. Like your manager's mindset.
*Data last collected: 24 Jan 2026, so it might be even worse now, sorry.

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๐Ÿ”ฌComponent Breakdown

Dissecting the digital corpse
This is supposed to be an ad

Codebase Activity

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

Reddit Drama

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

Youtube Clickbaits

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

Stackoverflow copypasting

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

Job offering

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

Companies adoption

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

Hacker News Hype

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

โฑ๏ธ Tech Lifecycle Position

Is in its dynamic growth phase with strong momentum, active development, and expanding adoption among organizations.

INNOVATION
PEAK
OBSOLESCENCE
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2003

GitHub Pulse

Maintenance Mode

Weekly Commit Activity

52 weeks agoNow
Stars
0
total stars
Forks
0
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
No data
trend assessment

Stack Overflow Analysis

Active Support

Question Metrics

Total Questions
32
Answer Rate
22%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
+400%
In the last 30 days

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

Surprisingly alive and kicking on Reddit

Community Size

290,649
Subscribers
0
Active Users

Activity Metrics

414
Posts
6.8
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+291.0%
Explosive growth!

Community Sentiment

RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
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Migration Alert

1 mentions of migrating away from WordPress detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.

๐Ÿ’ผ Job Market Pulse

Thriving

WordPress on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.

Global Job Distribution

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States
2,881
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia
1,706
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom
1,020
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance
775
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany
627
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada
467

Market Summary

7,476
Total Jobs
๐Ÿข
253,173
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.

Reality Check

Marketable Skill Alert!

WordPress is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.

Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.

๐Ÿ”ธ Hacker News Discourse

Still Relevant

HN tolerates discussions about WordPress, but the real party's elsewhere.

Mentions

412
Posts

Community Interest

Average points17.4
Minimal traction

HN Verdict

Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
8/10
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

โ–ถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage

Fading Away

WordPress content is about as appealing as 240p videos in 2023.

Content Metrics

32
Videos
240.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Slight decline-14.3%

Average Engagement

7.5K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering WordPress:
Ali Hossain
Growing Channel
WsCube Tech
Growing Channel
โ€ŒDigital Coach Archana
Small Creator
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

๐Ÿ“ˆHistorical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
24 Jan 202627.7%
10 Jan 202633.2%
27 Dec 202533.0%
14 Dec 202534.4%
30 Nov 202532.5%
16 Nov 202524.4%
4 Nov 202517.5%
21 Oct 202530.4%
7 Oct 202525.8%
24 Sept 202522.8%
10 Sept 202527.3%
27 Aug 202522.9%
14 Aug 202534.2%
31 Jul 202523.5%
17 Jul 202535.0%
4 Jul 202533.9%
20 Jun 202546.9%
6 Jun 202541.0%
11 May 202541.2%
7 May 202537.6%
3 May 202541.6%

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