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Is WordPress dead?

Deaditude Score:

27.3%
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> You could build the next 100 years of legacy systems with this. Is that a good thing?
*Data last collected: 10 Sept 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.

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šŸ”¬Component 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

ā±ļø Tech Lifecycle Position

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

INNOVATION
PEAK
OBSOLESCENCE
šŸš€
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

Needs Help

Question Metrics

Total Questions
52
Answer Rate
25%
Acceptance Rate
17%
Growth
+329%
In the last 30 days

šŸ—£ļø Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling

Community Size

274,955
Subscribers
78
Active Users

Activity Metrics

484
Posts
7.4
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+31.1%
Strong momentum

Community Sentiment

RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
🚨

Migration Alert

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

šŸ’¼ Job Market Pulse

Thriving

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

Global Job Distribution

šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡øUnited States
3,011
šŸ‡®šŸ‡³India
1,930
šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§United Kingdom
1,240
šŸ‡«šŸ‡·France
1,096
šŸ‡©šŸ‡ŖGermany
944
šŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦Canada
443

Market Summary

8,664
Total Jobs
šŸ¢
50,913
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.

šŸ”ø Hacker News Discourse

HN Darling

WordPress gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.

Mentions

304
Posts

Community Interest

Average points26.1
Moderate buzz

HN Verdict

Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
8/10
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

ā–¶ļø YouTube Coverage

Barely Watched

YouTubers discovered WordPress generates ad revenue. Brace for 10:01 videos.

Content Metrics

12
Videos
74.6K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+100.0%

Average Engagement

6.2K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering WordPress:
TutorKid's Dad
Hobby Channel
Cybernews
Small Creator
Dan - Smart Tutorials
Growing Channel
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

šŸ“ˆHistorical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
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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