The organizers of WPCampus are seeking feedback via a survey on how schools and campuses utilize WordPress in their environments. The survey consists of five sections: How Do You Use WordPress on Campus Site Demographics, Traffic, and Data Plugins, Themes, and Features Security, Performance, and Hosting Your Team Structure & (more…)
WPShout has published the results of its 2016 webhosting survey taken by 135 respondents. The results from this year’s survey show two trends. First, average monthly spending increased sharply from last year. WPShout attributes the increase to either people spending more money on hosting or a different demographic taking the (more…)
The bbPress development team published the results of its 2015 survey. This year, 213 people participated which is 30 more than last year. After reviewing, replacing, and removing some questions from the 2014 survey, this year’s survey has 25 questions. A variety of survey question types were used to gather (more…)
If you use bbPress, it’s time to voice your opinions and let the development team know what you think by taking the 2015 bbPress user survey. It has 25 questions that determine skill level, use cases, and provides opportunities to give feedback. In 2014, survey results indicated users are disappointed (more…)
Two weeks ago, I asked you to participate in Bob Dunn’s survey that asked, how do you learn WordPress? Dunn has published the results to the survey and they’re not surprising. Out of 428 responses, 63% learn WordPress best using text and images. Roughly a third of respondents learn best (more…)
WordPress trainer and coach, Bob Dunn, wants to know how you learn WordPress. Once the survey concludes, Dunn will publish the results in an infographic. With so many options available to learn WordPress, I’m interested to see which method comes out on top. I learned WordPress by trial and error (more…)
CodeGuard, a service that specializes in automated backups to the cloud, has published the results of its 2015 WordPress survey. The survey took place between February 18th-20th and was answered by 503 WordPress users. Backing up is an important part of maintaining a website, so it’s a bit shocking to (more…)
Choosing a webhost is an important but difficult decision, especially when a lot of reviews contain questionable content with affiliate links. It’s hard to find non-biased information such as real experiences customers have had with a company. One reliable source of information is the WPShout webhosting survey. Despite a goal (more…)
Since 2011, WPShout has conducted a comprehensive, non-biased, webhosting survey. Although the site has changed hands, Fred Meyer and David Hayes are continuing the tradition and the survey questions are ready to fill out. There are four required questions with no identifiable information required to submit your answers. The survey (more…)
The results of the 2014 bbPress survey are now available. The survey was conducted between March 7 – April 11, 2014. 183 people from 37 countries participated. The survey gave users a chance to give feedback and shape the direction of bbPress development throughout 2014. A common complaint I often (more…)
Back in March, Fred Meyer, shared his thoughts on why the core of WordPress needs a writing style guide. The post generated a healthy conversation, including this comment by Matt Mullenweg: WP has always been optionated software with a lot of personality. Every year or two people try to neuter (more…)
Similar to BuddyPress, bbPress has announced its own survey to help decide features and which direction bbPress development will go in 2014. The survey is three pages long and contains a mix of generalized questions. It doesn’t take long to complete and it’s nice to be able to have a (more…)