WordPress is 20! 🎂 Travel back to 2003 when it all started

Take a trip down memory lane with us and explore the past two decades of WordPress Celebrate 20 years of WordPress with WP Engine! Get 4 Months Free! [View Plans](113/c1WkZ04/VWdfXN8YNNnrW3KLTGG5yKVd4W5VG-2S4_cRd-N6wcHqD3q3nJV1-WJV7CgJ3QW5pGQ1S1-0T29W7BjdWJ79NR2nW2B05YH82tCSNW6t6p128w8mk8W2llM9J6TRMvZW1g4RtM86ppkTN4R_gxtR5WfRW8mHnlN6SK2rJW70qsrf6T-_hZW6w1dsR94L_XQW2tJqX43mZpxKW6nby-48vsx8DW8BNhvT3VYyjNW4GnbdB5PwvgtN5zZRl8zYdSWW788Kn-19l39XW5270dJ1w1dkfW7mF6hb5-9fwgW7P17Vg4TRHS3VLc5z17__Q-9W6xkm1N88H9FwW29hHQd27h8rsW3-Gs4D95XD_QW1YLvqr5vXB4C3jXZ1) [Wordpress 1.0 20 year anniversary gif](113/c1WkZ04/VWdfXN8YNNnrW3KLTGG5yKVd4W5VG-2S4_cRd-N6wcHqD3q3nJV1-WJV7CgW0BW6p8KK_2PH12VW52TZbZ3sSkFSW4HMK-G7Dc0f2W7f0Ghv1y18b4W7g7vxB60XP1hW4lCHTf6H_2RsW868-xx7-G1xMVt9xK42wkWGBW6BVkxT7Q-45VW4L-RYh7BG_VMW8LHN0W1Mj8gJVbrlTc8pF_5LW1LY1xg3FFfpwW8XYdyB8rn6PGW4w4TlC840VThW8DqR5-7N5wM9N1p5CBk_L7_YW6Nd0yg1xFJlSV2p_9H4SMNHRW4jVbgs1mYrN3W4MHQjK2WTSwqW7Sf91w2p_8P1W5HcxJ74Q4KCWW1yVS2k8c94GV31w_1) Can you believe it's been 20 years? The worlds most beloved CMS turns 20 this week, marking two decades of content creation, innovation and community contributions. [Learn More](113/c1WkZ04/VWdfXN8YNNnrW3KLTGG5yKVd4W5VG-2S4_cRd-N6wcHqD3q3nJV1-WJV7CgZRGW4JS3l-37ZdvFVrY7RL5rbFMBW2_FnVc11N84DTZmM633xV12W5MqWfp8mbcYcW63382Z2HwSnCW6r6gLQ9c27xzW65qnBc4q2nMxN8LC8pb1HtYTW1qYwSc2Pm4nrN1PYHwYnhXMvW2_Jfj38dN5F3W79kg9t4lW8xtVWxvls7MRVCWW2Dc_xh6Z80zTW8NxyV05cTRNtVWWzys6JHJzTW4j4jwN4mhcY8N99xwFbm8_wjW39nRkp3B0RW5Vf6xKV3m874kW2ppRW575lkQfW28v7FZ4yylT-W3ns1z17pNfY33lMl1) Since 2010, WP Engine has remained committed to the WordPress community, optimizing our platform and maintaining a robust suite of open source tools that assists builders, marketers, agencies and solopreneurs, global brands and small businesses, and everyone in between. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of WordPress, we built a site that mirrors the look and feel of version 1.0 to remind you just how far we've come as a community. Follow along as we travel through the past two decades of WordPress and The Internet. [WordPress Time Machine](113/c1WkZ04/VWdfXN8YNNnrW3KLTGG5yKVd4W5VG-2S4_cRd-N6wcHpr2-MJwV1-WJV7CgT8xW5LVZ5Z1x7J9xW3Zd7J82s1r8FW8XGz9-23_lkXW6SLz7X1dpVdhW3rvKHg3wR8Z4W3F6MrC1yVlkXW3qNKz-3bqzB_W3cxzvC48tBVjW704-h83pc6kkW8qS-Hr1TqrWvW4t6pZd6-fDBPW28MNM-6zwkCHW208PyD4WQp6rN64rbl7ZJzvLN3qtdTt4DhX1W8bJSh576J4-T3l8d1) [Human score](113/c1WkZ04/VWdfXN8YNNnrW3KLTGG5yKVd4W5VG-2S4_cRd-N6wcHqk3d3_hV1-WJV7CgMVQW1J1sLp5qwhC3N8nNGgzj5C1RW4cDT7J1q9vKdW1TgHHL1Brz6fW6ykrQ-6MBwF2W3PJyKv52ZPCWW48SXsv403KDWW5YXSrP5dkYM9W2nGRn053YWLWMRhj2zsnSNrN8Nw2ckCHq8mW3sSYB03XMjdqW6ZVhwf2ZWR5-W7JjFNY7HPHhwW93nJ1s3P8cFkW13bZyk6J_b-CW6KBplJ4_M1P4VyBv-L1jR32WVB_XZc1PB_vNW4wLDkc7cRHsGW5wQYYG3_Q8FSW2ffZHK7_hwkR37z91) [Trustpilot Stars](113/c1WkZ04/VWdfXN8YNNnrW3KLTGG5yKVd4W5VG-2S4_cRd-N6wcHqk3d3_hV1-WJV7CgSvRW4zP_nb2MybhsW2g5lfN5RBrFrVjH_L31w9HK1W90kDkL6V0dzWW4f1Ggb4Yj9d1W7nyPsV4cMgxCW6xyp1H5xl2TgW4TPyGR1VMqKkW6RZ29M91vy9hW5HgKdY7GqJvCW69gsSR5hXcHfW12nxhf11kb_tW418QX35GyWtvW4mqTw67pCQTjVc59wP5bR4nTW99TgR93CzjhlW90VmqR7W9bf_W2F8BL43CDjfQW8h6jWV22v2DZVDh0Tp2M-4ThW3L6lLx90jxmhW8FjRMh3NxHtK32N61) [number of reviews](113/c1WkZ04/VWdfXN8YNNnrW3KLTGG5yKVd4W5VG-2S4_cRd-N6wcHqk3d3_hV1-WJV7CgQF3W7MdV0n5t2j__W2l-rqh2LkHR6W47Gr435PrP8JW768hvw7KPZ4KW42jQYC10cxz4W4VH_hm94Z8SdW7t3JCx1Py_wcW7HTXSp8JdchQW1tClY_4_QdbXW2jYG_J6Qkh_8W2W1xjC4sccXgW3Bg2X71f2_LqW1L7DZT2DHQCYW6mb0jN8vK7hJW3RrQBf5qjPy1W4m9PGS5jLJbNW7XrYTg1g4Xs5Vy__wP6WjBCRW7mqw5T7s0hw6W7LWrH48XhbYLW3bqxdD8fGn6QW1hnk2k6gbqhz31SR1) [Trustpilot Logo](113/c1WkZ04/VWdfXN8YNNnrW3KLTGG5yKVd4W5VG-2S4_cRd-N6wcHqk3d3_hV1-WJV7CgWLDW2WNcqj8RKG7yW1Y6TZl4jDZGDW6Dngpl3sJ-t4N7QTzM4hWYVlW1dSCW71rj86VW3M9N1c8RyWZcW82F2gx1yLNHDW3dpQ00941smjN1Zvm0QngQHbW9hwz631VvNRgW1Yvx-892NqNmW8s543F3dvkppW1ffft63RPtYRW9hrXM51TF_mpW2_1t4d6_SWwPW77PJpx6v5_cHW8Y0kgh21KRTQW18DhDS1-HMn5W34tGKG5qFq4_W4nK0Mj5qzn6gW9kSG1b8tdCdkW89rVdB5lHKYk3pNw1) WP Engine, 504 Lavaca St., Suite 1000, Austin, TX [Manage preferences](