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WP 6.8 hit a record 924 contributors, an all-time high! This shows the community’s strength and growth. Read my full stats breakdown and thoughts on current state of WordPress.

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Contribution Stats & Insights for WordPress 6.8 [Cecil] - WPManageNinja Community
Last week, WordPress released its biggest and only major update of 2025. This version includes some amazing features. As I love data, and we use data extensively at our company, WPManageNinja, to buil...
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April 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Five for the Future: 118 companies pledge to Core, but only 61 had credited contributors in WP 6.8. Others may focus on docs, plugins, or events.
April 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
👥 By contributor numbers, Automattic and rtCamp lead, with 10up in third (21 people). Whodunit and Multidots tie for fourth (14 and 13). KrishaWeb and Authlab each have 8.
April 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Automattic dominates with 2,864 contributions from 113 contributors, followed by rtCamp (653 props). GoDaddy, Kinsta, Yoast, and 10up round out the top 6.
April 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🌍 Contribution-wise, the USA leads with 1,000 props, followed by India, Japan, Australia, Georgia, and Italy. But by contributor count, India takes #1 for the first time with 155 people, then USA (101) and Bangladesh (35)!
April 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM