You might be a WordPresser if…
- You like to have freedom and control over all your software.
- You don’t mind taking a bit more time to invest in tools that give you agency.
- You like inserting little opportunities for joy in everyday interfaces.
- You want future generations to grow up with a free and open web.
- You like to tinker, hack, mod, customize, and share what you learn.
- You are impeccable with your word.
- You think software should have a little soul in it.
- You love giving other people superpowers, teaching them not to need you anymore.
- You appreciate a good plan but want to be able to color outside the lines, or completely reimagine the canvas altogether.
- You think technology is best when it brings people together.
- You get excited by updates.
- You want your corner of the web to truly be yours, not generic or commoditized slop.
- Your friends come to you to learn about new stuff.
- You leave things better than you find them.
- You fix things as you find them, it’s never someone else’s problem.
- You know a single comment can light up someone’s day.
- You’ve gotten out of the house to meet other people into WordPress.
- There’s a Wapuu item or sticker somewhere in your life.
- You “view source.”
- You know the difference between owning your content and being a digital sharecropper.
- You’ve drunkenly registered a domain, and have more domains than websites.
- You’ve snuck an easter egg in a slug.
- You have a Gravatar, and it’s also a museum of all your email identities over the years.
- You think code can be poetry.
If you identified with two or more of these statements, I am afraid to inform you might be classified as a WordPresser. What did I miss?
I identify with all of them, do I need to get help? 😉
You don’t host your sites on an engine… You might just be a WordPresser
“You like to have freedom and control over all your software.” ~ I didn’t even know this was possible until WordPress, my first introduction to open source.
You know what “five for the future” means.
I maintain my domain because I like to have a corner of the Internet that is my own customized space. WordPress offers me a valuable tool for self-expression and creativity.
Oh yes I am)
Here i am 😀
I checkmarked 21 out of 24. Yess, I am a WordPresser 😀 I have turned this post into Instagram story template in my X post. 😀 It’s fun.
Yes, I am
Great. I guess you haven’t missed anything.
Love this! It captures the WordPress spirit freedom, creativity, and community.
Yes, I am.
All in 🙂
And that “you view source” got me . Double ticked that
You get upset when you see WordPress
Yes, I am!
Missed a normal blog post those days
I am a WordPresser.
What did you miss?
As IA crew member…
You believe AI should be a tool in your toolbox, not your boss, augmenting and boosting your creativity, not replacing it.
AI crew member 🙂 The MacOS keyboard auto-corrected it wrong.
I’ve been a proud WordPresser since 2015 — building, customizing, and empowering others through open-source tools. Almost every point you listed hit home. Thank you for creating something that gives both freedom and purpose to so many of us.
Great list! A few more…
You help your friends add PHP code to their website footer files to show the current date correctly (“here’s a code snippet”)
You type /feed on any URL to try and follow via RSS
You may have memorized a few Trac ticket numbers that you super-duper care about landing in core
You naturally type URL fragments into the browser address bar, including /wp-admin
You quickly navigate any site by searching with ?s=term or using /tag, /author for people, or /2025 for dates
Yes, you “view source”… and then search for “wp-content/themes” and check out the stylesheet
You help friends get a solid theme from the directory instead of downloading from the first Google search result
You have a wp-config.php “paste from this file” for common patterns like how to turn on debug mode
Apperantly, I’m a WordPresser! Do I get a pin or nametag sticker? Lol
Maybe update the update bullet item: You read update announcements/notes.
All in
Yes, I’m 🙂
If you have $300 per year to unlock plugins.