When it comes to CMS platforms WordPress is by far the most popular – not only across my own client base but overall. A recent statistic by BuiltWith shows us just how popular. WordPress currently holds a 48% market share among all other CMS platforms.
When it came to what version of WordPress webmasters used, the recent 4.2 and 4.1 branches dominated with a total of around 5.8 million domains, but the most interesting fact was that 1,748 sites still used version 2.1, which came out in 2007. If any of those webmasters happen to actually read anything online – here’s a link to my article explaining why it’s absolutely crucial to update your scripts and plugins.
Otherwise – Go WordPress! We love you here at Rapid Purple, and we love you over at my marketing company: Media Explode. I’m excited to witness WordPress surpass 50% market share.