WordPress.com Open source, discard PHP instead of JavaScript

WordPress.com today has taken the most striding step since its inception. The Automattic company rewrote WordPress.com, naming the project CALYPSO (translator: Calypso, Greek goddess of the sea), everything from the inside out to the new. The following is a detailed update of the content.

First, WordPress.com is now completely stripped out of the WordPress core code. Today's wordpress.com is a management interface that interacts with WordPress's core code in the same way as other existing third-party interfaces and applications. Web sites use the REST API to accomplish tasks such as getting old logs, pushing new journals, uploading photos, and more.

Second, the WordPress.com team also carried out a drastic transformation. Instead of using PHP and MySQL, wordpress.com is switching to JavaScript and API calls. In other words, when you visit the website, you will get a fully functional WordPress client running in the browser from the server.

The client is a single page application, which means that when you are working on an interface, you will rarely see the loading interface appear. And the app works on your phone and on the tablet as well--because it uses responsive design. If you used to manage WordPress through the background, now you can still access the background directly. But if you're using a managed WordPress, semi-managed WordPress with a Jetpack plug-in, or WordPress vip,automattic like TechCrunch, it offers another Login option.

Finally, the above detailed or not exhaustive code is hosted on the GitHub and open source. You can view the code, build your own code branch, and reuse it as long as you follow the GNU general Public License Second Edition.

In addition, the WordPress.com team is not satisfied with this. Now you can download the new Mac app to access wordpress.com. In many ways, this app is close to slack desktop applications. It utilizes the network technology and the desktop function, lets you obtain with the wordpress.com consistent or the similar experience, also added some useful functions, for instance the notice. Windows and Linux applications are under development.

I downloaded the app and tried it for a few minutes. If you are familiar with the WordPress.com interface, you will feel at home because they look exactly the same. But having an app icon in the Dock is always a lot more.

So why automattic--the company behind this wordpress.com to rewrite the code at all costs? WordPress.com now feels and works like a modern online application. This is an important step for it to return to the fray and confront the new challenger, such as Medium.

While the editor lacks the common features of many advanced users, including TechCrunch authors, WordPress.com is a simple and efficient writing tool that should attract a bunch of Medium writers.

According to statistics, today about 25% of the world's Web site is running WordPress. This is a great feat, WordPress is no longer a green, impatient, always think of confrontation with the giants of the start-up companies, it has become the network giant. By today's move, Automattic has shown that it still has a clear assessment of the industry's environment and potential threats. For the future of WordPress, this is also an inspiring move.

Translation: The Fish Health minister

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