WordPress Thanks Salesforce  ## Metadata - Author: [[Matt Mullenweg]] - Full Title: WordPress Thanks Salesforce - Category: #articles - Document Note: --- tags: - #WordPress - #open-source - #community-contributions Author: [WordPress News] Source: [WordPress News](https://wordpress.org/news/2024/10/thank-you-salesforce/) Reference: [Thank You Salesforce](https://wordpress.org/news/2024/10/thank-you-salesforce/) date created: 2024-10-20 15:45 --- # Title: Thank You, Salesforce – WordPress Open Source Contributions ## Table of Contents:  - [📝 Summary](#-summary) - [📖 Main Content](#-main-content) - [🗒️ Notes](#-notes) - [📖 References](#-references) - [🗣️ Paraphrase](#-paraphrase) - [📰 Newsletter](#-newsletter) - [✅ Action Items](#-action-items) - [🧪 Hypotheses](#-hypotheses) - [📊 Methodology](#-methodology) - [❓ Questions](#-questions) - [🔮 Future Research](#-future-research) - [💡 Implications](#-implications) - [🧠 Learning Styles Assessment](#-learning-styles-assessment) - [📊 Accessibility Assessment](#-accessibility-assessment) - [🌍 DEIB Assessment](#-deib-assessment) - [✅ Logical Validity](#-logical-validity) - [🔍 SEO Evaluation](#-seo-evaluation) - [🎯 Conclusion](#-conclusion) ### References: - [Thank You Salesforce](https://wordpress.org/news/2024/10/thank-you-salesforce/) ## 📝 Summary: The WordPress project recently recognized Salesforce for their significant contributions to the open-source community through the "Five for the Future" initiative. Salesforce has been actively contributing developer hours and resources, furthering WordPress development and growth. This acknowledgment underscores the value of corporate engagement in open-source projects and highlights Salesforce's commitment to the sustainability of WordPress. ## 📖 Main Content: Salesforce, a global leader in CRM technology, has made a notable impact on the WordPress ecosystem by actively participating in the "Five for the Future" initiative. This program encourages companies to dedicate at least 5% of their resources toward the development of WordPress, ensuring its continued success and innovation. Salesforce's contributions, particularly in development and security improvements, were spotlighted by WordPress.org as a prime example of how companies can give back to the open-source community. This partnership benefits not only WordPress but also Salesforce, by fostering a deeper connection between their teams and the broader open-source community. Salesforce's efforts are focused on enhancing WordPress’s infrastructure, security protocols, and overall user experience, which in turn strengthens the open-source platform for millions of users globally. ### 🗒️ Notes: - **Salesforce Contribution**: Salesforce has actively contributed to WordPress development through "Five for the Future." - **Focus Areas**: Development, security improvements, and infrastructure enhancements. - **Corporate Engagement**: Highlights the importance of corporate participation in sustaining open-source projects. - **Mutual Benefit**: Salesforce benefits from engaging with the open-source community while WordPress gains valuable resources. ## 📖 References: - [WordPress News: Thank You Salesforce](https://wordpress.org/news/2024/10/thank-you-salesforce/) ## 🗣️ Paraphrase:  1. Salesforce has significantly contributed to WordPress through the "Five for the Future" initiative, providing resources that have helped improve security and infrastructure across the platform. 2. By participating in "Five for the Future," Salesforce has not only supported the open-source community but has also deepened its involvement in the technological growth of WordPress, benefitting from the collaboration and visibility it brings. ## 📰 Newsletter: 🚀 **Salesforce’s Contributions to WordPress** In exciting news, Salesforce has been recognized for its incredible contributions to WordPress through the "Five for the Future" initiative. Their focus on security, infrastructure, and development is helping to shape the future of WordPress. Interested in learning more about how companies like Salesforce are giving back to the WordPress community? [Read the full story here](https://wordpress.org/news/2024/10/thank-you-salesforce/). ## ✅ Action Items: As a Developer Advocate at GoDaddy, this case with Salesforce highlights the importance of corporate contributions to WordPress. You can champion a similar initiative at GoDaddy by advocating for a stronger commitment to "Five for the Future," ensuring that GoDaddy is at the forefront of WordPress sustainability and innovation. Aligning with this initiative will strengthen your advocacy for open-source and support your long-term goals of becoming an OSPO director. ## 🧪 Hypotheses: - Companies that participate in "Five for the Future" gain improved brand recognition within the WordPress community. - Active contribution leads to enhanced security and stability within the WordPress ecosystem, benefiting all users. ### 📊 Methodology: - **Case Study**: Analyze the long-term impact of Salesforce's contributions to WordPress. - **Surveys**: Gather feedback from other corporate participants to measure their perceived value in contributing to open-source. - **Metrics**: Track the improvements in WordPress infrastructure and security attributed to Salesforce's involvement. ### ❓ Questions: - How has Salesforce's participation impacted the WordPress ecosystem in the long term? - What motivates other companies to participate in "Five for the Future"? ### 🔮 Future Research: Further research could focus on the tangible benefits that companies like Salesforce derive from contributing to open-source projects like WordPress. Additionally, studies could explore how corporate contributions enhance the long-term sustainability and security of open-source platforms. ### 💡 Implications:  Increased corporate contributions could lead to faster development cycles and better security for open-source platforms like WordPress. By showcasing the Salesforce example, more organizations may be encouraged to participate in "Five for the Future," fostering a more resilient ecosystem. ### 🧠 Learning Styles Assessment: 1. **Visual Learners (Spatial)**: - **Present**: No visual representations are present in the article. - **Improve**: Add infographics showcasing the benefits of corporate contributions to WordPress. 2. **Aural Learners (Auditory-Musical)**: - **Present**: No auditory content available. - **Improve**: Create an audio summary or podcast discussing Salesforce's contributions. 3. **Verbal Learners (Linguistic)**: - **Present**: The article uses clear language, appealing to verbal learners. - **Improve**: Provide more in-depth case studies and detailed stories about Salesforce's impact. 4. **Physical Learners (Kinesthetic)**: - **Improve**: Add interactive components, such as how-to guides for companies wanting to contribute. 5. **Logical Learners (Mathematical)**: - **Present**: Salesforce's impact is logically presented, but lacks data. - **Improve**: Include data points and analytics on how contributions directly improve WordPress. 6. **Social Learners (Interpersonal)**: - **Present**: The article highlights community contributions, appealing to social learners. - **Improve**: Encourage discussion in community forums or social groups. 7. **Solitary Learners (Intrapersonal)**: - **Present**: Reflection on the importance of contributions is encouraged. - **Improve**: Include personal testimonials from contributors to enhance connection. 8. **Naturalistic Learners**: - **Improve**: Relate contributions to environmental or sustainability goals for naturalistic learners. ### 📊 Accessibility Assessment: - **Screen Reader Compatibility**: Ensure the post includes alt-text for any visual content. - **Keyboard Navigation**: Optimize for keyboard navigation to improve accessibility for all users. - **Contrast and Readability**: Ensure text contrast is high enough for users with visual impairments. ### 🌍 DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging) Assessment: - **Cultural Relevance**: The article is globally relevant but could benefit from more diverse case studies. - **Inclusive Language**: The language is neutral and inclusive. - **Neurodiversity Support**: Break up large text b - Document Tags: [[5fftF]] [[Matt Mullenweg]] [[Salesforce]] [[wordpress]] - Summary: In the midst of our legal battles with Silver Lake and WP Engine, I wanted to take a moment to highlight something positive. Because of my friendships with the co-founders of Slack, Stewart Butterf… - URL: https://wordpress.org/news/2024/10/thank-you-salesforce/ In the midst of our legal battles with Silver Lake and WP Engine, I wanted to take a moment to highlight something positive. Because of my friendships with the co-founders of Slack, Stewart Butterfield and Cal Henderson, WordPress.org has had a free version of the Pro version of Slack since they started in 2009. We switched from IRC to Slack, and it was like superpowers were unlocked for our team. Over the past 15 years, Slack has been our secret weapon of productivity compared to many other open source projects. Its amazing collaboration features have allowed us to scale WordPress from running just a few blogs to now powering around 43% of all websites in the world, almost 10 times the runner-up in the market. As we have scaled from very small to very large, Slack has scaled right alongside us, seemingly effortlessly. WordPress.org currently has 49,286 users on its [Slack Business+ instance](https://slack.com/pricing), which would cost at least $8.8M/yr if we were paying. (And we may need to go to their enterprise grid, to support e-discovery in the lawsuit attacks from WP Engine, which would cost even more.) This incredible generosity was continued by the enlightened leadership of Marc Benioff at Salesforce when they bought Slack in 2020. However, it has not been widely known or recognized on our [Five for the Future page](https://wordpress.org/five-for-the-future/), which only highlights self-reported contributor hours and doesn’t mention Salesforce at all. This is a grave error, and we are correcting it today. Going forward: * I would like every business in the world to see the amazing collaboration and productivity gains Slack has enabled for our community of tens of thousands of volunteers worldwide and [consider adopting it for their own business](https://slack.com/). * Salesforce will have a complimentary top sponsor slot at our flagship WordCamp events in the United States, Europe, and Asia, which attract thousands of people each. * We will update our Five for the Future program to reflect contributions such as Salesforce’s going forward. We just want to repeat: Thank you. We hope to deepen our partnership with Salesforce in the future., WordPress Thanks Salesforce, Matt Mullenweg, 01jagn1p1rq25cg74efsm0qzc7.