---
title: "Surprising Tech Trends in WordPress and Beyond"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/surprising-tech-trends-in-wordpress-and-beyond-uf2mfunkv
source_url: https://wptavern.com/surprising-tech-trends-in-wordpress-and-beyond
type: article
source: "WP Tavern"
published: 2024-03-12T08:53:32.449Z
updated: 2024-05-09T08:43:33.910Z
tags: ["react", "wordpress", "php", "ecommerce", "jquery"]
reading_time: 5
upvotes: 6
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Surprising Tech Trends in WordPress and Beyond

**[WP Tavern](https://daily.dev/sources/wptavern)** · 5 min read · 6 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

WordPress usage remains dominant and steady. Antiquated software is still used quite a bit in the WP community. jQuery is still popular. React usage is up for the top 1 million sites. WordPress' competitors are doing well. WooCommerce and Shopify are in a head-to-head battle. Mailchimp's usage is down, while Zoho Mail and Google Business are up. PHP usage has decreased but still powers millions of websites.

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