As time ticks towards the end of 2017, individuals and institutions are taking stocks and reflecting on issues, especially those that border on the various sectors of the economy including households, and how they have impacted on lives in the past 12 months. The mortgage system is a critical component of the financial system which,…
Article source: http://www.businessdayonline.com/another-look-mortgage-sector-slow-growth/
I have to admit I first heard about lectins a couple months ago and was a little confused since I had heard of the hormone Leptin many years ago and thought maybe this was a confused mispronunciation.
Well I was wrong
In fact Lectins are not really a hormone at all but is instead a protein that is in some beans and legumes and grains that works as a protector of them. I can imagine that for trees to exist with squirrels around the seeds would need some kind of protection from little predators but I had no idea that this could be the case for people as well.
The fact is that Lectins are everywhere and are great for you in small amounts but in larger amounts, not so good at all. Lectins are thought to play a role in immune function, cell growth, cell death, and body fat regulation.
Lectins are found mostly in raw legumes and grains, and most commonly found in the part of the seed that becomes the leaves when the plant sprouts, aka the cotyledon, but also on the seed coat. They’re also found in dairy products and in something called nightshade vegetables.
The richest, most abundant sources are the ones we would be most worried about. These are kidney beans, soybeans, wheat, peanuts and potatoes.
Lectins in plants are a defence against microorganisms, pests, and insects. They may also have evolved as a way for seeds to remain intact as they passed through animals’ digestive systems, for later dispersal. Lectins are resistant to human digestion and they enter the blood unchanged.
As I mentioned earlier, Lectin in small amounts are very good for you. The trouble is that a larger amount of Lectins will affect nutrient absorption of foods and can really irritate your gut wall. In fact some people have such a bad reaction to lectins that they will have an upset stomach and actually throw up from eating them.
There are also links between Lectins and Inflammation, and Arthritis as well as a few other diseases. So be aware!
Crohn’s disease or irritable bowel syndrome are diseases where the stomach lining and intestinal walls are irritated which makes digestion both incomplete and very difficult, I really feel for these people and the stomach problems that they live with daily. For these sufferers it seems the gut lining is even more sensitive to Lectins
The great thing about Lectins is that they are pretty easy to avoid if you are at all careful. And I am not talking about some crazy diet or weird new foods. Just proper preparation.
Cooking foods will lower Lectin levels. For example, with red kidney beans there is a Lectin called Phytohaemagglutinin, the presumed toxic agent, is found in many species of beans, but is in highest concentration in red kidney beans. The unit of toxin measure is the hemagglutinating unit (hau). Raw kidney beans contain from 20,000 to 70,000 hau, while fully cooked beans contain from 200 to 400 hau. White kidney beans also known as cannellini beans, contain about one-third the amount of toxin as the red variety; broad beans contain 5% to 10% the amount that red kidney beans contain.
There are studies that seem to show though that a slow cooker will not be enough to destroy the Lectins, so I better find a better way for my chilli recipe.
The Soybeans mentioned earlier also have their Lectin issues fixed by simply cooking them.
Grains also contain a type of Lectins, that although lower, could be a real problem since we all tend to eat a lot of grain based foods. The lectins are mostly destroyed by heating and cooking.
Potatoes, Tomatoes are also higher in Lectins as they are a Nightshade Vegetable. The Lectins in both of these are not reduced by cooking but they have not been linked to any kind of stomach upset. There is a chance for the Lectins in in Tomatoes and potatoes though to cross the gut barrier into the . blood and may be a cause of inflammation.
Peanut Lectins are also impervious to heat. The good thing is there are not as many Lectins in peanuts
So the real takeaway for us all really is to remember to cook any beans thoroughly and not to eat an abundance of tomatoes, potatoes, or peanuts although in moderation there does not seem to be much trouble with any of these three.
Article source: http://www.fitnesstipsforlife.com/what-are-lectins-and-why-should-you-avoid-them.html
The North-West zone of the Nigerian Football landscape has passed a vote of confidence on the President of Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick and members of his Board. At a meeting in Dutse, Jigawa State at the weekend, the zone pin –pointed quality leadership, steadfastness and achievements of the present NFF administration as grounds for its action. The zone also congratulated the NFF Board and the Nigerian Football family on the qualification of Nigeria for the 5th African Nations Championship (Morocco 2018) and the 21st FIFA World Cup finals (Russia 2018) and wished both teams good luck at the championships.
Article source: http://fcnaija.com/nff-board-gets-vote-of-confidence-from-northwest-zone
Businessday is West Africa’s leading provider of business intelligence and information.
Written by some of West Africa’s best journalists, it is the favourite newspaper among the West Africa investor community.
Article source: https://www.businessdayonline.com/business-community-wants-ecowas-reject-morocco-membership-application/
There seems to be a competition across the top leagues in Europe on who does it better as far as sacking coaches.
While the sixth (Paul Clement) was sacked in the Premier League some days back, the managerial casualties in the Spanish La Liga has also increased as Eduardo Berizzo has been sacked as Sevilla coach. The former Celta Vigo boss was appointed in June following Jorge Sampaoli’s decision to leave and take up the reins of Argentina’s national team. Expectations were high at the start of the season after the squad received an estimated €65million of investment, but Berizzo struggled to implement a style or impose an identity on the team, and a board meeting on Friday confirmed the former River Plate defender’s fate.Sevill: Eduardo Berizzo cancer sugery successful – FCNaija
A statement shortly after the conclusion of the meeting read: “The Board of Directors of Sevilla FC, who met this Friday, December 22, has taken the decision to dismiss the coach of the first team, Eduardo Berizzo, due to the team’s bad run.”
Article source: http://fcnaija.com/another-coach-sacked-in-la-liga
You’ve served turkey for Thanksgiving but how about Turducken at Christmas?
Every year people will cook up a Turkey. One year maybe you decided on chickens. Or even went all-out and tried a duck a few years ago. Are you looking for something new, something unique, to serve as the main course this Christmas?
How about taking all three of those birds and combining them into a single fowl monstrosity known as the turducken?
A turducken is a dish comprised of a de-boned chicken that is stuffed into a de-boned duck, which is then stuffed into a de-boned turkey. The empty cavity of the chicken is often then stuffed with a traditional breadcrumb stuffing, or even a spicy sausage mixture.
The turducken is not an entirely new phenomenon, as roasts of nested birds have been documented for centuries, such as the Yorkshire Christmas Pie, which consists of up to five birds nested and baked into a crust.
This layering of bird within bird, has even been traced back to the Middle Ages, when farmers would try to avoid husbandry taxes by hiding livestock inside one another.
The modern turducken, which is steadily growing in popularity, is generally attributed to the specialty meat shops in the southern United States, specifically Hebert’s Specialty Meats in Maurice, Louisiana.
Creation of this crazy but good sounding meal is often associated with the famous Cajun chef Paul Prudhomme, who created this dish as part of the festival Duvall Days in Duvall, Washington, in 1983. These claims are mostly unverified, and many people simply agree it is an idea that is centuries old.
Other variations of the modern turducken replace the turkey with a goose, creating what is known as a gooducken. Or, you can wrap the turkey in bacon and create the bacon-and-bird-lover’s dream: a Turbaconducken.
There are several companies that prepare ready-to-roast turduckens, or you can tackle the somewhat daunting task of making your own. Many families get together at Christmas and split the work involved in the making of turducken. So if you’re looking for something unique to serve on your table this Christmas, try turducken!
Article source: http://www.fitnesstipsforlife.com/what-is-a-turducken.html
Manchester United had the opportunity to sign Kylian Mbappe and Gabriel Jesus for a token as advised by Ryan Giggs but the Old Trafford outfit ignored the legend’s wishes.
The Red Devils legend in an interview with The Times claimed he had watched the two players for a while when they were much younger and had encouraged Manchester United to sign them. “I watched Gabriel Jesus play three years ago,” Giggs said. “I watched [kylian] Mbappe for a year.
“I was watching them with the scout and it was a no-brainer. It was just like, ‘Get them.’ It would have been £5 million or something.
Although Giggs knew they would not have got into the first team at the time as mere teenagers, his plan was to sign them and then loan them back to their respective clubs so they could continue to develop before United brought them to Old Trafford when they were ready.
“Get them, loan them back. And that’s where the recruitment could have been better.”
Article source: http://fcnaija.com/how-man-united-missed-out-on-signing-mbappe--gabriel-jesus
Manchester City aim to continue their unbeaten run when they face AFC Bournemouth in their next Premier League on Saturday at the Etihad Stadium.
TEAM NEWS MANCHESTER CITY: Eliaquim Mangala is a doubt for the game, Vincent Kompany, John Stones are still on the sidelines and Benjamin Mendy remains a long-term absentee for the host. AFC BOURNEMOUTH: The visitors have a long list of injury with the likes of Mings, Smith, King, Daniels and Defoe are all injured and are expected to miss the game against the Premier League leaders. HEAD TO HEAD: In the last seven meetings Manchester City won six and drew only one in the process, The Cherries have always been on the receiving end as Manchester City have a better result when it comes to comparison between these two clubs. RECENT FORM: MANCHESTER CITY: Manchester City has won all their last 15 games in the Premier League and remained the most informed team in England right now, Pep Guardiola’s men remain the team to beat in England.
There last game ended in a penalty shot out with Leicester City I the Carabao Cup but the Cityzens were able to scale through.
AFC BOURNEMOUTH:
The Cherries form is not at its best at the moment, they have gone winless in five games and the best result they could get in their last five games was two draws against Crystal Palace and Southampton.
PREDICTIONS:
MANCHESTER CITY 4: 0 AFC BOURNEMOUTH
LINEUPS:
MANCHESTER CITY: Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Delph, De Bruyne, Toure, Gundogan, sterling, Aguero, Sane
AFC BOURNEMOUTH: Begovic, Smith, Francis, Ake, S Cook, L Cook, Ibe, Surman, Pugh, Stanislas, Afobe
Article source: http://fcnaija.com/man-city-v-bournemouth-city-aim-to-continue-winning-run
For many years, we’ve invited folks to tell us how they use WordPress by filling out an annual survey. In the past, interesting results from this survey have been shared in the annual State of the Word address. This year, for the first time, the results of the 2017 survey are being published on WordPress News, along with the results of the 2015 and 2016 survey.
So that information from the survey doesn’t reveal anything that respondents might consider private, we do not publish a full export of the raw data. We’d love to make this information as accessible as possible, though, so if you have a suggestion for an OS project or tool we can put the data into that allows people to play with it that still protects individual response privacy, please leave a comment on this post!
This survey features multiple groups, dividing respondents at the first question:
Which of the following best describes how you use WordPress? (Mandatory)
Those who selected “I’m a designer or developer, or I work for a company that designs/develops websites; I use WordPress to build websites and/or blogs for others. (This might include theme development, writing plugins, or other custom work.)” were served questions from what we’ll call the “WordPress Professionals” group.
This “WordPress Professionals” group is further divided into WordPress Company and WordPress Freelancer/Hobbyist groups, based on how the respondent answered the question, “Which of the following best describes your involvement with WordPress? (2015) / Do you work for a company, or on your own? (2016-17).”
Those who selected “I own, run, or contribute to a blog or website that is built with WordPress.” were served questions in what we’re calling the “WordPress Users” group.
The relevant survey group is noted in each table below. In the case of questions that were served to different groups in 2015 but then served to all respondents in 2016 and 2017, the group responses from 2015 have been consolidated into one set of data for easier comparison between years.
Jump to answers from WordPress Professionals
Jump to answers from WordPress Users
Jump to answers from All Respondents
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Number of responses (since this question was mandatory, the number of responses here is the total number for the survey) | 45,995 | 15,585 | 16,029 | |||
| I’m a designer or developer, or I work for a company that designs/develops websites; I use WordPress to build websites and/or blogs for others. (This might include theme development, writing plugins, other custom work.) | 26,662 | 58% | 8,838 | 57% | 9,099 | 57% |
| I own, run, or contribute to a blog or website that is built with WordPress. | 16,130 | 35% | 5,293 | 34% | 5,625 | 35% |
| Neither of the above. | 3,204 | 7% | 1,460 | 9% | 1,306 | 8% |
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: WordPress Professional | ||||||
| Number of responses | 26,699 | 8,838 | 9,101 | |||
| My primary job is working for a company or organization that uses WordPress. | 9,505 | 36% | 3,529 | 40% | 3,660 | 40% |
| My primary job is as a self-employed designer or developer that uses WordPress. | 9,310 | 35% | 3,188 | 36% | 3,440 | 38% |
| I earn money from part-time or occasional freelance work involving WordPress. | 5,954 | 22% | 1,633 | 18% | 1,590 | 17% |
| Work that I do involving WordPress is just a hobby, I don’t make money from it. | 1,930 | 7% | 491 | 6% | 411 | 5% |
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: WordPress Company | ||||||
| Number of responses | 9,342 | |||||
| Build/design and/or maintain websites or blogs for other people, companies, or organizations. | 7,772 | 27% | ||||
| Develop or customize themes. | 5,404 | 19% | ||||
| Build/design and/or maintain websites or blogs for my own use. | 4,733 | 16% | ||||
| Host websites for customers. | 4,397 | 15% | ||||
| Develop or distribute plugins. | 3,181 | 11% | ||||
| Provide educational resources to help others to use WordPress. | 1,349 | 5% | ||||
| Sponsor and/or attend WordCamps. | 1,127 | 4% | ||||
| Contribute bug reports and/or patches to WordPress core. | 914 | 3% | ||||
| Other Option | 182 | 1% | ||||
| Number of responses | 3,457 | 3,598 | ||||
| We make websites for others. | 2,695 | 24% | 2,722 | 23% | ||
| We make websites for ourselves. | 2,355 | 21% | 2,470 | 21% | ||
| We develop or customize themes. | 1,866 | 16% | 1,910 | 16% | ||
| We host websites for others. | 1,564 | 14% | 1,595 | 14% | ||
| We develop or distribute plugins. | 1,283 | 11% | 1,342 | 11% | ||
| We provide educational resources to help others to use WordPress. | 581 | 5% | 631 | 5% | ||
| We sponsor and/or attend WordCamps. | 561 | 5% | 579 | 5% | ||
| We contribute bug reports and/or patches to WordPress core. | 444 | 4% | 468 | 4% | ||
| Other Option | 98 | 1% | 96 | 1% | ||
How would you describe the business of your typical client(s)? (2015) / How would you describe the business of your typical client/customer? (2016, 2017)
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: WordPress Company | ||||||
| Number of responses | 9,154 | 3,317 | 3,498 | |||
| Small business | 6,893 | 32% | 2,398 | 31% | 2,510 | 31% |
| Large business or Enterprise | 3,635 | 17% | 1,361 | 18% | 1,447 | 18% |
| Non-profit | 2,644 | 12% | 934 | 12% | 992 | 12% |
| Individual | 2,600 | 12% | 888 | 12% | 1,022 | 12% |
| Education | 2,344 | 11% | 854 | 11% | 966 | 12% |
| Website development (sub-contracting) | 2,065 | 10% | 637 | 8% | 677 | 8% |
| Government | 1,410 | 6% | 524 | 7% | 552 | 7% |
| Other Option | 127 | 1% | 66 | 1% | 64 | 1% |
How does your company or organization use WordPress when developing websites? (2015) / When making websites, how does your company or organization use WordPress? (2016, 2017)
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: WordPress Company | ||||||
| Number of responses | 9,078 | 3,369 | 3,552 | |||
| Mostly as a content management system (CMS) | 6,361 | 70% | 2,482 | 74% | 2,640 | 74% |
| About half the time as a blogging platform and half the time as a CMS | 1,222 | 13% | 370 | 11% | 383 | 11% |
| Mostly as a blogging platform | 721 | 8% | 137 | 4% | 129 | 4% |
| Mostly as an application framework | 629 | 7% | 303 | 9% | 303 | 9% |
| Other Option | 145 | 2% | 78 | 2% | 97 | 3% |
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: WordPress Company | ||||||
| Number of responses | 9,054 | 3,302 | 3,473 | |||
| A lot of work has been done, the front end is unrecognizable, but the Dashboard still looks like the usual WordPress interface. | 5,651 | 62% | 2,025 | 61% | 2,105 | 61% |
| There’s a different theme and some plugins have been added. | 2,230 | 25% | 799 | 24% | 905 | 26% |
| Not at all, it’s still pretty much the same as the original download. | 756 | 8% | 302 | 9% | 298 | 9% |
| You’d never know this was a WordPress installation, everything (including the admin) has been customized. | 417 | 5% | 177 | 5% | 165 | 5% |
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: WordPress Company | ||||||
| Number of responses | 8,801 | |||||
| 200 + | 1,074 | 12% | ||||
| 51 – 200 | 1,721 | 20% | ||||
| 21 – 50 | 1,718 | 20% | ||||
| 11 – 20 | 1,284 | 15% | ||||
| 6 – 10 | 1,109 | 13% | ||||
| 2 – 5 | 1,418 | 16% | ||||
| 1 | 390 | 4% | ||||
| 0 | 87 | 1% | ||||
| Number of responses | 3,358 | 3,540 | ||||
| Thousands. | 291 | 9% | 331 | 9% | ||
| Hundreds. | 770 | 23% | 894 | 25% | ||
| Fewer than a hundred. | 1,144 | 34% | 1,177 | 33% | ||
| Just a few, but they are really great. | 926 | 28% | 896 | 25% | ||
| Prefer not to answer. | 228 | 7% | 242 | 7% | ||
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: WordPress Company | ||||||
| Number of responses | 9,091 | 3,353 | 3,522 | |||
| More than 200 | 939 | 10% | 309 | 9% | 325 | 9% |
| 100 – 200 | 1080 | 12% | 329 | 10% | 367 | 10% |
| 60 – 100 | 1541 | 17% | 527 | 16% | 513 | 15% |
| 40 – 60 | 1854 | 20% | 583 | 17% | 620 | 18% |
| 20 – 40 | 2066 | 23% | 691 | 21% | 685 | 19% |
| Fewer than 20 | 1611 | 18% | 479 | 14% | 519 | 15% |
| Prefer not to answer (2016, 2017) | 436 | 13% | 493 | 14% | ||
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: WordPress Company | ||||||
| Number of responses | 8,950 | 3,345 | 3,503 | |||
| 100 % | 1,089 | 12% | 438 | 13% | 480 | 14% |
| 90 % | 1,043 | 12% | 417 | 12% | 459 | 13% |
| 80 % | 955 | 11% | 367 | 11% | 424 | 12% |
| 70 % | 831 | 9% | 305 | 9% | 344 | 10% |
| 60 % | 534 | 6% | 246 | 7% | 226 | 6% |
| 50 % | 973 | 11% | 335 | 10% | 338 | 10% |
| 40 % | 613 | 7% | 245 | 7% | 202 | 6% |
| 30 % | 877 | 10% | 335 | 10% | 310 | 9% |
| 20 % | 806 | 9% | 242 | 7% | 280 | 8% |
| 10 % | 1,039 | 12% | 344 | 10% | 348 | 10% |
| 0 % | 190 | 2% | 72 | 2% | 92 | 3% |
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: WordPress Freelancer/Hobbyist | ||||||
| Number of responses | 17,009 | 5,221 | 5,425 | |||
| Build/design and/or maintain websites or blogs for other people, companies, or organizations | 15,342 | 34% | 4,795 | 34% | 5,064 | 34% |
| Develop or customize themes | 10,549 | 24% | 2,997 | 21% | 3,021 | 20% |
| Host websites for customers | 8,142 | 18% | 2,466 | 17% | 2,728 | 18% |
| Develop or distribute plugins | 4,125 | 9% | 1,395 | 10% | 1,416 | 9% |
| Provide educational resources to help others to use WordPress | 3,276 | 7% | 1,187 | 8% | 1,308 | 9% |
| Sponsor and/or attend WordCamps | 1,559 | 4% | 648 | 5% | 724 | 5% |
| Contribute bug reports and/or patches to WordPress core | 1,107 | 2% | 381 | 3% | 393 | 3% |
| Other Option | 389 | 1% | 243 | 2% | 299 | 2% |
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: WordPress Freelancer/Hobbyist | ||||||
| Number of responses | 16,863 | 5,151 | 5,353 | |||
| Small business | 14,185 | 35% | 4,342 | 35% | 4,622 | 36% |
| Individual | 8,513 | 21% | 2,581 | 21% | 2,583 | 20% |
| Non-profit | 6,585 | 16% | 2,004 | 16% | 2,113 | 16% |
| Website development (sub-contracting) | 4,301 | 11% | 1,258 | 10% | 1,216 | 9% |
| Education | 3,458 | 8% | 1,049 | 8% | 1,139 | 9% |
| Large business or Enterprise | 2,391 | 6% | 805 | 6% | 857 | 7% |
| Government | 1,150 | 3% | 300 | 2% | 329 | 3% |
| Other Option | 173 | 0% | 101 | 1% | 99 | 1% |
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: WordPress Freelancer/Hobbyist | ||||||
| Number of responses | 16,768 | 5,145 | 5,372 | |||
| Mostly as a content management system (CMS) | 11,754 | 70% | 3,641 | 71% | 3,959 | 74% |
| About half the time as a blogging platform and half the time as a CMS | 2,825 | 17% | 812 | 16% | 721 | 13% |
| Mostly as an application framework | 1,012 | 6% | 343 | 7% | 344 | 6% |
| Mostly as a blogging platform | 992 | 6% | 246 | 5% | 226 | 4% |
| Other Option | 185 | 1% | 105 | 2% | 122 | 2% |
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: WordPress Freelancer/Hobbyist | ||||||
| Number of responses | 16,699 | 5,131 | 5,317 | |||
| A lot of work has been done, the front end is unrecognizable, but the Dashboard still looks like the usual WordPress interface. | 9,457 | 57% | 2,837 | 55% | 2,998 | 56% |
| There’s a different theme and some plugins have been added. | 5,526 | 33% | 1,694 | 33% | 1,781 | 34% |
| Not at all, it’s still pretty much the same as the original download. | 977 | 6% | 341 | 7% | 310 | 6% |
| You’d never know this was a WordPress installation, everything (including the admin) has been customized. | 739 | 4% | 261 | 5% | 228 | 4% |
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: WordPress Freelancer/Hobbyist | ||||||
| Number of responses | 16,690 | |||||
| 200 + | 514 | 3% | ||||
| 51 – 200 | 1,728 | 10% | ||||
| 21 – 50 | 3,000 | 18% | ||||
| 11 – 20 | 3,146 | 19% | ||||
| 6 – 10 | 3,405 | 20% | ||||
| 2 – 5 | 3,838 | 23% | ||||
| 1 | 698 | 4% | ||||
| 0 | 361 | 2% | ||||
| Number of responses | 5,165 | 5367 | ||||
| Thousands. | 110 | 2% | 104 | 2% | ||
| Hundreds. | 603 | 12% | 713 | 13% | ||
| Fewer than a hundred. | 2,264 | 44% | 2,457 | 46% | ||
| Just a few, but they are really great. | 1,871 | 36% | 1,813 | 34% | ||
| Prefer not to answer. | 319 | 6% | 280 | 5% | ||
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: WordPress Freelancer/Hobbyist | ||||||
| Number of responses | 16,658 | 5,039 | 5,241 | |||
| 100 % | 949 | 6% | 459 | 9% | 461 | 9% |
| 90 % | 1,300 | 8% | 527 | 10% | 540 | 10% |
| 80 % | 1,784 | 11% | 637 | 13% | 711 | 14% |
| 70 % | 1,850 | 11% | 608 | 12% | 627 | 12% |
| 60 % | 1,313 | 8% | 438 | 9% | 465 | 9% |
| 50 % | 2,095 | 13% | 612 | 12% | 639 | 12% |
| 40 % | 1,438 | 9% | 391 | 8% | 384 | 7% |
| 30 % | 2,076 | 12% | 530 | 11% | 511 | 10% |
| 20 % | 1,743 | 10% | 445 | 9% | 429 | 8% |
| 10 % | 1,819 | 11% | 342 | 7% | 419 | 8% |
| 0 % | 291 | 2% | 52 | 1% | 55 | 1% |
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: WordPress Freelancer/Hobbyist | ||||||
| Number of responses | 16,670 | 5,164 | 5,378 | |||
| More than 200 | 503 | 3% | 222 | 4% | 245 | 5% |
| 100 – 200 | 973 | 6% | 386 | 7% | 393 | 7% |
| 60 – 100 | 2,277 | 14% | 788 | 15% | 815 | 15% |
| 40 – 60 | 3,896 | 23% | 1,153 | 22% | 1,216 | 23% |
| 20 – 40 | 6,068 | 36% | 1,487 | 29% | 1,582 | 29% |
| Fewer than 20 | 2,953 | 18% | 712 | 14% | 751 | 14% |
| Prefer not to answer | 418 | 8% | 376 | 7% | ||
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: WordPress Professional (Company/Freelancer/Hobbyist) | ||||||
| Number of responses | 20,687 | |||||
| I’ve written a theme from scratch. | 11,894 | 25% | ||||
| I’ve written a plugin. | 9,719 | 21% | ||||
| I’ve answered a question in the WordPress forum. | 8,805 | 19% | ||||
| I’ve attended a WordPress meetup. | 4,062 | 9% | ||||
| I’ve submitted a WordPress bug report. | 4,062 | 9% | ||||
| I’ve attended a WordCamp. | 3,571 | 8% | ||||
| I’ve contributed to WordPress documentation. | 1,778 | 4% | ||||
| Other Option | 1,739 | 4% | ||||
| I’ve contributed a WordPress core patch. | 1,055 | 2% | ||||
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: WordPress Professional | ||||||
| Number of responses | 22,718 | 7,891 | 8,267 | |||
| Easy/simple/user-friendly | 9,450 | 42% | 3,454 | 44% | 3,852 | 47% |
| Customizable/extensible/modular/plugins/themes | 8,601 | 38% | 3,116 | 39% | 3,555 | 43% |
| Community/support/documentation/help | 3,806 | 17% | 1,211 | 15% | 1,340 | 16% |
| Free/open/open source | 2,291 | 10% | 802 | 10% | 908 | 11% |
| Popular/ubiquitous | 249 | 1% | 86 | 1% | 187 | 2% |
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: WordPress Professional | ||||||
| Number of responses | 21,144 | 7,294 | 7,691 | |||
| Plugins & themes (abandoned/conflicts/coding standards) | 6,122 | 29% | 2,194 | 30% | 2,187 | 28% |
| Security/vulnerabilities/hacks | 2,321 | 11% | 712 | 10% | 829 | 11% |
| Updates | 1,544 | 7% | 422 | 6% | 508 | 7% |
| Nothing/I don’t know/can’t think of anything | 1,276 | 6% | 344 | 5% | 476 | 6% |
| Speed/performance/slow/heavy | 1,196 | 6% | 644 | 9% | 516 | 7% |
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: WordPress Professional | ||||||
| Number of responses (this question was not asked in the 2015 survey) | 8,672 | 9,059 | ||||
| Agree | 7551 | 87% | 7836 | 87% | ||
| Prefer not to answer | 754 | 9% | 795 | 9% | ||
| Disagree | 370 | 4% | 428 | 5% | ||
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: WordPress User | ||||||
| Number of responses | 15,169 | 5,043 | 5,521 | |||
| My personal blog (or blogs) uses WordPress. | 9,395 | 36% | 3,117 | 36% | 3,424 | 36% |
| My company or organization’s website is built with WordPress software. | 7,480 | 29% | 2,519 | 29% | 2,841 | 30% |
| I have a hobby or side project that has a website built with WordPress. | 6,112 | 23% | 1,973 | 23% | 2,200 | 23% |
| I write (or otherwise work) for an online publication that uses WordPress. | 2,329 | 9% | 806 | 9% | 821 | 9% |
| Other Option | 872 | 3% | 234 | 3% | 288 | 3% |
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: WordPress User | ||||||
| Number of responses | 15,055 | 5,020 | 5,523 | |||
| I did. | 11,216 | 66% | 3,659 | 73% | 4,129 | 75% |
| My hosting provider | 2,236 | 13% | 667 | 13% | 767 | 14% |
| An external company | 909 | 5% | 182 | 4% | 178 | 3% |
| An internal web person/team or a colleague | 874 | 5% | 178 | 4% | 191 | 3% |
| A friend or family member | 787 | 5% | 192 | 4% | 172 | 3% |
| I don’t know | 502 | 3% | 145 | 3% | 87 | 2% |
| Other Option | 345 | 2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: WordPress User | ||||||
| Number of responses | 14,789 | 4,997 | 5,494 | |||
| There’s a different theme and some plugins have been added. | 7,465 | 50% | 2,337 | 47% | 2,660 | 48% |
| A lot of work has been done, the site itself is unrecognizable from the original theme, but the Dashboard still looks like the usual WordPress interface. | 4,715 | 32% | 1,707 | 34% | 1,872 | 34% |
| Not at all, it’s still pretty much the same as it was when I started out. | 1,841 | 12% | 635 | 13% | 673 | 12% |
| You’d never know this was a WordPress installation, everything has been customized. | 768 | 5% | 321 | 6% | 290 | 5% |
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: WordPress User | ||||||
| Number of responses | 14,328 | 4,613 | 5,076 | |||
| Easy/simple/user-friendly | 7,391 | 52% | 2,276 | 49% | 2,511 | 49% |
| Customizable/extensible/modular/plugins/themes | 4,219 | 29% | 1,569 | 34% | 1,632 | 32% |
| Free/open/open source | 1,586 | 11% | 493 | 11% | 538 | 11% |
| Community/support/documentation/help | 1,085 | 8% | 388 | 8% | 458 | 9% |
| Popular/ubiquitous | 223 | 2% | 74 | 2% | 48 | 1% |
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: WordPress User | ||||||
| Number of responses | 13,681 | 4,287 | 4,758 | |||
| Plugins & themes (abandoned/conflicts/coding standards) | 2,531 | 19% | 1,183 | 28% | 1,300 | 27% |
| Customization/design/look/template | 1,273 | 9% | 381 | 9% | 408 | 9% |
| Code/coding/PHP | 931 | 7% | 306 | 7% | 277 | 6% |
| Updates | 926 | 7% | 209 | 5% | 296 | 6% |
| Security/vulnerabilites/hacks | 785 | 6% | 255 | 6% | 292 | 6% |
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: WordPress User | ||||||
| Number of responses | 5,026 | 5,498 | ||||
| Agree | 4,038 | 80% | 4,462 | 81% | ||
| Prefer not to answer | 737 | 15% | 782 | 14% | ||
| Disagree | 254 | 5% | 255 | 5% | ||
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: All Respondents | ||||||
| Number of responses (combination of all three groups from 2015; this question was not broken out by group in 2016-2017) | 42,236 | 14,906 | 15,616 | |||
| Not really, but I do get some or all of my income as a result of working with WordPress. | 16,607 | 39% | 5,408 | 36% | 5,702 | 37% |
| Yes. | 9,635 | 23% | 4,791 | 32% | 5,033 | 32% |
| No. | 15,995 | 38% | 4,713 | 32% | 4,882 | 31% |
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: All Respondents | ||||||
| Number of responses (combination of all three groups from 2015; this question was not broken out by group in 2016-2017) | 42,433 | |||||
| Web | 40,503 | 95% | ||||
| Android phone | 15,396 | 36% | ||||
| iPhone | 12,353 | 29% | ||||
| iPad | 11,748 | 28% | ||||
| Android tablet | 9,223 | 22% | ||||
| Desktop app, like MarsEdit | 6,018 | 14% | ||||
| Other Option | 1837 | 4% | ||||
| Number of responses (this question was not broken out by group in 2016-2017) | 14,840 | 15,597 | ||||
| Web browser on a desktop or laptop | 14,160 | 54% | 15,052 | 55% | ||
| Web browser on a mobile device (tablet or phone) | 7,952 | 30% | 8,248 | 30% | ||
| An app on a mobile device (table or phone) | 3,309 | 13% | 3,311 | 12% | ||
| A desktop app like MarsEdit | 517 | 2% | 498 | 2% | ||
| Other Option | 282 | 1% | 240 | 1% | ||
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: All Respondents | ||||||
| Number of responses (combination of all three groups) | 39,726 | |||||
| I love auto-updates. | 17,367 | 44% | ||||
| I’d like to see auto-updates for plugins. | 12,796 | 32% | ||||
| Initially, I was nervous about auto updates. | 11,868 | 30% | ||||
| Auto updates still make me nervous. | 10,809 | 27% | ||||
| Auto updates don’t make me nervous now. | 10,708 | 27% | ||||
| I’d like to see auto-updates for themes. | 10,449 | 26% | ||||
| I’d like to see auto updates for major versions of WordPress. | 10,225 | 26% | ||||
| This is the first I’ve heard of auto-updates. | 8,660 | 22% | ||||
| I hate auto-updates. | 3,293 | 8% | ||||
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: All respondents (This question was not asked in the 2015 survey.) | ||||||
| Number of responses | 13,953 | 14,680 | ||||
| Male | 10,978 | 78.68% | 11,570 | 78.81% | ||
| Female | 2,340 | 16.77% | 2,511 | 21.70% | ||
| Prefer not to answer | 601 | 4.31% | 562 | 3.83% | ||
| Transgender | 11 | 0.08% | 8 | 0.05% | ||
| Nonbinary | 8 | 0.06% | 17 | 0.12% | ||
| Genderqueer | 4 | 0.03% | 3 | 0.02% | ||
| Androgynous | 6 | 0.04% | 5 | 0.03% | ||
| Fluid | 3 | 0.02% | 4 | 0.03% | ||
| Demimale | 2 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: All respondents (This question was not asked in the 2015 survey.) | ||||||
| Number of responses | 14,562 | 15,343 | ||||
| United States | 3,770 | 25.89% | 4,067 | 26.51% | ||
| India | 1,456 | 10.00% | 1,424 | 9.28% | ||
| United Kingdom | 810 | 5.56% | 900 | 5.87% | ||
| Germany | 555 | 3.81% | 729 | 4.75% | ||
| Canada | 511 | 3.51% | 599 | 3.90% | ||
| Australia | 389 | 2.67% | 460 | 3.00% | ||
| Italy | 298 | 2.05% | 356 | 2.32% | ||
| Netherlands | 343 | 2.36% | 350 | 2.28% | ||
| France | 232 | 1.59% | 283 | 1.84% | ||
| Bangladesh | 257 | 1.76% | 263 | 1.71% | ||
| Spain | 271 | 1.86% | 252 | 1.64% | ||
| Brazil | 239 | 1.64% | 251 | 1.64% | ||
| Pakistan | 254 | 1.74% | 240 | 1.56% | ||
| Indonesia | 230 | 1.58% | 226 | 1.47% | ||
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 190 | 1.30% | 173 | 1.13% | ||
| Sweden | 144 | 0.99% | 173 | 1.13% | ||
| Nigeria | 196 | 1.35% | 172 | 1.12% | ||
| South Africa | 193 | 1.33% | 172 | 1.12% | ||
| Russian Federation | 181 | 1.24% | 151 | 0.98% | ||
| Poland | 129 | 0.89% | 137 | 0.89% | ||
| Romania | 144 | 0.99% | 132 | 0.86% | ||
| Switzerland | 122 | 0.84% | 130 | 0.85% | ||
| Philippines | 92 | 0.63% | 125 | 0.81% | ||
| China | 136 | 0.93% | 123 | 0.80% | ||
| Austria | 89 | 0.61% | 122 | 0.80% | ||
| Ukraine | 105 | 0.72% | 118 | 0.77% | ||
| Denmark | 107 | 0.73% | 114 | 0.74% | ||
| Greece | 120 | 0.82% | 114 | 0.74% | ||
| Portugal | 94 | 0.65% | 109 | 0.71% | ||
| Vietnam | 101 | 0.69% | 108 | 0.70% | ||
| Mexico | 94 | 0.65% | 105 | 0.68% | ||
| Nepal | 76 | 0.52% | 97 | 0.63% | ||
| Ireland | 72 | 0.49% | 94 | 0.61% | ||
| Israel | 78 | 0.54% | 94 | 0.61% | ||
| New Zealand | 77 | 0.53% | 91 | 0.59% | ||
| Finland | 63 | 0.43% | 90 | 0.59% | ||
| Turkey | 91 | 0.62% | 86 | 0.56% | ||
| Malaysia | 91 | 0.62% | 81 | 0.53% | ||
| Belgium | 84 | 0.58% | 79 | 0.51% | ||
| Norway | 66 | 0.45% | 79 | 0.51% | ||
| Argentina | 65 | 0.45% | 76 | 0.50% | ||
| Bulgaria | 74 | 0.51% | 72 | 0.47% | ||
| Japan | 61 | 0.42% | 68 | 0.44% | ||
| Thailand | 69 | 0.47% | 67 | 0.44% | ||
| Czech Republic | 76 | 0.52% | 66 | 0.43% | ||
| Serbia | 89 | 0.61% | 63 | 0.41% | ||
| Kenya | 58 | 0.40% | 62 | 0.40% | ||
| Colombia | 39 | 0.27% | 59 | 0.38% | ||
| Egypt | 40 | 0.27% | 52 | 0.34% | ||
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
| Group: All Respondents | ||||||
| Number of responses (This question was not asked in 2015.) | 14,944 | 15,636 | ||||
| 60 and over | 1,139 | 8% | 1,641 | 11% | ||
| 50-59 | 1,537 | 10% | 1,996 | 13% | ||
| 40-49 | 2,205 | 15% | 2,643 | 17% | ||
| 30-39 | 3,914 | 26% | 3,972 | 25% | ||
| 20-29 | 5,013 | 34% | 4,444 | 28% | ||
| Under 20 | 1142 | 8% | 941 | 6% | ||
Thank you to everyone who made time to fill out the survey — we’re so happy you use WordPress, and we’re very grateful that you’re willing to share your experiences with us! Thanks also to everyone who spread the word about this survey, and to those of you who read all the way to the bottom of this post. 
*Text Field Questions: Each survey included some questions that could be answered only by filling out a text field. In the case of the questions “What is the best thing about WordPress?” and “What is the most frustrating thing about WordPress?” we listed the five most common responses, aggregated when applicable. In the case of the question “What is your gender?” in the 2016 and 2017 surveys, we aggregated responses as best we could. Responses meant to obscure respondents’ gender entirely are aggregated in “prefer not to answer.”