Decentralizing WordPress: The Fairness Initiative with Joost de Valk & Karim Marucchi | Open Source Summit NA 2025
Joost de Valk, creator of the Yoast SEO Plugin, and Karim Marucchi talk about The Fairness initiative for WordPress which aims to decentralize its distribution through the Fair Package manager. This project addresses the aging infrastructure of WordPress, which powers over 40% of websites. The community is responding to supply chain security issues and is working to federate repositories. Governance is crucial for transparency, and hosting companies are eager to contribute, emphasizing the importance of collaboration and innovation for WordPress’s future.
