{"id":25612,"date":"2020-09-22T10:47:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T10:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/?p=25612"},"modified":"2020-09-22T22:07:30","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T22:07:30","slug":"wordpress-and-web-design-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wordpress-and-web-design-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Facts About WordPress and Web Design You Need to Know for 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We\u2019re almost into the final quarter of 2020 and this year we\u2019ve seen a lot of changes in the online landscape and WordPress usage in particular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The COVID-19 pandemic affected almost every aspect of life for people across the globe, and this is certainly true for our online habits too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2020 we saw a huge increase in the number of people working remotely and more people took up online work and starting their own website after losing their job or having more time to work on their side hustle at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is particularly evident in the increase in ecommerce sites over the year, an industry that was also boosted by the increase in online shopping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it was not all smooth sailing for online workers, many of whom were affected by decreasing advertising budgets and a huge blow from the internet\u2019s biggest affiliate program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you make money directly from your website or it\u2019s integral to your business operation, or you build sites for others, it\u2019s important to know what was going on with the web in 2020 and what we can expect as we head towards 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. WordPress Sites Now Account for over 38% of all websites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/w3techs.com\/technologies\/details\/cm-wordpress\">WordPress\u2019s market share has increased to 63.6%,<\/a> meaning <strong>over 63% of websites that use a CMS choose WordPress<\/strong>. This equates to 38.4% of all sites live on the internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re not sure what WordPress is, you can read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/what-is-wordpress\/\">our rundown of the basics<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interestingly, while the use of WordPress has increased steadily over the last year, the number of sites using no CMS is showing a gradual decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/mk0designbombsg12amh.kinstacdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/CMS-usage-2020.png\" alt=\"CMS usage in 2020\" class=\"wp-image-31831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/CMS-usage-2020.png 820w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/CMS-usage-2020-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/CMS-usage-2020-768x472.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If trends continue, soon there will be more WordPress sites than sites that are not built on a CMS. It looks like the days of creating static HTML sites are well and truly behind us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some popular sites on the internet that use WordPress include Microsoft.com, Etsy.com, Udemy.com, and Zillow.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. WooCommerce is the Most Popular Ecommerce Platform<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WooCommerce, the free WordPress ecommerce plugin is the web\u2019s most popular ecommerce platform, <a href=\"https:\/\/trends.builtwith.com\/shop\/WooCommerce\">currently powering over 3.8 million sites.<\/a> WooCommerce is used by <a href=\"https:\/\/w3techs.com\/technologies\/details\/cm-woocommerce\">over 11% of all websites using a CMS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/woocommerce-websites\/\">some examples of sites running WooCommerce here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ecommerce sites in general are continuing to increase in numbers as the trend for online shopping continues (no doubt encouraged somewhat by the COVID-19 pandemic).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shopify is currently the second most popular ecommerce platform after WooCommerce and both platforms are growing steadily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"925\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/mk0designbombsg12amh.kinstacdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/woocommerce-vs-shopify-2020.png\" alt=\"WooCommerce vs Shopify\" class=\"wp-image-31832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/woocommerce-vs-shopify-2020.png 925w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/woocommerce-vs-shopify-2020-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/woocommerce-vs-shopify-2020-768x395.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 925px) 100vw, 925px\" \/><figcaption>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/joost.blog\/cms-market-share-june-2020-analysis\/#ecommerce-rise\">https:\/\/joost.blog\/cms-market-share-june-2020-analysis\/#ecommerce-rise<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Elementor is the Most Popular WordPress Website Builder<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The popularity of page builder plugins can be volatile. New platforms come and go all the time and now WordPress has its very own block editor, Gutenberg, some people think that WordPress page builders are on the way out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But for now, they\u2019re still going strong. In particular, Elementor, which has cemented its place as one of the most popular plugins for WordPress with <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/elementor\/\">over 5 million active installations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1158\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/mk0designbombsg12amh.kinstacdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/most-popular-wp-page-builder.png\" alt=\"popular WordPress page builders in Google Trends\" class=\"wp-image-31833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/most-popular-wp-page-builder.png 1158w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/most-popular-wp-page-builder-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/most-popular-wp-page-builder-1024x518.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/most-popular-wp-page-builder-768x389.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1158px) 100vw, 1158px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see in this data from <a href=\"https:\/\/trends.google.com\/trends\/explore?date=today%205-y&amp;geo=US&amp;q=elementor,divi,beaver%20builder,themify%20builder\">Google Trends<\/a>, interest in Elementor is growing while searches for the other top WordPress page builders such as Beaver Builder and Themify Builder are pretty static. Elementor is starting to overtake Divi in monthly searches, which is still the most popular WordPress theme to date (see below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Page builders like Elementor give you the power to design your WordPress site to look however you like, without any coding skills. Rather than installing a single WordPress theme with limited customizations, Elementor enables you to create your own theme and move elements around on your site with a drag and drop interface and style them as you wish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also many WordPress themes that are compatible with Elementor, including the popular Astra theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/elementor-review\/\">our review of Elementor<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Yoast is the Most Popular WordPress Plugin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/mk0designbombsg12amh.kinstacdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/most-popular-wp-plugins.png\" alt=\"Most popular WordPress plugins 2020\" class=\"wp-image-31835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/most-popular-wp-plugins.png 712w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/most-popular-wp-plugins-300x274.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/trends.builtwith.com\/widgets\/wordpress-plugins\/traffic\/Entire-Internet\">https:\/\/trends.builtwith.com\/widgets\/wordpress-plugins\/traffic\/Entire-Internet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elementor makes the top-10 list of popular WordPress plugins, but the top spot goes to <a href=\"https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/\">Yoast<\/a>, which makes up 12% of all plugin usage. Yoast also makes our list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/best-wordpress-plugins\/\">must-have WordPress plugins<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yoast is an SEO plugin that makes adjustments and suggestions for the content and structure of your WordPress site to help it appear higher in search engine rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yoas is available as both a free and premium plugin, with most users opting for the free version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Divi is the Most Popular WordPress Theme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/mk0designbombsg12amh.kinstacdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/most-popular-wp-themes-1.png\" alt=\"Most popular WordPress theme 2020\" class=\"wp-image-31836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/most-popular-wp-themes-1.png 719w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/most-popular-wp-themes-1-300x279.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/trends.builtwith.com\/framework\/wordpress-theme\/traffic\/Entire-Internet\">https:\/\/trends.builtwith.com\/framework\/wordpress-theme\/traffic\/Entire-Internet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Divi continues to be the most popular WordPress theme on the internet (excluding WooCommerce, currently in use on over 1.5 million sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also making up the top 5 are the themes Twenty Seventeen, Astra, Avada, and Twenty Twenty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Divi is a premium WordPress theme and page builder in one from the team at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/elegant-themes-review-is-their-membership-worth-it\/\">Elegant Themes<\/a>. After being released in 2008 the theme has gone from strength to strength and its popular shows no signs of waning (although Elementor is definitely catching up.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twenty Seventeen and Twenty Twenty are default free themes shipped with WordPress, while Astra and Avada are also premium themes that are fully customizable, flexible, and come with hundreds of layouts and designs between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What this data seems to show is that the days of the single design WordPress theme with limited customization options may be numbered. Rather than opting for free themes or buying single premium themes, WordPress users seem to prefer spending a little more on a single theme framework that can be used to create hundreds of different site designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/divi-theme-review\/\">our review of Divi theme<\/a>.<br>\ud83d\udc49 See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/divi-theme-inspiration\/\">40 examples of sites created with Divi<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. The Average WordPress Developer Makes $76,526 a Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/mk0designbombsg12amh.kinstacdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-developer-salaries.png\" alt=\"WordPress developer salary 2020\" class=\"wp-image-31837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-developer-salaries.png 667w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-developer-salaries-300x183.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the software development industry the most in-demand skills are constantly changing. If you\u2019re working in web development or considering it as a career path, it\u2019s important to be aware of the jobs that are in demand and which attract the highest salaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Glassdoor.com, WordPress developers made an average of $76,526 a year in the USA in August 2020. This is around the same range as a generic front-end developer ($76,929) but less than a Drupal developer ($87,299) or a Joomla developer ($86,205).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Learn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/full-stack-wordpress-developer\/\">how to become a full stack developer<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Only a Quarter of WordPress Users are Running the Latest Version<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/mk0designbombsg12amh.kinstacdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-version-statistics.png\" alt=\"WordPress version statistics 2020\" class=\"wp-image-31838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-version-statistics.png 599w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wordpress-version-statistics-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to data from WordPress itself, 26.6% of WordPress users are running the latest WordPress version 5.5, while 24.9% are using version 5.4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Collectively, over 77% of users are now using WordPress 5.0 or above, although a significant number (10.3%) are still using version 4.9. This may be due to reluctance to upgrade as Gutenberg, the WordPress block editor was introduced in version 5.0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, it\u2019s somewhat concerning that almost a quarter of WordPress users did not install the latest major update. WordPress updates are not only to introduce new features but also to patch security vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While vulnerable plugins are the major weakpoint of most hacked WordPress installations, outdated core code is known to be a security risk too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Mobile Devices Make up Over Half of All Web Traffic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1684\" height=\"955\" src=\"https:\/\/mk0designbombsg12amh.kinstacdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Hootsuite-Digital-2020-Web-Traffic-Device-1684x955-1.png\" alt=\"Web traffic by device 2020\" class=\"wp-image-31839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Hootsuite-Digital-2020-Web-Traffic-Device-1684x955-1.png 1684w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Hootsuite-Digital-2020-Web-Traffic-Device-1684x955-1-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Hootsuite-Digital-2020-Web-Traffic-Device-1684x955-1-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Hootsuite-Digital-2020-Web-Traffic-Device-1684x955-1-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Hootsuite-Digital-2020-Web-Traffic-Device-1684x955-1-1536x871.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1684px) 100vw, 1684px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As you no doubt already know, we\u2019re not all browsing the web from our desktop computer anymore. Mobile phones made up over 53% of web traffic in December 2019, an increase of over 8% on the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interestingly, while laptop and desktop usage decreased in the same period (perhaps to be expected), so did the use of tablets and other devices such as smart TVs and gaming consoles for browsing the web.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The message is clear: phones are in; other devices are out. If you\u2019ve not already designed your website to look great on a mobile screen, you\u2019d better get a move on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. A Third of the US Population Uses Voice Search<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Voice activated technology has proven to be a slow burner after Google first launched its voice search technology in 2002.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But we\u2019re gradually getting used to asking our phones to do things for us, helped along by the growing number of smart speakers and voice assistants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are now estimated to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oberlo.com\/blog\/voice-search-statistics\">111.8 million people in the US who use voice search<\/a>, which is an increase of 9.5% from the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voice search is also becoming the more popular option, particularly on mobile devices, with over 70% of consumers preferring to use voice search over typing out their search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"973\" src=\"https:\/\/mk0designbombsg12amh.kinstacdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/voice-search-more-popular.jpg\" alt=\"71% of consumers prefer voice search over typing\" class=\"wp-image-31840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/voice-search-more-popular.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/voice-search-more-popular-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/voice-search-more-popular-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/voice-search-more-popular-768x487.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The use of voice search is still increasing, with more people buying smart speakers and over half of smart speaker owners using them daily and over 43% using them to shop online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google is paying attention to these trends, of course, and <a href=\"https:\/\/moz.com\/blog\/seo-trends-2020-and-beyond\">introduced a new algorithm for natural language processing at the end of 2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means that SEOs and website owners also need to keep up with changes in search behavior and ensure their content is optimized for voice search going forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. Over a Quarter of the World\u2019s Population Shop Online<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"629\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/mk0designbombsg12amh.kinstacdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/global-online-shoppers.png\" alt=\"Global online shoppers 2014 - 2021\" class=\"wp-image-31841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/global-online-shoppers.png 629w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/global-online-shoppers-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of online shoppers globally has reached 2.05 billion, growing from 1.32 billion in 2014. This figure is projected to continue growing through 2021 and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, in particular, ecommerce has proven to be a massive industry with <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/06\/08\/u-s-e-commerce-sales-to-jump-18-in-2020-but-not-enough-to-offset-retails-decline\/\">US ecommerce sales climbing by 18%.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Categories showing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emarketer.com\/content\/us-ecommerce-by-category-2020\">most dramatic sales increase in 2020 include<\/a> household products, food and beverages, and personal care and beauty as everyone scrambled to buy groceries, toilet paper, and face masks online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But media still makes up the biggest proportion of online sales, with 62.7% of books, music, and video now being sold online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/mk0designbombsg12amh.kinstacdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ecommerce-categories-popular.png\" alt=\"Ecommerce sales share by product category\" class=\"wp-image-31842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ecommerce-categories-popular.png 525w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ecommerce-categories-popular-300x296.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">11. Amazon Slashed Commission Rates for Affiliates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One major setback for affiliate marketers in 2020 was the April <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchenginejournal.com\/amazon-slashes-affiliate-payouts\/361610\/\">change to Amazon commission rates across the board<\/a> to as low as 1% in some categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Amazon runs the web\u2019s most popular affiliate program, with millions of affiliates all over the world, the fallout from this decision was significant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many affiliates estimated that their income would drop by half, and others vowed to cut all ties with Amazon and refuse to send them any more traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The commission reduction also came at a time when advertising budgets were being cut and website income from display ads dropped significantly in many niches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the effect of these changes may have been offset by an increase in online browsing and sales while much of the world was in lockdown, 2020 was certainly a tumultuous year for those who make their income through online publishing and affiliate marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking for some other ways to increase your income in 2020? Check out our list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/make-money-online\/\">25 ways to make money online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">12. 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