WPCampus Research Projects

The WPCampus organization is dedicated to performing research that benefits our community and publishing our findings.

Active survey on the state of WordPress in higher education

WPCampus is excited to conduct a large-scale research project on “the state of WordPress in higher education” in partnership with our friends at Human Made.

About this project

This project aims to spotlight the challenges, goals, frustrations, hopes, and dreams of people working with WordPress in higher education. We’ll examine organizational considerations, tech stacks, governance, and much more. WPCampus and Human will share all of our findings publicly.

Share the survey with peers

Gathering this data is only possible with your help. We need as many people working with WordPress in higher education as possible to complete the survey so that we can build an authoritative picture of the state of WordPress in higher education.

Project timeline and deliverables

• May 2, 2025: Launch the survey
• May 23, 2025: Close the survey
• July 10, 2025: Presentation webinar on key findings from the survey
  • You will receive an invite upon completion of the survey
• July 14, 2025: Publication of findings report

With your help, we’ll explore:

• Your priorities and challenges for the year ahead
• Sentiment regarding WordPress in higher ed in 2025
• What the future looks like for open source in universities
• The changes you’d like to see in your teams and in the WordPress ecosystem

Why are we gathering this data?

Despite being WordPress power users, higher education doesn’t tend to take center stage as often as it should in industry discussions. This project is designed to address this shortcoming.

By coming together and sharing our takes on a series of important issues relating to WordPress and digital technology in higher education, we’ll:

• Paint a detailed picture of how higher ed professionals are working with WordPress today
• Answer questions on the health of WordPress in the industry
• Explore the challenges and opportunities we’re all facing
• Deep dive on the ways our teams are set up
• Provide a space for reflection and sharing

What you will receive in return

In return for your valuable time, you’ll receive:

• An early look at the findings before the research is published
• Exclusive access to attend the research findings launch event online on July 10, 2025
• A more valuable platform. Your insights will help us keep driving the WordPress project forward, making it even more attuned to the needs of the higher education community!

How will the data be shared

• The survey findings will be published in a public report on July 14, 2025.
• Survey respondents will be invited to a presentation and discussion of the key findings on July 10, 2025.

Have any questions?

The preferred method is to submit your questions in the WPCampus #research-state-of-wp Slack channel. You can also send a contact message.

The project’s data privacy policy

WPCampus and Human Made are committed to the integrity and privacy of all data collected for this research project, including participant names and email addresses. All research data intended for the public will be anonymized, unless explicitly permitted. No participant or raw research data will be shared with third parties, unless explicitly permitted by the participant.