Thanks to REST API with which you can now create applications in any programming language and then use WordPress to run them. In the future, you may find more developers following this suite. We can see that Calypso and Gutenberg as two examples as to what you can achieve with the REST API. Adding to it, this innovative approach to development also means that JavaScript will have better usage in WordPress.

In this article, let’s evaluate the future of WordPress beyond 2019 in various aspects.

WordPress security future

It is the default need for anyone to keep their website and data secured, which also is not an uphill task to do. You have to develop a practice of updating your website and also creating backups from time to time. Management of your business website may not change by much in case of WordPress too, but over time, the user base may expand, and you will come across the uptake of advanced security features.

In continuation of the trends we see lately, one can expect upcoming of more security tools which will help keep your site much securely. The managed WP hosting services also may shoulder the responsibility of website security as most of the beginners now tend to choose WordPress as their reliable web development platform. The developers, on the other hand, will have a great need to enhance their software products and also raise awareness of security on WordPress.

In addition to these, there are also future plans to introduce more features. For example, Tide is a solution which can be used to verify that the themes and plugins are correctly downloaded. This will help expedite the release for automated artificial intelligence tools for checking the vulnerabilities in themes and plugins, which will, in turn, enhance the security of your WordPress site.

As a result of this change, you may expect to come to cross more security tools which are simpler by taking out the complexity from securing a WP site through automation. This will be a big leap for the average business website owners. Alongside to it, this approach also will not discount the value of any security best practices like the need for having stronger passwords, renaming the admin accounts, ensuring SSL security, etc. among other major aspects.

WordPress design future

If you have already tried Gutenberg, then you may have noticed that the new interface of WordPress has come a long way from the older versions. The same change is applicable for Calypso also and the live theme customizer. All such tools point out to the possibility that you can create professional website designs on WordPress in a matter of hours on this platform. Creating world-class UI’s in no time on WordPress is possible.

Going ahead, with the help of the visual page builders like Divi, WPBakery Page Builder, Elementor, etc., endless themes, and advanced frameworks, even the WP beginners, enjoy better control over their custom website design. Overall, the front-end design of WordPress sites become much easier in the future, for which you may have to brush up your JavaScript skills. Gutenberg focuses on providing an in-built visual page builder, which along with the classic editor will make the task easier for developers.

Better user experience

In terms of designing, it is also to be mentioned that there is a stronger focus now on enhancing the UX also. WP websites are more responsiveness now and also adopting the latest trendy design concepts. This mobile-first approach will continue, and the Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) may also significantly contribute.

Considering this fact, one can expect the next-generation developers to create some heavy-duty themes while deploying techniques to ensure top speed for all the users. Future WordPress sites will look better and also perform better across the devices. Along with this, the future WP themes may be much smarter with a lot of built-in features like shopping carts, registrations, and checkout systems, etc. to be more functional.

WordPress functionality future

We love WordPress as one of the most flexible CMS platforms as it offers high-end functionality to meet any given needs of a website. If a feature is not available by default on WordPress, you can surely find a plug-in which can meet your purpose. But what could be the future of WP in functionality?

As video seems to grow, WordPress may integrate video also to its toolset. Moreover, as hopinfirst.com already offers, WordPress users may not have to depend fully on the traditional plugins to make their websites functional. Even if the plugins stay, the beginners may not know whether they are using a third-party plug-in or if it’s an app running on WP over the REST API.

The visual builders which are already available are also making the development much easier with many customizable features, those which were originally preserved by the WordPress plugins. With this, you can easily build and launch stunning websites at super speed, all from an easy to handle visual builder in a matter of hours, not weeks.

WordPress database future

If someone is asked to list out the major issues related to WordPress development, you will see database management as one among those with the majority. Even with the recent advancements, we can see that the database still remains a bottleneck in terms of the site performance, so everyone needs to consider the database as the most important entity of any WordPress infrastructure.

In the future, you must include it in your mandatory backup of WP site. The database dump files are made in the plain-text format, which makes it easier for the users to view it and modify as needed. These files are interoperable with MySQL servers too, with which you can upload files to any of the MySQL data stores anywhere.

To conclude, if you are into WordPress development, this is the right time to enhance your skills to take the fullest advantage of the tools like REST API. We can expect more and more apps which run on this latest REST API coming into the market soon, where you shouldn’t be left alone.

This article is contributed by Jack Dsouja, Blogger at RemoteDBA.com.

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