{"id":4005,"date":"2025-09-30T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/?p=4005"},"modified":"2025-09-30T01:31:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T05:31:53","slug":"what-is-wordland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/what-is-wordland\/","title":{"rendered":"What is WordLand?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dave Winer has shared a few things here about his WordLand (<a href=\"https:\/\/wordland.social\/\">wordland.social<\/a>) project, which he&#8217;ll be demoing live at WordCamp Canada next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pAPW9wrk1No?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pAPW9wrk1No&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com\">WordLand timeline demo by Dave\u202fWiner<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WordLand is <strong>more than just a proof of concept<\/strong>. It\u2019s an actively developed, distraction-free, browser-based editor for publishing to WordPress via a lightweight RSS\/JSON\u2011based protocol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It functions as a real <strong>posting front\u2011end<\/strong> to WordPress, offering its own RSS feeds. You can write in Markdown or HTML, and your content can be syndicated outside WordPress\u2014so it supports building an ecosystem of front-ends and aggregators (<a href=\"https:\/\/scripting.com\/2025\/04\/08\/220456.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">scripting.com<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It includes a <strong>new loosely\u2011coupled protocol<\/strong> that enables collaborative editing between apps (e.g., WordLand and the Bingeworth editor), not hard-wired to specific apps .<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As <strong>Manton Reece<\/strong> describes, the goal \u201cis to bootstrap something new \u2013 a social network without all the problems of Twitter,\u201d centering on control for writers and openness (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.manton.org\/archive\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">manton.org<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Early adopters like <strong>Preben Ormen<\/strong> and <strong>Andy Sylvester<\/strong> confirm it\u2019s fully functional for composing, uploading images (though some metadata like featured images\/tags require WordPress UI), and publishing\u2014describing the experience as \u201cgreat\u201d and distraction\u2011free while acknowledging some early-stage polish is missing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dave&#8217;s take on WordLand&#8217;s goals:<\/strong>&#8220;It\u2019s not so important what you do in this context &#8212; it\u2019s how you do it. 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Writers matter.\u00a0<strong>We\u2019re going spend the next few years making writing for the web a lot easier and much more powerful.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 So: What Is WordLand?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Aspect<\/th><th>Status<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Proof-of-concept<\/strong><\/td><td>In many senses, <strong>yes<\/strong> \u2014 it&#8217;s early-stage, with core features in development rather than a polished release.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Fully functional app<\/strong><\/td><td>Also <strong>yes<\/strong> \u2014 people are using it daily to publish posts, manage timelines, and interact with WordPress.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Incubator for a broader ecosystem<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Absolutely<\/strong> \u2014 the protocol is open-ended, aiming for multiple apps to interact via RSS\/JSON and build new tools.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In short, <strong>WordLand isn\u2019t just a prototype. It\u2019s a real, working editor with real use<\/strong>, but its value lies in its role as a <strong>foundation for experimentation, community building, and an open ecosystem<\/strong>. It\u2019s both a practical writing tool today and the first step toward something bigger tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to explore using <a href=\"https:\/\/wordland.social\/\">WordLand<\/a> yourself or dive deeper into its protocol\/API? <a href=\"https:\/\/this.how\/wordland\/\">Start here<\/a>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/this.how\/wordland\/\">this.how\/wordland\/<\/a>) Dave can help you set it up or point you to <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/scripting\/wordlandSupport\/issues\/15\">support<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/scripting\/wordlandDev\">docs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default has-accent-1-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">Join us at WordCamp Canada!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default has-accent-1-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/tickets\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"13\">Get your tickets<\/a><\/strong>, bring your curiosity, and join us in Ottawa this fall for an unforgettable celebration of WordPress, community, and the open web! \ud83c\udf10<br><br>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/tickets\/\">Tickets are on sale now<\/a>, and we&#8217;ve secured <a href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/hotel-recommendations\/\">discount rates for you at area hotels<\/a>. \ud83c\udfe8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dave Winer has shared a few things here about his WordLand (wordland.social) project, which he&#8217;ll be demoing live at WordCamp Canada next month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":240675,"featured_media":7347,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"WordLand is an actively developed, distraction-free, browser-based editor for publishing to WordPress via a lightweight RSS\/JSON\u2011based protocol.","jetpack_seo_html_title":"What is WordLand?","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[96],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-speakers"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/pexels-photo-1995842.jpeg?fit=1880%2C1151&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3857,"url":"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/the-connections-we-must-build-right-here-at-wordcamp-canada\/","url_meta":{"origin":4005,"position":0},"title":"The Connections We Must Build, Right Here at WordCamp Canada","author":"Dan Knauss","date":"June 21, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm writing and publishing this post to multiple WordPress community sites via\u00a0WordLand\u00a0(wordland.social) \u2014 the Edmonton WordPress Meetup site, which is federated with ActivityPub, so people following it on platforms like Mastodon will see this post too.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Organizers&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Organizers","link":"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/category\/organizers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"WordLand","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-21-at-6.00.31%E2%80%AFPM.png?fit=1200%2C1026&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-21-at-6.00.31%E2%80%AFPM.png?fit=1200%2C1026&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-21-at-6.00.31%E2%80%AFPM.png?fit=1200%2C1026&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-21-at-6.00.31%E2%80%AFPM.png?fit=1200%2C1026&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-21-at-6.00.31%E2%80%AFPM.png?fit=1200%2C1026&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5531,"url":"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/why-i-need-wordland\/","url_meta":{"origin":4005,"position":1},"title":"Why I need WordLand","author":"Dave Winer","date":"July 29, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"I\u2019m primarily a writer, my podcasts reflect that, so most of the work I do on each podcast, beyond recording the audio, is in writing the show notes.\u00a0 I have a template the writing and audio flow through. 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