Post on 13-Apr-2017
CONTRIBUTE TO WORDPRESSGET INVOLVED
HI!
IS THIS YOUR FIRST WORDCAMP?
YAY! WELCOME TO THE WORDPRESS COMMUNITY!
WAIT, WHAT? YOU ARE NOT PART OF THE COMMUNITY?
LET’S CHANGE THAT
MAKE.WORDPRESS.ORG
MAKE: CODE
MAKE: CODE
CONTRIBUTING AS A DEVELOPER
▸ Core
▸ Themes (review team)
▸ Plugin (developers)
▸ Mobile
▸ Meta
MAKE: CODE
CONTRIBUTING AS A DEVELOPER
▸ Core
▸ The core team makes WordPress. Whether you’re a seasoned PHP developer or are just learning to code, we’d love to have you on board. You can write code, fix bugs, debate decisions, and help with development.
▸ Themes (review team)
▸ Plugin (developers)
▸ Mobile
▸ Meta
MAKE: CODE
CONTRIBUTING AS A DEVELOPER
▸ Core
▸ Themes (review team)
▸ The Theme Review Team reviews and approves every Theme submitted to the WordPress Theme repository. Reviewing Themes sharpens your own Theme development skills. You can help out and join the discussion on the blog.
▸ Plugin (developers)
▸ Mobile
▸ Meta
MAKE: CODE
CONTRIBUTING AS A DEVELOPER
▸ Core
▸ Themes (review team)
▸ Plugin (developers)
▸ If you are a Plugin developer, subscribe to the Plugin review team blog to keep up with the latest updates, find resources, and learn about any issues around Plugin development.
▸ Mobile
▸ Meta
MAKE: CODE
CONTRIBUTING AS A DEVELOPER
▸ Core
▸ Themes (review team)
▸ Plugin (developers)
▸ Mobile
▸ The mobile team builds the iOS and Android apps. Lend them your Java, Objective-C, or Swift skills. The team also needs designers, UX experts, and testers to give users an smooth experience on every device.
▸ Meta
MAKE: CODE
CONTRIBUTING AS A DEVELOPER
▸ Core
▸ Themes (review team)
▸ Plugin (developers)
▸ Mobile
▸ Meta
▸ The Meta team makes WordPress.org, provides support, and builds tools for use by all the contributor groups. If you want to help make WordPress.org better, sign up for updates from the Meta blog.
MAKE: NO CODE
MAKE: NO CODE
CONTRIBUTING AS A NON-DEVELOPER
▸ Community
▸ Support Forums
▸ WordPress TV
▸ Polyglots
▸ Accessibility
▸ Documentation
▸ Training
▸ Design
▸ Flow
MAKE: NO CODE
CONTRIBUTING AS A NON-DEVELOPER
▸ Community
▸ Support Forums
▸ WordPress TV
▸ Polyglots
▸ Accessibility
MAKE: NO CODE
CONTRIBUTING AS A NON-DEVELOPER
▸ Community
▸ If you’re interested in organizing a meetup or a WordCamp, the community blog is a great place to get started. There are groups working to support events, to create outreach and training programs, and generally support the community.
▸ Support Forums
▸ WordPress TV
▸ Polyglots
▸ Accessibility
MAKE: NO CODE
CONTRIBUTING AS A NON-DEVELOPER
▸ Community
▸ Support Forums
▸ Answering a question in the support forums or IRC is one of the easiest ways to start contributing. Everyone knows the answer to something! This blog is the place for discussion of issues around support.
▸ WordPress TV
▸ Polyglots
▸ Accessibility
MAKE: NO CODE
CONTRIBUTING AS A NON-DEVELOPER
▸ Community
▸ Support Forums
▸ WordPress TV
▸ The TV team reviews and approves every video submitted to WordPress.tv. They also help WordCamps with video post-production and are responsible for the captioning and subtitling of published videos.
▸ Polyglots
▸ Accessibility
MAKE: NO CODE
CONTRIBUTING AS A NON-DEVELOPER
▸ Community
▸ Support Forums
▸ WordPress TV
▸ Polyglots
▸ WordPress is used all over the world and in many different languages. If you’re a polyglot, help out by translating WordPress into your own language. You can also assist with creating the tools that make translations easier.
▸ Accessibility
MAKE: NO CODE
CONTRIBUTING AS A NON-DEVELOPER
▸ Community
▸ Support Forums
▸ WordPress TV
▸ Polyglots
▸ Accessibility
▸ The a11y group provides accessibility expertise across the project. They make sure that WordPress core and all of WordPress’ resources are accessible.
MAKE: NO CODE
CONTRIBUTING AS A NON-DEVELOPER
▸ Documentation
▸ Training
▸ Design
▸ Flow
MAKE: NO CODE
CONTRIBUTING AS A NON-DEVELOPER
▸ Documentation
▸ Good documentation lets people help themselves when they get stuck. The docs team is responsible for creating documentation and is always on the look-out for writers. The blog has discussion around the team’s current projects.
▸ Training
▸ Design
▸ Flow
MAKE: NO CODE
CONTRIBUTING AS A NON-DEVELOPER
▸ Documentation
▸ Training
▸ The training team creates downloadable lesson plans and related materials for instructors to use in a live workshop environment. If you enjoy teaching people how to use and build stuff for WordPress, immediately stop what you’re doing and join our team!
▸ Design
▸ Flow
MAKE: NO CODE
CONTRIBUTING AS A NON-DEVELOPER
▸ Documentation
▸ Training
▸ Design
▸ The design group is focused on the designing and developing the user interface. It’s a home for designers and UXers alike. There are regular discussions about mockups, design, and user testing.
▸ Flow
MAKE: NO CODE
CONTRIBUTING AS A NON-DEVELOPER
▸ Documentation
▸ Training
▸ Design
▸ Flow
▸ The Flow team patrols flow across the entire WordPress ecosystem on every device we have at hand. We test, document, and report on the WordPress user experience.
MAKE SLACK TEAM
MAKE SLACK TEAM
JOIN THE COMMUNITY CHAT
▸ Open for everyone
▸ 70 WordPress Channels
▸ 12,800+ members
▸ Friendly user interface
▸ Asynchronous conversation
▸ Lurking is okay :)
SPEAK YOUR STORY
SPEAK YOUR STORY
PLACES TO SPEAK
▸ Meetups
▸ Safe space for first time speaking
▸ Try out a new idea or two
▸ Get feedback from supportive audience
▸ WordCamps
▸ Formalize thoughts into a polished talk
▸ Gain visibility as a person in your field
▸ Give back to the WordPress Community
SPEAK YOUR STORY
POSSIBLE TALKS = ANYTHING TRUE
▸ Communities and The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense
▸ How Your Worst Clients Make You Better
▸ 7 Typography Rules I wish I Knew Before Designing a Theme
▸ Community Spark: How to start a discussion on community engagement
▸ Collaboration Not Competition
▸ Code is Poetry: A Musician’s Tale
▸ Finding and Maintaining Your Blog’s Voice
▸ Tracking Design Time
WORDCAMPS
BEEN THERE, DONE THAT (YOU’RE HERE!)
WORDCAMPS
WORDCAMPS NEAR YOU
▸ Baltimore
▸ Philadelphia
▸ Lancaster
▸ Pittsburgh
▸ Lehigh Valley
▸ WordCamp US
WORDCAMP US PHILADELPHIA PA
DECEMBER 2-3
TICKETS AVAILABLE!
CONTRIBUTOR DAY
WORDCAMPS
CONTRIBUTOR DAY
▸ Contribute your first patch to core
▸ Fix bugs
▸ User testing
▸ Translate WordPress or WordPress plugins or themes
▸ Write documentation
▸ Help out on the support forums or IRC
▸ Get involved with accessibility
▸ Review themes
▸ Edit copy
▸ And more!
WP MEETUPS
WP MEETUPS
MEETING LOCAL WORDPRESS PEOPLE
‣ The Baltimore WordPress Group
‣ WordPress DC Meetup
WP COMMUNITY
WP COMMUNITY
WORDPRESS COMMUNITY “GUIDELINES”
‣ Be Respectful of Other People’s Differences
‣ This includes economic or social status, race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, or disability
‣ Research Your Problem Before Submitting
‣ Remember that everyone’s time is as precious as yours
‣ Give Out Compliments and Honorable Mentions by Name
‣ Giving credit where it is due helps everyone feel the love
‣ Be Yourself
‣ Unless you can be a Unicorn, then always be a Unicorn
“THE WORDPRESS COMMUNITY IS ABOUT BELONGING, NOT JUST ACCEPTANCE AND INCLUSIVITY”
Liam Dempsey (12pm Today)
WP COMMUNITY
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