How to get (more) involved with WordPress

There are tons of reasons, but here are some of the big ones and maybe some you haven’t

thought of

Why?

Several of the things you gain by giving back to WordPress will make you more valuable to

clients or your company.

* No, there’s no direct profit from contributing to the WordPress community.

Profit!*

Profesional Development

Work with some of the greatest developers, designers, etc in the world.

Be an Authority

You’ll know more about WordPress, how it works, what’s coming soon, etc. Your clients or employer

will appreciate it!

Make WordPress Better

My livelihood relies on WordPress. It’s in my best interest to make WordPress better!

The new way to communicate with the rest of the WordPress contributors!

https://make.wordpress.org/chat/

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make.wordpress.org/support

Weekly chats: Thursdays @ 16:00 UTC

#forums on Slack

wordpress.org/support

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make.wordpress.org/docs

Weekly chats: Thursdays @ 18:00 UTC

#docs on Slack

codex.wordpress.org

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make.wordpress.org/training

Weekly chats: Tuesdays @ 17:00 UTC

#training on Slack

make.wordpress.org/training

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make.wordpress.org/communityMonthly chats: First Thursday of the month 18:00 UTC

#events on Slack

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Share your knowledge. Be a speaker!

Next Meetups: meetup.com/pro/wordpress Next WordCamps: central.wordcamp.org/schedule

https://profiles.wordpress.org/_dorsvenabili

make.wordpress.org/tv

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Weekly chats: Thursdays @ 17:00 UTC

#wptv on Slack

wordpress.tv/get-involved

make.wordpress.org/themes

Weekly chats: Tuesdays @ 18:00 UTC

#themereview on Slack

make.wordpress.org/themes

make.wordpress.org/plugins

wordpress.org/plugins

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make.wordpress.org/meta

Weekly chats: Fridays @ 17:00 UTC

#meta on Slack

meta.trac.wordpress.org

make.wordpress.org/core

Weekly chats: Mondays @ 18:00 UTC

#core on Slack

make.wordpress.org/core

If we have 10,000 people testing and over 60 million sites, that’s only .0167%. Things get missed when there’s not

enough testers. Please help!

Beta Tester plugin: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-beta-tester/ Reporting bugs: https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/reporting-bugs/

We need testers!

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Weekly chats: Mondays @ 18:00 UTC

#accessibility on Slack

make.wordpress.org/accessibility

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make.wordpress.org/polyglotsWeekly chats: Wednesdays @ 10:00 UTC

#polyglots on Slack

And more…

Thanks!Thanks to Aaron D. Campbell for his presentation

Source: http://adcwp.me/wcatl2015