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
Thanks!Thanks to Aaron D. Campbell for his presentation
Source: http://adcwp.me/wcatl2015