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The State of the WordState of the WordThis is the annual report given by Matt Mullenweg, founder of WordPress at WordCamp US. It looks at what we’ve done, what we’re doing, and the future of WordPress. https://wordpress.tv/tag/state-of-the-word/. is an annual event during which WordPress Co-Founder Matt Mullenweg shares the latest updates and vision for our beloved platform. The State of the Word 2023 will be held in Madrid, Spain on December 11, 2023 at 15:00 UTC and will be live-streamed via WordPress.orgWordPress.orgThe community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ social media platforms for those who won’t be attending in person.
Please mark your calendars – and consider hosting an exciting in-person watch party event in your community! State of the Word watch parties are a fantastic opportunity to come together with your local WordPress enthusiasts to connect, learn, and celebrate the future of our favorite content management system.
To get you started, we put together a handbook on how to organize a State of the Word watch party. You can find all the tips, tricks, and resources you need right in there: [State of the Word Watch Party Handbook].
Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to bring together your local WordPress community and connect with the global WordPress family. Start planning your community’s State of the Word 2023 watch party! Let’s celebrate WordPress together!
P.S. – If you have any questions or need assistance, feel free to reach out to the WordPress Global Community TeamGlobal Community TeamA group of community organizers and contributors who collaborate on local events about WordPress — monthly WordPress meetups and/or annual conferences called WordCamps. at support@wordcamp.org. Let’s make this event truly remarkable!
Hello MentorsEvent SupporterEvent Supporter (formerly Mentor) is someone who has already organised a WordCamp and has time to meet with their assigned mentee every 2 weeks, they talk over where they should be in their timeline, help them to identify their issues, and also identify solutions for their issues.! If you are currently mentoring a WordCampWordCampWordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more., please share how the organizing team is doing and any other insights, interesting ideas, or innovations that they’re planning.
Comment on this post to share your update. You are welcome to share updates here throughout the month. Thanks! 😁
The discussion at WCUSWCUSWordCamp US. The US flagship WordCamp event.contributor dayContributor DayContributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of https://make.wordpress.org/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/. sparked conversation around new opportunities events could possibly offer to sponsors. One of them was a place to better explain or showcase their products.
Today, a WordCampWordCampWordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. proposed this idea in the form of a Sponsor Demo room or track.
In short, sponsors would be given the option to present information of their choosing in the Sponsor Demo room or track. The event would be responsible for highlighting to attendees that this is sponsor-driven content that could include sales pitches.
What do we think of this idea?
If we like the idea, here are a few questions that quickly come to mind.
How would an event offer it to sponsors?
Could it be a stand alone option?
Would it need to be part of a package?
Could it be an add on to a package?
Should we call it a track or a room to differentiate it from the Speaker Track?
Please leave any additional questions below as well as any feedback or comments.
The nomination for WordPress Community Team RepTeam RepA Team Rep is a person who represents the Make WordPress team to the rest of the project, make sure issues are raised and addressed as needed, and coordinates cross-team efforts. has been closed on 13th November 2023.
We got some great names nominated to be the next Community Team Reps. Once nominations closed, we contacted all nominees and listed those who responded positively.
Nominees
A Team Rep is a person who represents the Make WordPress team to the rest of the project, makes sure issues are raised and addressed as needed, and coordinates cross-team efforts.
The following new community team Reps are nominated for 2024.
Community team members are requested to vote to select 2 new community team reps by online poll using the following link: https://forms.gle/h43XbR4JtqEuHfbb6
The voting is open until 15th December 2023.
Results
Once voting is concluded, we will announce the results before the end of 2023.
How Team Reps will be Structured in 2024
To recap: in the post receiving this candidate, we had made a suggestion as to the duration and number of community Reps. Based on the input there, we are planning to operate with 4 people next year with 2 remaining from the 2023 Reps and 2 new Reps.
This is with the understanding that it will be okay if someone gets stuck for a period of time.
And the two new reps in 2024 will overlap into 2025 if possible.
This can be reconsidered after a year of activity.
The two Team Reps who will remain from 2023 and be active in 2024 will be decided by discussion among the current three Reps ( @mysweetcate , @nukaga , @leogopal ) . The reason it is not a vote is that who remains will be determined based on an internal discussion of activity, history, and personal circumstances.
Request to Candidates
If you are a new Team Reps nominee, please share some information about yourself including why you would like to represent the Community Team in the comments. It will be helpful for the 2024 community team members to make their selection!
Results of the Mentorship Program Survey and Contributor Story
Thanks to @ninianepress@sereedmedia and @nao, our working group shipped a post event survey which was sent to all mentees from the mentorship program. At the time of writing this recap, seven people answered the survey and the results are as follows:
Benefits from the program
Gaining confidence
Learning about CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.
Understanding release processes
Better understanding of WordPress teams and release processes
Suggestions
Meeting a Core dev while they solve the ticket in the next program (shadowing contributions)
Expand to multiple languages
Have mentees “try out” different teams by making good first contributions
Clear expectations on mentorship timelines and meeting times
Confusion in welcome meetings
More social interactions and connections between mentees.
In terms of achievements, we also celebrated the following wins from our past cohort:
One of the mentees – @josepmoranpublished a post about his journey on Spanish WordPress.org and spoke about it at WordCamp Madrid with his mentorEvent SupporterEvent Supporter (formerly Mentor) is someone who has already organised a WordCamp and has time to meet with their assigned mentee every 2 weeks, they talk over where they should be in their timeline, help them to identify their issues, and also identify solutions for their issues.@javiercasares.
@prikari went on to become a co-organizer of WordCampWordCampWordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. Mumbai 2023, barely a few months after our cohort concluded.
Detailed survey results were also shared privately with working group members for further analysis. Our group members shared the following feedback:
To have more shadowing sessions.
MentorsEvent SupporterEvent Supporter (formerly Mentor) is someone who has already organised a WordCamp and has time to meet with their assigned mentee every 2 weeks, they talk over where they should be in their timeline, help them to identify their issues, and also identify solutions for their issues. helping out mentees directly with the contribution process (matching mentors and mentees based on contribution interests)
Having a schedule beforehand and balance all activities amongst mentors and mentees.
Continue localized mentorships (mentors and mentees matched based on the languages they speak)
Offer clear expectations for the mentorship program, with better tracking of the mentorship progress in a public space (e.g. in a GitHubGitHubGitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ project)
Implement some suggestions now and big ticket ones (like multilingual mentorship) later, based on availability.
Have mentees focus on one team first rather than have them bounce around?
Use the Make/Contribute landing page.
Getting feedback from experienced mentees on what particular things might make their onboarding more pleasant.
Mentorship Cohort #2 Schedule & Plans
Based on members’ feedback from past chats, we have put together a draft plan for the next mentorship program. Here’s a link to the draft plan document – updated to factor in the 6.5 release date (March 26, 2024).
Plan Summary
We are following a similar structure from the last program, but will be expanding it to include more mentors and mentees.
There will be a call for mentors and mentees this time, with the hope of prioritizing mentors who match the contribution interest/experience of mentees.
Lesser time on general project introduction and more time for specific team introduction and release shadowing.
Deeper integration into WordPress release process for 6.5
More actionable pre and post-event feedback loopLoopThe Loop is PHP code used by WordPress to display posts. Using The Loop, WordPress processes each post to be displayed on the current page, and formats it according to how it matches specified criteria within The Loop tags. Any HTML or PHP code in the Loop will be processed on each post. https://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop. and check-in
Follow-up contribution plan for mentees after graduation
Tentative schedule of Mentorship Cohort
Planning: 2 months (We’re currently in this phase, November – December 2023)
Publish Call for mentees/mentors (late November; close at the end of the year)
Cohort selection & program building: (Jan 16 – Feb 9)
Announce selected mentees/mentors (Early Feb; give enough time for the cohort to prepare)
Mentorship Program: 4-6 weeks (Feb 19 – March 29; 6 weeks leading up to the release week)
Graduation & Retrospective: 2 weeks (April 1 – April 12)
We asked members to share their feedback on the program plan, and they shared the following with us:
Thoughts about the plan
There was general feedback that this program is a good next step from our past cohort.
@oglekler: “Highlight in a call for mentees and mentors the areas they can participate in. I want to make a point that it is fine not to be a developer to be an active and successful contributor.”
@jeffpaul asked any of the feedback items from the survey incorporated in the next cohort plans. @harishanker shared some of the key results that are incorporated into the new plan:
More hands-on sessions
Setting clear expectations on mentorship timelines
Being very clear on welcome meetings
Facilitating more connections with mentees
To have more mentors and mentees
@sereedmedia: “i wonder if the application dates being in the downtime holiday season will be a benefit or dampen interest? just hard to get people to pay attention during the holidays.”. Sé also suggested that the application period launch in January along the lines of “new year, new skills”. @mysweetcate suggested that if the program opens in December, we could keep the applications open until January 2024.
@patricia70 asked: “How do we mentor in areas we are not ourselves experienced in? would there be a short “mentor training” first? For example, I know a lot about community, DEIB, some of other areas, but not about Core or GitHub, bug scrubs, commits, etc”. Proposed answers include:
To have mentor training for this cohort.
@nao: “we should try to find a good match with top interest/expertise, but additional training & support from other mentors can also help mentors learn something new about the project.”
@harishanker: ” We could bring in mentees with some experience and train everyone on these basics, the ones that – Core or GitHub, bug scrubs, commits, etc and also other program related areas.”
@adityakane: “in general a good overview of Core and Github usage as a learn course would be very helpful. For core specifically, I mean”
@javiercasares: “I think the Team Reps has a moment here… they know everything about their teams, the documentation and where to find material (and how to create it) so they should also be involved in some active way, supporting not only mentees, but mentors”
@josepmoran: “I totally agree and I join this interesting initiative, since since my presentation in Madrid, here in Spain a small movement has been created that I try to manage based on Javier’s teachings and explain my own experience.”
@glycymeris: “We are creating in Spain a Github handbook for non-experienced people that could be useful. It will be finished in a couple of weeks. If you want we could share it.”
@josepmoran: “Now not only am I and will be mentored, I am taking actions so that other collaborators are aware of these mentorships and I inform you of my learning and process of great progress as a more effective and continuous collaborator.”
Areas in the mentorship program that will help the program succeed
@oglekler: “I can cover several topics in online Zoom sessions and provide support via in-SlackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. meetings. I think we can have a brief overview of the whole ecosystem (I can do it, but I believe that there are people who can do it much better), second session is about how to start Core contribution (I already did this intro, but hopefully the second time it can be better), and some session with live example about how to create a patch and also another one about testing. I am just suggesting, and will be happy not to do everything I am proposing by myself.”
@ninianepress: “I think shadowing mentors is a fabulous and highly valuable idea and would help mentees a lot, I think. I think a graduation Zoom call is a wonderful idea and I think we should invite past graduates since we didn’t do so last time”
@harishanker: “I would pick release shadowing and finding ways for mentees to participate in any release related things. Testing comes to mind!”
Something to be included in the next cohort
@oglekler: “More feedback and visibility about mentees self learning. This part was sort of obscured for me. Making it more publicly organized and discussed will provide this visibility and give great feedback and insides.”
@harishanker: “We don’t have it covered, but I would like a sub-cohort of mentees (optionally) working on a group project. Perhaps something like a community blockBlockBlock is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. theme or a mini feature in core etc (which was suggested by @oglekler)
@ninanepress: “I would really love to see junior and senior mentees and mentors, and to have a mentorship chain”
@sereedmedia “love the mentorship chain. i think that is key to a sustainable program.”
@gusa asked questions on the mentorship program and highlighted the need for a broader culture of mentorship in WordPress. @ninanepress highlighted how the Docs Team has an onboarding guide. @gusus shared of his experience in the Drupal community and shared many excellent points which may be incorporated in WordPress. Some Community Summit sessions were also highlighted in the conversation:
@gusa also shared this task from the Sustainability team which highlights resource needs as well.
Contributing in the next session Many working group members expressed interest in participating in the next cohort in different roles.
Contributor Mentorship Program Badge
One pending task from the past cohort is assigning badges to participants in the program. We had created a formal request for badges, but we recently received feedback from the metaMetaMeta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. team that the program completion badge may not align with the other badges given to mark contribution achievement, leaving us in a bit of a conundrum:
Should we work on a broader change in the badging system?
OR would it be better to display/celebrate the completion differently?
The following ideas were shared in our chats:
@javiercasares: “yes, this is something that has been talked about… we should have two types of badges, the team ones, and “goals one”… but that’s something from Meta… Maybe the option is:
mentors: Community badge
Mentees: the badges from the team they participate (as they gain the badges for their participation)
this is something “for now”, but having in mind having “goals badges””
@harishanker: “Personally, I think our badging system needs an overhaul. But we do need to celebrate the achievements of our mentees. I’m not 100% sure how best we can do that before badging is overhauled””
@josepmoran: “I believe that the mentored badge, without downplaying its importance, can be relative. What really matters are the badges you get through the contributions you make thanks to the emntorias course. and I think those are the ones that are really relevant.”
@tobifjellner changed the ticket type from bug to enhancement.
@courane01: “Noting in the gaming world, badges are called achievements. Sometimes in the edu space. I think we should explore other open sourceOpen SourceOpen Source denotes software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified. Open Source **must be** delivered via a licensing model, see GPL. projects and how they do likewise. Ex: Linux Foundation does give badges for course completions. https://openprofile.dev/profile/courtneyr. I haven’t seen badging for other uses, yet. Nor have I looked though. I think continuing to differentiate team contribution from other areas is the central point, and terminology is the nuance to sort out first”
@tobifjellner: “I’d love for some badges to still remain as tokens of past contributions, even if we for safety remove some accesses when someone moves on (or even passes away…)”
@ninianepress: “What if we had team badges AND achievements? The latter being stuff like this mentorship completion and the #WP20 From Blogs to Blocks campaign badges”
@jeffpaul: “it seems like the response in that meta ticket is based on not understanding the mentorship program, perhaps restating how the program works will make it clear that the badges apply similarly as other team contribution badges do?”. To which @harishanker asked if we could still do the proposed badges without having to overhaul badging, to which, @jeffpaul agreed as there’s no limit to the number of badges, also the mentorship badge could be created for the community team. Jeff also went on to clarify: “yeah, my reading of the comment on that ticket was more confusion about the request than anything, so perhaps restating and giving some context/links out to make it more clear will hopefully help?”
@harishanker also clarified that as per this post, all working group members are eligible for the community contributor badge.
I’m planning ahead for translation review for State of the WordState of the WordThis is the annual report given by Matt Mullenweg, founder of WordPress at WordCamp US. It looks at what we’ve done, what we’re doing, and the future of WordPress. https://wordpress.tv/tag/state-of-the-word/. captions. The week of 11 December, we will need help with:
Japanese
French
German
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish
This year we’re trying a new service so the process is still somewhat up in the air, but we’re hoping this new tool will simplify things. If you are interested and can be available for a quick turn around that week, please leave your name and the language you can help with in the comments here or in my previous Slack thread.
I will share updates as they unfold. Thank you for all you do. 🙂
November is an exciting month! New event formats continue to spring to life, WordCamps are in process, and new meetupMeetupMeetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook. applications are coming in from across the globe.
As if that weren’t enough, three great opportunities are available this month:
Apply to speak at WCEUWCEUWordCamp Europe. The European flagship WordCamp event..
Schedule your local State of the WordState of the WordThis is the annual report given by Matt Mullenweg, founder of WordPress at WordCamp US. It looks at what we’ve done, what we’re doing, and the future of WordPress. https://wordpress.tv/tag/state-of-the-word/. watch party.
Complete the 2023 Meetup Survey.
Read on to learn more and please encourage your community members to take part.
WCEU Call for Speakers is Open
Connect, be inspired, and share our knowledge and stories with the global WordPress community by applying to speak at WCEU 2024. Be a part of the friendly, welcoming, and diverse flagship event that highlights what brings us together around the world’s most used CMS.
Schedule your State of the Word Watch Party Today
The State of the Word is an annual event during which WordPress Co-Founder Matt Mullenweg shares the latest updates and vision for our beloved platform.
This year’s State of the Word 2023 will be held in Madrid, Spain on December 11, 2023 at 15:00 UTC and will be live-streamed via WordPress.orgWordPress.orgThe community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ social media platforms for those who choose to watch from elsewhere.
Whether you watch the live stream or the recording at a time that is convenient for your community, State of the Word watch parties are a fantastic opportunity to come together with your local WordPress enthusiasts to connect, learn, and celebrate the future of our favorite content management system.
Want help getting started?
Check out the information in the Meetup Organizer handbook. It has all you need to organize a State of the Word watch party in person or online. All the tips, tricks, and resources you need in one place.
If you have questions or need additional help, you’re always welcome to ask questions in the Community Team channels on Making WordPress SlackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. or email the team at support@wordcamp.org.
The 2023 Meetup Survey is Out
It’s annual survey time, an opportunity to work together to get a pulse on the local WordPress meetupsMeetupMeetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook..
By taking 15 minutes to fill out the annual survey, you contribute to a more complete view of your community as well as adding your own unique perspective to the global program, both of which are invaluable.
The more responses we have, the more data we have to work with and the greater the impact is for WordPress meetups around the world.
This year’s survey has been simplified into one survey for both organizers and attendees, with a focus on your experience and how to best support growing communities. About two thirds of the questions are true/false or multiple choice, with the remaining questions providing opportunities for you to share your thoughts and ideas.
Submissions will be accepted through 14 January, 2024.
If you have any questions, Community Team deputiesProgram SupporterCommunity Program Supporters (formerly Deputies) are a team of people worldwide who review WordCamp and Meetup applications, interview lead organizers, and keep things moving at WordCamp Central. Find more about program supporters in our Program Supporter Handbook. are here to help. Please email us at support@wordcamp.org or join the #community-eventsSlack channel. Thanks for everything you do to grow and support the WordPress community—let’s keep sharing knowledge and inspiring each other with our contributions!
Hello WordPress MeetupMeetupMeetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook. members,
The annual meetup survey is here! This year, we propose a unified survey for all Meetup members and organizers.
Please complete the Annual Meetup Survey – even if you haven’t participated in a meetup recently!
Help spread the word! If you are a Meetup Organizer, please share the Annual Meetup Survey with your group via discussion boards, email, social media, and announce it at your next Meetup event.
Please take a moment to respond to the survey. This survey is an important opportunity to share your feedback on WordPress meetupsMeetupMeetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook. in 2023 and how we can improve the program in the future. Even if you did not attend meetup events in 2023, your input is valuable! The survey takes less than 5 minutes to fill out, and the results will help strengthen WordPress meetups in the years to come.
We hope to achieve a 100% response rate among Meetup organizers and members around the world, and get actionable insights about two challenges that the WordPress ecosystem is facing right now:
How can we increase the number of WordPress events?
How can we increase the number of WordPress users worldwide?
What’s Next?
Take the survey, you have until January 14, 2024!
To open the survey in a new tab, please use the following link: https://wordpressdotorg.survey.fm/2023-meetup-annual-survey
Share the Annual Meetup Program Survey with your local Meetup community, in whichever languages are relevant to your region.
In a continuing effort to provide some real-time information for event organizers and the community alike, below is a month-in-review post with recaps of the prior month’s events and how they fared financially, in terms of ticket sales and budget.
As we roll into the final quarter of 2023, the month of October was quite active. The month closed out with a total of 13 events.
Updates on WordCamps Held pre-October with Open Budgets
WordCampWordCampWordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. Kerala, India (March 25) Final Tickets Sold: 499 Approved Attendee Total: 500 Budget Notes*: Budget closed. Final cost $19,664 USD/1,638,635 INR and cost per person/day of $39 USD/ 3,284 INR. Event closed on budget. Open Items – Finances: No open items
WordCamp Nairobi, Kenya (Aug 16-17) Final Tickets Sold: 160 Approved Attendee Total: 200 Budget Notes*: Initial review of Transparency Report complete. Awaiting response in regards to small surplus. Open Items – Finances: Awaiting response in regards to small surplus.
WordCamp Denmark (Aug 26-27) Final Tickets Sold: 48 Approved Attendee Total: 95 Budget Notes*: Budget closed. Final cost $11,002 USD/ 73,347 DKK and cost per person/day of $115 USD/ 764 DKK. Event closed with a contribution to the Global Sponsorship fund of approximately $4,190 USD/ 27,937 DKK Open Items – Finances: No open items
WordCamp Jinja, Uganda (Sept 4 – 5) Final Tickets Sold: 186 Approved Attendee Total: 250 Budget Notes*: Budget closed. Final cost $6,290 USD and cost per person/day of $17 USD. Event closed with a contribution to the Global Sponsorship fund of approximately $60 USD to be used towards future MeetupMeetupMeetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook. expenses Open Items – Finances: No open items
WordCamp Kathmandu, Nepal (Sept 8-9) Final Tickets Sold: 473 Approved Attendee Total: 450 Budget Notes*: Budget closed. Final cost $18,288 USD/ 2,438,435 NPR and cost per person/day of $19 USD/ 2,577 NPR. Event closed with a contribution to the Global Sponsorship fund of approximately $1,828 USD/ 243,694 NPR to be used towards future WordPress expenses. Surplus held in WP Nepal account. Open Items – Finances: No open items
WordCamp Finland (Sept 14-15) Final Tickets Sold: 407 Approved Attendee Total: 500 Budget Notes*: Awaiting Final Numbers Open Items – Finances: Several payments still pending (Signage, Audio/Visual, Speaker Event)
WordCamp Pontevedra, Spain (Sept 16-17) Final Tickets Sold: 245 Approved Attendee Total: 300 Budget Notes*: Awaiting Final Numbers Open Items – Finances: Several payments still pending (Audio/Visual & Swag)
WordCamp Vancouver, Canada (Sept 23) Final Tickets Sold: 241 Approved Attendee Total: 375 Budget Notes*: Budget closed. Final cost $16,470 USD/ 21,671 CAD and cost per person/day of $68 USD/ 90 CAD. Event closed with a contribution to the Global Sponsorship fund of approximately $550 USD/ 724 CAD. Open Items – Finances: No open items
WordCamp and Events Held in October
WordCamp Biarritz, France (Oct 6) Final Tickets Sold: 304 Approved Attendee Total: 300 Budget Notes*: Awaiting Final Numbers Open Items – Finances: Food & Beverage payments still pending
WordCamp Masaka, Uganda (Oct 6 – 7) Final Tickets Sold: 217 Approved Attendee Total: 200 Budget Notes*: Budget closed. Final cost $8,136 USD and cost per person/day of $19 USD. Event closed with additional Global Sponsorship funds used totaling $1,336 USD. The majority of this relates to customs fees for swag. A potential way to avoid this in the future will be to source the swag locally using templates provided by Central. This is in the works. Open Items – Finances: No open items
WordCamp Bhopal, India (Oct 7-8) Final Tickets Sold: 353 Approved Attendee Total: 350 Budget Notes*: Awaiting Final Numbers Open Items – Finances: Still Awaiting final Transparency Report**, and team has responded to say they are working on the final numbers
WordCamp Atlanta, USA (Oct 14-15) Final Tickets Sold: 181 Approved Attendee Total: 500 Budget Notes*: Budget closed. Final cost $39,439 USD and cost per person/day of $109 USD. Event closed with a contribution to the Global Sponsorship fund of approximately $5,781 USD after making major budgeting changes due to lower than expected sponsorship and ticket sales. Open Items – Finances: No open items
WordCamp Skopje, North Macedonia (Oct 14) Final Tickets Sold: 254 Approved Attendee Total: 250 Budget Notes*: Budget closed. Final cost $6,548 USD/ 385,188 MKD and cost per person/day of $26 USD/ 1,516 MKD. Event closed with a contribution to the Global Sponsorship fund of approximately $1,140 USD/ 67,046 MKD. Open Items – Finances: No open items
WordCamp Taiwan (Oct 14) Final Tickets Sold: 321 Approved Attendee Total: 500 Budget Notes*: Awaiting Final Numbers Open Items – Finances: Several payments still pending (Food, Speaker Event, Swag, After Party, Signage)
WordCamp Germany (Oct 19-21) Final Tickets Sold: 276 Approved Attendee Total: 250 Budget Notes*: Budget closed. Final cost $45,743 USD/ 42,220 EUR and cost per person/day of $28 USD/ 25 EUR. Event closed with additional Global Sponsorship funds used of approximately $2,091 USD/ 1,955 EUR. Open Items – Finances: No open items
WordCamp Sevilla, Spain (Oct 20-22) Final Tickets Sold: 243 Approved Attendee Total: 200 Budget Notes*: Budget closed. Final cost $28,304 USD/ 26,452 EUR and cost per person/day of $39 USD/ 36 EUR. Event closed with additional Global Sponsorship funds used of approximately $5,785 USD/ 5,407 EUR. Open Items – Finances: No open items
WordCamp Wroclaw, Poland (Oct 21) Final Tickets Sold: 106 Approved Attendee Total: 100Budget Notes*: Budget closed. Final cost $5,337 USD/ 23,205 PLN and cost per person/day of $50 USD/ 219 PLN. Event closed with a contribution to the Global Sponsorship fund of $2,064 USD/ 8,973 PLN. Open Items – Finances: No open items
WordCamp Tokyo, Japan (Oct 21) Final Tickets Sold: 424 Approved Attendee Total: 400 Budget Notes*: Awaiting Final Numbers Open Items – Finances: Still Awaiting final Transparency Report**, and the team has been emailed to request the report.
WordCamp Tegal, Indonesia (Oct 22) Final Tickets Sold: 83 Approved Attendee Total: 75 Budget Notes*: Awaiting Final Numbers Open Items – Finances: Still Awaiting final Transparency Report**, and the team has been emailed to request the report.
WordCamp Managua, Nicaragua (Oct 28) Final Tickets Sold: 173 Approved Attendee Total: 200 Budget Notes*: Budget closed. Final cost $3,914 USD and cost per person/day of $23 USD. Event closed with a contribution to the Global Sponsorship fund of $821 USD. Open Items – Finances: No open items
WordCamp Mumbai, India (Oct 28-29) Final Tickets Sold: 495 Approved Attendee Total: 500 Budget Notes*: Awaiting Final Numbers Open Items – Finances: Still Awaiting final Transparency Report**, and the team has been emailed to request the report.
Budget Notes*: If an event was able to raise more sponsorship income or ticket income, or the expenses were less than amounts listed in the approved budget, the additional funds are contributed back to the Global Sponsorship fund. If, on the other hand, an organizing team raises less sponsorship income or ticket income than planned, or expenses are higher than originally budgeted, the additional amount needed to cover all expenses is covered by the Global Sponsorship fund and will be stated as additional Global Sponsorship funds used.
The goal of WordPress events is to provide a space where community members can come together and share knowledge, build relationships with other members and sponsors, and spread love for WordPress. The goal is never to make money. Because WordPress Community SupportWordPress Community SupportWordPress Community Support PBC is a subsidiary of WordPress Foundation. It is created specifically to be the financial and legal support for WordCamps, WordPress Meetup groups, and any additional “official” events organized within the WordPress Community Events program. pays taxes on any income at year end, we strive to hold events where income is equal to expenses.
Transparency Report**: WordCamps that run funds through WordPress Community Support (WPCSWPCSThe collection of PHP_CodeSniffer rules (sniffs) used to format and validate PHP code developed for WordPress according to the WordPress Coding Standards.
May also be an acronym referring to the Accessibility, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, etc. coding standards as published in the WordPress Coding Standards Handbook.) – meaning WPCS collects ticket income and sponsorship income, and pays vendors directly – are not required to submit a Transparency Report. Alternatively, organizing teams that run money locally collect all or some of the ticket income and sponsorship income directly. The team then uses the collected funds to pay expenses of the event. The organizing team is responsible for completing a transparency report after the event where they submit receipts/documentation for all expenses, support for ticket income collected, and support for sponsorship income collected. More info can be found here.
