Title: Community Hub is a go! Author: Jenny Wong Published: December 8, 2014 Last modified: July 5, 2019 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/miss_jwo/) [Jenny Wong](https://profiles.wordpress.org/miss_jwo/) 2:20 pm _on_ December 8, 2014 Tags: [commhub ( 20 )](https://make.wordpress.org/community/tag/commhub/) # Community Hub is a go! As I mentioned a couple of Team meetings ago, something that came out of WCSF summit was that it’s hard to find local user groups. This is where the Community Hub concept has been reignited. ### What is the Community Hub? At it’s coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress., the vision for community hub will be a directory listing of WordPress user groups. We can make it so much more! The community hub can be the WordCamp.org of local user groups/ meet ups. This would mean that user groups who want a localised website can have one that is tailored to their culture and community. No one would be forced to use the community hub, but for us to build a tool that you would want, we want to make the _ultimate wish list_. ### What do we need from you? * Go to https://make.wordpress.org/community/wcsf-2014-team-meetup-notes/#commhub and review the wish list * Add any other wish lists, visions, comments, queries of the Community Hub against** this** post. * Share this with any community organisers you know. ### Road Map of the project * Open wish list requests * Create a poll to allow community to vote on what wish list items they consider important * Discussion of poll results * Create a MVPMinimum Viable Product "A minimum viable product (MVP) is a product with just enough features to satisfy early customers, and to provide feedback for future product development." - [WikiPedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_product) spec. * Community review MVP before giving to MetaMeta Meta 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 to review * Check what features are available * Build what features we don’t * BetaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. testing * Start inviting everyone ### Meetings It would be good to set up a Community Hub Meeting. I have set up a doodle. 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[Daisuke Takahashi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/extendwings/) 2:57 pm _on_ December 8, 2014 3. I think events should be exportable into XML or iCal format for Google calendar users (including me). 4. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3570426dc554b821b457cc8807eea58efd745bc3b8f8a8c6a80a2641add6608? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 5. [vc27](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vc27/) 3:01 pm _on_ December 8, 2014 6. I would love to be involved! Our community has a simple site that runs a blog and /community site for planning WordCampWordCamp WordCamps 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](https://central.wordcamp.org/about/). and MeetupsMeetup Meetup 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](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/meetup-organizer/).. Unfortunately, outside of WC planning, I’m the only one posting there, but we do get some interaction in the comments. 7. Here is Nashville’s local site – [http://wpnashville.com/](http://wpnashville.com/) 8. There’s only on thing I can think of outside the wcsf list: 9. 1. A list of users by location based on .org user accounts. Would love to be able to point to a directory of users in the area. MeetupMeetup Meetup 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](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/meetup-organizer/). profile pages are nice, but the .org accounts have all the badges and will probably have more as time rolls on. Example: [https://profiles.wordpress.org/vc27](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vc27) 10. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/873376107c21d7d985dbb1ffb33bd78dfea7c654d3bf80879cd71452e59f4d1f? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 11. [Dustin Filippini](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dustyf/) 3:44 pm _on_ December 8, 2014 12. A lot of the wishlist items seem to duplicate Meetup.com functionality. Would the goal to be to replace Meetup.com or to be to feature WP related meetupsMeetup Meetup 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](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/meetup-organizer/). and then send people to Meetup.com for that functionality? I think the latter would be better to at least start with. 13. I also wouldn’t really want to move away from Meetup.com. It does a ton for your discoverability. Those not currently in the WP community won’t go to WP.org to look for meetups, but may get notifications from Meetup.com that could let them discover a new WP meetupMeetup Meetup 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](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/meetup-organizer/).. I’ve seen multiple meetups move away because of costs and it hurt the number of members. 14. I feel discovery, involvement info, and data and functions that can be complementary to the meetup.com pages would be the most beneficial by this project. 15. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5022aefae4facbf0d0992d39e0c5c109b942122c628aff8ad80908a02692bbdf? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Jenny Wong](https://profiles.wordpress.org/miss_jwo/) 4:17 pm _on_ December 8, 2014 * There are some groups whom don’t find MeetUpMeetup Meetup 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](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/meetup-organizer/). useful. * My personal feelings is that it should be up to the user group if they port their site from MeetUp or any location and use the full extent of the hub. * My idea would be that if groups want to just have a directory listing on the community hub and outwards link to MeetUp/Facebook/ location of their choice then that should be ok. * Ultimately right now, the question to the community is: What do you want from this community hub? and can be extended to : Do you want a community hub and if so how do you think your local community would find it useful and use it? * What ever we build, it need to compliment us all. - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/873376107c21d7d985dbb1ffb33bd78dfea7c654d3bf80879cd71452e59f4d1f? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [Dustin Filippini](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dustyf/) 5:24 pm _on_ December 8, 2014 - Each group has their own needs. Just my thoughts and findings. And I also feel the best route for the MVPMinimum Viable Product "A minimum viable product (MVP) is a product with just enough features to satisfy early customers, and to provide feedback for future product development." - [WikiPedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_product) would be to concentrate on the things that are not already covered by meetup. com, then those features can be added on as time progresses. Listings, search and discoverability through WP.org, and a repository of information of how to successfully run a meetupMeetup Meetup 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](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/meetup-organizer/). and how to give back to the meetup are what I feel are most important to start. I’ll be glad to spend some time helping with this. I can assist Ian and the MetaMeta Meta 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 with some dev efforts. 16. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/99743bb9dcb64d97cf25249cf3f2b02e901967f1a45bb1dbf39963c82eeb9020? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 17. [Daniel Payne](https://profiles.wordpress.org/djepayne/) 5:16 pm _on_ December 8, 2014 18. In Portland, Oregon we are successfully using MeetUp.com for our community along with a web site at [http://www.pdxwp.com](http://www.pdxwp.com), so we are all setup and would not benefit from having to duplicate our effort with a community hub. 19. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5022aefae4facbf0d0992d39e0c5c109b942122c628aff8ad80908a02692bbdf? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Jenny Wong](https://profiles.wordpress.org/miss_jwo/) 5:39 pm _on_ December 8, 2014 * Not even if the community hub was a directory of WordPress user groups globally which helps people who are travelling / moving location. Something like [http://php.ug](http://php.ug)? 20. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bd8087d6bbe2a654102b7ffbba5ea523eed6de836e468f57c9860900b4e8b2c3? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 21. [Paul de Wouters](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pauldewouters/) 7:51 pm _on_ December 8, 2014 22. I’d love to be able to access a public APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways. where I could pull in attendees and speakers for events. 23. Pingback: [WordPress Community Hub をつくろう！新しいWebサイトに関する要望募集のおしらせ - まよねーずブログ](http://blog.mayuko.me/wordpress-community-hub-%e3%82%92%e3%81%a4%e3%81%8f%e3%82%8d%e3%81%86%ef%bc%81%e6%96%b0%e3%81%97%e3%81%84web%e3%82%b5%e3%82%a4%e3%83%88%e3%81%ab%e9%96%a2%e3%81%99%e3%82%8b%e8%a6%) 24. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/806814895466fbffe3a788a45451b3afa695570f8c2a6f6913db6aa5e2cb3178? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 25. [Mikel King](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vizkr/) 7:59 pm _on_ December 10, 2014 26. This is something long overdue. 27. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2e500695efc100122c68bdedb244ece6b4c0a5e9644c2a1f684bcc4f0bde46eb? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 28. [Mayo Moriyama](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mayukojpn/) 5:51 am _on_ December 11, 2014 29. Hi [@miss_jwo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/miss_jwo/) I’d like to suggest a meeting to Japanese meetupMeetup Meetup 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](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/meetup-organizer/). organizers to make wish list. If we could discuss in our language, it would be easier to think. Then I will post the summary in English. 🙂 30. When do the Community Hub team have a meeting? Like next week or much later?? We would like to do it with locals before the community team’s one. 31. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5022aefae4facbf0d0992d39e0c5c109b942122c628aff8ad80908a02692bbdf? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Jenny Wong](https://profiles.wordpress.org/miss_jwo/) 8:46 pm _on_ December 11, 2014 * I will be reviewing the meeting options tomorrow and setting the first meeting for next week, but I don’t expect the first meeting will be anything more than discussing it more. * I welcome your findings when ever you get them and i’ll add them to the ultimate wish list poll. - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2e500695efc100122c68bdedb244ece6b4c0a5e9644c2a1f684bcc4f0bde46eb? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [Mayo Moriyama](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mayukojpn/) 10:28 am _on_ December 16, 2014 - Hi! I post again (old one is awaiting moderation) We Japanese will have a meeting at UTC 13:00 17/12 Wednesday. Thank you! 32. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a0d09f4c225fa21e2ce02f66d4a38f8d4f80e5010bf9da259fb92efdd6159c46? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 33. [Junko Nukaga](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nukaga/) 1:57 pm _on_ December 12, 2014 34. Hi, I think may have a features of below 🙂 35. * WordPress.orgWordPress.org The 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/](https://wordpress.org/) profile display of group members. * Group have a Blog. (Event Report) * From leader of the group, Leader can send an email event notification to members. 36. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aa89edf971372c035a02c633667412facd8b00fd6946fe4f208f7aed7f7bb524? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 37. [Naoko Takano](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nao/) 12:52 pm _on_ December 15, 2014 38. Personally, my one wish list item for the Community Hub is it to be translatable via GlotPress. Unless that’s available, it will be hard for many non-English users to adopt the new Hub over/along with what they are already using – and that means it won’t be a true hub for global members of the WordPress community. 39. Pingback: [WordPress › 日本語 « Community Hub 要望ブレストミーティングのお知らせ](https://ja.wordpress.org/2014/12/15/community-hub-meeting/) 40. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2e500695efc100122c68bdedb244ece6b4c0a5e9644c2a1f684bcc4f0bde46eb? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Mayo Moriyama](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mayukojpn/) 2:08 pm _on_ December 15, 2014 * Japanese Community decided to have a meeting on Google Hangouts on 17/12 Wednesday 13:00 UTC [http://arewemeetingyet.com/Tokyo/2014-12-17/22:00/Community%20Hub%20Meeting](http://arewemeetingyet.com/Tokyo/2014-12-17/22:00/Community%20Hub%20Meeting) * Announcement is here: [https://ja.wordpress.org/2014/12/15/community-hub-meeting/](https://ja.wordpress.org/2014/12/15/community-hub-meeting/) * Thanks [@miss_jwo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/miss_jwo/) ! 41. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5022aefae4facbf0d0992d39e0c5c109b942122c628aff8ad80908a02692bbdf? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 42. [Jenny Wong](https://profiles.wordpress.org/miss_jwo/) 10:19 am _on_ December 17, 2014 43. No problems, I’ll join the hangout if you want. 44. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2e500695efc100122c68bdedb244ece6b4c0a5e9644c2a1f684bcc4f0bde46eb? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Mayo Moriyama](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mayukojpn/) 4:41 pm _on_ December 22, 2014 * Thank you Jenny for attending meeting 🙂 we could understand one by one. And, I’m sorry for late for posting summary!!! :s * Our request from Japan is: - E-mail system. Host can send meetupMeetup Meetup 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](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/meetup-organizer/). invitation. S/He can choose with multiple checkbox from * – joined group but not register this meetup – registered this meetup – already checked in (host can send event report or feedback request) – cancelled - User can use WordPress.orgWordPress.org The 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/](https://wordpress.org/) account. - Meetup host can post with Markdown. - Check-in with QR code ticket. * in Japanese community, event host will use barcode reader app with smartphone. Attendee will get QR code ticket by e-mail and bring it with Smartphone. - Central can know how many people came correctly by QR code. - Host can prepare several kind of tickets. for example, only meetup ticket or after party included ticket. These price would be different. - “Group host” and “this time only host” will be separated. in some meetupsMeetup Meetup 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](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/meetup-organizer/). in Japan, organizing team is very flexible. We want to rebuild organizing team. - Host can set limit people number or deadline time/date. - Host can use venue memory (like Meetup.com) - Host can register both meetup and afterparty. it could be relatable. - in Japan, sometimes we had co-organized event with multiple city. we want to register related events or make group with other cities, * That time, we did hands-on with Google Hangouts with 13 different cities. 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