Hello, WordPress Community!
This month, the Community Team has been focusing on reactivating WordPress Meetup Groups. Here’s an update on the progress:
- July 3: We messaged organizers of groups inactive in April–June 2024, encouraging them to host events.
- July 11: If we didn’t hear back, we contacted members to encourage them to step in as organizers.
By using the bulk email tool on Meetup.com, some issues occurred:
- Members who opted out of messages from the Meetup 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. Pro Network (WordPress) missed the messages.
- The message lacked the specific group name, causing confusion if if an organizer of an active group was also a member of an inactive group.
We are very sorry for the confusion this has caused.
Moving forward, groups not showing interest in reactivating will be removed from the WordPress Chapter Meetup Program in August. Please check this list for groups noted for removal. If your group is on this list in error, contact us at support@wordcamp.org by August 5.
What happens when a group is removed from the chapter program?
- WordPress steps down as the organizer, and the group is removed from the WordPress network.
- Meetup.com invites the group’s organizing team to continue independently (including paying the subscription fee).
- If no one from the organizing team steps up in five days, the invitation is extended to all members.
- If no one steps up in thirty days, the group is closed by Meetup.com.
To organize a WordPress Chapter Meetup, please submit a Meetup Organizer application. You are always welcome to reach out to the WordPress Community Team at support@wordcamp.org with any questions.
Thank you to everyone who has been a part of the WordPress Chapter Meetup program!
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