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Kick off the new year with inspiring WordPress events! This edition features creative ideas, sustainable tips, and stories of community growth worldwide. From workshops to International Women’s Day celebrations, find insights to empower your community and make 2025 unforgettable.
Given the importance of thorough preparation, we recommend organizing teams to apply for events scheduled at least six months in advance. This ensures adequate time for the review process and the necessary planning to create a successful event.
Engaging WordPress Event Ideas to Kickstart the New Year
These ideas are perfect for inspiring and empowering your WordPress community in the year ahead!
New Year, New Website Workshop: Help beginners create and launch their first WordPress site with step-by-step guidance. Maybe with the help of AI.
Refresh Your WordPress Site: Guide attendees on redesigning, optimizing, and enhancing their websites for the new year, focusing on speed and usability.
Community Mixer & Trends for 2025: Host a networking event featuring lightning talks, Q&A sessions, and discussions on upcoming WordPress trends.
Tip of the Month for Creating More Sustainable Events:
When organizing an event, favor cities that have excellent low-carbon long-haul travel links (like trains) and reliable, accessible public transport. See more event location advice here.
How to Plan a Creative and Meaningful WordPress Event for International Women’s Day
WordPress Latin America: First mentoring session for women leading International Women’s Day events on March 8th.
Choose a Resonant Event Title
Pick a theme like “Breaking Barriers: Women Empowering the Web” to give your event a clear purpose that aligns with International Women’s Day.
Highlight Inspiring Speakers
Invite women leaders in WordPress or related fields to share their stories through presentations or panel discussions.
Host Interactive Workshops
Plan hands-on sessions, such as coding, content creation, or design tutorials, to empower attendees with new skills.
Create Networking Opportunities
Facilitate connections with activities like speed networking or breakout rooms focused on specific topics.
Celebrate Achievements
Showcase women-led projects or honor local contributors to highlight the impact of women in the WordPress community.
Ensure Inclusivity
Make the event accessible with hybrid options, translations, and an inclusive venue to welcome everyone.
Amplify the Impact
Share event highlights online to inspire others and encourage ongoing support for women in tech.
Reminder: 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. Asia Tickets Are Available!
🌏 Get Ready for WordCamp Asia 2025! 🌏
Join the WordPress community at the first major WordCamp of the year! Tickets are on sale now—don’t miss out!
Let’s come together and make WordCamp Asia 2025 an incredible experience! ❤️ 🌏
Some recent Community Events
Looking for creative event ideas? Make Your Products Shine!
Organizers in WordPress Cartago, Costa Rica are hosting a hands-on workshop where participants learn to take stunning product photos using their smartphones. With tips on lighting, composition, and editing, attendees create eye-catching content for their E-Commerce or social media.
Participants bring a product and brand-inspired decorations to practice their skills and showcase their creations during the 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.. Optional props like parchment paper or cake bases add extra flair. This is a great example of how local events can deliver value and empower communities to grow their businesses.
Reviving Resilience: The Journey of the Buea WordPress Community
After being inactive for over six years due to the socio-political crisis in Cameroon, the Buea WordPress Community has made an inspiring comeback. In 2023, with unwavering determination, @kofimokome took the bold step to revive the community despite facing initial challenges with limited interest and engagement.
Fast forward to today, the tide is turning. Membership has grown significantly, and there’s a renewed enthusiasm among local WordPress enthusiasts. This growth speaks to the community’s resilience and shared commitment to building a vibrant learning, collaboration, and innovation space.
Looking ahead, the community has set an ambitious and exciting goal for 2024: to nurture and support their first CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. contributor to WordPress. This milestone will not only elevate the Buea WordPress Community but also amplify its voice on the global stage.
Let’s celebrate and support this thriving community as they overcome challenges and achieve new heights!
Growing the WordPress Community in Mexico City
The WordPress Mexico City Meetup recently hosted its latest in-person event, attracting an even larger crowd and showcasing the community’s steady growth. This vibrant group continues to thrive, reflecting the increasing interest in WordPress across the region.
As one of the few 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. offering two monthly events—one virtual and one in-person—the community ensures accessibilityAccessibilityAccessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) and engagement for all. In a city as large and bustling as CDMX, in-person meetups are held on weekends to accommodate attendees and avoid traffic challenges, while virtual events provide an excellent alternative for those unable to join physically.
WordPress Event Organizers, We Want to Feature You!
We love highlighting WordPress events from around the world in our newsletters. Want your Meetup to be featured? Share a picture with the Community team! Post it on the #community-eventsSlack channel. Remember to ask permission from your group members before taking and sharing photos.
Need Support or Guidance From 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.?
If you have any questions, Community Team Supporters 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!
This year’s selection process was a true celebration of community spirit, with record-breaking engagement and a shared commitment to shaping the future of our vibrant team.
🌟 Reflecting on Progress: Evolving the Role of Team Reps
In 2024, we introduced a new structure for Community Team Reps, inspired by thoughtful discussions at the 2023 Community Summit. This updated framework brought several key changes:
Extending the term for Team Reps to two years to ensure deeper impact and continuity.
Increasing the number of Team Reps to four,
with two Team Reps continuing from the previous year.
and two Team Reps newly elected annually.
These adjustments fostered a smoother transition between terms and allowed for a balance of fresh perspectives and experienced guidance. In 2024, our incredible team consisted of:
Their leadership and dedication have made a lasting impact, and we are profoundly grateful for their service.
💪 The 2025 Selection Process: A Community Effort
This year’s nominations and voting process set a new standard for community participation! We received an impressive nine nominations, reflecting the enthusiasm and dedication of our members.
During the final voting, we saw unprecedented engagement, with the highest voter turnout in recent history. The results presented us with an exciting challenge: a tie for the second new Rep position. After thoughtful deliberation, the current Team Reps made the decision to welcome all three top-voted nominees, recognizing the value they bring to the team.
🌟 A Fond Farewell and New Beginnings
As we welcome the new Reps, we also celebrate the achievements of those stepping down.
Leo Gopal (@leogopal) and Junko Nukaga (@nukaga) have completed their two-year terms, leaving a legacy of leadership and dedication.
Shusei Toda (@st810amaze) will continue into his second year, offering his invaluable experience and guidance.
Isotta Peira (@peiraisotta) will transition into an honorary role as a 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. Supporter, providing mentorship and advice to the new Reps while stepping back from the official title.
We deeply appreciate their contributions and know their influence will continue to shape the Community Team’s future.
🎉 Welcoming the 2025 Team Reps
Please join us in giving a warm welcome to the three exceptional reps who will help guide the WordPress Community in 2025:
Pooja began her WordPress journey in 2013 as a developer. In 2015, she co-founded WPVibes, a pluginPluginA plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party development company. Her involvement with the WordPress community deepened in 2017 when she attended her first 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., marking the start of her contribution journey.
Within the WordPress project, Pooja has held several significant roles. She served as Co-Team Rep of the Training Team for the 2022 and 2023 terms and made notable contributions to the WordPress releases.
She was part of the release squad for 6.3 & 6.4 as Test Lead. In 2024, she represented the Test Team and continues to serve as a General Translation EditorGeneral Translation EditorGeneral Translation Editor – One of the polyglots team leads in a geographic region https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/. Further information at https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/glossary/#general-translation-editor. (GTEGeneral Translation EditorGeneral Translation Editor – One of the polyglots team leads in a geographic region https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/. Further information at https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/glossary/#general-translation-editor.) for the Hindi locale. She is a member of the Plugin Review Team, and a co-organizer of the Ajmer 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.. She is one of the organizers of the WordCamp Asia.
Pooja’s dedication to WordPress was recognized with the Kim Parsell Scholarship, which granted her the opportunity to attend WCUSWCUSWordCamp US. The US flagship WordCamp event. 2022.
Unfortunately, visa issues prevented her attendance. Based in Ajmer, a picturesque city in Rajasthan, India, Pooja balances her WordPress contributions with hobbies like gardening, exploring new places, and listening to music.
He is passionate about community building and that passion led him on starting his journey as a contributor in 2012. He co-founded the WordPress meetup in Mumbai, which was the very first one in India.
He currently contributes to the project as a Program ManagerProgram ManagerProgram Managers (formerly Super Deputies) are Program Supporters who can perform extra tasks on WordCamp.org like creating new sites and publishing WordCamps to the schedule. on the Community Team, along with being part of the WordPress Incident Report Team.
Aditya Kane lives in Pune, India. He works as a freelance consultant for WordPress projects and agencies.
He believes that open-source, the open web, an open culture that nourishes, informs, changes and invites participation feels inherently authentic.
Arthur Kasirye is a founding member of the WordPress community in Uganda, renowned for his leadership and mentorship roles. He has supported the global WordPress ecosystem as a community lead, 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., and program supporterProgram 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., guiding numerous WordCamp organizers worldwide.
A passionate advocate for localization, Arthur has contributed significantly to translating WordPress into Ugandan languages, including Luganda. He is also the founder of Kasiryelabs, a digital agency he established eight years ago, where he continues to excel as a web creator and creative designer.
Shusei is a creative director and business strategist based in Tokyo, Japan. With a background in web design and engineering, Shusei specializes in crafting comprehensive brand, corporate, and visual content for clients.
His expertise spans project management, photography, videography, and creative strategy. Since joining the WordPress Community, Shusei has been an active contributor both locally and globally.
We are excited to see their unique perspectives, creativity, and leadership come to life as they work alongside the broader community.
🚀 Looking Ahead
This announcement marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for the WordPress Community Team. Thank you to everyone who participated in the nominations, voting, and discussions—it’s your engagement and passion that keep our community thriving.
Together, let’s continue to innovate, support one another, and grow as a community in 2025. Here’s to an incredible year ahead!
A big thanks goes out to (@nukaga) (@peiraisotta) (@st810amaze) for all their hard work and contributions during this process. None of this would have been possible without their deep care and understanding.
The Community Team chat takes place the first Thursday of every month in the #community-team channel on SlackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..
This meeting is meant for all contributors on the team and everyone who is interested in taking part in some of the things our team does. Feel free to join us, even if you are not currently active in the team!
You will find a preliminary agenda for the meeting below.
If you wish to add points to discuss, comment on this post or reach out to one of the team reps: @peiraisotta or @Shusei. It does not need to be a blog post yet, the topic can be discussed during the meeting nevertheless. We use the same agenda for both meetings.
Call for meeting host and notetaker If anyone is available to host this month’s or next month’s Community Team meetings and/or write the recap notes , please reach out to one of the team reps: @peiraisotta or @Shusei.
Check-ins: Program and Event Supporters / Contributors
What have you been doing and how is it going?
What did you accomplish after the last meeting?
Are there any blockers?
Can other team members help you in some way?
Highlights to Note
Here are a few things everyone should be aware of.
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. Organizer Newsletter was sent on December 7th. Here is the full detail of the newsletter.
WordCamp Central Website had a content update. The updates contain: content alignment, visibility enhancement of WordPress Events, promoting other WordPress Events, and some clean up/modernizing. Here is a full announcement about it.
3 Flagship WordCamps are planned for 2025 with 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. Asia 2025 coming up next month and WordCamp Europe 2025 opening calls for multiple roles for the event.
Check out these new and ongoing discussions needing review, feedback, thoughts and comments.
In honor of International Women’s Day, a proposal was made to host WordPress Events to celebrate the occasion. Make sure you check the post if you are interested.
The voting for 2025 Community Team Reps have finished and the final results are in. New Reps will be announced soon. Keep an eye on the Make WordPress Community posts to know more about the new Team Reps for 2025.
Open Floor
This is your chance to discuss things that weren’t on the meeting agenda.
We invite you to use this opportunity to share anything that you want with the team. If you currently have a topic you’d like to discuss, add it to the comments of this post and we will try to update the agenda accordingly.
A big thank you to everyone who applied to be part of the Community Team’s event program as Supporters! We appreciate your enthusiasm and involvement! We also apologize for the delay in processing applications.
After reviewing 28 applications, we are pleased to announce that we have accepted 22 applicants. Successful applicants will be contacted by their assigned 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., with onboarding scheduled to be completed by the end of January 2025. For those who were not selected, you will receive a notification by the end of December 2024.
We’ve created several groups of Mentors/Mentees and they’ll start the onboarding and training sessions starting in January 2025.
During the onboarding process and their first few months, newly onboarded Supporter groups are encouraged to reach out to their mentors and collaborate with other Supporters. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn and grow together!
For more details, please refer to our original announcement here.
Thank you once again for your interest and commitment to the WordPress community!
Thank you, @_dorsvenabili, for your collaboration on this post!
In honor of International Women’s Day, we propose that local WordPress communities around the globe consider organizing WordPress events for women to celebrate, empower, and inspire women within our ecosystem.
Note: This WordPress event is for women and gender minorities in tech, and we kindly request for organizers of these groups to apply to be the organizers.
Why This Matters:
The WordPress community thrives on diversity, inclusivity, and collaboration. Hosting women-focused WordPress events provides a safe and welcoming space for women to:
Share their experiences, challenges, and successes in WordPress and tech.
Learn and grow through focused workshops, talks, and discussions.
Build networks, gain 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., and foster confidence to take up leadership roles within the WordPress community.
Inspire women in the tech world through the experiences and leadership of other professional and accomplished women.
What These WordPress Events Could Look Like:
Inspiring Talks: Invite women leaders, contributors, and professionals in WordPress and related IT communities to share their journeys.
Hands-on Workshops: Cover topics like WordPress basics, pluginPluginA plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party/theme development, blogging, digital marketing, design, business, entrepreneurship…
Networking Sessions: Facilitate connections among women to build strong, local support networks.
Inclusive Stories: Create a platform for women from diverse backgrounds to share how WordPress has impacted their lives and careers.
Highlight Local Success Stories: Share stories of women in your local community who have achieved milestones in WordPress or tech.
Fun Games and Learning Activities: Include interactive games and activities that are both engaging and educational, such as quizzes, or team-building challenges.
Offer Mentorship Opportunities: Pair beginners with experienced WordPress users for one-on-one guidance during or after the event.
Follow-Up Events: Plan follow-up 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. or workshops to keep the momentum going and track participants’ progress.
How to Get Started:
Collaborate with Local Groups: Partner with women-focused organizations or tech communities to expand your outreach. Start discussions with them and begin planning your event.
Secure a Venue: Look for an inclusive and welcoming venue. If possible, secure a free or donated venue. If that’s not feasible, opt for the most cost-effective option. You can also host your event online.
Plan Your Budget: Budget for venue costs (if applicable), refreshments, snacks, and/or childcare. 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. Community Support will offer a stipend of $100 – $500 USD (depending on the host city’s cost of living and average size of 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. events) to support your event.
Curate Inclusive Content: Design a program that caters to all skill levels, from beginners to experienced WordPress users.
Promote Your Event: Use social media and local channels to spread the word and attract attendees.
Prepare Swag and Materials: If local businesses would like to support your event, consider printing swag items or stickers locally to enhance the experience.
Please note that if you would like to offer childcare services at your venue, you can encourage women to bring children under 10 to join the event!
We’re seeking assistance with the following:
A designer to create a banner for the event that all the communities can use.
A designer to craft a sticker sheet featuring female-gendered Wapuu designs.
A designer to develop a unique logo for WordPress Women’s Day.
If you would like to volunteer for the designing part, please comment on this post!
Our Vision:
By organizing women-centric WordPress events on International Women’s Day, we can spark meaningful conversations and encourage more women to join, lead, and contribute to WordPress. It’s an opportunity to strengthen our community and amplify women’s voices in 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..
We hope this initiative inspires WordPress organizers worldwide to celebrate and empower women in their communities. Let’s work together to make WordPress a more inclusive and diverse space!
Title: Celebrating Women in WordPress on International Women’s Day
Description: Join us for a special WordPress event for women as we celebrate International Women’s Day! This event is dedicated to empowering women in the WordPress community and beyond.
Whether you’re a blogger, developer, designer, marketer, just starting your WordPress journey or any online professional, this is a perfect opportunity to connect, learn, and grow together in a supportive environment.
What to Expect:
Inspiring talks by women leaders in WordPress.
Networking opportunities to build meaningful connections.
Stories of success, challenges, and lessons from women in tech.
Refreshments and snacks.
Date: March 8, 2025 Time: TBD Venue: TBD Who Can Attend: Women WordPress enthusiasts of all experience levels.
Note: This event has been created for women and gender minorities in tech, and we kindly request that other attendees please do not register.
Let’s come together to celebrate, inspire, and create a stronger community for women in WordPress. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of the change!
With most of the Program Managers who routinely handle WPCSWordPress Community SupportWordPress Community Support PBC is a Public Benefit Corporation, 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. banking, and many program supporters offline to celebrate end of year holidays we’ll be pausing our payments program Saturday December 21 through Sunday January 5.
During this time we’ll halt all vendor payments, reimbursements, sponsor invoicing, sponsor payment attribution, and contract review and approval. If you’ll need to pay for goods or services during that time please submit all requests no later than FridayDecember 20th 10:00 UTC.
Requests and invoices submitted after Friday 20th will not likely be processed until Monday, January 6, 2025. Sponsor invoices paid during the intermission won’t be marked paid until after January 6, 2025.
This proposal is focused towards improving our project management and goal and progress tracking by using the same transparent tools that other Make Teams already utilise.
Background and Skeleton
Currently we have many spreadsheets, trelloTrelloProject management system using the concepts of boards and cards to organize tasks in a sane way. This is what the make.wordpress.com/marketing team uses for example: https://trello.com/b/8UGHVBu8/wp-marketing. boards, slackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. groups and many other disparate ways of working on our various ongoing projects outside of helpscout.
From my personal experience having returned as a Community DeputyProgram 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. and now as 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., I believe that the first action – before further planning and goals discussions – is to standardise and fully utilize the power of the tools already available to us. We can benefit by learning from other teams that already consistently use these tools.
Benefits of adopting 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/:
GitHub is a powerful and widely-used platform for project management and issue tracking already in full use by @WordPress.
Adopting GitHub for these purposes within the Community Team would bring a number of benefits, including:
Improved collaboration and communication: GitHub provides a central location for team members to access and work on project tasks and issues, as well as a built-in system for commenting, tracking progress, and assigning tasks. This makes it easy for team members to stay informed about the progress of a project and to contribute to it, even when working remotely.
Increased transparency and accountability: With GitHub, team members can easily see the progress of tasks and issues, as well as who is responsible for them. This increased transparency helps to ensure that everyone is on the same page and that tasks and issues are not falling through the cracks.
Better organization and prioritization: GitHub provides a number of tools for organizing and prioritizing tasks and issues, such as labels, milestones, and project boards. These tools make it easy for team members to understand what needs to be done and when, and to focus their efforts on the most important tasks.
Standardisation: By adopting GitHub for project management and issue tracking, the Community Team will standardize our way of working, making it easier for new team members to get up to speed and enabling more effective cross-team collaboration. This standardization also makes it easier for Community Team members to track progress, identify issues and make data-driven decisions.
Overall, adopting GitHub for project management and issue tracking would bring improved collaboration, increased transparency, better organization, and standardization, ultimately leading to a more efficient and effective team.
Next Steps, the Experiment:
I propose we adopt these tooling methods similar to other make teams, and experiment with its usage for a month, having monthly meetings reviewing its success or not, and gathering data for more data-driven decision making
If after the first Quarter the consensus is that this does not suit our team, we will revert back to initial project and tracking practices and explore more.
We already have a place-holder team and projects board on the WordPress Github org
This will help get everyone onboard should we move this way.and as well as improve decisions about how we will use the tool and the decisions we make by using this system.
Update: Other teams using github already were kind enough to share some of the resources they use and workflows which would be extremely beneficial should we move forward with this adoption standard.
Recently, 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. organizing team raised a question to Community 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. about a potential sponsor’s product, a WordPress derivative, being promoted in competition with WordPress and putting WordPress in an unflattering light. This question naturally prompted some discussion around where our expectations could be clarified to address WordPress derivatives and how they are promoted by sponsors, speakers, and organizers.
A WordPress derivative can be defined as any software that is built on top of WordPress – this primarily consists of plugins, themes and distributions.
Existing Expectations
The Community Team asks that everyone associated with a WordCamp in an official capacity — organizer, speaker, sponsor, or volunteer — uphold the principles of the WordPress 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. project, including the GPLGPLGPL is an acronym for GNU Public License. It is the standard license WordPress uses for Open Source licensing https://wordpress.org/about/license/. The GPL is a ‘copyleft’ license https://www.gnu.org/licenses/copyleft.en.html. This means that derivative work can only be distributed under the same license terms. This is in distinction to permissive free software licenses, of which the BSD license and the MIT License are widely used examples.. This helps protect users/attendees, who might not realize that by using a non-GPL pluginPluginA plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party or theme, they are giving away the rights that WordPress provides them.
Additionally it is important to ensure that this community remains safe, inclusive and welcoming. To ensure that these values are reflected in WordPress events, the WordPress Community team has long stood by the following expectations for individuals and companies who want to be a part of the WordPress events program as found in the WordCamp Organizer Handbook:
No discrimination on the basis of economic or social status, race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, or disability.
No incitement to violence or promotion of hate
No spammers
No jerks
Respect the WordPress trademark.
Embrace the WordPress license; If distributing WordPress-derivative works (themes, plugins, WP distros), any person or business officially associated with WordCamp should give their users the same freedoms that WordPress itself provides: 100% GPL or compatible, the same guidelines we follow on 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/. ***Note: this is one step above simple compliance, which requires PHPPHPPHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML. https://www.php.net/manual/en/preface.php. code to be GPL / compatible but allows proprietary licenses for JavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. WordPress makes extensive use of JS for a better user experience. While PHP is executed on the server, JS executes within a user’s browser. https://www.javascript.com/., CSSCSSCSS is an acronym for cascading style sheets. This is what controls the design or look and feel of a site., and images. 100% GPL or compatible is required for promotion at WordCamps when WordPress-derivative works are involved, the same guidelines we follow on WordPress.org.***
Don’t promote companies or people that violate the trademark or distribute WordPress derivative works which aren’t 100% GPL compatible.
This brings us to our two questions!
In the comments, please share your thoughts on the following questions to help make decisions on how to move forward on this topic.
Should the WordCamp and 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. programs accept sponsors, speakers and organizers who engage in competitive marketing against WordPress?
How should competitive advertising be defined in the WordPress space?
This discussion will remain open and ongoing until April 29, 2021. At that time we will close comments and summarize the discussion for final review.
Already some time ago, @iandunn handed me the list 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. sites missing their counterpart in the WordCamp tracker.
Some of these sites are for WordCamps that did never take place at the end. Some sites are for WordCamps that have taken place well before the WordCamp tracker was introduced or do lack their counterpart for some other reason
I’ve gone thru the list of 60 sites and checked their status. Based on that, my proposal is that we:
Create the counterpart post in the WordCamp tracker to backfill the history, with simple details like location, lead organiser (if available) and dates
OR
Remove the WordCamp site, as the event never happened or the page links to a domain that does not work/isn’t controlled by WPCSWordPress Community SupportWordPress Community Support PBC is a Public Benefit Corporation, 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. or WPFWordPress FoundationThe WordPress Foundation is a charitable organization founded by Matt Mullenweg to further the mission of the WordPress open source project: to democratize publishing through Open Source, GPL software. Find more on wordpressfoundation.org..
Some of these sites go back to the early years of WordCamps, to 2008. More eyes on this list and determining the right action for the site would be highly appreciated, in case there is some historical information that isn’t available from the site.
Please leave a comment on this post if you think that the proposed action in some of the sites is wrong. The discussion will be open until 2021-04-23 after which we’ll start to remove the sites and creating counterparts in the tracker. If you’d like to help with creating these counterparts, let me know in the comments!
A few days ago, @iandunnasked for feedback on the idea of Stats Dashboard from all the make teams. During today’s Asia/EMEA version of the Community Team Meeting, participants understood that the question is actually quite big as our team has so many areas, numbers and metrics that could be monitored in the dashboard.
Instead of figuring out the ideas metrics for our team in the comments of the original post and making the comments threads long over there, let’s have the initial discussion here in our own blog.
The second discussion is about what metrics we would like to have in the dashboard? There’s already reports in the WordCamp Central, our support tool Help Scout has some reporting possibilities, meetup.com APIAPIAn 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. is used to track organisers and events in our chapter 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. but those details are not in the public Central reports. It’s highly possible that I’m forgetting some reports and usage of data we are already doing. But more interestingly, are there some other things we don’t measure in any way currently that could be beneficial to us?
Please share your feedback especially on the questions:
What metrics should be in the Community Team dashboard?
Are there some metrics that would be helpful to have in the dashboard, but shouldn’t be public for some reason?
