The WordPress Student Club is a student-led group that brings together students to learn, explore, and contribute to the WordPress open-source project on their campus.
Purpose
To create an on-campus WordPress-centric learning environment wherein students organize and participate in various academic activities that demonstrate WordPress as a powerful tool for web creation and a platform for open-source contribution, collaboration, and career growth.
Goals
- Build awareness of WordPress as a career and contribution opportunity.
- Help students learn website development, design, content, and community leadership.
- Create a pathway for students to become active WordPress contributors.
- Connect campuses with the global WordPress community.
Benefits
Forming a WordPress Student Club creates lasting value for everyone involved: students, educators, and institutions. It offers a space where learning, mentorship, and contribution come together to build real-world skills and connections.
By joining hands with the WordPress Community and WordPress Campus Connect, student clubs gain access to:
- Hands-on learning materials and workshops that help students build websites and explore digital careers.
- Mentorship and guidance from experienced WordPress contributors around the world.
- Opportunities to participate in open-source contribution programs such as WordPress Credits, turning learning into practical experience.
- Increased visibility and recognition for the institution as a hub for open-source learning and innovation.
- Stronger relationships between students, faculty, and the global WordPress ecosystem, creating a pathway for continuous growth and collaboration.
How to Apply
If you have not yet held a WordPress Campus Connect event, we highly encourage you to organize one!
Regardless of hosting an event, you can still request the creation of a WordPress Student Club through the following process:
- Form a CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Team: Gather a small group of motivated students (2–3) and identify a Faculty Advisor who can support the club’s activities on campus.
- Define Your Initial Goals: Outline what your club aims to accomplish in the first 3-6 months, such as hosting an introductory workshop, running learning circles, or planning a contribution day.
- Submit the Application Form: Complete the WordPress Student Club Application Form. Include campus details, faculty contact information, and a brief description of your planned activities.
- Orientation & Onboarding: After review, your team will be invited to an onboarding session to understand how to structure, launch, and sustain your Student Club.
- Launch Your Club: Once approved, your club will be officially recognized as a WordPress Student Club, and you’ll receive a dedicated website, access to learning resources, mentorship, and ongoing support from the WordPress Campus Connect team.
Club Structure
The faculty advisor and student co-organizers will build a core team to handle the student club’s activities, events, and outreach.
- Faculty Advisor: One support coordinator from the campus faculty.
- Club Organizer: Two co-organizers who facilitate club meetings and represent the club.
- MentorEvent Supporter Event 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.: Local active WordPress Community member
- Club Members: Students learning and contributing together
Regular ongoing activities for WordPress Student Clubs
Student club co-organizers are free to create various types of learning opportunities for their club members. Noted below are example activities that student clubs can engage in:
- Hosting the first welcome introductory session with the help of local community members.
- Hosting workshops and hands-on training sessions.
- Running hackathons to build WordPress sites for their campus or local community.
- Collaborating with local WordPress 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. and WordCamps.
- Contributing to the Make WordPress community’s goals.
- Integrating WordPress into campus projects.
Learning & Skill Building
Help students build confidence with hands-on sessions.
- Intro to WordPress Workshop: Learn how to install and use WordPress.
- Learn WordPress Online Workshop: Show and Learn together in these workshops
- Learn WordPress – Take a course for Learn.wordpress.org
- Theming 101: Introduction to blockBlock Block 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. themes and the Site Editor.
- PluginPlugin A 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 Basics: How to create a simple custom plugin.
- Website Challenge: Build a small project in groups (e.g., a portfolio, blog, or NGO site).
- Content Creation Bootcamp: Write, design, and publish engaging blog posts.
- SEO for Beginners: how to optimize WordPress sites for search engines.
- Design with Figma + WordPress: Learn how design translates into WordPress blocks.
Open Source & Contribution
Show how to be part of the global WordPress project.
- Contributor Orientation: Explain what a contribution is and how they can be a part of the global project. And walk them through the different 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/ teams (Core, Design, Polyglots, Docs, Community, etc.).
- Contribute to WordPress Day: A contribution workshop or hackathon where students try translating strings, testing plugins, or reviewing documentation.
- Join a WordPress release cycle: Pair students with mentorsEvent Supporter Event 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. to contribute during a release.
- WP Translation Sprint: Localize WordPress into regional languages.
- WP Photo tour: Explain how to upload a photo to a photos directory
Community & Collaboration
Build connections with local and global WordPress communities.
- Meet a WordPress Professional: Invite local contributors or agency owners to share their journeys.
- Joint Event with Local 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.: Co-host a session with our city’s WordPress Meetup group.
- Online Watch Party: Stream a major 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. keynote and discuss takeaways.
- WordCamps and Flagship events: Explain about WordPress events worldwide
- Peer Mentorship Circles: Advanced members help newcomers set up their first sites or contributions.
Creative & Innovation Projects
Encourage experimentation and teamwork.
- Mini Plugin/Theme Hackathon: Students build simple plugins or design templates over a weekend.
- WordPress for Social Good: Create websites for NGOs or student initiatives.
- WordPress Startup Sprint: Build and pitch a business idea powered by WordPress.
- AI + WordPress Workshop: Explore how AI tools integrate with WordPress workflows.
Awareness & Outreach
Promote WordPress within and beyond campus.
- WordPress Showcase: Display student-built websites or plugins.
- Orientation Booths: Introduce WordPress to new students during college fairs.
- Social Media Challenges: Share “My WordPress Story” reels or blogs.
- Poster & Design Contests: WordPress-themed creative contests.
Long-Term Engagement
Keep the club sustainable and growing.
- Monthly Learning Circles: Short, informal discussions on a WordPress topic.
- Inter-College WordPress Challenges: Compete or collaborate with other campuses.
- Certification Tracks: Encourage members to complete courses on Learn.WordPress.org.
- Contributor Recognition: Celebrate members who earn WordPress.org profile credits and other contribution badges.
Getting Support
Student Club co-organizers are encouraged to lean on their faculty advisor first for initial support, and have other options for getting advice and support in running their clubs:
- Local community mentor
- #campusconnect SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. channel
