This is the home of the Make Community team for 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!
Here is where we have policy debates, project announcements, and assist community members in organizing events.
Everyone is welcome to comment on posts and participate in the discussions regardless of skill level or experience.
Get Involved
If you love WordPress and want to help us do these things, join in!
We are currently updating the names of our contributor roles throughout our resources. The new role names are Community Team Event SupporterEvent 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. (formerly 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.), Community Team 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. (formerly 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 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. (formerly Super DeputyProgram 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.).
Joining the 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. Chapter program means organizers no longer have to pay hundreds of dollars a year in hosting fees, and that groups can be more open to community participation since the owner doesnāt have to worry about their reputation being affected by the actions of others in the group.
To request that your existing group join the central account, use the same Meetup Organizer Application as for starting a new Meetup group. Say āyesā when it asks if there is an existing group and provide the URLURLA specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a websiteās URL www.wordpress.org.
When an existing meetup.com group joins the central account, these things happen.
What changes:
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 āofficialā events organized within the WordPress Community Events program., PBC takes over payment of meetup.com dues and will be listed as the primary group organizer. The original owner is listed as Co-Organizer, as are any existing Co-Organizers. WordPress now āownsā the meetup.com account, and everyone running events is on equal footing.
Organizers retain access to the group tools on meetup.com.
The group name and URL remain the same.
The design of your site is unchanged unless you are using the wrong logo (a fauxgo) or misspelling WordPress, in which case weād ask you to fix that.
Organizers will be included in a monthly communication that connects them to the WordPress project and to other meetup organizers (how much or little you choose to get involved is up to you).
Additional benefits to the meetup group:
Videos of presentations (or tutorials, or etc) from your meetup group will have streamlined access to publication on WordPress.tv.
Weāll send you some WordPress swag to kick things off if you donāt have any kicking around from a recent 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 theyāve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more.. Email support@wordcamp.org to request some!
You can request support from WordCamp CentralWordCamp CentralWebsite for all WordCamp activities globally. https://central.wordcamp.org includes a list of upcoming and past camp with links to each. to cover costs such as venue rentals when donated space canāt be found; and WordCamp Central can help meetup organizers access other resources that make it easier to organize events. More information here.
What we’ll ask of you:
If you currently require people to submit an application to join your group, we ask that you remove that requirement. WordPress meetup groups are open to all who are interested. You can still ask those questions on the regular ājoin this meetupā form.
Each year, WordCamp Central will send a survey to all meetup members to gather feedback. We will share the results with meetup organizers, so that we can continually work together to strengthen the global WordPress meetup program.