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Isotta 6:25 pm on September 7, 2023
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Resource and Handbook Updates in Q3

Hi everyone!

In the past weeks, @mysweetcate and I have been working to update the Community Supporter and Manager Handbook. In addition to making sure that the new naming is consistent on all pages (event supporters, program supporters, program managers have replaced 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., deputiesProgram Supporter Community 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 super deputiesProgram Manager Program 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.), we’ve updated some process pages.

Below you can find the main updates:

We’ve additionally created new pages with new processes to test, so please provide feedback:

  • Group Orientations. As much as possible, we’d love to automate our process for group orientations, so that each supporter can host fewer meetings and more organizers at the same time, and we can connect new organizers to each other. Please try to follow this documentation and leave feedback.
  • Group Orientation Calendar. If the Group orientation process works, we’ll add all program supporterProgram Supporter Community 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. availability in this page, and this will be the page to link in the orientation invitation email.

Finally, we are continuing to update the onboarding process for new supporters. While the goal is to have a simple and streamlined process, it shouldn’t be confusing or create extra work. These are still under development and I will share links as they become available.

  • The application has been adjusted to make it easier to see what role the applicant is applying for.
  • The training course is being split into two separate courses: a Community Team Basics and a Program Supporter Tasks version. This split will allow all supporters to have the same basic training with only Program Supporters needing to take the additional course. The courses are also being updated to reflect the new names and any process that have changed.
  • We are working to have access to the Meetup tracker and WordCamp tracker split. This will allow event supporters to review Meetup applications and other Meetup-related tasks.
  • One of the Meetup-related tasks we are working on is continued check ups on dormant (possibly all) 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., similar to what was done during the meetup reactivation, but a bit more streamlined.

We will be continuing this work through the end of the year. I will be moving to the lead role and Cate will enjoy a bit of a break in the supporting role. If any community program supporter or manager wants join us on this project, it would be fantastic for us! Please feel free to comment this post or reach out to me or @mysweetcate.

#project, #q3, #update
Isotta 11:13 am on February 17, 2023
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Updates to the WordCamp Site Setup Handbook Page

Hello DeputiesProgram Supporter Community 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.!

I’ve updated the DeputyProgram Supporter Community 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. Handbook WordCamp Listing & Site Setup page with the current step by step guide to set up 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. websites in 2023.

Please, feel free to share any improvements that you’d like to have on that page if the content is not clear enough.

#deputies, #update

Cate DeRosia 2:44 pm on January 31, 2023
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Updates to the Regional WordCamps Handbook Page

Today I published a new version of the Regional WordCamps page in the WordCamps handbook. It’s assembled from the conversations that we as a group had starting the middle of last year. If you have any issues or find any problems with it, you can comment below or directly on the Google Doc.

The goal is to clarify expectations and provide 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. organizers an easy-to-follow guide for hosting their own regional WordCamp.

#update

Cate DeRosia 8:41 pm on December 21, 2022
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Updates Across the Make/Community Team Site and our Handbooks

Hello, all!

For the second half of this year, I’ve been working on improving the overall Community Team experience with a particular focus on the onboarding experience. I stared by updating the Welcome Box, moved on to the sidebarSidebar A sidebar in WordPress is referred to a widget-ready area used by WordPress themes to display information that is not a part of the main content. It is not always a vertical column on the side. It can be a horizontal rectangle below or above the content area, footer, header, or any where in the theme., cleaned up the Team Projects, and then dove into the Handbooks.

With the Handbooks:

  • simplified the language
  • made information easier to find
  • updates to the content as needed
  • created evergreen information where I could (that’s reusable content not tied to a date)
  • I prioritized the 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. Organizer handbook to help our Meetup Reactivation teams and the general Community Team handbook as it’s the heart of who we are (and short).

The Meetup Organizer handbook now has

  • a Table of Contents
  • numbered pages (at least internally)
  • easier-to-find information particularly about getting started and stepping down

Basically, I continued to add documentation to answer questions and fill in gaps where I could, something our entire team has been committed to this year, and will continue as long as we’re here.

Finally, all of the COVID guidelines are updated and pointed to more evergreen locations. Thanks, @patricia70, for noticing that needed to be done!

In fact, I’d like to thank everyone who’s offered opinions and suggested improvements throughout the year. Please keep it up! For now, if you see an area that could be improved, please feel free to leave a comment on this post. Updates won’t be my main focus for 2023, but it’s something I’d like to continue working on.

I’m also excited to continue improving our onboarding experiences. I have some small ideas that I hope will be quite fun, and I’m always open to suggestions!

#community-team-goals-2022, #project-update, #update

jerrysarcastic 9:18 pm on July 24, 2014
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Languages: No more duplicates

I have consolidated the languages taxonomyTaxonomy A taxonomy is a way to group things together. In WordPress, some common taxonomies are category, link, tag, or post format. https://codex.wordpress.org/Taxonomies#Default_Taxonomies. on wordpress.tv to now use the native language name and script, rather than English naming. As you can see, this cleans up the widgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user. on the WordCamp.tv page quite a bit:

language-widget

 

For those that are curious, here is the list of English names, and what they were changed to:

Arabic – اللغة العربية
Bulgarian – български език
Czech – čeština
Danish – Dansk
German – Deutsch
French – Français
Dutch – Nederlands
Italian – Italiano
Hebrew – עברית
Japanese – 日本語
Norwegian – Norsk
Portuguese – Português
Romanian – Română
Spanish – Español
Russian – Русский
Slovak – Slovenčina
Swedish – Svensk

#i18n, #update, #wordpress-tv