“Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
– Alice in Wonderland

WC Paris, WC Hamburg and WC Atlanta submitted videos this week.  WC Lancaster – WC St Louis – WC Dayton – WC Seattle and WC San Diego videos are still in process.

In the Mod Chat we talked about:

• moderating the videos in the Pending queue
• editing and updating the handbook
• making contact with 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. Lancaster about progress on their videos

In The Last 7 Days

We published 13 videos from 3 WordCamps and WordPress Related Events around the world.

The Top Three Most Viewed WordCamp Videos Last Week

Christina Fuchs: Was sind Mitgliederseiten und wie lassen sie sich in WordPress realisieren?

Kyler Patterson: Paid Social Advertising on Twitter and Facebook. Basics for Beginners

Richard Archambault: Faites décoller votre site avec Jetpack

#moderator-update, #wordpress-tv

“The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.”
– Thomas A. Edison

We are starting to publish videos from WC Atlanta. We have videos that will be submitted from WC Lancaster – WC St Louis – WC Dayton – WC Seattle and WC San Diego.

In the Mod Chat we talked about:

• getting the handbook in shape and making instructional videos as part of the handbook.
• getting some testing done on the handbook to catch any errors.
• names for WPTV, the consensus was “moderators” and “reviewers”.
• getting the videos in the Pending queue moderated.
• new chat time is Thursday 17:00 UTC

In The Last 7 Days

We published 15 videos from 5 WordCamps and WordPress Related Events around the world.

The Top Three Most Viewed 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. Videos Last Week

Christina Fuchs: Was sind Mitgliederseiten und wie lassen sie sich in WordPress realisieren?

Steve Zehngut: Build a WordPress Theme with Foundation and Underscores

Sara Cannon: Smart Design

#moderator-update, #wordpress-tv

“I don’t think people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.”
– Joseph Campbell

The Pending queue and the S3 account are clearing out, getting ready for all the new videos from WC Lancaster – WC St Louis – WC Dayton – WC Atlanta – WC Seattle and WC San Diego.

In the Mod Chat we talked about:

• moving the chat time – new chat time is Thursday 17:00 UTC
• the new handbook is now ready for editing and updating at https://make.wordpress.org/themes/handbook
• update on processing videos for all the 6 WordCamps held in the last few weeks

In The Last 7 Days

We published 18 videos from 5 WordCamps and WordPress Related Events around the world.

The Top Three Most Viewed 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. Videos Last Week

Christina Fuchs: Was sind Mitgliederseiten und wie lassen sie sich in WordPress realisieren?

Sara Cannon: Smart Design

Michael Schroder: Contributing to Core – Hassle to Hobby

#moderator-update, #wordpress-tv

“Isn’t it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned?”
– Confucius

Not many new videos have been submitted for moderation but we have had three WordCamps close in the last few weeks – WC Lancaster, WC St Louis and WC Dayton – so we should see those videos soon. And this weekend will be busy with 3 WordCamps happening – WC Atlanta, WC Seattle and WC San Diego.

In the Mod Chat we talked about:

• moving the docs to make:community
• names to help distinguish different mod roles
• update on the issue of 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. Happiness Bars being more inclusive.

In The Last 7 Days

We published 26 videos from 8 WordCamps and WordPress Related Events around the world.

The Top Three Most Viewed WordCamp Videos Last Week

Christina Fuchs: Was sind Mitgliederseiten und wie lassen sie sich in WordPress realisieren?

Tracy Apps: How To Not Design Like A Developer

Arjun Singh Thakuri: How to start a WordPress Theme/Plugin Business

#moderator-update, #wordpress-tv

“We are trying to construct a more inclusive society…. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.”
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Pending queue has videos to moderate. We are getting new videos from 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. Toronto.
This is a busy month for WordCamps with 5 this month, so we will have many more videos coming.

In the Mod Chat we talked about:

• update on getting ready to offer post-production services to WordCamps
• policy about offensive language used in videos
• issue at WordCamp Happiness Bars dealing with some attendees feeling intimidated and how to be more inclusive.

In The Last 7 Days

We published 14 videos from 6 WordCamps and WordPress Related Events around the world.

The Top Three Most Viewed WordCamp Videos Last Week

Christina Fuchs: Was sind Mitgliederseiten und wie lassen sie sich in WordPress realisieren?

Alina Kakshapati: Build WordPress as a Career

Sakar Upadhyaya Khatiwada: Because Website Speed Matters

#moderator-update, #wordpress-tv

“Don’t be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.'”
–  Ralph Waldo Emerson

Videos from 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. Nepal and WordCamp Cape Town are in the queue and are ready for moderation.
And videos from NYC 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. will be submitted soon.

In the Mod Chat we talked about:

• the Pending queue is starting to fill with videos for moderating
• compressing videos to accommodate the 1GB size limit
• update on contacting 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. for video submissions

In The Last 7 Days

We published 22 videos from 5 WordCamps and WordPress Related Events around the world.

The Top Three Most Viewed WordCamp Videos Last Week

Kevin Fodness: Object-Oriented Theme Development

Sara Cannon: Smart Design

Aurélien Denis: Industrialiser sa maintenance sous WordPress

#moderator-update, #wordpress-tv

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?'”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.

Videos from 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. Maui 2015, WordCamp Pairs 2015 and WordCamp San Antonio 2015 are being submitted for moderation. And the WordCamp editing crew has been busy cutting in slides and compressing videos.

In the Mod Chat we talked about:

• a new “Related Events” tab was added to the wordpress.tv site covering all events that are not WordCamps
• update on reaching out to 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. for video submissions (making a list and checking it twice)
• update on moving the docs to make:community (still in process)

In The Last 7 Days

We published 38 videos from 6 WordCamps and WordPress Related Events around the world.

The Top Three Most Viewed WordCamp Videos Last Week

Kevin Fodness: Object-Oriented Theme Development

Aurélien Denis: Industrialiser sa maintenance sous WordPress

Sara Cannon: Smart Design

#moderator-update, #wordpress-tv

“For in all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order.”
– Carl Jung

Videos from 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. Europe and WordCamp Toronto are still being submitted and new 2015 videos from WordCamp San Antonio and WordCamp Paris have started to be submitted.

In the Mod Chat we talked about:

• creating a categoryCategory The 'category' taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging. for non-WordCamp events (i.e., related events)
• reaching out to 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. for video submissions
• moving the docs to make:community will need to be done manually

Updated list of WordCamp video submissions.

In The Last 7 Days

We published 9 videos from 3 WordCamps and meetups around the world.

The Top Three Most Viewed WordCamp Videos Last Week

Konstantin Dankov: Styling the WordPress Admin

Michael Schroder: Contributing to Core – Hassle to Hobby

Alex Rascanu: Demystifying SEO

#moderator-update, #wordpress-tv