Title: wp-admin – Make WordPress Community --- # Tag Archives: wp-admin [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sippis/) [Timi Wahalahti](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sippis/) 7:10 am _on_ August 2, 2018 Tags: [documentation ( 9 )](https://make.wordpress.org/community/tag/documentation/), [Nearby WordPress Events ( 2 )](https://make.wordpress.org/community/tag/nearby-wordpress-events/), wp-admin    # 󠀁[Documentation review: WordPress Events in Dashboard](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2018/08/02/documentation-review-wordpress-events-in-dashboard/)󠁿 A long time ago, I promised to gather page to 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](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/meetup-organizer/). handbook about WordPress Events visible on Dashboard. I finally got it done and before adding it to Handbook, I’d like to ask you to review it on Google Drive 🙂 [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JPaAQHY5EOLjzyB94E-mKeKY998j_bnL3u4u3PTsgXg/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JPaAQHY5EOLjzyB94E-mKeKY998j_bnL3u4u3PTsgXg/edit?usp=sharing) This documentation basically gathers together information that has been in multiple locations (comments, SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/). The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/) discussions etc) previously. It tries to answer questions about what is the WordPress Events listing, how it works, why it exists, how to debug it and where to report problems. [@andreamiddleton](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andreamiddleton/) has written excellent [WordPress Events and News widget FAQ](https://make.wordpress.org/community/wordpress-events-and-news-widget-faq/) which is merged into this documentation. I propose that we deprecate that page and just link it to the new Handbook page, if it will be added. I’d also propose this documentation to be added into WordPress Meetup organizers handbook as a new page. Leave your comments/suggestions on this post so that we can discuss changes or improvements. Deadline for comments and discussion is 2018-08-16. [#nearby-wordpress-events](https://make.wordpress.org/community/tag/nearby-wordpress-events/), [#wp-admin](https://make.wordpress.org/community/tag/wp-admin/), [#documentation](https://make.wordpress.org/community/tag/documentation/) * [Login to Reply](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fcommunity%2F2018%2F08%2F02%2Fdocumentation-review-wordpress-events-in-dashboard%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/iandunn/) [Ian Dunn](https://profiles.wordpress.org/iandunn/) 12:08 am _on_ March 23, 2017 Tags: [Core ( 2 )](https://make.wordpress.org/community/tag/core/), [Nearby WordPress Events ( 2 )](https://make.wordpress.org/community/tag/nearby-wordpress-events/), wp-admin    # 󠀁[Showing upcoming local events in wp-admin](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2017/03/23/showing-upcoming-local-events-in-wp-admin/)󠁿 _**TL;DR:** There’s now a 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/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. to show upcoming local events in your wp-admin. [Test it out](https://wordpress.org/plugins/nearby-wp-events) and give us feedback!_   Every few years, someone suggests that it’d be helpful to show upcoming WordCamps and 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](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/meetup-organizer/). events inside wp-admin, rather than expecting users to find out about those events on their own. Whenever it comes up, almost everyone thinks it’s a great idea, but for one reason or another we’ve just never gotten around to actually doing it. A few months ago, though, a group of us decided to give it a shot, and we’ve come up with a rough draft. It’s called Nearby WordPress Events, and [it’s available in the WordPress.org plugin directory today](https://wordpress.org/plugins/nearby-wp-events). ### What does it do? The plugin updates the existing WordPress News dashboard 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. to also include upcoming meetup events and WordCamps near the current user’s location. If you have multiple users on your site, each one will be shown the events that are close to their individual location. The dashboard widget will try to automatically detect their location, but they’ll also be able to enter any city they like. ![Screenshot of the widget](https://make.wordpress.org/community/files/2017/03/with- location-and-events.png) The 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](https://central.wordcamp.org/about/). and meetup event data for the plugin is provided by [a new api.wordpress.org endpoint](https://api.wordpress.org/events/1.0/)[ [source](https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sites/trunk/api.wordpress.org/public_html/events/1.0), [documentation](https://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress.org_API#Events)]. ### Why? The community that has been created around WordPress is one of its best features, and one of the primary reasons for its success, but many users are still unaware that it exists, and aren’t taking advantage of all of the resources that it makes available to them. Inviting more people to join the community will help to increase its overall health, diversity, and effectiveness, which in turn helps to ensure that WordPress will continue to thrive in the years to come. We think that wp-admin is the perfect place to display these events, because that’s the place where almost all WordPress users are visiting already. Instead of expecting them to come to us, we can bring the relevant information directly to them. ### What’s next? The plugin and APIAPI An 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. endpoint are just rough drafts right now, and haven’t seen any real-world usage yet. We’d love to get your feedback on them, and iterate based on that. We’d especially love to see how well they work for locations outside the United States, languages other than English, and anyone using assistive devices. Eventually, we’d like to propose merging the dashboard widget into CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress., so that every WordPress user in the world will have upcoming local events at their fingertips. 😀 So, what do you think? How well did it work for you? Do you have any suggestions, bug reports, or feature requests?   Kudos to everyone who worked to make this a reality: @andreamiddleton, [@azaozz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/azaozz/), [@camikaos](https://profiles.wordpress.org/camikaos/), [@coreymckrill](https://profiles.wordpress.org/coreymckrill/), [@chanthaboune](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chanthaboune/), [@courtneypk](https://profiles.wordpress.org/courtneypk/), [@dd32](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dd32/), [@iseulde](https://profiles.wordpress.org/iseulde/), [@mapk](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mapk/), [@obenland](https://profiles.wordpress.org/obenland/), [@pento](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pento/), [@samuelsidler](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samuelsidler/), [@stephdau](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stephdau/), [@tellyworth](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tellyworth/) CC +make.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/](https://wordpress.org/)/metaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress., +make.wordpress.org/hosting [#core](https://make.wordpress.org/community/tag/core/), [#nearby-wordpress-events](https://make.wordpress.org/community/tag/nearby-wordpress-events/), [#wp-admin](https://make.wordpress.org/community/tag/wp-admin/) * [Login to Reply](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fcommunity%2F2017%2F03%2F23%2Fshowing-upcoming-local-events-in-wp-admin%2F%23respond&locale=en_US)