Title: WordCamp Tokyo 2019 – Keep, Burn & Add exercise Author: Witt Witsan Published: November 17, 2019 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ibdz/) [Witt Witsan](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ibdz/) 3:22 pm _on_ November 17, 2019 Tags: [contribution-day ( 5 )](https://make.wordpress.org/design/tag/contribution-day/), wctokyo, [workshop ( 3 )](https://make.wordpress.org/design/tag/workshop/)    # WordCamp Tokyo 2019 – Keep, Burn & Add exercise At 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/). Tokyo 2019 we followed [last year’s exercise from WCUS](https://make.wordpress.org/design/2018/12/18/wcus-contribution-day-exercise-keep-set-on-fire-add/) and ran a Keep / Burn / Add workshop interactive activity. The idea is to explore from a high-level perspective where WordPress is going for that part of the community and how it could be improved. _Note: these are individual opinions, and as such, it should be considered as first- level research to be read and interpreted, not as an absolute list._ #### Attendees ![](https://i0.wp.com/make.wordpress.org/design/files/2019/11/IMG_1364-scaled.jpg? fit=776%2C673&ssl=1) ## **❤️** Keep ![](https://i0.wp.com/make.wordpress.org/design/files/2019/11/IMG_1351-1.jpg?resize =465%2C1024&ssl=1) * GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. [https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/](https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/): drag & drop blocks * Appearance ⇒ Customize: Live preview * Automated SEO * CMS allows posting articles without deep knowledge. * Autosave feature (version-revision and auto-save functionality) * Handy posting from WordPress mobile app * Preview on HTMLHTML HTML is an acronym for Hyper Text Markup Language. It is a markup language that is used in the development of web pages and websites. on the editor * General Setting allows changing Site Address (URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress. org) ## **🔥** Burn ![](https://i0.wp.com/make.wordpress.org/design/files/2019/11/IMG_1363-scaled.jpg? fit=366%2C1024&ssl=1) * Customizing themes (4 opinions): difficult to customize, hard to manage, and so on. * Too many configuration settings * Too many navigation menus * Tend to add too many customizations * Too many admin notices * Installation settings are difficult * 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. management requires manual work on WP dashboard instead of [https://wordpress.com/](https://wordpress.com/) page: auto-update is not working, version compatibility issues, risks, … ## **➕ Add** ![](https://i1.wp.com/make.wordpress.org/design/files/2019/11/IMG_1354-scaled.jpg? fit=477%2C1024&ssl=1) * Multi-Language support with MultisiteMultisite Multisite is a WordPress feature which allows users to create a network of sites on a single WordPress installation. Available since WordPress version 3.0, Multisite is a continuation of WPMU or WordPress Multiuser project. WordPress MultiUser project was discontinued and its features were included into WordPress core. [Advanced Administration Handbook -> Create A Network.](https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/multisite/create-network/)( 2 opinions) * Collaboration with live editing * Pre-set essential plug-ins (light-weight) * Customizable user interface * More Graphical User Interface than text-based UIUI UI is an acronym for User Interface - the layout of the page the user interacts with. Think ‘how are they doing that’ and less about what they are doing. * Easier use on mobile * Easier to operate visually (like Adobe Illustrator) * Hard to understand the difference between “.com” and “.org” for newbies. While“. org” seem to have more information than “.com”, it will be nice to have in-between information page to fill the gap between “.com” and “.org”. * Have thumbnails column with titles on “All pages” and/or “All Posts”. * Enhance automated SEO settings * A better learning experience for Gutenberg Thanks to [@miekoyo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/miekoyo/) for writing this recap. #### **Add yours** This is the perspective of the participants at WordCamp Tokyo 2019 Contributor DayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of [https://make.wordpress.org/](https://make.wordpress.org/) There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. [https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/](https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/) Design Table. What’s your perspective? 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