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Day 6: #WP20 From Blogs to Blocks
It is Day 6 of the #WP20 From Blogs to Blocks campaign, twenty days of celebrating WordPress and the WordPress community leading up to the 20th Anniversary of WordPress!
- For more details on how to participate, check out the FAQ for the #WP20 From Blogs to Blocks Campaign.
- You can also read the #WP20 From Blogs to Blocks announcement post.
Do you have more questions about how to participate? Let us know in the #marketing Slack channel or on the FAQ page.
Prompt 6/20
Blog: Pick a song that symbolizes WordPress’ 20th anniversary to you. What is it and why? (Extra credit: Post the video!) Post your response on a WordPress website and link it in the comments.
Develop: Visit the WordPress Developer Blog and subscribe to updates (it’s in the footer). If you already subscribe (or after you subscribe) leave some comments on an article.
Design: Join the new #website-redesign channel in Make WP Slack, introduce yourself, and turn on your channel notifications. Let us know you’ve joined in the comments.
Photograph: Explore the WordPress Photo Directory and find a photo of something involving water that you like. Share a link to its Directory listing on your preferred social network and tag it #WP20. Share the link to your social post in the comments.
Contribute: Pick a plugin or theme in the WordPress repo that you enjoy using and rate it, leave a positive review on their profile, or tag them in a social media post. (Also tag #WP20!) Share a link to the 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/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. or theme or your post in the comments.
Note: You can share context in your comment if you like, but don’t forget to include the link as specified in each prompt.
If none of these actions work for you, feel free to make your own WordPress-focused action. Anyone who shares at least one action as a comment on a #WP20 From Blogs to Blocks post before or on May 27 will have the achievement acknowledged by the Marketing team. Folx who share an action on all 20 posts before WordCamp US in August 2023 will get an additional acknowledgement of their accomplishment.
Previous Prompts
Contributors to the #WP20 From Blogs to Blocks campaign include: @ninianepress, @ngreennc, @nomadskateboarding, @santanainniss, @sereedmedia, @courane01, @meaganhanes, @costdev, @felix, @joen, @boogah, @quizzycal, @tobifjellner, @annezazu, @psykro, @flixos90, @rmartinezduque.