The Marketing team promotes WordPress to current and future users and contributors. We create and amplify campaigns to support the growth of the WordPress project.
Our work is tracked on the Marketing Tasks Board on the WordPress organization’s GitHub. If you are planning a Marketing Table at a Contributor Event, please let us know in the Slack channel.
You can be part of the #marketing channel on Slack. Join our next Weekly Marketing Chat at: Tuesday 15:00 UTC.
Diary dates
Update: Link to the meeting on Slack.
This week the meeting will be abridged and last 30 mins due to people being away and the pandemic. It will take place in the Marketing channel on the Make WordPress SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/., at 14:00 UTC. This week’s meeting on Wednesday will be facilitated by @lmurillom and @vimes1984. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the agenda and last week’s tasks/ work.
If you need accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) or language support to participate in any of our work and meetings, please let one of the team reps know in the marketing channel on SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/.. We are keen to try and help promote inclusion and diversity in the team.
This post is updated weekly. Meeting dates and additional updates are also published on the Make WordPress Marketing blog in our weekly agendas and meeting notes.
The global Marketing Team meeting is held weekly on Tuesdays at 15:00 UTC.
The next few moths dates for the global Marketing Team meetings in the #marketing channel of the Make WordPress Slack will be:
The coffee break is held every two weeks. Currently it is held on every-other Thursday at 18:30. The link will be posted in the Marketing Slack channel before the event.
The marketing team has a Google Calendar that lists meetings, collaborations and social activities. If you are using Microsoft Outlook, you can follow this guide to embed Team’s Calendar in your own calendar.
Month in WordPress Newsletter – Deadline to input/ review content is the first week of each month
Meetup Organizer Newsletter – Deadline to input/ review content is the 10th of each month
Polyglot Newsletter – Deadline to input/ review content is the 10th of each month
If you would like to help with updating this post on a regular basis, please let us know on its GitHub card.
This post was last updated on 31 January 2023 by @sereedmedia.
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The team is continuing to support Learn WordPress, Polyglots survey findings, and promoting the latest WordPress release.
We have lots of ways for contributors to get involved. Come to the weekly global meetings at 14:00 UTC on SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. (more details below) or contribute async in the 48 hours after the meeting if this time does not work for your timezone and other commitments.
Contributor support sessions for early 2021 – open to those returning to the team and wanting a refresher and to those who have pledged to contribute under Five for the Future.
Follow and share our weekly highlight of WordPress MeetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through https://www.meetup.com/. A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share new ideas and seek help from one another. Searching for ‘WordPress’ on meetup.com will help you find options in your area. events and news on Marketing team LinkedIn Page. Keep up with the #WPDiversity and #LearnWP announcements on 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. Twitter and Facebook accounts.
Thanks to @meher and @lmurillom for working on the agenda for this week with input from the team. Let us know if you have an item for next week.
Global Marketing Meeting on Wednesday 23 December 2020 at 14:00 UTC in the #Marketing channel on Slack.
Diary dates and forward planning as at w/c 3 August 2020.
The next meeting will take place on Wednesday 5 August 2020 at 14:00 UTC in the Global WordPress SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. #marketing channel.
If you are reading this agenda on another website and not the make.wordpress.org, please note that we may not be aware of any responses or offers to contribute you make on other sites.
If you are reading this from other Make Teams or are not yet active in the Marketing Team, we have included ways you can get involved in the agenda below.
4. Celebration time – let’s celebrate our WordPress Marketing accomplishment!
This will be combined with highlights from last week’s collaborations to allow us more time for collaboration work.
Summaries of tasks from the last week
5. Onboarding videos
These videos are being added to the WordPress Contributor Day Handbook on GitHub.
Get involved: If you can have a strong presenting voice and can help with doing voiceovers and liaise with your local GTEGeneral Translation Editor General Translation Editor – One of the polyglots team leads in a geographic region https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/. Further information at https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/glossary/#general-translation-editor. on translated captions for these screen recording videos, please contact @webcommsat, @OGlekler or @marks99.
Examples of the step-by-step video guides to help new contributors set up accounts on WordPress.org and Make WordPress Slack.
6. MeetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through https://www.meetup.com/. A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share new ideas and seek help from one another. Searching for ‘WordPress’ on meetup.com will help you find options in your area. survey promotions and updates
Get involved: If you are a Meetup organizer, please fill in our survey to help us help you in your marketing. Can you promote this to organizers in your network or locale?
7. Diverse speaker training working group promotions for August 2020.
Get involved: Can you help amplify the social media promotions? Search #WPDiversity on the WordCamp on Twitter, WordCamp Facebook and Make WordPress Marketing Team on LinkedIn, and share the messages.
8. WordPress 5.5 Q&As (collaboration meeting 15:15, 5 August 2020)
Get involved: can you assist in this work? Contact @webcommsat and @oglekler
9. Staying Connected events and activities – latest diary dates
10. Collaboration time
10. AOB
You can also suggest to one of the team reps the day before the meeting if you have an idea for inclusion at a future meeting.
11. Sub meetings in the forthcoming week.
The meeting will be formally closed at the end of the collaborations session.
If you need accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) or language support to participate in any of our work and meetings, please let one of the team reps know in the marketing channel. We are keen to try and help and promote inclusion and diversity in the team.
Thursday 6 August 2020, 19:30 UTC – Virtual Coffee Break on video conferencing. If you need live captioning to participate, please let @webcommsat or @marks99 know and we will use an appropriate tool.
Friday 7 August 2020
– 10am/ 10.00 UTC – Q&As for developers/ Meetups for WordPress 5.5
– 6.15pm/ 18:15 UTC- Second follow-up meeting to accommodate timezones
If you are involved in these tasks, please confirm which meeting you will be attending by Thursday 09.00 UTC to help us plan. Thanks.
Monday 10 August 2020 – Planning meetings (times tbc)
Wednesday 12 August 2020, 14:00 UTC Global Marketing Team Meeting.
This will be followed by 15:15 UTC meeting on video continuing collaborations relating to the Q&As and Meetup resources.
Thursday 13 August 2020, 19:30 UTC – Virtual Coffee Break, on video conferencing and Slack for those unable to join on video.
Monday 10 August 2020, (Time tbc) – Q&As and related WordPress 5.5 release.
Thursday 13 August 2020, 19:30 UTC – Virtual Coffee Break, on video conferencing and Slack for those unable to join on video.
Poetry competition now open
Wednesday 26 August 2020, 15:30 UTC – fun social quiz for the team, organized by @majaloncar
Thursday 17 September 2020, 17:00 UTC – Around the World quiz organized by @meher and promoting different cultures and countries in the WordPress community. Followed by a short virtual coffee break.
