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It’s Day 14 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. Only 6 days left!
Do you have more questions about how to participate? Let us know in the #marketing Slack channel or on the FAQ page.
Prompt 14/20
Blog: Share a “Two Truths and a Lie” about your experience with WordPress. Post your response on a WordPress website and link it in the comments.
Develop: Take a screenshot of your IDE open to a recent WordPress project (be sure to obscure any identifying details) and share it on your preferred social account. Post a link to your post in the comments.
Design: Submit the Wapuu you designed (or design one to submit) to the official Wapuu archive (requires GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/) or the Wapuu Field Guide (does not require GitHub). Post the link to your new Wapuu (or one you’ve already made) in the comments.
Photograph: Take a photo today of anything (no faces) and submit it to the WordPress Photo Directory. Once it’s approved, share the link to your photo in the comments (or post it on social and link to that).
Contribute: Find a photo of something you find beautiful on the WordPress Photo Directory and share a link to it on your social media accounts. TagTag Tag is one of the pre-defined taxonomies in WordPress. Users can add tags to their WordPress posts along with categories. However, while a category may cover a broad range of topics, tags are smaller in scope and focused to specific topics. Think of them as keywords used for topics discussed in a particular post. it #WPPhotos and share your social post link 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.
Feel free to make your own WordPress-focused action to find something that works for you, or browse the previous prompts. 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.
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.
It’s Day 12 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!
Do you have more questions about how to participate? Let us know in the #marketing Slack channel or on the FAQ page.
Prompt 12/20
Blog: What is your favorite 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 in the WordPress Plugins Directory? Tell us about it on your WordPress website and link to it in the comments.
Develop: Find a plugin in the WordPress Plugins SVN Mirror and fork it into your preferred repository. Link to your fork in the comments.
Design: Read and provide your input on some of the work shared by the Design Team in their monthly #design-share. Recent posts include: Design Share: Apr 24–May 5 (includes RevisionsRevisions The WordPress revisions system stores a record of each saved draft or published update. The revision system allows you to see what changes were made in each revision by dragging a slider (or using the Next/Previous buttons). The display indicates what has changed in each revision., the Command Center, and vertical text), Design Share: Mar 27-Apr 21 (includes the WordPress.org site map) or Design Share: Mar 13–Mar 24 (includes blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. editor 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. components).
Photograph: Print out your favorite Wapuu, put one on a screen, or find some Wapuu swag and place it in the world somewhere. Take a photo and submit it to the WordPress Photo Directory. Once it’s approved, share the link to your photo in the comments (or post it on social and link to that). (Extra credit: Get inspired by browsing some of the Wapuu pics already in the Directory.)
Contribute: Find and “favorite” 20 of your favorite plugins or themes in the WP Plugins Directory or the WP Themes Repository Share a link to your 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/ profile Favorites page (your profile link + /#content-favorites) 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.
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.
It is Day 7 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!
Do you have more questions about how to participate? Let us know in the #marketing Slack channel or on the FAQ page.
Prompt 7/20
Blog: Describe your journey with WordPress using only emojis or GIFs. Post your response on a WordPress website (or social media) and link it in the comments.
Develop: Star or watch a WordPress GitHub repo you haven’t yet starred/watched. Share the link in the comments.
Design: Find a Wapuu you like from the Wapuu archive and download it, and share on social media. TagTag Tag is one of the pre-defined taxonomies in WordPress. Users can add tags to their WordPress posts along with categories. However, while a category may cover a broad range of topics, tags are smaller in scope and focused to specific topics. Think of them as keywords used for topics discussed in a particular post. it #WP20. Share a link to your post in the comments.
Photograph: Explore the WordPress Photo Directory and find a photo of flowers. Share a link to its Directory listing on your preferred social network and tag it #WP20.
Contribute: Find the nearest upcoming or past WordCamp or WordPress Meetup that you aren’t already subscribed to, and subscribe to their mailing list. Link to 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. or 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. 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.
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.
It’s the fourth day of #WP20 From Blogs to Blocks, a community celebration of the 20th anniversary of WordPress!
Do you have more questions about how to participate? Let us know in the #marketing Slack channel or on the FAQ page.
Prompt 4/20
Blog: Tell us about the oldest WordPress website you know of/worked on/built that you can find in the Wayback Machine. When is it from? What was it for? Screenshots encouraged. Post your response on a WordPress website and link it in the comments.
Develop: Reproduce a bug from Trac or GitHub. Use a reproduction report template, or install the WordPress Beta Tester plugin for templates and environment information in the “Report a Bug” tab. Post a link to your work in the comments.
Design: Download an editable Wapuu file and make a Wapuu to celebrate WordPress’ 20th anniversary. Share your Wapuu wherever you like (website, social media, digitial art account, etc.) and tag it #WP20. (Extra credit: Name your Wapuu!). Post the link in the comments.
Photograph: Share a picture you took around a 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. or 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., but not actually AT the camp or meetup itself. Post it on your preferred social network, and tag it #WP20. (Extra credit: Submit it to the WordPress Photo Directory.) Share the link to your social post in the comments.
Contribute: Check out the Make WP Support Handbook then respond to a ticket on the WordPress Support forums with your support. Link to your reply 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.
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.
