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#  Tag Archives: contributing

 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/iandunn/) [Ian Dunn](https://profiles.wordpress.org/iandunn/)
2:13 am _on_ June 23, 2014     
Tags: contributing, vagrant, [varying-vagrant-vagrants ( 2 )](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/varying-vagrant-vagrants/),
[wordcamp.org ( 11 )](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/wordcamp-org/), [wordpress-meta-environment ( 5 )](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/wordpress-meta-environment/)

# 󠀁[WordPress Meta Environment](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/2014/06/23/wordpress-meta-environment/)󠁿

Setting up local development environments to contribute to the 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. sites
can be an obstacle for those without access to the private subversionSVN Apache 
Subversion (often abbreviated SVN, after its command name svn) is a software versioning
and revision control system. Software developers use Subversion to maintain current
and historical versions of files such as source code, web pages, and documentation.
Its goal is to be a mostly compatible successor to the widely used Concurrent Versions
System (CVS). WordPress core and the wordpress.org released code are all centrally
managed through SVN. https://subversion.apache.org/. repositories or a sandbox, 
especially at a 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/](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. or 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/).
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://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/](https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/)
[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/),
where time is limited.

We’ve talked a bit before about making this easier by creating a Vagrant configuration,
so I put together [a prototype](https://github.com/iandunn/wordpress-meta-environment)
based on Varying Vagrant Vagrants, with WordCamp.org as the first site. The sample
data needs a little love, but other than that I think it works pretty well.

I’ll test it out with some people this weekend at WordCamp Seattle. If anyone on
the team wants to add other sites or make any changes, just let me know and I’ll
add you to the repo.

[#contributing](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/contributing/), [#vagrant](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/vagrant/),
[#varying-vagrant-vagrants](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/varying-vagrant-vagrants/),
[#wordcamp-org](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/wordcamp-org/), [#wordpress-meta-environment](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/wordpress-meta-environment/)

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