Community Team Dashboard

This dashboard provides a snapshot of the Community Team’s progress thus far in 2024 and highlights contribution opportunities for new contributors.

Contribution Opportunities

The Community Team is actively looking for contributions to the following projects:

Organize Local WordPress Events

Create or join your existing local 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. as an organizer

Organize Unique WordPress Events

Experienced Meetup Organizers are invited to organize unique new WordPress Events and WordCamps.

Join as a Program or Event Supporter

[EXCLUSIVELY FOR EXPERIENCED ORGANIZERS] Join the Community Team as a Program OR Event Supporter

First-time Attendees (FTAs)

44.76%

(+1.84%)

dotgreen Target: 45%

Excluding flagship & Meetup events (for now).

Events with 50%+
FTAs

33%

(+4.0%)

dotyellow Target: 45%

Average first-time attendee rate in local WordCamps & WordPress Events this year.

Number of WordPress Events v/s Unique and All Attendees

This metric shows the distribution of WordPress events over the year while also mentioning unique and all attendees in comparison. As shown in the chart, all numbers dropped during COVID. While they have shown an increasing trend thereafter, they are yet to pick up the pre-COVID momentum.

Line charts showing event counts, unique attendee counts, and all attendee counts from 2014 through 2024 for WordPress Events. Theese events peaked in 2018-2019 with 143-142 events, but the numbers went down in the COVID years, and have only marginally picked up.
Community Team Events: 2014 through August 31, 2024

2024 Global Sponsorship Funds Status

83% funds raised from the 2024 Global Sponsorship program have already been used or earmarked for use this year, as of September 12th, 2024 .

Total Global Funds$725,000
Approved Community Grants + Estimated Overhead$608,201
3D Bar charts showing the fund usage of WordPress Event Global Sponosrship. As of August 2024, $608,201 of $725,000 of Global Sponsorship funds were used or allocated for WordPress events.
Allocation of Community Grants and estimated overhead expenses versus total WordPress Global Sponsorship funds available as of September 12th, 2024.
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