Modchat recap – 7/23

The WordPress.tv modsquad convened today in the WPTV 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/. channel to discuss the happenings of the week:

  • Recovered WordPressTV Twitter account (Props Michael Pick) and hooked it up to our site. All videos published now will also be shared automatically with our Twitter account. 🙂
  • First new tweet: https://twitter.com/WordPressTV/status/624250439429521408
  • Trac ticket to add Twitter player cards, may not work with the Flash player in VideoPress 1.0 – https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/976
  • Upcoming post on adding hashtags to custom tweets before publishing.
  • Early feedback from our first trials of Amazon Elastic Transcoder. Was able to transcode a 2GB RAW video file into a tidy ~600MB mp4. Hoping to roll out faster/easier downloads to reduce the barrier to contributions to post-processing.

You can read the transcripts in all their glory here: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/wptv/p1437671006000129

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WordPress.tv Moderator Update July 17, 2015

WordPress.tv Moderator Update July 17, 2015

Modchat recap – July 16th

Here’s what we discussed in our team chat on #WPTV 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/. channel today:

  • Producer Credit has been added to video uploads – https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/986
  • Success Message on upload has been improved – https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1118
  • Some discussion on captions/subtitles and WPTV – WPTV is still on VP 1.0 until these features can be added.
  • Discussed recent post on topics for screencasts. A great read! https://make.wordpress.org/tv/2015/07/15/screencast-ideas/
  • Talked about the possibility of theme improvements to WPTV. Also noting we have an open ticket on adding responsive design here. Contributions welcome! https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/974
  • Want to keep up with other WPTV track tickets we’re working on? You can follow our open Trac tickets here.
  • @brashrebel pitched his tutorial video plugin idea in core. Props! https://make.wordpress.org/core/2015/07/10/feature-plugin-chat-on-july-14/

You can see our entire chat in the Slack archive here: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/wptv/p1437066461000056

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I have just listed a few WC Miami…

I have just listed a few WC Miami videos that need to be edited.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ChmbPMJqXcxArEgqJFnLSY8NECJiHokuB3Fh-zYlMWw/edit?usp=sharing

#video-to-edit

Welcome to the new WPTV P2!

We’ve had a long and winding road as a contributor group, from a hastily assembled group of volunteers in 2012 to a dedicated group of WordPress and video enthusiasts today. Over that time we have worked in IRC, then 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/., as well as a few different P2P2 “P2” is the name of the theme the blogs of make.wordpress.org use. When asked to post or view something “on the p2” by a member of the WPTV team, that usually means you’re asked to check https://make.wordpress.org/tv., but that journey is over!

Starting now, this is our P2 and our new home for all things WordPress.tv. We’re still getting set up, but be sure to subscribe to this blog (in the sidebarSidebar A sidebar in WordPress is referred to a widget-ready area used by WordPress themes to display information that is not a part of the main content. It is not always a vertical column on the side. It can be a horizontal rectangle below or above the content area, footer, header, or any where in the theme.) to follow all our updates. If your are interested in helping out, here are some of the areas we are working on now:

  • Editing – WordCamps submit unprocessed video from their recent event, and we help edit that video to add titles, presentation slides, and other simple edits to get them ready for publication
  • Moderating – Once a video is edited and submitted to WordPress.tv, our moderator group makes sure everything looks right, adds tags, categories, and other information, and then publishes it live to the site
  • Captions/Subtitles – Once videos are published to WordPress.tv, we work to increase their 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) with captions, and internationalize them by subtitling them into other languages.

Want to help? Why not drop by our weekly meeting in the #wptv channel in Community Slack and say hi. We meet every Thursday at 17:00 UTC and we’d love to have you join us. If you can’t make the meeting but still want to help? Feel free to pingPing The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of “Ping me when the meeting starts.” either @jerrysarcastic or @roseapplemedia in the #wptv Slack channel

WordPress.tv Moderator Squad Update

“Consistency is the most overrated of all human virtues… I’m someone who changes his mind all the time.”
– Malcolm Gladwell

We published videos from WC Lyon, WC Seattle: Experienced Edition and WC London

WC Lancaster – WC St Louis – WC San Diego – WC North Canton – WC Portland – WC Nashville and WC Miami videos are still in process.

In the Mod Chat we talked about:

  • update on the post for screencast tutorials submissions
  • discussion about the S3 video transcoder
  • update on layout for @brashrebel‘s WPTV 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 Last 7 Days

We published 9 videos from 3 WordCamps and WordPress Related Events around the world.

The Top Three Most Viewed 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. Videos Last Week

Ben Furfie: How to Value Price Websites

Jenny Munn: SEO for 2015 – What’s In, What’s Out and How to Be In It to Win It (For Good)

Brad Williams: Hiring Employee Number One – From Freelancer to Agency

 

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WordPress.tv Moderator Squad Update

“Little one, I would like to see anyone – prophet, king or God – persuade a thousand cats to do anything at the same time.”
– Neil Gaiman (A cynical cat, in Sandman)

WC Montreal, WC London, WC Hamburg, WC Atlanta and WC Minneapolis submitted videos this week.

WC Lancaster – WC St Louis – WC San Diego – WC North Canton – WC Portland ME and WC Nashville videos are still in process.

In the Mod Chat we talked about:

  • approving videos for a “WordPress Related Event”
  • issue with getting screencast videos for WPTV 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
  • updates on progress of post-production for WC videos

In The Last 7 Days

We published 32 videos from 5 WordCamps and WordPress Related Events around the world.

The Top Three Most Viewed 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. Videos Last Week

Jenny Munn: SEO for 2015 – What’s In, What’s Out and How to Be In It to Win It (For Good)

Michelle Schulp: Beyond Whitespace – Designing for Complex Content

Christina Fuchs: Was sind Mitgliederseiten und wie lassen sie sich in WordPress realisieren?

 

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WordPress.tv Moderator Squad Update

“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”
– Alan Watts

WC Montreal, WC London and WC Minneapolis submitted videos this week.

WC Lancaster – WC St Louis – WC San Diego – WC North Canton – WC Portland ME and WC Nashville videos are still in process.

In the Mod Chat we talked about:

  • updates on progress of post-production for WC videos
  • proposal to transcode videos using Amazon Elastic Transcoder
  • feedback on layout for @brashrebel‘s WPTV 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
  • @bethsoderberg did a copy edit on documentation

In The Last 7 Days

We published 13 videos from 2 WordCamps and WordPress Related Events around the world.

The Top Three Most Viewed 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. Videos Last Week

Jenny Munn: SEO for 2015 – What’s In, What’s Out and How to Be In It to Win It (For Good)

Eric Wolfe: Building a WordPress Theme Using AngularJS

Barbara Schendel: Create Your Own WordPress Theme

 

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WordPress.tv Moderator Squad Update

“If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.”
– Henry Ford

WC Montreal, WC Atlanta and WC Minneapolis submitted videos this week.

WC Lancaster – WC St Louis – WC San Diego – WC North Canton videos are still in process.

In the Mod Chat we talked about:

  • updates on progress of post-production for WC videos
  • the WPTV submit page uploader being slow
  • transcoding videos using Amazon Elastic Transcoder (upsides and downsides)
  • @brashrebel‘s patch that will display video producer credit on WPTV posts
  • submission guidelines for making videos for the WPTV 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
  • welcome new mods @jshipc and @blondishnet

In The Last 7 Days

We published 17 videos from 3 WordCamps and WordPress Related Events around the world.

The Top Three Most Viewed 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. Videos Last Week

Jenny Munn: SEO for 2015 – What’s In, What’s Out and How to Be In It to Win It (For Good)

Christina Fuchs: Was sind Mitgliederseiten und wie lassen sie sich in WordPress realisieren?

Gene Hammett: Being an Authority in the WordPress Market Means More Impact and More Income

 

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WordPress.tv Moderator Squad Update

“Well done is better than well said.”
– Benjamin Franklin

WC Atlanta, WC Dayton, WC Minneapolis and WC Seattle submitted videos this week.

WC Lancaster – WC St Louis – WC San Diego videos are still in process.

In the Mod Chat we talked about:

  • editing the videos on the “videos to edit” page
  • process for creating videos for the WPTV 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
  • update of the WPTV plugin (wiki and goals)

In The Last 7 Days

We published 14 videos from 5 WordCamps and WordPress Related Events around the world.

The Top Three Most Viewed 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. Videos Last Week

Mike Little: Running Multiple WordPress Sites Under NGINX

Mickey Mellen and Ali Green: Planning Your Website from Concept to Launch

Jenny Munn: SEO for 2015 – What’s In, What’s Out and How to Be In It to Win It (For Good)

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