The Community Team meets twice a month, first and third Thursday, at two different times to cover different timezones. As there has been a long gap (again :/) after latest update and lot’s have happened after that, I’ll just reference our latest meeting another most important news.
- August 6 agenda, 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/. logs 11:00 UTC and 20:00 UTC
Deputy updates
As usual, Community Team members are busy doing their job. No blockers, but a lot for things to do. Even small contributions from existing deputies are much appreciated and we warmly welcome all new contributors interested in becoming deputy! Coronavirus situation has affected us a lot and caused extra work.
Ongoing discussions
- Proposal: Asking confirmation when registering for a free ticket
- Proposal: Recognition for event volunteers and attendees in WordPress.org profile
- Proposal: Dedicated communication place for deputies
- Proposal: Managing discussion group signups
- Proposal: Workshop Submission and Review Process for Learn WordPress
Additional posts worth highlighting
- Announcement: In-person events in rest of year 2020
- Announcement: Flagship Events in 2021
- Learn WordPress: Project Details and Roadmap
- Building community beyond events
- Moving forward with online events
- Supporting Black Voices in WordPress
- Meetup Organizer Newsletter: July 2020
- Pending update for the Code of Conduct
Numbers
Change compared to previous Community team update from 07-11-2019 if applicable.
- General
- Active deputies: 28 (+25%)
- Active 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. mentors: 51 (+16%)
- HelpScout total conversations: 1 147 (last month)
- Meetups
- Meetups needing vetting: 6
- Meetups in chapter program: 825 (+5,2%)
- Members in 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. groups: 495 203 (+10,2%)
- WordCamps
- WordCamps needing vetting: 0
- WordCamps in the schedule: 7