October 21, 2020 — Over 100 guests of the WPCoffeeTalk podcast have been asked the same set of questions in order to learn about them, their work, and their community involvement. This talk shares data, anecdotes, clips, and conversations that not only characterize the guests but also suggest who we are as a community.

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October 21, 2020 — We all know that 3 seconds is all it takes to lose the attention of visitors to our web pages. But there’s hope yet! We can all win on the web by leveraging the brain’s strengths and limitations. An understanding of how the human brain processes visual information can greatly help us win our visitors over and keep them where we want them, instead of losing them to cyberspace.
In this talk, I want to present how the JavaScript ecosystem has flourished in recent years, creating a wide range of opportunities for contributors working on the Gutenberg project. At the same time, I want to explain many of the architectural decisions that have sought to make the transition as smooth as possible for those familiar with developing products and services based on WordPress.

October 21, 2020 — WordPress has always been recognized as a very welcoming platform for developers at any level of expertise. Introduced in WordPress core over a year ago, the block editor not only brought an entirely new editing experience for users, but it also redefined the way plugins and themes are developed.

In this talk, I want to present how the JavaScript ecosystem has flourished in recent years, creating a wide range of opportunities for contributors working on the Gutenberg project. At the same time, I want to explain many of the architectural decisions that have sought to make the transition as smooth as possible for those familiar with developing products and services based on WordPress.

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October 20, 2020 — WordPress helps in changing and empowering the way we engage, interact, and inspire others. Content needs to be communicated with authentic voices that have authority on digital platforms and beyond. If you are going to share your voice, where do you start? How should you think about the way your content influences other people? And how do you find your authentic voice?

October 20, 2020 — This year has been a year like no other, challenging each of us to rethink how we work, play, relate and create in our community and our lives. To think of thriving in such uncertain times seems like a challenge in and of itself. As digital creators using WordPress, we have an empowering foundation available to not only create security for ourselves, but also for those we connect with. Though the times might be uncertain, our capabilities and tools aren’t. By staying focused on our purpose as creators, we can find our way to thrive and stay secure no matter what is happening around us.

October 19, 2020 — The internet is the single most effective information sharing tool in all of history. We can build on the work and progress of others in a completely unprecedented way. The implications for the progress of humanity are both serious and exciting!

But it’s also in danger. Find out why Aaron thinks open systems and the open web will steer our future or how the lack of them will ruin it.

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October 13, 2020 — Learn what the WordPress Community Team is and how it contributes through education, connection, and support. We’ll tell you about WordPress events, working groups, and contributor roles. Highlight the importance of our Diversity and Inclusion programming. And share with you how anyone can get involved with the community team!

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October 12, 2020 — This video is the second part of the Organizing Meetups series, and is aimed at all WordPress Community members across the world that are interested in organizing meetups.Part 2 is aimed at supporting meetup groups that would like to organize online events during the pandemic. This video will go into detail on the in-s and out-s of organizing online meetups, including topics like how to organize online meetups, how to keep them engaging, experimenting with different session formats, finding topics and speakers, among others.

October 12, 2020 — This video is the first part of the Organizing Meetups series, and is aimed at all WordPress Community members across the world that are interested in organizing meetups.

This video includes basic topics including information on what meetup groups are, how can one organize a WordPress meetup group in their area, the five good-faith rules, GPL, and Trademark rules.

October 11, 2020 — WP Polyglots Facilitator is a free (an open) tool by Jesús Amieiro, from the Spanish WordPress community, that can be used to ease the process of sharing translated string between similar locales.