December 16, 2016 — It’s known that WordPress is open-source and community-built, but how exactly one can get started contributing can be a bit of a mystery. In fact, many people aren’t aware that one can contribute to WordPress without being a master of code! Documentation, translation, teaching, infrastructure, design, and yes, Core – there are many different ways to contribute to the WordPress.org Project. My presentation will enlighten audience members to the world of open-source contributing and make it easier for them to connect with the Make.WordPress.org community.

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December 14, 2016 — Ako som si vytvoril vlasnú prácu a z hobby spravil živobitie.
Príbeh o začiatkoch slovenskej WordPress komunity a založení prvej slovenskej WordPress agentúry Webikon a o tom, ako sa mi (ne)darí skĺbiť dobrovoľnícku prácu v komunite a vytváranie pridanej hodnoty pre zákazníkov.

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December 12, 2016 — You use WordPress on a regular basis, maybe even to make a living, and you want to get involved in the community. How can you step into the community and be a good citizen? How can you be helpful? How can you disagree in a constructive way? Find out how you can help make WordPress better by being a good citizen in the community.

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December 11, 2016 — This is a talk about the people of WordPress, intentionally showcasing diversity in as many ways as possible. Location, culture, gender; we’re a cross section of humanity. We’ll talk about some of the stories that have been published on HeroPress.com as well as some that have not.

December 10, 2016 — In Episode 8 I talk about the Flow Team, which reported on the user experience of a volunteer testing the WordPress Mobile App Version 6.1 on an Android 5.1 device.

The Support Team is a good place for someone to get started helping people who have issues with their WordPress websites.

December 7, 2016 — Utsav Singh Rathour is a WordPress enthusiast and a developer by passion.
His talk on WordCamp this year has focused on why one should attend a WordCamp. While this might look a little odd, given that he be talked about this in a WordCamp, but he believes, he can provide a little something on how one can make the most out of this grand event.

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December 1, 2016 — Di come ho superato ansie e paure e ho deciso di buttarmi, partecipare alla community, scoprire quanto è bello e magico.
Si può fare: si può allargare l’angusta zona di comfort e lasciare entrare la magia.
Si può fare, puoi buttarti e partecipare. Anche se ancora non ci credi.

December 1, 2016 — This episode I talk about WordCamp US which is taking place in Philadelphia, PA on December 2nd thru the 4th.

The Community Team has a plugin in beta which will help with speaker submissions.

Finally the WordPress TV Team is uploading videos to the official WordPress YouTube channel.

November 24, 2016 — Our own mental wellness, and that of those around us, is probably the least understood and most neglected part of our daily lives. It is time we all started understanding what it truly means to have mental wellness and what it means to us and those around us when we do not have it – especially what we can do to help those around us and ourselves.

The WordPress community is both the perfect place for Mental Health issues to go undetected as well as the perfect place for so many people to live a higher quality of life simply by increasing our awareness to it.

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November 21, 2016 — Always wanted to contribute to the community but think you have to be a developer? WRONG! Contributing is within reach of everyone. Learn about the available projects, meetups, and communities. Find the perfect place to get started and have fun.