Where?4
Accessibility
Documentation
TV
Core
Design
Training
Plugins
Met
a
Comm
unity
Flow
Mobile
Support
Polyglots
Themes
What?5
Accessibility
Documentation TVCore
Design Training
Plugins
Meta
Community
Flow
Mobile Support
PolyglotsThemes
PHP HTML CSS
JS Bugs Tests
iOS Android
Windows Blackberry
Codex Developer Reference
Inline Docs
Handbooks
UI UX
Mockups
Forums
IRC
TranslationsReviews Distribution
Tools
Distribution
Tools
WordPress.org
Localised Sites
Meet ups
WordCampsHack days
Mentorship Diversity
Course Materials
Post-‐production
Subtitles
WordCamp.org
GlotPress
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WordPress.org Profile
Slack WordbenchMake blogs
How?
Start talking to people…
Everyone has something to offer! You’ll be surprised how useful the very skills you have are to the community.
Why?9
01LearnNew skills, such as coding, team work, management, and written / spoken language skills.
02Personal profileGet to know people, and they get to know you. Your reputation improves the more you help others. People like to help those who have helped them in the past.
03Be part of something biggerWordPress powers almost 25% of the internet. There’s a lot of opportunity to be a part of a project that does so much for the internet and in so many ways.
04Give back
It’s such an encouraging and giving community. After gaining so much, it’s
enriching to contribute something back and help others. Maybe even other newcomers.
05Business profile
If you’re a freelancer or work for a business that uses WordPress in some way, your
contributions are also a reflection on your business or employer. Build positivity!
06Awareness
Being a part of the community gives you opportunity to be aware of what’s going on around you. New features in
WordPress, new useful plugins, completed translations, and other community members who’s skills might prove useful.
Who?11
PluginsReleased plugins
AccessibilityWorked on the accessibility and security teams
CoreContributed to core since WordPress 2.3
CommunitySpoken at WordCamps
Leads contributor days at WordCamps
JOHN BLACKBOURN“My WordPress contributions were fairly instrumental in me getting a job at CFTP, and subsequently Automattic and Human
Made. …
All of this has helped my professional development with regard to getting paid cold hard cash for doing my job, and continually getting better at many aspects of development work, public speaking, and managing people.”
https://twitter.com/johnbillion https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnbillion
Who?12
BRONSON QUICK
https://twitter.com/bronsonquick https://profiles.wordpress.org/bronsonquick
PluginsContributed to Google App Engine, Import from Ning, BuddyPress Achievements, and WooCommerce plugins
OtherCo-‐creator and maintainer for Chassis Host of the WP Dev Table podcast
CoreContributed to WordPress core
CommunityOrganised and spoken at meetups
Sponsored meetups Organised and spoken at WordCamps
WordPress Training
“My contributions to both WordPress core and the community helped me get the opportunity to meet leaders in the WordPress industry and eventually the ability to merge our company with a like minded WordPress company!”
Who?13
JENNY WONG“Since joining Human Made, I’ve been asked to go to the Community Summit by Jen Mylo ( which for me was a surprise, since I didn’t even realise she knew who I was ), got invited to speak at WCSF 2014, I’ve gotten more speaking engagements, people
ask me to come and convince their local community to contribute to the WordPress ecosystem”
https://twitter.com/miss_jwo https://profiles.wordpress.org/miss_jwo
CommunitySpoken at WordPress meetups
Spoken at WordCamps Organised WordPress contributor days
Community team deputy CommHub project lead
Bridging the WordPress and PHP communities
Who?14
TAREI KING
https://twitter.com/tareiking https://profiles.wordpress.org/tareiking
CommunityWordCamp volunteer
ThemesReviewer on the Theme Review Team
Theme author of the Om Connect theme
Who?15
PAUL GIBBS
https://twitter.com/pgibbs https://profiles.wordpress.org/pgibbs
CommunitySpoken at WordCamps about BuddyPress Organised meetup groups Volunteer at WordCamps
PluginsBuilt plugins for BuddyPress
OtherOrganising a BuddyPress conference
Who?16
PETYA RAYKOVSKA“My work on the project has taught me tons – most of all patience, humility and appreciation for cultural and personal
diversity. I also truly believe it is the primary reason I got to be a part of HM – the most wonderful WordPress crew out there.”
https://twitter.com/petyeah https://profiles.wordpress.org/petya
CommunitySpoken at WordCamps and meetups Contributing to the community team, helping organisers Bridging Community and Polyglots teams
PolyglotsContributed as a translator for bg_BG Helping the Polyglots team as a whole