Become a better Developer by Contributing to WordPress

My slides for WordCamp Ottawa, 2013

Transcript

1. Become a Better Developer by Contributing to WordPress Christine Rondeau @bluelimemedia
2. WHY •Learn/teach •Connect •Get/give referrals •Make friends •Say thanks It raises your status inside the community which is helpful, because it’s a very tight-knit community, and a lot of your business links are going to come from there. A lot of your potential partners on ventures and projects are going to come from within the community. And by contributing and staying close to the tight-knit group, you keep your connections alive. -- Mark Jaquith WHO •Developers •Designers •Writers •Organizers •Teachers
3. MAKE WORDPRESS Core, UI, Accessibility, Plugins, Themes, Support, Mobile, Polyglots
4. CONTRIBUTE TO CORE http://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/
5. SUBMIT A PLUGIN
6. REPORT BAD PLUGINS Plugins that have malware or are in violations of the terms and conditions can be reported at: plugins@wordpress.org
7. HELP WITH APPS
8. RELEASE A THEME
9. JOIN THE THEME REVIEW TEAM
10. RATE/REVIEW PLUGINS & THEMES
11. TRANSLATE WORDPRESS
12. EDIT THE CODEX •Fix typos •Update info •Add info
13. ADOPT A CODEX PAGE
14. EDIT THE HANDBOOKS
15. PARTICIPATE IN A SPRINT
16. PROVIDE SUPPORT Everyone knows something
17. GET INVOLVED •Participate •Speak •Volunteer •Organize •Sponsor central.wordcamp.org www.meetup.com
18. THE ARE TONS OF WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE http://codex.wordpress.org/Contributing_to_WordPress
19. DON’T TRY TO DO IT ALL
20. QUESTIONS? Special thanks to Karen Arnold Mark Jacquith Mika Epstein Siobhan McKeown