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WordCamp OC - Contributing to Core: Hassle to Hobby

WordCamp OC - Contributing to Core: Hassle to Hobby

I hear frequently that it’s difficult to contribute code to WordPress’ core. During the past year, there’s been an increased emphasis on not only reaching out to new contributors, but making it simpler to get involved by making toolsets more accessible and trac more friendly to newcomers. I’ll walk through how I got started, and how things have changed for the better since. Come to learn the first steps in contributing to WordPress’ core.

Presented at WordCamp Orange County 2014 by Mike Schroder

Mike Schroder

June 07, 2014
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  1. Contributing to Core: Hassle to Hobby WordCamp Orange County 2014

    Mike Schroder (DH-Shredder) @GetSource - http://www.getsource.net
  2. Who Am I? • Mike Schroder, a.k.a DH- Shredder, a.k.a.

    @GetSource • Third Culture Kid, enjoy Coffee & Sailing • WordPress 3.9 Co-Lead and Core Contributor • Happy DreamHost Employee
  3. We’ll talk about next steps tomorrow at the workshop! •

    https://make.wordpress.org/core • https://core.trac.wordpress.org
 Slides: http://www.getsource.net/tag/contribution/ Mike Schroder (DH-Shredder) @GetSource - http://www.getsource.net