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Jenny Wong
June 18, 2014
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Transcript
Contributing to WordPress Jenny Wong Web Developer
Hands up if you are a WordPress user.
Keep them up
Keep your hands up if you are contributing to WordPress
Look around
I don’t want to code when I come home after
a day at the office.
I can’t contribute to open source.
WordCamp London
Everyone CAN contribute!
How?
Non Coding Ways
Community Working to support events, creating outreach & training programs,
and generally support the community
Support Everyone knows the answer to something!
Documentation Helping people to help themselves when they get stuck
Polyglots Translate WordPress & create tools to make translations easier.
Coding Ways
Themes Review and approves every Theme submitted to the WordPress
Theme repository
Accessibility Make sure that WordPress core and all of WordPress’
resources are accessible.
UI Designing & developing the user interface. A home for
designers and UXers alike.
Mobile Builds the iOS, Android, Windows, and Blackberry apps.
Mobile Needs: designers, UX experts, and testers
Core Write code, fix bugs, debate decisions, & help with
development.
Core Need: patch testers & bug replicators
Meta Help make WordPress.org better, provide support, & build tools
for use by all the contributor groups.
BuddyPress Support the tool which builds communities
Plugins Discuss any issues around Plugin development and the Plugin
repository
Result
WP Contributor Days
WordCamp Manchester
29th June [ 10:00 - 17:00 ]
What will happen on the day?
Running Order
Running Order 09:30 - 10:00 Registration 10:00 -10:30 Intro &
Groupings 10:30 - 13: 00 First Session 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch 14:00 - 17:00 Second Session
Sessions
Sessions Core BuddyPress Accessibility Mobile Support Polyglots Themes Community Documentation
Meta Dev Environment Setup
Homework
Go to make.wordpress.org
Look for the Handbook or Get Involved section
Should be a page titled “Getting Started at a Contributor
Day"
Get Contributing
Remember
We’re all in this together.
If you’re not sure ask around.
Feel free to switch between sessions.
Any Questions? Ask me later : @miss_jwo
Thank You Jenny Wong Web Developer