The Power of Open: What WordPress Offers Beyond Development

When people think about WordPress, they often focus on development, themes, plugins, and the professional ecosystem around it. But WordPress is much more than software. It is a vast open project powered by hundreds of volunteers who contribute in many different ways.

In this session, we will explore the broader WordPress project and the free resources it offers: learning platforms, community support, media and photo directories, design resources, and opportunities to get involved. Whether you are a developer, designer, content creator, or simply curious, you will discover how WordPress goes far beyond code and how you can benefit from and contribute to its open ecosystem.

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1. The Power of Open: What WordPress Offers Beyond Development Nilo Vélez
2. What is WordPress • WordPress is a CMS software (a tool to make websites) • WordPress free (both as in free beer and as in free speech) • More that 40% of the Internet runs over WordPress
3. meetup.com/pro/wordpress/
4. wpcontributordashboard.org
5. What do all those people do?
6. WordPress The WordPress project
8. GPL License
9. Wapuu Author: Kazuko Kaneuchi
11. wapu.us
12. So what?
14. So what?
15. wordpress.org/plugins/
16. wordpress.org/themes/
17. wordpress.org/playground/
18. wordpress.org/patterns/
19. openverse.org
20. wordpress.org/photos/
21. wordpress.org/photos/
22. wordpress.org/photos/search/pastéis/
23. learn.wordpress.org
24. wordpress.org/support/forums/
25. pt.wordpress.org/support/forums/
26. wordpress.tv
27. wordpress.tv/language/portugueseportugues/
28. wordpress.tv/language/portunhol/
29. central.wordcamp.org
30. events.wordpress.org
31. events.wordpress.org/upcoming-events/filtered/format/online/
32. One more thing…
33. wordpress.org/education/
34. wordpress.org/education/campus-connect/
35. wordpress.org/education/credits/
36. wordpress.org/education/student-clubs/
37. Nilo Vélez • • • • • • Making websites since 1998 es_ES translation editor Photo Directory Team Rep WPTV Admin WP Credits mentor WCEU organiser
38. You do it for yourself,
39. You do it for yourself, and for everybody else
40. Obrigado!