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On Making wordpress
HOW TO GIVE BACK AND GROW WITH THE PROJECT
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Hallo!
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This is a talk about contributing to wordpress
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who
contributes
reasons to
contribute
Goal for today.
ways to
contribute
!
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how many of you use wordpress?
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how many of you contribute to wordpress?
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my wordpress story
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SOUTH AMERICA SOUTH AFRICA
ASIA
EUROPE
AUSTRALIA
NORTH AMERICA
CONTRIBUTORS
20K
LANGUAGES
140
CONTINENTS
5
who makes wordpress?
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the must give back concept
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“if we believe in free software, we have to
accept freeloaders. it’s right there in the license”
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the must give back concept
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why contribute to wordpress?
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]
%
$ Q
25
period
from all
WordPress contributors
contributing for
between 2 and 8 years
WordPress teams
How they
got started
Why they
kept going
Benefits of
contributing
Downsides
Upsides
contributor survey.
Lessons
learned
=
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learn
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“Working on wordpress made me
better at wordpress”
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“Contributing to wordpress gave me a considerable amount
of personal development across many aspects - technical
abilities, people management, public speaking”
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“contributing to wordpress i learned how to
manage a project”
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“contributing to wordpress helps me grow professionally.
I learned a lot of new things and
improved my communication skills”
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“i learned to be motivated for the right reasons”
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“my code improved significantly”
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“contributing to wordpress is great to put
on your Resume”
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earn
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“contributing helped me be really well informed
about what’s going on with wordpress”
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“ in the five years since i became a contributor what i charge
for consultancy work jumped 10 times”
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“Contributing to wordpress i get my code reviewed by some
of the best developers in the world”
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“being a useful contributor to a large open source project was a huge
factor in why I was able to leave uni and find a job”
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“Contributing to wordpress helped me build a career where
I’m both successful and stable”
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“Contributing helps us hire better people and get better
clients. It allows us to charge more for projects”
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“Contributing to wordpress gave me a job. I was able to
turn my hobby into a career”
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invest time to
contribute
gain
recognition
The road to Awesome
charge
more / get
a better
job
contribute
more
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have fun & make friends
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“what kept me around wasn’t programming, but three other
reasons: being useful, the safe path to learning
responsibility and that everybody was so nice”
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“contributing to wordpress helps me meet
driven and smart people”
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“contributing gives me the opportunity to work with, learn from and
make friends with people from all over the world. I know of no other
way of obtaining that experience.
It is invaluable”
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“contributing to wordpress gave me the opportunity to
travel the world”
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make a difference
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“i F$%ing love to ship code for 23% of the web”
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get high
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the helper’s high
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this is your brain on helping others
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No content
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don’t do drugs. make wordpress.
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HOW?
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don’t know you can contribute
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not a developer
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don’t know anything
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don’t know how to contribute
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THERE IS A JOB FOR EVERYONE
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make.wordpress.org
we
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Accessibility
MAKE SURE THAT WORDPRESS CORE AND ALL IT’S RESOURCES ARE ACCESSABLE
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how a blind
person
inserts media
into a
wordpress
post
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core
WRITE CODE, TEST CODE, FIX BUGS
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Polyglots
TRANSLATE WORDPRESS TO MORE THAN 140 LANGUAGES
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design
DESIGN AND DEVELOP THE USER INTERFACE. DESIGN. UX. IA.
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support
ANSWER QUESTIONS TO HELP OTHERS IN SUPPORT.WORDPRESS.ORG
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documentation
CREATE AND UPDATE WORDPRESS DOCUMENTATION - INLINE DOCS AND HANDBOOKS
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theme review
REVIEW AND APPROVE THE THEMES TO KEEP THE QUALITY HIGH
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meta
HELP MAKE WORDPRESS.ORG, WHO SUPPORT ALL THE CONTRIBUTING TEAMS
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community
ORGANISE WORDPRESS MEETUPS AND WORDCAMPS
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speaking
SHARE YOUR WORDPRESS KNOWLEDGE, SPEAK AT A WORDPRESS EVENT
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allow someone to learn from
your mistakes & your successes
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mobile
MAKE THE WORDPRESS MOBILE APPS
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training
CREATE CURRICULUMS FOR FREE WORDPRESS TRAINING COURSES
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wordpress.tv
MODERATE INCOMING VIDEOS, POST-PROCESS VIDEOS, SUBTITLE VIDEOS
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Plugins
KEEP THE PLUGIN DIRECTORY SAFE BY REVIEWING CODE
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flow
ENSURE FLOWLESS WORDPRESS EXPERIENCE ON ALL DEVICES
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THERE IS A JOB FOR EVERYONE
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make.wordpress.org
we
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learn and
improve your
skills
get a really
cool job
make friends on
5 continents
make a
difference
for 23% of
the web
contribute to wordpress.
have fun and travel
the world
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Go to make.wordpress.org
This is where all the contributor
teams live
Go to Contributor day
Those are usually organised
around WordCamps and there’s
one tomorrow!
Pick a team
Choose a team depending on
your skillset and expertise
Get on Slack
Join your team channel on
chat.wordpress.org
Ready to start?
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join the german slack channel:
dewp.slack.com
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come to contributor day tomorrow
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talk to me or any other contributor
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Contributing to wordpress is a practical
investment in your future
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don’t do it because you have to
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do it because it’s the smart thing to do
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GROW WITH THE PROJECT. THERE IS A JOB FOR EVERYONE.
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we make.wordpress.org
!
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GROW WITH THE PROJECT. THERE IS A JOB FOR EVERYONE.
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thank you
!