GETTING INVOLVED.Help Make WordPress.

Thursday, August 22, 13

About Your Presenter: Lisa Sabin-Wilson

Lisa Sabin-Wilson

Author of books.

Designer of sites.

Lover of WordPress.

http://lisasabin-wilson.com

@LisaSabinWilson

✤ Wisconsin (Go Pack!)

✤ WordPress user since 2003

✤ Author since 2006

✤ Twitter: @LisaSabinWilson

✤ Co-owner: WebDevStudios.com

Thursday, August 22, 13

WordPress For Dummies

WordPress For Dummies

WordPress All In One

WordPress Web Design For Dummies

Thursday, August 22, 13

WordPress: Open Source Software (OSS)

The self-hosted version of WordPress (.Org)

is 100% volunteer driven.

How can you get involved?

Thursday, August 22, 13

2 KINDS OF WORDPRESS USERS

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Just WORK!

Wants to publish content.

Does not really care about the code base.

Does not want to get involved in the community.

Probably doesn’t even know a community exists.

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HOW does it work?

Wants to publish content.

Possibly a designer or developer.

Maybe an aspiring entrepreneur.

Wants to get involved in some way.

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You fall into the second group

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Who can do it?Developers

Designers

Writers

Helpers

Testers

Event Organizers

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Coders

Non-Coders

everyone in between

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MAKEWORDPRESS.ORG

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For Devlopers...Proficient in PHP, JavaScript, jQuery

Knowledge of WP actions, hooks & filters

Get Started Resources

Core Contributor Handbook http://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/

Make Core (official discussion on core development)

http://make.wordpress.org/core/

Submit a patch http://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/submitting-a-patch/

Weekly developer chats http://make.wordpress.org/core/weekly-developer-chats/

Thursday, August 22, 13

For Developers...iOS, Android, Windows Phone & Blackberry

Get Started Resources

WP Mobile Handbook http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/handbook/

WordPress Apps (official development blog)

http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/

Thursday, August 22, 13

For Developers...Get involved in WordPress plugins & join the discussion aroundWordPress plugins.

Get Started Resources

WordPress Plugins (official developer blog)

http://make.wordpress.org/plugins/

Thursday, August 22, 13

For Designers...Designers interested in getting involved in the User Interface (UI) part of the WordPress platform.

Get Started Resources

UI Design and Development Group http://make.wordpress.org/ui/

WordPress UI Style Guide http://dotorgstyleguide.wordpress.com/

WordPress CSS Coding Standards http://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/coding-standards/css/

Thursday, August 22, 13

For Writers...Documentation is vital to any software project.

Get Started Resources

Documentation Group http://make.wordpress.org/docs/

WordPress Codex Contributions http://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/contributing-to-the-wordpress-codex/

Getting Started with the Codex http://codex.wordpress.org/Codex:Contributing#First_Things_First

Thursday, August 22, 13

For Polyglots...WordPress in any language? SURE - help make it happen!

Get Started Resources

Translation Teams http://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/

Translators Handbook (Draft) http://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/translators-handbook-draft/

WordPress In Your Language http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_in_Your_Language

Thursday, August 22, 13

For Helpers...You can start helping in the WordPress Support forums today!

Get Started Resources

WordPress Support Forums http://wordpress.org/support/

WordPress.Org Registration http://wordpress.org/support/register.php

Thursday, August 22, 13

For Early Adopters...Test beta versions of WordPress and report bugs

Get Started Resources

Beta Tester Plugin http://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-beta-tester/

How to Report a Bug http://codex.wordpress.org/Reporting_Bugs

WordPress Trac http://core.trac.wordpress.org/

Thursday, August 22, 13

For Community ...WordCamps. WP MeetUps.

Attend. Volunteer. Speak. Organize.

Get Started Resources

WordPress Events Blog http://make.wordpress.org/events/

Official WordCamp Website http://central.wordcamp.org/

Become an Organizer http://central.wordcamp.org/become-an-organizer/

Help Plan WordCamps http://plan.wordcamp.org/

Thursday, August 22, 13

HELP MAKE WORDPRESS.@LisaSabinWilson - http://webdevstudios.com

Thursday, August 22, 13