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How You Can Contribute to WordPress
by Nile Flores@blondishnethttp://blondish.net
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This Presentation is dedicated to Kim Parsell
WPMOM / #wpmom
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Objective
❏ Why contribute?❏ Who can contribute?❏ How you can contribute?
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Open Source & WordPressOpen Source = denoting software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified. - Open Source Initiative
WordPress is an Open Source project.
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WordPress is shaped by its own community. WordPress is shaped by you!
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So- what is “Contributing” to
WordPress
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In the broadest sense of the term, I define contribution as anything that furthers the WordPress project.
Jeff Chandlerhttp://wptavern.com
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Who can contribute?
Anyone. No contribution is too small.
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Why contribute?
❏ Improves the community❏ Allows you to be a part of that evolving
community❏ Builds your authority❏ Because you love the software and want it to
evolve - A way to give back
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#allthethings
You can find all the information on how to contribute to WordPress at:
http://make.wordpress.org
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Areas to Contribute
CoreDesignAccessibilityMobileSupportPolygots
ThemesDocumentationCommunityPluginsTrainingMeta
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Core
❏ Ideas for the new features❏ Submitting patches and new features
http://make.wordpress.org/core/Weekly chats: Wednesdays @ 21:00 UTC
#core on Slack
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Design
❏ Discussing plans for changes to WordPress UX
http://make.wordpress.org/design/Weekly chats: Thursdays @ 21:00 UTC
#design on Slack
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Accessibility❏ Make WordPress easier for EVERYONE to
use on ANY devicehttp://make.wordpress.org/accessibility/
Weekly chats: Wednesdays @ 19:00 UTC
#accessibility on Slack
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Mobile
❏ Building and planning mobile apps for WordPress
http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/Weekly chats: Mondays @ 16:00 UTC
#wordpress-mobile in irc.freenode.net
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Support
❏ Help others in the Support Forums
http://make.wordpress.org/support/Weekly chats: Thursdays @ 17:00 UTC
#forums on Slack
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Polyglots¿Sabes otro idioma? = Do you know another language?
❏ Translate WordPress
http://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/Weekly chats: Wednesdays @ 10:00 UTC
and Thursdays @ 3:00 UTC #polyglots on Slack
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Themes
Reviewing Themes
http://make.wordpress.org/themes/Weekly chats: Tuesdays @ 17:00 UTC
#themereview on Slack
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Documentation
❏ Docs, Codex❏ Inline documentation❏ handbookshttp://make.wordpress.org/docs/Weekly chats: Thursdays @ 18:00 UTC
#docs on Slack
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Community
Help organize a WordCamp
http://make.wordpress.org/community/Weekly chats: Thursdays @ 19:00 UTC
#wordpress-getinvolved on irc.freenode.net
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Plugins
Plugin developers
http://make.wordpress.org/plugins/
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Training
Like to teach? Help build lesson plans for WordPress workshops
http://make.wordpress.org/training/Weekly chats: Tuesdays @ 18:00 UTC
#training on Slack
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Meta
Improving WordPress.org
http://make.wordpress.org/meta/Weekly chats: Fridays @ 17:00 UTC
#meta on Slack
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Support: Outside of Make.WordPress.org
Facebook:Advanced WordPress - http://on.fb.me/1xAhGjLAll About WordPress - http://on.fb.me/11s03Ks
WordPress on Google+ - http://bit.ly/1zNATW9
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Don’t be shy!
Just jump in and contribute!
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Nile Floreshttp://blondish.net(Don’t forget to subscribe to my newsletter)
@blondishnet
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