Giving Back to WordPressNo Code Needed!

Meagan Hanes @mhanes #wcmtl 2016

A Bit About Myself

Freelance designer, developer, WP-PM

20+ years building websites (yes I’m old)

Geocities Days!

10th year with WordPress

4th year with #wcmtl

Favourite Color: ???

Favourite Pokemon:Alakazam

26%of the world’s top websites are powered with WordPress

https://w3techs.com/technologies/history_overview/content_management/all

17,289,521websites use WordPress today

http://trends.builtwith.com/cms

And this only goes up.

WordPressIt’s Made of People!!

Open Source SoftwareAllows us to access the code

GNU General Public License (GPL)Allows us to modify and redistribute this code

WordPress CommunityAllows us to redistribute our knowledge and experience

- Blogging & Forums

- Meetups

- WordCamps

My WordPress

StoryIn Haiku Form

Ten years building codeIn the dark, all by myself.WordCamp changed it all.

Why Give Back?

Builds Your Skills

Proves Your Expertise

Lets You Learn New Things

Fosters a Healthy Community

Connects You With Like-Mindeds

Cause We Got Burned With Geocities And That Ain’t Happening Again

Progression Towards World Domination

Better Than Playing Candy Crush

Makes You Feel Great About Life

It’s The Right Thing To Do

Gets You Out And About

Open Source Life

How You Can Give Back

& help to make WordPress the best open source CMS

available!

Hint: You Do NOT Need To Be a Code Expert!!

Simple & Easy - Blog your Knowledge - Answer Questions others have

Flexible & Fun - Join Make.WordPress.Org - 14 different teams!! - Organize a Meetup - Speak at a WordCamp

Intense & Dedicated - Start a Meetup Chapter - Organize a WordCamp - Contribute to Core

Simple & EasyDocument your knowledge

&

Share it with those who are in need of your answers!

Blog Your Knowledge- Figure out a tricky plugin issue?

BLOG IT!- Learned something new about

WordPress? BLOG IT!- Having troubles solving a

problem? ………yup!

Benefits of Blogging? So many!!

Share Your Answers

- Support Forumshttps://wordpress.org/support/

- Plugin Forumshttps://wordpress.org/support/plugin/easy-digital-downloads

- Facebook Groupshttps://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/resources/the-20-best-wordpress-facebook-groups-you-should-join

Flexible & FunJoin one of the 14

Make.WordPress.Org Teams

Organize a Meetup

Speak at a WordCamp

Make.WordPress.OrgCore, Design, Mobile, Accessibility, Polyglots, Support, Themes, Documentation, Community, Plugins, Training, Meta, TV, Flow

Which one piques your interest?https://make.wordpress.org/

Organize a MeetupCode Jams, Hackathons, Open Floor Discussions, Social Meetups, WP.tv Parties / Skype presentations

Speak at a WordCampPresent what you know! I promise you: You Know Something Others NeedNervous? Join Toastmasters; review Kathryn Presner’s Techie Continuum

Intense & Dedicated

Start a Meetup Chapter

Organize a WordCamp

Contribute to Core WordPress

Start a Meetup ChapterNo matter how large or small the town.Funding is available if need be!Help spread the WordPress love <3

Organize a WordCampFor communities with existing chaptersDon’t be scared! Plenty of community support via Make.Community, discussions in #events

Contribute to Core WPBrowse Trac & #core, start small to get familiar with the tools and process, contribute to discussions on Make, join a Contrib2Core Meetup

Contribute To WordPress

& Receive These Items!

Personal Satisfaction

Knowledge Firehose

All The Wapuus

Next Steps!

Browse the Support Forumshttps://wordpress.org/support/

Pick your Make.WordPress.Orghttps://make.wordpress.org/

Search for WordPress:http://www.meetup.com/find/

Join Your Local Community (or make one if there isn’t one yet!)

Chat With Someone Here about how they contribute and borrow their ideas!