Whether it’s businesses participating in charity work or individuals who need financial assistance, the WordPress community has repeatedly shown how generous it is. Here’s at look at some WordPress businesses that participate in philanthropy and individuals who experienced the community’s generosity first hand. Matt Mullenweg Co-creator of WordPress Matt Mullenweg is a strong believer in…
Earlier this month, WPBeginner hosted a huge giveaway to celebrate its 5th birthday. Alongside the giveaway, Syed Balkhi wanted to build two schools this year in Guatemala through the Pencils of Promise charity. To do so, he needed $50,000. He ended up with $50,584. Once the schools are built, Balkhi will travel to Guatemala to…
WordPress Cape Town is the largest and most active meetup group in South Africa with members gathering for regular meetups, workshops and an annual WordCamp. The group is dedicated to giving back to the community and announced that they will be hosting their first charity hackathon on Saturday, August 23. The event is called do_action(…
WordPress resource site WPBeginner, is celebrating its fifth birthday. As part of the celebration, it’s giving away $26K worth of prizes. Prizes range from licenses to popular WordPress plugins such as Backup Buddy and Soliloquy to webhosting packages with Pantheon and SiteGround. However, it’s not just about giving away prizes, Syed Balhki wants to help…