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  • #206 – Jonathan Desrosiers on WordPress Sustainability, Community Engagement, and Release Strategies

    #206 – Jonathan Desrosiers on WordPress Sustainability, Community Engagement, and Release Strategies

    In this episode, Nathan Wrigley speaks with Jonathan Desrosiers about tying WordPress releases to flagship community events like WordCamps. They discuss the logistical challenges, especially around scheduling, international holidays, and global contributor coverage. The conversation explores the evolving WordPress community, impacts of COVID, renewed excitement for building, and initiatives to involve younger contributors. They touch…

    Nathan Wrigley

  • #131 – Abraham Waita on Nurturing Young WordPress Enthusiasts in Uganda

    #131 – Abraham Waita on Nurturing Young WordPress Enthusiasts in Uganda

    On the podcast today we have Abraham Waita, a Woo Happiness Engineer at Automattic. Abraham is deeply involved in the WordPress communities in Kenya and Uganda and recently spoke at WordCamp Europe. The discussion centers on Abraham’s efforts to introduce WordPress to high schools in Uganda, fostering a young and rapidly growing WordPress community through…

    Nathan Wrigley

  • #129 – Eneko Garrido on How WordPress Transformed His Life

    #129 – Eneko Garrido on How WordPress Transformed His Life

    On the podcast today we have Eneko Garrido, a full-stack developer who became an active WordPress contributor after attending his first WordCamp in Bilbao in 2019. Eneko’s involvement in WordPress began during a challenging period marked by anxiety and depression. The inclusive and supportive atmosphere of WordCamp Bilbao inspired Eneko to engage more deeply with…

    Nathan Wrigley

  • WordCamp Asia 2025 Scheduled For Next February in Manila, Philippines

    WordCamp Asia 2025 Scheduled For Next February in Manila, Philippines

    WordCamp Asia has unveiled its host city for 2025 – Manila, Philippines. After Bangkok and Taiwan, it is Manila’s turn to take center stage as the venue for the flagship event, tentatively slated for February 2025. The host city was announced at the Taipei International Convention Center in Taiwan as the WordCamp Asia 2024 came…

    Jyolsna

  • #80 – Angela Jin on How and Why WordCamps Might Change in the Future

    #80 – Angela Jin on How and Why WordCamps Might Change in the Future

    On the podcast today we have Angela Jin. She’s the Head of Programs and Contributor Experience at Automattic, where she oversees the work of multiple teams dedicated to the WordPress open source project. Several weeks ago, Angela wrote a blog post entitled The Next Generation of WordCamps. It laid out how WordCamps have been run…

    Nathan Wrigley

  • WordPress Confirms 8 Pilot Events to Launch the Next Generation of WordCamps in 2023

    WordPress Confirms 8 Pilot Events to Launch the Next Generation of WordCamps in 2023

    In May 2023, WordPress’ Community Team announced that it would be evolving the WordCamp format to promote adoption, training, and networking for professionals, leaving the flagship events to focus more on connection and inspiration. This major shift opens the door for more experimentation through varied formats. In a recent update, the team shared that progress…

    Sarah Gooding

  • WordCampers Demand Changes to Q&A Format

    WordCampers Demand Changes to Q&A Format

    Q&A segments at a live event are a valuable point of connection where attendees have the opportunity to gain the undivided attention of the speaker or panelist and get answers to important questions. Inevitably, people who abuse the format can lower the quality of the experience for everyone. A Twitter thread addressing this chronic problem…

    Sarah Gooding

  • Community Team Removes Red Tape From Regional WordCamp Applications

    Community Team Removes Red Tape From Regional WordCamp Applications

    After a lengthy discussion, the Community Team has decided to make it easier for organizers to apply for regional in-person WordCamps. These are events that pull in a community from a geographical area larger than one city or metro area. In past years, WordPress Community Support (WCS) saddled regional events with numerous additional requirements beyond…

    Sarah Gooding

  • #19 – Evangelia Pappa & Bernhard Kau on Making WordCamp Europe Safe and Diverse

    #19 – Evangelia Pappa & Bernhard Kau on Making WordCamp Europe Safe and Diverse

    On the podcast today we have Evangelia Pappa & Bernhard Kau. They’re two of the WordCamp Europe 2022 organising team. They are here to talk about the upcoming event, happening during June, in Porto, Portugal. We talk about the measures that they’ve put in place to ensure that the event is as safe as possible.…

    Nathan Wrigley

  • WordPress Community Team Updates COVID-19 Safety Guidelines to Relieve Volunteers of Enforcement Burden

    WordPress Community Team Updates COVID-19 Safety Guidelines to Relieve Volunteers of Enforcement Burden

    Earlier this month the WordPress Community Team proposed stricter guidelines for hosting in-person events, as the pandemic continues to warrant vigilance and a nimble approach to ensuring attendees’ safety. The updated guidelines were published today with an important change that relieves volunteers of the burden of enforcing the safety measures. The new mandatory guidelines require…

    Sarah Gooding

  • WordCamp Birmingham Postponed Due to Rising Local COVID-19 Infection Rates

    WordCamp Birmingham Postponed Due to Rising Local COVID-19 Infection Rates

    WordCamp Birmingham’s organizers announced today that the in-person event planned for the first week in February is now postponed until April or May. Organizers had been planning the event since August 2021 and had just announced the last group of speakers a week ago. “In the last 30 days, our local COVID-19 numbers have risen…

    Sarah Gooding

  • WordPress Community Team Proposes Stricter COVID-19 Safety Protocols for In-Person Events in 2022

    WordPress Community Team Proposes Stricter COVID-19 Safety Protocols for In-Person Events in 2022

    Mounting concerns about loose safety protocols at upcoming WordPress events, and the prevalence of the highly transmissible Omicron variant, have prompted the Community Team to be more explicit in its COVID-19 safety guidelines. The team is proposing additional measures previously not required. Currently, in-person attendees are required to be fully vaccinated, recently tested negative, or…

    Sarah Gooding

  • Birmingham to Host First In-Person WordCamp, February 4-5, 2022

    Birmingham to Host First In-Person WordCamp, February 4-5, 2022

    WordCamp Birmingham is the first in-person WordCamp on the schedule for 2022. The event will be held at the Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema in downtown Birmingham on February 4-5. It is one of the first cracks in WordPress’ iced over event landscape after the pandemic brought in-person gatherings to a halt. “WordCamp Birmingham was…

    Sarah Gooding

  • WordPress Opens Applications for In-Person WordCamps

    WordPress Opens Applications for In-Person WordCamps

    WordPress is restarting its in-person WordCamp program after more than six weeks of discussion on a proposal for how the WordPress community can return to hosting events. Applications are now open for in-person WordCamps, provided they meet the Community Team’s updated guidelines for organizing WordCamps during the pandemic. Local communities that have hosted meetups prior…

    Sarah Gooding

  • #5 – Robert Jacobi on Why He’s Putting Gutenberg First

    #5 – Robert Jacobi on Why He’s Putting Gutenberg First

    On the podcast today we have Robert Jacobi. Robert is Director of WordPress at Cloudways. He’s been working with open source software for almost twenty years and so today we have a broad discussion about his ‘Gutenberg First’ approach as well as how the project is evolving. We also chat about WordPress events and Openverse.

    Nathan Wrigley