Tag: wordcamps

  • Maximum Ticket Prices for WordCamps Will Increase to $25 per Day in 2019

    Maximum Ticket Prices for WordCamps Will Increase to $25 per Day in 2019

    For the last seven years, the maximum amount of money WordCamp organizers could charge for ticket prices was $20 per day. In 2019, this will increase to $25 per day. The new amount accounts for inflation and provides breathing room for organizers. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics inflation calculator, $20 in January of…

  • WordCamp Ann Arbor Cancelled, Organizers Set Sights on 2019 Event

    WordCamp Ann Arbor Cancelled, Organizers Set Sights on 2019 Event

    WordCamp Ann Arbor MI, is an annual Fall tradition that takes place each October. This year however, the event won’t be taking place. In an email sent out August 3rd, organizers explained why they cancelled this year’s event. Why did we decide to cancel WordCamp Ann Arbor this year? It’s a long story. The most…

  • Karachi to Host First WordCamp in Pakistan Following Cancellation of WordCamp Lahore

    Karachi to Host First WordCamp in Pakistan Following Cancellation of WordCamp Lahore

    WordCamp Karachi is happening on August 4, 2018, and organizers are expecting more than 400 attendees. Karachi is the largest city in Pakistan with a population of more than 30 million people. Its airport connects the country to other international cities and smaller cities within Pakistan are available by rail or bus. Organizers behind the…

  • WordCamp Ticket Sales Move from PayPal to Stripe for Default Payment Gateway

    WordCamp Ticket Sales Move from PayPal to Stripe for Default Payment Gateway

    The WordPress Community Team announced an update to the CampTix, the plugin used for selling WordCamp tickets, that makes Stripe the default payment method. The gateway was previously available as a beta plugin and could be enabled on a per-site basis but is now available to all WordCamps. When proposing Stripe as the default payment…

  • WordCamp for iOS Renamed to WP Camps, More Events Added

    WordCamp for iOS Renamed to WP Camps, More Events Added

    When Marcel Schmitz released his WordCamp for iOS app, there was concern that it violated the WordCamp Trademark policy. Schmitz has changed the name of the app to WP Camps, describes it as a companion app for WordCamps, and has added a number of upcoming events. In addition to these changes, Schmitz has also redesigned the…

  • Marcel Schmitz Releases Unofficial WordCamp for iOS App

    Marcel Schmitz Releases Unofficial WordCamp for iOS App

    Marcel Schmitz, founder of hellodev, has released WordCamp for iOS for free on the App Store. The app utilizes the WordPress REST API endpoints from WordCamp Central and hellodev to display sessions, speakers, and news from an event’s official site. Schmitz used WordCamp Porto to test features within the app. Sessions are displayed in a…

  • A WordCamp for Organizers Is in the Planning Stages

    A WordCamp for Organizers Is in the Planning Stages

    Last year, Drew Jaynes and Carol Stambaugh proposed a new WordCamp event geared towards organizers to the WordPress Community Team. After fleshing out the details and discussing the idea over the course of seven months, the duo has announced that a WordCamp for Organizers is officially on the table. The goal of the event is…

  • DonateWC Successfully Sponsors its First Applicant to WordCamp Cape Town

    DonateWC Successfully Sponsors its First Applicant to WordCamp Cape Town

    DonateWC has selected and successfully sponsored its first applicant to WordCamp Cape Town. The recipient has chosen to remain anonymous although they are a speaker at the event. Funds left over from the initial crowdfunding campaign and from the general donation pool were used to cover expenses. The total cost of sponsorship is €669.24 with…

  • DonateWC Reaches Fundraising Goal

    DonateWC Reaches Fundraising Goal

    DonateWC, an initiative focused on providing less fortunate people an opportunity to attend large WordCamps has reached its fundraising goal of 1,000€. Ines van Essen expressed gratitude and appreciation for the donations. “The responses and feedback that have come in during the past week have been overwhelming,” She said. “I can’t believe we can already…

  • DonateWC Aims to Provide Travel Sponsorships to Attend Large WordCamps

    DonateWC Aims to Provide Travel Sponsorships to Attend Large WordCamps

    DonateWC is a new initiative by Ines van Essen, Happiness Engineer at Automattic, that aims to provide an opportunity for less fortunate people to attend large WordCamps. Essen was inspired to create the non-profit organization after realizing how expensive it was to attend WordCamp US 2015. “As I did not work for a company that…

  • WPWeekly Episode 287 – WordPress Meetups, Events, and WordCamps with Andrea Middleton

    WPWeekly Episode 287 – WordPress Meetups, Events, and WordCamps with Andrea Middleton

    In this episode, John James Jacoby and I are joined by Andrea Middleton, Dot org Wrangler at Automattic. Middleton supports WordPress community organizers by helping them plan community events that inspire people to do more with WordPress, connect the community, and contribute to the WordPress project. We discussed a variety of topics including, whether or…

  • WPWeekly Episode 278 – Recap of WordCamp Europe 2017

    WPWeekly Episode 278 – Recap of WordCamp Europe 2017

    In this episode, John James Jacoby and I are joined by Coach Birgit Olzem, Carole Olinger, Jaki Levy, and Dwayne McDaniel who attended WordCamp Europe in Paris, France. We discuss contributor day and the effects of having it at the beginning of a WordCamp instead of at the end. Each individual shared their experience attending the…

  • WPWeekly Episode 275 – The JavaScript Framework Rabbit Hole

    WPWeekly Episode 275 – The JavaScript Framework Rabbit Hole

    In this episode, John James Jacoby and I celebrate WordPress’ 14th birthday. We discuss the removal of HHVM from WordPress’ testing infrastructure and how it was likely the reason PHP 7 gained so many performance improvements. For a majority of the show, Jacoby and I spoke in-depth on which JavaScript framework WordPress core should choose.…

  • In Case You Missed It – Issue 20

    In Case You Missed It – Issue 20

    There’s a lot of great WordPress content published in the community but not all of it is featured on the Tavern. This post is an assortment of items related to WordPress that caught my eye but didn’t make it into a full post. WordPress Turns 14 Years Old WordPress turns 14 years old tomorrow. David…

  • Community Team Releases Plugin That Displays WordPress Events Nearby

    Community Team Releases Plugin That Displays WordPress Events Nearby

    Two weeks ago, I highlighted a WordPress plugin that displays upcoming WordCamps in the Dashboard. I’ve recently discovered that the WordPress Community team is working on an official plugin that does something similar called Nearby WordPress Events. The plugin attempts to detect a user’s location and displays upcoming events within the WordPress News dashboard widget.…