Managing a Local WordPress Community, WordCamp Europe 2016
1. Managing a Local WordPress Community
Sergey Biryukov
WordCamp Europe 2016
2. Sergey Biryukov
● WordPress Core Contributor at Yoast
yoast.com
● Co-founder of Russian WP community
ru.wordpress.org
● Polyglots, Support, and Meta teams
sergeybiryukov.com
@SergeyBiryukov
3. Community Structure
● Online community
– Rosetta blog
– Support forums
– Documentation
– Translations
● Offline community
– Meetups
– WordCamps
11. Keeping WP Translations Up-to-date
● 162 locales
● 67 locales up to date
● 0 locales behind by minor versions
● 10 locales behind by one major version
● 15 locales behind more than one major version
● 61 locales have a site but never released
● 9 locales don't have a site
12. Keeping WP Translations Up-to-date
● Translate current trunk
● Translate beta versions and RCs
● Saves you time on the release week
17. Managing Plugin & Theme Translations
● Monitor the Polyglots blog for PTE requests for your locale
● Set up a notification for the locale code in your WP.org profile
● Create a translation guide for new PTEs
● Document your team’s best practices
● Find a way to provide feedback to translators
19. Keeping the Forums Friendly & Helpful
● Support is great for troubleshooting skills
● You are now the face of WordPress
● Try to see the bigger picture
● Always keep a respectful attitude
● Recognize active contributors and expand the team
20. Keeping the Forums Friendly & Helpful
● Have a Forum Welcome and FAQ pages in your language
● Read the Support Handbook on make.wordpress.org/support/
● Empty the spam queue regularly
● VisualPing for Chrome
● Distill Web Monitor (formerly AlertBox) for Firefox
● Participate in Support Team meetings (#forums on Slack)
● Create your own Slack team
23. WP Documentation In Your Language
● Codex→HelpHub (wphelphub.com)
● Codex→Code Reference (developer.wordpress.org)
24. WP Documentation In Your Language
● Codex→HelpHub (wphelphub.com)
● Codex→Code Reference (developer.wordpress.org)
● Theme Developer Handbook
● Plugin Developer Handbook
● Docs Handbook
● Meta Handbook
● Polyglots Handbook
25. WordPress Meetups
“Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get
together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly
once a month). Anything that brings together 2 or more
people to share their WordPress experiences counts —
there’s no minimum number of attendees or required format.”
— make.wordpress.org/community/meetups/
26. WordPress Meetups
“If there is no WordPress Meetup in your city yet,
you are the one to organize it.”
— Taco Verdonschot
28. WordPress Meetups
● Check out the existing resources in your area
● Pick a regular day every month
● Avoid clashes with other IT events
● Host collaborative events with other meetups
● Create a Slack team or channel
● Create a website
● Advertise
29. WordPress Meetups
● Choose the most suitable format
● Have an agenda
– Invite external speakers
– Let everyone talk about their cool WordPress projects
– Fix issues on someone’s site
– Have a contributing evening
– Whatever works
● Just do it