Managing a Local WordPress Community, WordCamp Europe 2016

Sergey Biryukov
Sergey BiryukovWordPress Developer at Yoast.com
Managing a Local WordPress Community
Sergey Biryukov
WordCamp Europe 2016
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
Community Structure
● Online community
– Rosetta blog
– Support forums
– Documentation
– Translations
● Offline community
– Meetups
– WordCamps
Rosetta Blog
Localized Theme Directory
Localized Plugin Directory
Support Forums
Codex
Translations
Keeping WP Translations Up-to-date
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
Keeping WP Translations Up-to-date
● Translate current trunk
● Translate beta versions and RCs
● Saves you time on the release week
Managing Plugin & Theme Translations
.pot→Poedit→.po/.mo→email
translate.wordpress.org
Managing Plugin & Theme Translations
● 13 000+ plugins
● 2 000+ themes
● Oh, my!
Managing Plugin & Theme Translations
● GTE (General Translation Editor)
● PTE (Project Translation Editor)
● Translator
Managing Plugin & Theme Translations
More PTEs→more sanity
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
Keeping the Forums Friendly & Helpful
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
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
WP Documentation In Your Language
WP Documentation In Your Language
● Codex→HelpHub (wphelphub.com)
WP Documentation In Your Language
● Codex→HelpHub (wphelphub.com)
● Codex→Code Reference (developer.wordpress.org)
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
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/
WordPress Meetups
“If there is no WordPress Meetup in your city yet,
you are the one to organize it.”
— Taco Verdonschot
WordPress Meetups
● Find a venue
● Invite people
● Have a great meetup!
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
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
The best thing about WordPress is community.
@SergeyBiryukov
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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
  • 13. Managing Plugin & Theme Translations .pot→Poedit→.po/.mo→email translate.wordpress.org
  • 14. Managing Plugin & Theme Translations ● 13 000+ plugins ● 2 000+ themes ● Oh, my!
  • 15. Managing Plugin & Theme Translations ● GTE (General Translation Editor) ● PTE (Project Translation Editor) ● Translator
  • 16. Managing Plugin & Theme Translations More PTEs→more sanity
  • 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
  • 18. Keeping the Forums Friendly & Helpful
  • 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
  • 21. WP Documentation In Your Language
  • 22. WP Documentation In Your Language ● Codex→HelpHub (wphelphub.com)
  • 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
  • 27. WordPress Meetups ● Find a venue ● Invite people ● Have a great meetup!
  • 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
  • 30. The best thing about WordPress is community.