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

4. Rosetta Blog

5. Localized Theme Directory

6. Localized Plugin Directory

7. Support Forums

8. Codex

9. Translations

10. Keeping WP Translations Up-to-date

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.

31. @SergeyBiryukov
Thanks! Questions?