WordPress has been built by hundreds of volunteers around the world. I’m not just talking about the code and design itself, but also themes, plugins, documentation, tutorials, and more. The community itself benefits from the free time that you can give. It doesn’t have to be much, and sometimes doesn’t require a ton of skill, except knowing WordPress. I know WordCamp attendees have a specific purpose to attend for specific topics, but if you’ve ever thought about giving back to the WordPress community, but not sure about how, THIS would be the presentation to sit in on.

1. How You Can Contribute
to WordPress
by Nile Flores
@blondishnet
http://blondish.net

2. This Presentation is dedicated to Kim Parsell
WPMOM /
#wpmom

3. Objective
❏ Why contribute?
❏ Who can contribute?
❏ How you can contribute?

4. Open Source & WordPress
Open Source = denoting software for
which the original source code is
made freely available and may be
redistributed and modified. - Open
Source Initiative
WordPress is an Open Source
project.

5. WordPress is shaped by its
own community. WordPress
is shaped by you!

6. So- what is
“Contributing” to
WordPress

7. In the broadest sense of the term, I define
contribution as anything that furthers the
WordPress project.
Jeff Chandler
http://wptavern.com

8. Who can contribute?
Anyone. No contribution is too
small.

9. Why contribute?
❏ Improves the community
❏ Allows you to be a part of that evolving
community
❏ Builds your authority
❏ Because you love the software and want it to
evolve - A way to give back

10. #allthethings
You can find all the information on how to
contribute to WordPress at:
http://make.wordpress.org

11. Areas to Contribute
Core
Design
Accessibility
Mobile
Support
Polygots
Themes
Documentation
Community
Plugins
Training
Meta

12. Core
❏ Ideas for the new features
❏ Submitting patches and new features
http://make.wordpress.org/core/
Weekly chats: Wednesdays @ 21:00 UTC
#core on Slack

13. Design
❏ Discussing plans for changes to WordPress
UX
http://make.wordpress.org/design/
Weekly chats: Thursdays @ 21:00 UTC
#design on Slack

14. Accessibility
❏ Make WordPress easier for EVERYONE to
use on ANY device
http://make.wordpress.org/accessibility/
Weekly chats: Wednesdays @ 19:00 UTC
#accessibility on Slack

15. Mobile
❏ Building and planning mobile apps for
WordPress
http://make.wordpress.org/mobile/
Weekly chats: Mondays @ 16:00 UTC
#wordpress-mobile in irc.freenode.net

16. Support
❏ Help others in the Support Forums
http://make.wordpress.org/support/
Weekly chats: Thursdays @ 17:00 UTC
#forums on Slack

17. Polyglots
¿Sabes otro idioma? = Do you know another language?
❏ Translate WordPress
http://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/
Weekly chats: Wednesdays @ 10:00 UTC
and Thursdays @ 3:00 UTC #polyglots on Slack

18. Themes
Reviewing Themes
http://make.wordpress.org/themes/
Weekly chats: Tuesdays @ 17:00 UTC
#themereview on Slack

19. Documentation
❏ Docs, Codex
❏ Inline documentation
❏ handbooks
http://make.wordpress.org/docs/
Weekly chats: Thursdays @ 18:00 UTC
#docs on Slack

20. Community
Help organize a WordCamp
http://make.wordpress.org/community/
Weekly chats: Thursdays @ 19:00 UTC
#wordpress-getinvolved on irc.freenode.net

21. Plugins
Plugin developers
http://make.wordpress.org/plugins/

22. Training
Like to teach? Help build lesson plans for
WordPress workshops
http://make.wordpress.org/training/
Weekly chats: Tuesdays @ 18:00 UTC
#training on Slack

23. Meta
Improving WordPress.org
http://make.wordpress.org/meta/
Weekly chats: Fridays @ 17:00 UTC
#meta on Slack

24. Support: Outside of Make.WordPress.org
Facebook:
Advanced WordPress - http://on.fb.me/1xAhGjL
All About WordPress - http://on.fb.me/11s03Ks
WordPress on Google+ - http://bit.ly/1zNATW9

25. Don’t be shy!
Just jump in and contribute!

26. Nile Flores
http://blondish.net
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@blondishnet
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