1. Be a Part of Something Bigger:
Get Involved with WordPress
DAVID BISSET
WorDCAMP TAMPA 2015

6. TWO TYPES
OF COMMUNITY
MEMBERS

7. SUBSCRIBERS(NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS TYPE)

8. SUBSCRIBERS(NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS TYPE)
CONTRIBUTORS(Also AUTHORS AND EDITORS)

9. SUBSCRIBERS(NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS TYPE)
CONTRIBUTORS(Also AUTHORS AND EDITORS)

10. “I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO CODE.”
MYTH #1

12. make.wordpress.org

13. HOW YOU CAN HELP TRANSLATE:
Visit https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/
TRANSLATE!
Weekly Meeting (On Slack):
Wednesdays at 06:00 UTC-4 in #polyglots

14. HOW YOU CAN HELP WITH VIDEO:
Visit https://make.wordpress.org/tv/
VIDEOS!
Weekly Meeting (On Slack):
Thursdays at13:00 UTC-4 in #wptv

15. HOW YOU CAN HELP:
Visit https://make.wordpress.org/accessibility/
ACCESSIBLE!
Weekly Meeting (On Slack):
Mondays at 19:00 UTC in #accessibility
Twitter: @WPaccessibility

16. https://make.wordpress.org/core/2015/09/02/shortcode-roadmap-draft-one/

17. https://make.wordpress.org/core/2015/09/02/shortcode-roadmap-draft-one/

18. make.wordpress.org/chat

22. ONCE YOU KNOW SOMETHING
SHARE IT

23. https://wordpress.org/support

24. IF YOU CAN LOGIN INTO THE
WORDPRESS DASHBOARD
YOU ALREADY
KNOW ENOUGH

25. IF YOU CAN LOGIN INTO THE
WORDPRESS DASHBOARD
YOU ALREADY
KNOW ENOUGH

26. https://wordpress.org/support/register.php

27. HOW YOU CAN HELP TEST:
Beta Releases of WordPress are announced on the official blog:
https://wordpress.org/news/
HELP BETA TEST
WordPress Beta Tester Plugin:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-beta-tester/
Follow @WordPress on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/WordPress/

28. “I need to be an extrovert to get involved.”
MYTH #2

29. “I need to be an extrovert to get involved.”
MYTH #2

30. WITHOUT LOCAL COMMUNITIES
AND OFFLINE GROUPS
WORDPRESS WOULDN’T BE
24% OF THE
WEB

31. TAMPA AREA MEETUPS:
Tampa (Alison Foxall)
CoWork Tampa or Cowork Ybor
Brandon (Alphonso Montibello)
Bloomingdale Regional Library
St. Petersburg (Jim True)
The Iron Yard
New Tampa (Thomas Giella)
New Tampa Regional Library
New Port Richey (Thomas Townsend)
Gulf Coast Networking
Safety Harbor (Tony Leary)
Venue Varies Month-To-Month
ATTEND A MEETUP
http://www.meetup.com/

32. TAMPA AREA MEETUPS:
Tampa (Alison Foxall)
CoWork Tampa or Cowork Ybor
Brandon (Alphonso Montibello)
Bloomingdale Regional Library
St. Petersburg (Jim True)
The Iron Yard
New Tampa (Thomas Giella)
New Tampa Regional Library
New Port Richey (Thomas Townsend)
Gulf Coast Networking
Safety Harbor (Tony Leary)
Venue Varies Month-To-Month
GET INVOLVED
http://www.meetup.com/

33. IF YOU ARE READING THIS SLIDE
YOU CAN HELP
AT WORDCAMPS

34. VOLUNTEER

35. VOLUNTEER

36. VOLUNTEER

37. HOW YOU CAN VOLUNTEER:
Sign Up On The Mailing List:
http://bit.ly/1Ku2sDu
http://wordcamp.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?
u=f577122059b99f24df6aa9b97&id=bb84c65d94
VOLUNTEER

38. OTHER NEARBY WORDCAMPS:
WordCamp Orlando (November 13-15)
https://orlando.wordcamp.org/2015/
VOLUNTEER
WordCamp Miami (February 19-21)
https://miami.wordcamp.org/2016/

39. APPLY TO SPEAK

40. APPLY TO SPEAK
SECONDARY BENEFITS:
Become An Authority On Your Topic
Provides Evidence You’re An Active
Member Of The Community
You Meet New People (Networking)
Represent Your Company

41. APPLY TO SPEAK
PRIMARY BENEFITS:
1. You Are Giving Back Knowledge To The WordPress Community
2. You Are Helping Out Event Organizer That Are Always
Looking To Keep Their Events Fresh and Diverse.

42. “I Don’t Have Time To Help.”
MYTH #3

43. if you don’t have time to help,
help someone
else TO help

44. THERE’S
ALWAYS MONEY

45. IF YOU HAVE A PULSE, YOU ARE USEFUL.
YOU DON’T NEED
TO KNOW CODE

46. SHARE IT.
YOU HAVE
KNOWLEDGE

47. TELL IT.
YOU HAVE
A STORY

48. SUPPORT IT.
YOU HAVE A LOCAL
COMMUNITY

49. SUBSCRIBERS(NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS TYPE)
CONTRIBUTORS(YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO GIVE BACK)

52. TAMPA AREA MEETUPS:
Tampa (Alison Foxall)
CoWork Tampa or Cowork Ybor
Brandon (Alphonso Montibello)
Bloomingdale Regional Library
St. Petersburg (Jim True)
The Iron Yard
New Tampa (Thomas Giella)
New Tampa Regional Library
New Port Richey (Thomas Townsend)
Gulf Coast Networking
Safety Harbor (Tony Leary)
Venue Varies Month-To-Month
Online Communities:
Meetup Group
www.meetup.com/Tampa-Bay-WordPress
Facebook Group
www.facebook.com/groups/wptpa
Slack Chat
http://tampabaywp.org/chat
Mailing List
http://eepurl.com/i1LsX

53. THANK YOU.
David Bisset
davidbisset.com / @dimensionmedia