Naoko Takano discussed growing the WordPress community and successful contribution. She explained that the WordPress community benefits everyone as it consists of all contributors. Contributing provides professional development, a sense of belonging, and opportunities to meet others with similar interests. Best practices include doing what you enjoy, working as a team, getting others involved, relying on others, documenting work, and keeping a long-term, optimistic focus. The presentation encouraged attendees to get involved through Make.WordPress.org, local meetups, and additional learning resources.

1. WordPress Community & You
NAOKO TAKANO · WORDCAMP ILOILO 2019

2. Naoko Takano（高野 直子）
Globalizer, Automattic
Twitter: @naokomc
naoko.blog

3. profiles.wordpress.org/nao
WordPress.org Roles
Japanese Locale Manager
Polyglots Global Mentor
WordCamp Asia Global Lead

4. Started blogging
& docs/translation
My WordPress Timeline
2003
2006
Wrote a WordPress
book in Japanese
WordCamp
Tokyo
2008
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Became a Polyglots
Team Mentor
2015
2019
WP Translation Day 4
Lead & WordCamp Asia
2020 Global Lead
Wapuu
was born
2011
2013
Spoke at WCEU

5. HeroPress Story
Growing Through
Translating WordPress
https://heropress.com/essays/
growing-through-translating-wordpress/

6. ➔ Why grow the community?
➔ Best practices for successful contribution
➔ What’s next
In this presentation

7. Why Grow the
Community?

8. ➔ WordPress is created by the community
➔ Everyone benefits from a richer community
➔ Community consists of all of you
Growing the Community

9. ➔ Get to know others
➔ Professional development
➔ Sense of belonging
Benefits for You

10. Get to know other
contributors
Meet people with similar
interests. Building a trust
can lead to partnership
or friendship.

11. Professional
development
Learn and practice skills
– coding, design, writing,
speaking, project
management and more.

12. Be empowered
Improving an open
source project is a
good example of
taking part of what you
care about.

13. Best Practices for
Successful Contribution

14. ➔ Do what you enjoy
➔ Work as a team
➔ Keep it sustainable
Contribution Best Practices

15. Do what you enjoy
🥰

16. Work as a Team
🤝

17. ➔ Teach, encourage, support
➔ Help others succeed
➔ Delegate
Get others involved

18. ➔ Keep showing up
➔ Show that you can get things done
➔ Small things matter
Build a trusting relationship

19. ➔ Ask for help
➔ Learn from other communities
➔ Look for a mentor
Rely on others

20. Keep it Sustainable
🌳

21. Small steps
+
More people
+
Keep it going = 🔥🔥🔥
The power of accumulation

22. Knowledge is power – share the
power by sharing the knowledge.
Document and share

23. Have a long-term focus
I am in a marathon, not a sprint, and no
matter how far away the goal is, the
only way to get there is by putting one
foot in front of another every day.
Source: automattic.com/creed

24. Stay optimistic
Given time, there is no problem
that’s insurmountable.
Source: automattic.com/creed

25. What’s next?

26. Make.WordPress.org

27. Core, Design, Mobile,
Accessibility, Polyglots,
Support, Themes,
Documentation, Community,
Plugins, Training, Meta, TV
(Video Archiving), Test,
Marketing, CLI, Hosting, Tide
(Automated Test)
Make.WordPress.org

28. Attend a Meetup
meetup.com/pro/wordpress

29. todogroup.org/guides
opensource.guide
jonobacon.com/books/artofcommunity
Learn more

31. Thank you!
@naokomc