How You Can Contribute to WordPress

by Nile Flores@blondishnethttp://blondish.net

This Presentation is dedicated to Kim Parsell

WPMOM / #wpmom

Objective

❏ Why contribute?❏ Who can contribute?❏ How you can contribute?

Open Source & WordPressOpen 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.

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

So- what is “Contributing” to

WordPress

In the broadest sense of the term, I define contribution as anything that furthers the WordPress project.

Jeff Chandlerhttp://wptavern.com

Who can contribute?

Anyone. No contribution is too small.

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

#allthethings

You can find all the information on how to contribute to WordPress at:

http://make.wordpress.org

Areas to Contribute

CoreDesignAccessibilityMobileSupportPolygots

ThemesDocumentationCommunityPluginsTrainingMeta

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

Design

❏ Discussing plans for changes to WordPress UX

http://make.wordpress.org/design/Weekly chats: Thursdays @ 21:00 UTC

#design on Slack

Accessibility❏ Make WordPress easier for EVERYONE to

use on ANY devicehttp://make.wordpress.org/accessibility/

Weekly chats: Wednesdays @ 19:00 UTC

#accessibility on Slack

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

Support

❏ Help others in the Support Forums

http://make.wordpress.org/support/Weekly chats: Thursdays @ 17:00 UTC

#forums on Slack

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

Themes

Reviewing Themes

http://make.wordpress.org/themes/Weekly chats: Tuesdays @ 17:00 UTC

#themereview on Slack

Documentation

❏ Docs, Codex❏ Inline documentation❏ handbookshttp://make.wordpress.org/docs/Weekly chats: Thursdays @ 18:00 UTC

#docs on Slack

Community

Help organize a WordCamp

http://make.wordpress.org/community/Weekly chats: Thursdays @ 19:00 UTC

#wordpress-getinvolved on irc.freenode.net

Plugins

Plugin developers

http://make.wordpress.org/plugins/

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

Meta

Improving WordPress.org

http://make.wordpress.org/meta/Weekly chats: Fridays @ 17:00 UTC

#meta on Slack

Support: Outside of Make.WordPress.org

Facebook:Advanced WordPress - http://on.fb.me/1xAhGjLAll About WordPress - http://on.fb.me/11s03Ks

WordPress on Google+ - http://bit.ly/1zNATW9

Don’t be shy!

Just jump in and contribute!

Nile Floreshttp://blondish.net(Don’t forget to subscribe to my newsletter)

@blondishnet

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