1. Introduction
WordPress History
- 2005 – First Blog
- 2006 – First Podcast
- 2008 – First Custom Theme/Plugin
- 2013 – First WordCamp
- 2014 – First Time WordCamp Volunteer
- 2018 – First WooCommerce Site
- 2018 – First Time WordCamp Speaker
- 2018 – Full Co-Maintainer to WordPress.org Plugin
2. What Does It Mean To Be A Contributor
All you need is a desire to help.
- Give Your Time
- Share Your Knowledge & Experience
- Use Your Talents
3. Give Your Time
- Help Organize A Local Meetup
- Volunteer at a WordCamp
4. Share Your Knowledge & Experience
- Share your favorite Themes & Plugins on your blog, social media, at a local meetup
- Help others in the WordPress.org Support Forums
5. Use Your Talents
Non-Developers
- Help maintain the website content for a local non-profit, school, or community service organization.
- Type and/or write copy.
- Take photos and prepare them for their website.
- Organize a website marketing/content calendar.
- Help to translate WordPress and/or your favorite plugins – Translator’s Handbook
- Help update the WordPress documentation – Documentation Contributor Handbook
Developers
- Assist with WordPress.org plugin fixes and enhancements.
- Look at the WordPress.org Support forums and submit a patch/fix or new feature.
- Look at the plugin’s own Issues Tracker(GitHub?) and submit a patch/fix or new feature.
- Contribute to WordPress Core – Developer Hub
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