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Contributing to WordPress for Professional Development

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Japheth Thomson
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The How, What, Why, Where, When, and Who of contributing to the WordPress open source project with a view to professional development.

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Japh 2 @Japh   @humanmadeltd
and What? WHERE?
Where?4 Accessibility Documentation TV Core Design Training Plugins M eta Com m unity Flow Mobile Support Polyglots Themes
What?5 Accessibility Documentation TVCore Design Training Plugins Meta Community Flow Mobile Support PolyglotsThemes PHP HTML CSS JS Bugs Tests iOS Android Windows Blackberry Codex Developer   Reference Inline   Docs Handbooks UI UX Mockups Forums IRC TranslationsReviews Distribution Tools Distribution Tools WordPress. org Localised   Sites Meet   ups WordCamps Hack   days Mentorship Diversity Course   Materials Post-­‐ production Subtitles WordCamp. org GlotPress
HOW?
7 WordPress.org Profile Slack Wordbench Make blogs How? Start talking to people… Everyone  has  something  to  offer!  You’ll  be  surprised  how  useful  the  very  skills  you  have  are  to  the  community.
WHY?
Why?9 01Learn New  skills,  such  as  coding,  team  work,   management,  and  written  /  spoken  language   skills. 02Personal profile Get  to  know  people,  and  they  get  to  know  you.   Your  reputation  improves  the  more  you   help  others.  People  like  to  help  those   who  have  helped  them  in  the  past. 03Be part of something bigger WordPress  powers  almost  25%  of  the   internet.  There’s  a  lot  of  opportunity  to  be  a   part  of  a  project  that  does  so  much  for  the   internet  and  in  so  many  ways. 04Give back It’s  such  an  encouraging  and  giving   community.  After  gaining  so  much,  it’s   enriching  to  contribute  something  back  and   help  others.  Maybe  even  other  newcomers. 05Business profile If  you’re  a  freelancer  or  work  for  a  business   that  uses  WordPress  in  some  way,  your   contributions  are  also  a  reflection  on  your   business  or  employer.  Build  positivity! 06Awareness Being  a  part  of  the  community  gives  you  opportunity  to  be   aware  of  what’s  going  on  around  you.  New  features  in   WordPress,  new  useful  plugins,  completed  translations,  and   other  community  members  who’s  skills  might  prove  useful.
WHO?
Who?11 Plugins Released  plugins Accessibility Worked  on  the  accessibility  and  security   teams Core Contributed  to  core  since  WordPress  2.3 Community Spoken  at  WordCamps   Leads  contributor  days  at  WordCamps JOHN BLACKBOURN “My  WordPress  contributions  were  fairly  instrumental  in  me  getting  a  job  at  CFTP,  and  subsequently  Automattic  and  Human   Made.   …   All  of  this  has  helped  my  professional  development  with  regard  to  getting  paid  cold  hard  cash  for  doing  my  job,  and   continually  getting  better  at  many  aspects  of  development  work,  public  speaking,  and  managing  people.” https://twitter.com/johnbillion   https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnbillion
Who?12 BRONSON QUICK https://twitter.com/bronsonquick   https://profiles.wordpress.org/bronsonquick Plugins Contributed  to  Google  App  Engine,   Import  from  Ning,  BuddyPress   Achievements,  and  WooCommerce   plugins Other Co-­‐creator  and  maintainer  for  Chassis   Host  of  the  WP  Dev  Table  podcast Core Contributed  to  WordPress  core Community Organised  and  spoken  at  meetups   Sponsored  meetups   Organised  and  spoken  at  WordCamps   WordPress  Training “My  contributions  to  both  WordPress  core  and  the  community  helped  me  get  the  opportunity  to  meet  leaders  in  the   WordPress  industry  and  eventually  the  ability  to  merge  our  company  with  a  like  minded  WordPress  company!”
Who?13 JENNY WONG “Since  joining  Human  Made,  I’ve  been  asked  to  go  to  the  Community  Summit  by  Jen  Mylo  (  which  for  me  was  a  surprise,  since   I  didn’t  even  realise  she  knew  who  I  was  ),  got  invited  to  speak  at  WCSF  2014,  I’ve  gotten  more  speaking  engagements,  people   ask  me  to  come  and  convince  their  local  community  to  contribute  to  the  WordPress  ecosystem” https://twitter.com/miss_jwo   https://profiles.wordpress.org/miss_jwo Community Spoken  at  WordPress  meetups   Spoken  at  WordCamps   Organised  WordPress  contributor  days   Community  team  deputy   CommHub  project  lead   Bridging  the  WordPress  and  PHP   communities
Who?14 TAREI KING https://twitter.com/tareiking   https://profiles.wordpress.org/tareiking Community WordCamp  volunteer Themes Reviewer  on  the  Theme  Review  Team   Theme  author  of  the  Om  Connect  theme
Who?15 PAUL GIBBS https://twitter.com/pgibbs   https://profiles.wordpress.org/pgibbs Community Spoken  at  WordCamps  about  BuddyPress   Organised  meetup  groups   Volunteer  at  WordCamps Plugins Built  plugins  for  BuddyPress Other Organising  a  BuddyPress  conference
Who?16 PETYA RAYKOVSKA “My  work  on  the  project  has  taught  me  tons  –  most  of  all  patience,  humility  and  appreciation  for  cultural  and  personal   diversity.  I  also  truly  believe  it  is  the  primary  reason  I  got  to  be  a  part  of  HM  –  the  most  wonderful  WordPress  crew  out  there.” https://twitter.com/petyeah   https://profiles.wordpress.org/petya Community Spoken  at  WordCamps  and  meetups   Contributing  to  the  community  team,   helping  organisers   Bridging  Community  and  Polyglots  teams Polyglots Contributed  as  a  translator  for  bg_BG   Helping  the  Polyglots  team  as  a  whole
WHEN?
When?18 “I  hear  and  I  forget I  see  and  I  remember I  do  and  I  understand” Why not now?
Thank you! 19
20 Japh @Japh   @humanmadeltd

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  • 1. Contributing to WordPress For Professional Development
  • 5. What?5 Accessibility Documentation TVCore Design Training Plugins Meta Community Flow Mobile Support PolyglotsThemes PHP HTML CSS JS Bugs Tests iOS Android Windows Blackberry Codex Developer   Reference Inline   Docs Handbooks UI UX Mockups Forums IRC TranslationsReviews Distribution Tools Distribution Tools WordPress. org Localised   Sites Meet   ups WordCamps Hack   days Mentorship Diversity Course   Materials Post-­‐ production Subtitles WordCamp. org GlotPress
  • 7. 7 WordPress.org Profile Slack Wordbench Make blogs How? Start talking to people… Everyone  has  something  to  offer!  You’ll  be  surprised  how  useful  the  very  skills  you  have  are  to  the  community.
  • 9. Why?9 01Learn New  skills,  such  as  coding,  team  work,   management,  and  written  /  spoken  language   skills. 02Personal profile Get  to  know  people,  and  they  get  to  know  you.   Your  reputation  improves  the  more  you   help  others.  People  like  to  help  those   who  have  helped  them  in  the  past. 03Be part of something bigger WordPress  powers  almost  25%  of  the   internet.  There’s  a  lot  of  opportunity  to  be  a   part  of  a  project  that  does  so  much  for  the   internet  and  in  so  many  ways. 04Give back It’s  such  an  encouraging  and  giving   community.  After  gaining  so  much,  it’s   enriching  to  contribute  something  back  and   help  others.  Maybe  even  other  newcomers. 05Business profile If  you’re  a  freelancer  or  work  for  a  business   that  uses  WordPress  in  some  way,  your   contributions  are  also  a  reflection  on  your   business  or  employer.  Build  positivity! 06Awareness Being  a  part  of  the  community  gives  you  opportunity  to  be   aware  of  what’s  going  on  around  you.  New  features  in   WordPress,  new  useful  plugins,  completed  translations,  and   other  community  members  who’s  skills  might  prove  useful.
  • 10. WHO?
  • 11. Who?11 Plugins Released  plugins Accessibility Worked  on  the  accessibility  and  security   teams Core Contributed  to  core  since  WordPress  2.3 Community Spoken  at  WordCamps   Leads  contributor  days  at  WordCamps JOHN BLACKBOURN “My  WordPress  contributions  were  fairly  instrumental  in  me  getting  a  job  at  CFTP,  and  subsequently  Automattic  and  Human   Made.   …   All  of  this  has  helped  my  professional  development  with  regard  to  getting  paid  cold  hard  cash  for  doing  my  job,  and   continually  getting  better  at  many  aspects  of  development  work,  public  speaking,  and  managing  people.” https://twitter.com/johnbillion   https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnbillion
  • 12. Who?12 BRONSON QUICK https://twitter.com/bronsonquick   https://profiles.wordpress.org/bronsonquick Plugins Contributed  to  Google  App  Engine,   Import  from  Ning,  BuddyPress   Achievements,  and  WooCommerce   plugins Other Co-­‐creator  and  maintainer  for  Chassis   Host  of  the  WP  Dev  Table  podcast Core Contributed  to  WordPress  core Community Organised  and  spoken  at  meetups   Sponsored  meetups   Organised  and  spoken  at  WordCamps   WordPress  Training “My  contributions  to  both  WordPress  core  and  the  community  helped  me  get  the  opportunity  to  meet  leaders  in  the   WordPress  industry  and  eventually  the  ability  to  merge  our  company  with  a  like  minded  WordPress  company!”
  • 13. Who?13 JENNY WONG “Since  joining  Human  Made,  I’ve  been  asked  to  go  to  the  Community  Summit  by  Jen  Mylo  (  which  for  me  was  a  surprise,  since   I  didn’t  even  realise  she  knew  who  I  was  ),  got  invited  to  speak  at  WCSF  2014,  I’ve  gotten  more  speaking  engagements,  people   ask  me  to  come  and  convince  their  local  community  to  contribute  to  the  WordPress  ecosystem” https://twitter.com/miss_jwo   https://profiles.wordpress.org/miss_jwo Community Spoken  at  WordPress  meetups   Spoken  at  WordCamps   Organised  WordPress  contributor  days   Community  team  deputy   CommHub  project  lead   Bridging  the  WordPress  and  PHP   communities
  • 14. Who?14 TAREI KING https://twitter.com/tareiking   https://profiles.wordpress.org/tareiking Community WordCamp  volunteer Themes Reviewer  on  the  Theme  Review  Team   Theme  author  of  the  Om  Connect  theme
  • 15. Who?15 PAUL GIBBS https://twitter.com/pgibbs   https://profiles.wordpress.org/pgibbs Community Spoken  at  WordCamps  about  BuddyPress   Organised  meetup  groups   Volunteer  at  WordCamps Plugins Built  plugins  for  BuddyPress Other Organising  a  BuddyPress  conference
  • 16. Who?16 PETYA RAYKOVSKA “My  work  on  the  project  has  taught  me  tons  –  most  of  all  patience,  humility  and  appreciation  for  cultural  and  personal   diversity.  I  also  truly  believe  it  is  the  primary  reason  I  got  to  be  a  part  of  HM  –  the  most  wonderful  WordPress  crew  out  there.” https://twitter.com/petyeah   https://profiles.wordpress.org/petya Community Spoken  at  WordCamps  and  meetups   Contributing  to  the  community  team,   helping  organisers   Bridging  Community  and  Polyglots  teams Polyglots Contributed  as  a  translator  for  bg_BG   Helping  the  Polyglots  team  as  a  whole
  • 17. WHEN?
  • 18. When?18 “I  hear  and  I  forget I  see  and  I  remember I  do  and  I  understand” Why not now?