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! COMMUNITY DESIGNED
! COMMUNITY RESOURCED
! COMMUNITY SUPPORTED
! COMMUNITY TRANSLATED
#wcsydDocumentation
#wcsydDocumentation
#wcsyd
“ …there are literally thousands of
resources out their for you to use.
Everything from forums, blog posts,
tutorials and podcasts through to
awesome themes & plugins.”
Anthony Hortin
Designer, Developer, Author, Community OrgMelbourne
Your Community
#wcsydSupport
#wcsyd
“I was experimenting with WordPress
and [in training them] clients "just got it".
The editor and interface seemed very
intuitive and my training times were
slashed substantially.”
Wil Brown
Developer, Forum Contributor, Community OrgSydney
Your Community
#wcsyd
“I like the way WordPress is supported
via the hundreds of community forums
and thousands of blogs which publish
useful tutorials, idea's and other useful
stuff related to WordPress.”
Brad Dalton
Developer, Trainer and Community OrganiserThailand
Your Community
#wcsydTraining
#wcsyd
“I love how WordPress is always getting
better and almost every decision they
make when they improve the software is
a good one. They have a mission that
they are actually working towards!”
Kristen Symonds
Developer, Trainer and Community OrganiserSydney
Your Community
#wcsyd
“Open Source - Easy to use - Easy to
extend and customise - Empowering for
new users - Helpful and friendly
community”
Chris Burgess
Trainer and Community OrganiserMelbourne
Your Community
#wcsydCommunity - meetups
Melbourne Meetup
#wcsyd
“This philosophical framework [open
source], is what drives the exceptional
work of the WP community. Being able
to align my business to this value feels
great because I can work knowing that
I'm maintaining my personal integrity at
work as well.”
Sofia Woods
Designer and Community OrganiserBrisbane
Your Community
#wcsyd
“WordPress is SO EASY to write code for
and extremely well documented. Beyond
that, the community is super helpful
which makes contributing such a
pleasure.”
Luke Carbis
Plugin DeveloperSunshine Coast
Your Community
#wcsyd
“... it ticked all 3 boxes that I needed it to
as an off-the-shelf solution for building
client sites: easy to build for, easy for
clients to use, and a strong community.”
Japh Thomson
Developer and Community OrganiserHobart
Your Community
#wcsyd
“I think the fact that there is the
opportunity for people from all walks of
life (different nationalities, countries etc)
to mingle (and contribute and work
together) around WordPress is what
keeps me coming back.”
Jason Conroy
DeveloperCanberra
Your Community
#wcsydCommunity - WordCamps
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#wcsyd
“The WP community is full of friendly,
talented, inspirational, helpful, lovely
people and because of that, the
separation between my work and
personal lives has become very blurred!”
Tracey Kemp
Developer, Designer and Community OrganiserGold Coast
Your Community
#wcsyd
“Discovering the strength & generosity of
the WP community in Australia after
Sydney WordCamp was a real eye
opener. I continue to be amazed at the
willingness of people to give advice,
support & help one another.”
Jordan Gillman
Developer and Community OrganiserWollongong
Your Community
#wcsydAccessibility
#wcsydPolyglots
Hello Sunshine!
#wcsyd
“14 patches submitted or contributed to
in WordPress Core in the past 4 releases
in knowing that literately there are
millions of web sites around the world
using code you wrote or helped with is
pure awesomeness.”
Stephen Edgar
bbPress Core CommitterMelbourne
Your Community
#wcsydUI
#wcsydMeta
#wcsydTheming
#wcsyd
“On the side, I enjoy creating themes
which I'm happy to release to the
WordPress community for free in the
hopes that people find them useful. “
Michael Burrows
Theme DeveloperVictoria
Your Community
#wcsydPlugins
#wcsyd
“Flexible, scalable, extendible, with an
awesome dev community. It pushes me
to be a better developer, and has
opened the door for some fantastic
business opportunities.”
Maeve Lander
Developer, Plugin ContributorPerth
Your Community
#wcsyd
“...it's the people I've met that keep me
going to meet-ups & WordCamps as
much as the product itself.”
Peter Wilson
Developer and Community OrganiserMelbourne
Your Community
#wcsydMobile
#wcsydCore
#wcsyd
“The community around contributing is
always very welcoming, since the whole
project is driven by volunteer
contributions (whether that be individual
or corporate ones).”
Ryan McCue
Developer, Core Contributor, WunderkindBrisbane
Your Community
#wcsydProject Recap
communityOrganising meet-ups or WordCamps.
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trainingCreating WordPress curriculum and modules for instructors to use in a live training environment.
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accessibilityMaking sure that WordPress core and all of WordPress’ resources are accessible
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documentation&"Creating documentation and always on the look-out for writers
supportAnswering questions in the support forums or IRC is one of the easiest ways to start contributing.
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polyglotsTranslating WordPress into your own language.
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#wcsydThe project
themesReviewing and approving every Theme submitted to the WordPress Theme repository.
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mobileBuilding the iOS, Android, Windows, and Blackberry apps.
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uiDesigning and developing the WordPress user interface.
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coreWriting code, fixing bugs, debating decisions, and helping with development
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metaMaking WordPress.org, providing support, and building tools for use by all the contributor groups.
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pluginsReviewing and approving every Plugin submitted to the WordPress Plugin repository.
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#wcsyd
“The best, most incredible part of all of
contributing is the amazing people I’ve
met.
!
I’m so glad that maybe I’ll get to meet
YOU this weekend.”
Dee Teal
Developer, Trainer, Community Organiser, Web PrincessMelbourne
Your Community
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