Making WordPress at Contributor Day

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Contributing back to WordPress is one of the most important ways of maintaining, improving and developing the platform. It doesn’t matter if you’ve never contributed before, all you’ll need to get started is your laptop and a willingness to learn!

WordCamp London 2016 will hold a Contributor Day on Friday 8th April at London Metropolitan University in the Graduate Centre, and we’d like to warmly welcome all and every skill level to come along and make WordPress with us.

Teams

There are many ways of getting involved with WordPress; here’s some of the areas you can contribute towards and some of the teams we’ll have running on Contributor Day.

  • Core

    You can write code, fix bugs, debate decisions, and help with WordPress development.
    You will need to have a local development tool set up on your laptop (instructions.

  • Design

    The design group is focused on designing and developing the user interface. It’s a home for designers and UXers alike. There are regular discussions about mockups, design, and user testing.

  • Accessibility

    Making WordPress core and all of WordPress’ resources accessible.
    You will need to have a local development tool set up on your laptop (instructions).

  • Mobile

    Help with the iOS, Android, Windows, and Blackberry apps. They need designers, UX experts, and testers to give users a smooth experience on every device.

  • Support

    Answering a question in the support forums or IRC is one of the easiest ways to start contributing. Everyone knows the answer to something! You may need to have access to a test WordPress site (to be able to reproduce problems people mention).

  • Polyglots

    WordPress is used all over the world and in many different languages. If you’re a polyglot, contribute by translating WordPress into your own language.

  • Themes

    Reviewing themes sharpens your own theme development skills. You can help out and join the discussion on the blog.

    You will need to have a local development tool set up on your laptop (instructions).

  • Documentation

    Helping people help themselves when they get stuck.

  • Community

    Working to support events, to create outreach and training programs, and generally support the community.

  • Meta

    The Meta team makes WordPress.org, provides support, and builds tools used by all the contributor groups.

  • BuddyPress

    Support the tool which builds WordPress communities.
    You will need to have a local development tool set up on your Laptop (instructions).

The Day

Contributor Day is free but we only have a limited number of tickets available; you can claim your free Contributor Day ticket and purchase a Conference ticket (if you haven’t already!) here. Registration will start at 09:00 and the event finishes at 17:00. When you register for Contributor Day, you’ll be registered early for the Conference and will be able collect your badges.

Please do not forget to bring:

  • Laptop
  • Power cables and any plug adaptors
  • Any additional devices (to help with testing!)
  • bundles of enthusiasm!

If you’ve signed up for Contributor Day, you’ll be receiving an email to confirm your attendance with all of the finer details.

Food & Drinks

We’ll provide food, drinks and snack throughout the whole day – as well as plenty of support and encouragement!

Read more about contributing to WordPress and ways to get involved beyond Contributor Day at Make WordPress.