Here’s what to expect at the WordCamp London Contributor Day

Posted on by Abha Thakor

The WordCamp London Contributor Day is a full day focused on contributing to WordPress. WordPress is open source software made by volunteers, and we will be splitting into small teams and working on WordPress!

The Contributor Day is taking place on Friday 5 April 2019 at the London Metropolitan University, the same venue as the rest of the conference. Tickets are free, but you do need a ticket.

You don’t have to know how to code, as there are many different roles that need filling. It’s easy to think of contributing to WordPress as helping write the core software, but you could help out in the support forums, write some documentation, organise community events, design the interface for a new feature, user test someone else’s improvement, or do some language or video translation. There are lots of options.

On the day, there will be an introduction from the organiser covering how the day will run, followed by introductions from the team leads encouraging contributors to join their team!

We will then split up into our teams and get to work. Each team will have a leader who will help you along if needed. The day is very friendly and sociable and there are plenty of people to help you. You can contribute as much or as little as you like – all contributions are welcome and celebrated! And you can move between teams if you want to contribute in more than one way.

Get your free ticket here!

Why join a contributor event

Hear from a previous Contributor Day organiser on why you should sign-up

Why contributing to WordPress benefits everyone

Here are some frequently asked questions, answered for your convenience.

What should I bring?

You will need to bring a laptop and power lead!

If you’re coming from outside the UK, you will need plug adaptors/voltage convertors too.

Some people find headphones useful to aid tasks like video-editing, subtitling or marketing video reviewing.

How should I prepare?

If you have these set up already, you will need access to your WP.org ID, GitHub account, Google Drive log-in, WordPress account on Slack and for some teams, your Trello ID. Don’t worry if you do not have these accounts, there will be help on the day to set them up.

You can also follow the links for the Make WordPress teams you would like to contribute to and follow their set up or onboarding tips ahead of the event.

How do I get a ticket?

Please note that although the Contributor Day is free, you do need to have bought a ticket for WordCamp London 2019 to attend it. You will have the option to include the Contributor Day ticket at the time of booking or come back later and add it.

What’s provided? Do I get lunch?

Lunch, snacks, drinks, power and WiFi are all provided free of charge! Please note, there will be no on-site childcare services available to book for this day.

What time should I get there?

Doors open at 9am and we will make a start at 9.30am. We aim to be finished by 5pm. When you arrive at the University you will find signs up to direct you!

Which teams will be running?

Here’s our draft list of teams we’ll have available for you to choose from:

  • Accessibility
  • Community
  • Core
  • WP-CLI
  • Design
  • Marketing
  • Polyglots
  • Supports
  • Themes

You can choose on the day and move between teams during the day as you wish 🙂

Ready to contribute? Don’t forget to get your #WCLDN ticket!

Before you register for Contributor Day you will need to have a WCLDN attendee ticket first.

Get your ticket today.

Start your contribution journey to the WordPress project at #WCLDN.

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