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Welcome to the official blog of the community/outreach team for the WordPress open sourceOpen Source Open Source denotes software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified. Open Source **must be** delivered via a licensing model, see GPL. project!

This team oversees official events, mentorship programs, diversity initiatives, contributor outreach, and other ways of growing our community.

If you love WordPress and want to help us do these things, join in!

Getting Involved

We use this blog for policy debates, project announcements, and status reports. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to comment on posts and join the discussion.

You can learn about our current activities on the Team Projects page. These projects are suitable for everyone from newcomers to WordPress community elders.

You can use our contact form to volunteer for one of our projects.

Communication

We have Office HoursOffice Hours Defined times when the Global Community Team are in the #community-events Slack channel. If there is anything you would like to discuss – you do not need to inform them in advance.You are very welcome to drop into any of the Community Team Slack channels at any time. four times a week in the #community-events channel on Slack: Mondays & Wednesdays 22:00 UTC, Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00 UTC.

We also have regular Community Team meetings on the first and third Thursdays of every month at 12:00 UTC and 21:00 UTC in #community-team on Slack (same agenda).

Events WidgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user.

If you have questions about the Events and News dashboard widget that came out in WordPress 4.8, please read this FAQ!

General Planning

Newer, shinier WordCamp Milestones/Level of Effort: A team lead task list broken down by teams and timeframes. So helpful!

100% GPL Vetting Checklist: If you think you might need a little help reviewing the license of someone’s pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party or theme, this will come in handy.

Agreements and Contracts

Agreement among WordCamp Organizers, Speakers, Sponsors, and Volunteers: Ask everyone who’s officially associated with your event to agree to this distilled version of the WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. guidelines.

A/V Release Form: for speakers.

Sample Venue Contract Template: use this if your venue doesn’t have one it uses generally.

Sample WordCamp Sponsorship Contract Template: you can now generate sponsorship agreements from your WordCamp website if necessary. Global Community Sponsors still use this contract template, and if your sponsor is requesting a contract or your government requires one for some reason, this is a contract approved by WordPress FoundationWordPress Foundation The WordPress Foundation is a charitable organization founded by Matt Mullenweg to further the mission of the WordPress open source project: to democratize publishing through Open Source, GPL software. Find more on wordpressfoundation.org. lawyers.

Invoices & Receipts

WordCamp Sponsor Invoice Template: for when you can’t use the invoice tool in your WordCamp website.

WordCamp Generic Ticket Invoice Template: assumes you’re running the money through WordPress Community SupportWordPress Community Support WordPress Community Support PBC is a subsidiary of WordPress Foundation. It is created specifically to be the financial and legal support for WordCamps, WordPress Meetup groups, and any additional “official” events organized within the WordPress Community Events program..

WordCamp Ticket Purchase Receipt Template

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Design Assets Design Assets

Letters Letters