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Thanks to Silom Sponsor SiteGround

Posted on by Surendra Shrestha

We are delighted to have SiteGround as an invaluable sponsor for WordCamp Asia 2023. Their contribution as the Silom Sponsor will be instrumental in creating a memorable experience for attendees. We are thankful for SiteGround’s generosity and dedication to the WordPress community.

At Suralai Hall, the heart of WordCamp Asia, attendees will have the opportunity to get to know SiteGround and learn about their offerings. We are grateful for SiteGround’s support and role in making this year’s event a success. We value and appreciate their contributions.

SiteGround’s powerful, yet simple to use WordPress hosting services rank us among the few hosting providers recommended by WordPress.org. Since 2004 we’ve been specialising in high-performance and secure website hosting solutions, crafted to make hosting management easy, whether you’re building a website for yourself, your small business, or your clients.

We host over 2.8 Million domain names on our Google Cloud-powered infrastructure, optimized with an array of in-house tools for seamless and faster WordPress performance.SiteGround has been heavily involved in supporting the WordPress community by sponsoring, organizing and speaking at WordCamps and local meetups all over the world.

In 2021 we also released our top-rated WordPress plugins – SiteGround Optimizer and SiteGround Security– previously available on our platform only, for free download and installation on any hosting platform. Read more about SiteGround’s managed WordPress Hosting: https://www.siteground.com/wordpress-hosting.htm

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Thanks to Silom Sponsor Hostinger

Posted on by Surendra Shrestha

We are thrilled to have Hostinger as a Silom sponsor for WordCamp Asia 2023. Their support will be invaluable in creating a truly memorable experience for attendees. We are thankful for Hostinger’s generosity and support of the WordPress community.

Attendees will have the chance to meet Hostinger and learn more about their products and services at Suralai Hall, the central hub of WordCamp Asia. We thank Hostinger for their support and for helping us make this year’s event even more successful. Your contributions are deeply appreciated.

Robust WordPress hosting is the backbone of any successful WordPress site – this is why we have packed our plans with the finest tools needed to score an A in Core Web Vitals.

Today more than 1.3 million Hostinger users and over 2.2 million WordPress sites can reap the benefits of Hostinger’s advanced hosting infrastructure for fast-loading small-medium websites.

So why Hostinger?

  • Native hosting panel – hPanel fully supports the WP Staging environment
  • No matter what CMS you use, it’s easy to move it to Hostinger with our Automated Migration tool
  • Full-page caching at the server level to deliver content almost instantaneously to your visitors
  • Automatic WordPress updates, malware scanner, RTBH and traffic filtering to ensure your sites are secure
  • Advanced website analytics, monitoring, and page speed measuring tools
  • 10 data center locations (including India and Singapore)

Get your WordPress Hosting today with 20% off using code WCASIA2023. 

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Final Combined Batch of tickets for Contributor Day is now available

Posted on by Ahmed Kabir Chaion

Hello, WordPress Contributors (and soon-to-be’s),

Happy 2023! We’re almost a month away from WordCamp Asia 2023!

We will release all remaining 400 Contributor Day tickets today! We hope that this will help you more smoothly plan for your flight, accommodation, and overall trip to Bangkok.

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Attending ‘Contributor Day’ for the first time!

Posted on by KafleG

Contributor Day is a day dedicated to WordPress and open source. Many WordCamps and WordPress events offer attendees the opportunity to participate. New contributors collaborate with seasoned and experienced contributors for the collective goal of making WordPress better.

WordCamp Asia 2023 is set to provide contributors with a platform to collaborate and improve WordPress. Your participation matters, and it makes all the difference. We present to you the second series of contributor stories. These are original stories submitted by the following contributors to WordCamp Asia 2023 Contributor Day Team.

If you’re a beginner to contributing to WordPress at Contributor Day, you can get some inspiration from this group of folks who have participated in Contributor day for the first time. 

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Thanks to Silom Sponsor WooCommerce

Posted on by Surendra Shrestha

We are thrilled to introduce WooCommerce as one of the invaluable sponsors for WordCamp Asia 2023. The Silom sponsors are magnificent supporters of us, and we are thrilled to have WooCommerce’s support as we bring together the flagship WordPress event in Asia. With WooCommerce joining us as a Silom sponsor, we are in a much better position to bring about a better experience for our attendees.

Thank you, WooCommerce, for your generosity and commitment to the WordPress community. Your support means a lot to us and will help make WordCamp Asia even more successful.

You will be able to meet WooCommerce in person at Suralai Hall, the central area of WordCamp Asia!

About WooCommerce

WooCommerce is a free, open-source commerce platform built on WordPress. We empower anyone, anywhere, to sell anything with truly unlimited extensibility, flexibility, and control over how they build and evolve their business.

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Thanks to Silom Sponsor Gravity Forms

Posted on by Surendra Shrestha

We are thrilled to introduce Gravity Forms as one of the only few top-tier sponsors for WordCamp Asia 2023. The Silom sponsors are magnificent supporters of us, and we are thrilled to have Gravity Forms’ support as we bring together the flagship WordPress event in Asia. With Gravity Forms joining us as a Silom sponsor, we are in a much better position to bring about a better experience for our attendees.

Thank you, Gravity Forms, for your generosity and commitment to the WordPress community. Your support means a lot to us and will help make WordCamp Asia even more successful.

You will be able to meet Gravity Forms in person at Suralai Hall, the central area of WordCamp Asia!

About Gravity Forms

Gravity Forms is a powerful data capture solution for businesses and web professionals. Whether you need to collect leads, accept online payments, create WCAG 2.1 AA accessible forms, or build complex custom solutions, it’s all possible with Gravity Forms.

Top features include:

  • Ease of Use – Easily build and customize your forms with our user-friendly drag-and-drop form builder.
  • Built-in Features – Multi-page forms, file uploads, conditional logic, calculations, and more. 
  • Ecosystem of Add-Ons – Extend and enhance your forms with our extensive collection of official and third-party add-ons. 
  • Gravity Flow Integration – Connect with Gravity Flow, an automation tool for Gravity Forms, steamlining your business processes and workflows. 
  • Security and Reliability – Renowned throughout the WordPress community for our constant focus on security and reliability, we are trusted by organizations around the globe.
  • Support – Our in-depth documentation and knowledgeable Support team can help you every step of the way.
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Thanks to Silom Sponsor Elementor

Posted on by Surendra Shrestha

We are excited to introduce Elementor as one of the admirable Silom sponsors for WordCamp Asia 2023. The Silom sponsors are magnificent supporters of us, and we are thrilled to have Elementor’s support as we bring together the flagship WordPress event in Asia. With Elementor joining us as a Silom sponsor, we are in a much better position to bring about a better experience for our attendees.

Thank you, Elementor, for your generosity and commitment to the WordPress community. Your support means a lot to us and will help make WordCamp Asia even more successful.

You will be able to meet Elementor in person at Suralai Hall, the central area of WordCamp Asia!

About Elementor

Elementor is the leading WordPress-based web creation platform for professionals, powering more than 8% of the Internet with +12 million active installs, including developers, designers, and marketers.

Elementor’s mission is to empower web creators by providing them with all the tools they need to build their websites, businesses, and future. With a focus on the community and driven by design in the open-source world of WordPress, Elementor is far more than just a visual editor – it is a platform for web creators to grow, inspire, and succeed.

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Contributor Stories – The WordPress Community is like a family to me

Posted on by KafleG

The WordPress community is welcoming toward everyone. We can all join in and offer whatever we have in terms of time, energy, focus, and dedication, and we can use that to contribute regardless of who we are or where we come from.

WordCamp Asia 2023 is set to provide contributors with a platform to collaborate and improve WordPress. Your participation is what matters, and it makes all the difference. We present to you the first series of contributor stories.

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Thanks to Siam Sponsor Yoast

Posted on by Surendra Shrestha

We are more than excited to introduce Yoast, our Siam tier, the top-level sponsor, for WordCamp Asia 2023. The Siam sponsors are our magnificent supporters, and we are delighted to have Yoasts’s support as we bring together the flagship WordPress event in Asia. With Yoast joining us as a Siam sponsor, we are in a much better position to bring about a better experience for our attendees.

Thank you, Yoast, for your generosity and commitment to the WordPress community. Your support means a lot to us and will help make WordCamp Asia even more successful.

You will be able to meet Yoast in person at Suralai Hall, the central area of WordCamp Asia! Please prepare your questions or feedback for them, and we believe you will get much from Yoast.

About Yoast

With over 13 million active downloads worldwide, the Yoast SEO plugin is one of the most popular WordPress plugins worldwide. With its many features, the plugin ensures your site meets the highest technical SEO standards.

Use the red, orange, and green traffic lights to find out where you are with optimizing a page for a search phrase and with making your content easy to scan and understand. Also, make sure to select the right schema settings for each page so that search bots can make even more sense of your content. It only takes a few clicks.

Learn all about SEO!

At Yoast, we love sharing knowledge. Get started with the free training courses in Yoast SEO academy and the blog. Keep learning and keep practising. We know you’ve got this! All done? Upgrade to Yoast Premium and keep growing. We’ll be cheering you on.

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Order your swag now for 10% off & free event-day pickup

Posted on by Huanyi (Eric)

10% Off Coupon for WordCamp Asia 2023 Attendees

Important Notice: Due to unexpected logistics, the online swag store will be temporarily closed starting 14 January 2023. We anticipate reopening in the first week of February. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Do you want to show your support for the WordPress community with some official swag?
WordCamp Asia 2023 attendees can now order WordPress T-shirts, hats, stickers, and more and receive a 10% discount. Just go to the official WordPress swag store and use coupon code WCASIA2023 between now and 19 March 2023.

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