Category: Surround
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Converting Walled Gardens into Community Gardens
The future of open source comes down to how we care for what grounds us, how we manage what distracts us, and how we feed new growth around us. WordPress, as one of the largest open source CMSes in the world, is incredibly grounded in how we came to be—but how are we managing our…
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Shaping the Future with WordPress Women
Join us this International Women’s Day for a special panel dedicated to uplifting women in the tech industry. Three incredible women in the WordPress community will share their personal journeys, discuss overcoming challenges in their careers, and explore the importance of allyship and supporting other women. Whether you are a tech professional or an ally,…
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From FOMO to JOMO: Embrace the joy of missing out
In the whirlwind of our hyperconnected society, we’ve all been there – the incessant Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) that lures us into adding one more Slack channel, diving into yet another online discussion, or racing to attend one more event, all in the quest to catch that elusive something important or thrilling. But what…
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Plugin Review – Top 10 mistakes plugin authors make!
The plugin review team handles hundreds of new plugin submissions every week. 90% of those plugins fall foul of the same mistakes, time and time again. In this talk we’ll walk through the most common pitfalls, so that your plugin submission goes as smoothly as possible. Watch the session in WordPress.tv and Youtube
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Building a career in WordPress while raising seven kids
In this talk I’ll share how being part of the WordPress industry enabled me to pursue my two passions: family and professional development. My story begins with the founding of a WordPress development agency, a venture born out of a love for web development and the endless possibilities offered by the WordPress platform. I’ll share…
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From Meh to Memorable: Your Public Speaking Masterclass
Public speaking is a universal fear. If you’ve ever wished to speak to an audience, or improve your presentation and public speaking skills, this session will put you on a fast track to success. Here, we’ll tackle a range of common concerns: You will learn these and many other secrets: While you won’t emerge as…
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Catching Big Fish: How to catch and retain a WordPress enterprise client
WordPress is used by 42% of the web, that means there is a lot of fishies out there using WordPress. Some of them are krill, some of them are clown fish, some of them are barracuda and some of them are sharks, but some of them aren’t even fish at all: some of them are…
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From independence to integration: The journey of being acquired
Tales of startups and scale-ups are something you hear a lot in the WordPress ecosystem. Stories of innovation, challenge, and success are celebrated and serve as beacons of inspiration. However, there’s an uncharted narrative many shy away from, often only whispered about: the journey of being acquired. I present a talk that seeks to demystify…
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Properly Recognizing Contributors in Large Open Source Projects
Ensuring contributors feel appreciated is essential to the success of any open source project. In its 20+ year history, there have been over 5,400 unique contributors listed on the Credits pages for each version released. But even as one of the largest current FOSS projects powering 43%+ of the Internet, this number is inaccurate and…
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Starting a WordPress Meetup: The highs and lows
I’ve recently embarked on the journey of setting a WordPress Meetup for Arabic speakers. There’s a scarcity of content in the Arabic language (and other languages too), so here’s how I planned and started the meetup. It took a few months to kickstart, so I’ll share best practices, what to avoid and how to succeed.…