We are thrilled to announce that this year we will be organising Contributor Day! WordCamp Mumbai 2019 just got even better.
It’s will be a first in the history of the WordPress Mumbai community and our excitement knows no bounds.
Our anticipated event is dedicated towards improving WordPress through collaborative contributions from WordPress professionals.
Mark the date! Date – 8th November 2019
Fun Fact – WordPress is an open source system that drives more than 34% of all websites on the Internet!
WordPress is huge. The website or blog that you are reading could be running on WordPress! It is remarkably widespread and a preferred platform for users across different demographics. And it continues to grow and power businesses globally. It’s an open-source platform that has provided lots of opportunities to flourish.
Now it’s time to give back.
That’s what Contributor Day is all about.
Professionals of all ages, new and experienced in the WordPress community come together and help further improve the platform and extend its reach using their skills and expertise.
If you think you don’t know what to do, then worry not. The event will have experienced professionals and volunteers to guide you on how you can make WordPress better using your specific skill set.
We will be very happy to welcome you at the event and value your contribution.
There is always something you can do to make WordPress better.
Who can join?
Anyone and everyone can join us!
We want to make this an inclusive event and our aim is to provide a wide range of opportunities to contribute for WordPress. There are many ways you can contribute without technical coding knowledge and we look forward to welcoming you and sharing ideas.
WordPress.tv videos on joining the WordPress community
Videos on how you can contribute to the WordPress project
What do you need?
Willingness to attend Contributor day, willingness to learn and ask questions and of course a charged laptop and power cable. If you want to work on videos and subtitling, also bring some headphones.
Why attend?
- Get a feel of an amazing community from up close and personal.
- Foster bonds with people like you and help in building something amazing.
- Learn new skills with the best in the industry, you never know who you will meet.
- Meet like-minded people, and broaden your horizon.
- Ask questions, build curiosity, work with the best.
- Enjoy a warm fuzzy feeling of contributing towards a greater good.
Contributing to WordPress benefits everyone, discover why? Also interviews with attendees on their Contributor Day experiences.
Contributor Teams
We have several ways you can provide your valuable inputs and share ideas. We have created a brief snapshot so you can get a better picture of how you can help us make the day productive and fun.
Let’s come together and give back to our wonderful community!
Below is a list of the teams that make WordPress. We are working on having tasks from many of these teams at WCMumbai. If you can help, email us. As it is our first Contributor Day, we are pleased contributor Abha Thakor has agreed to support us. She is involved in developing resources and support for contributing and has led and co-organised events in WordCamps in other countries including WCEU and WordPress Translation Day 4. We are working with her on bringing in tips from other events, removing obstacles to contribution and how we can share materials from Mumbai with others. Lots more exciting news to come on what we will be doing and how you can get involved!
Accessibility for Disabled
Join us to make WordPress and everything on WordPress.org accessible to people with disabilities.
Core
Contribute to the software that powers 33% of the web.
Community
Give back to WordPress by being part of a vibrant community and bring together people through outreach initiatives for diversity and inclusion! Organise events like Meetups and WordCamps.
Documentation
Assist, and ideate to write and edit WordPress documentation including the Codex and handbooks.
Design
Aid in design and develop the user interface for WordPress. It’s a home for both designers and UXers alike.
Themes
Help us to review incoming theme code to keep your theme directory in great shape.
Training
Help the knowledge sharing platform by creating curricula for free WordPress training courses that people can trust.
Tide
Get a chance to learn how to make your plugin or theme more standardized, faster, and more secure.
Marketing
Help us develop, create and build the learning materials and a directory of resources to market the WordPress software and community.
Plugins
Help us maintain and keep the plugin directory safe by reviewing code and ensuring standards.
Support
Answer questions & queries to help other WordPress users in the support forums and IRC.
Hosting
Help us make WordPress hosting better for everyone through collaboration, tooling, and documentation of best practices.
Meta
Help us in building the infrastructure that powers WordPress.org and WordCamp.org.
Polyglots
Translate all the things and maintain localized sites on WordPress.org.
Test
Patrol, test, and curate the WordPress experience through QA, testing, and user research.
Mobile
Build the IOS and Android apps for WordPress.
WordPress TV
Help us to moderate incoming videos, post-processing and transcribe/subtitle videos.
Not sure which team to join?
Don’t worry. There’s lots of help available both before and at the event.
We want attendees to feel relaxed and have fun learning about how they can contribute. We will help you to choose where you can best assist, so don’t worry if you feel the list above overwhelms you. We will have a ‘Get started’ table at the event where our volunteers will guide you on how you can contribute. We are always glad to welcome new contributors at our Meet-ups and WordCamps in India.
If you still have any questions/concerns do not hesitate to contact us!
Come, we can’t wait to meet you.