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Be a Part of Something Bigger: Get Involved with WordPress DAVID BISSET WorDCAMP TAMPA 2015

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Be a Part of Something Bigger: Get Involved with WordPressDAVID BISSET WorDCAMP TAMPA 2015

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TWO TYPES OF COMMUNITY

MEMBERS

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SUBSCRIBERS(NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS TYPE)

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SUBSCRIBERS(NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS TYPE)

CONTRIBUTORS(Also AUTHORS AND EDITORS)

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SUBSCRIBERS(NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS TYPE)

CONTRIBUTORS(Also AUTHORS AND EDITORS)

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“I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO CODE.”

MYTH #1

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make.wordpress.org

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HOW YOU CAN HELP TRANSLATE:

Visit https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/

TRANSLATE!

Weekly Meeting (On Slack): Wednesdays at 06:00 UTC-4 in #polyglots

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HOW YOU CAN HELP WITH VIDEO:

Visit https://make.wordpress.org/tv/

VIDEOS!

Weekly Meeting (On Slack): Thursdays at13:00 UTC-4 in #wptv

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HOW YOU CAN HELP:

Visit https://make.wordpress.org/accessibility/

ACCESSIBLE!

Weekly Meeting (On Slack): Mondays at 19:00 UTC in #accessibility

Twitter: @WPaccessibility

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https://make.wordpress.org/core/2015/09/02/shortcode-roadmap-draft-one/

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https://make.wordpress.org/core/2015/09/02/shortcode-roadmap-draft-one/

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make.wordpress.org/chat

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ONCE YOU KNOW SOMETHING SHARE IT

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https://wordpress.org/support

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IF YOU CAN LOGIN INTO THE WORDPRESS DASHBOARD

YOU ALREADY KNOW ENOUGH

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IF YOU CAN LOGIN INTO THE WORDPRESS DASHBOARD

YOU ALREADY KNOW ENOUGH

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https://wordpress.org/support/register.php

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HOW YOU CAN HELP TEST:Beta Releases of WordPress are announced on the official blog: https://wordpress.org/news/

HELP BETA TEST

WordPress Beta Tester Plugin: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-beta-tester/

Follow @WordPress on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WordPress/

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“I need to be an extrovert to get involved.”

MYTH #2

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“I need to be an extrovert to get involved.”

MYTH #2

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WITHOUT LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND OFFLINE GROUPS

WORDPRESS WOULDN’T BE

24% OF THE WEB

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TAMPA AREA MEETUPS:Tampa (Alison Foxall) CoWork Tampa or Cowork Ybor

Brandon (Alphonso Montibello) Bloomingdale Regional Library

St. Petersburg (Jim True) The Iron Yard

New Tampa (Thomas Giella) New Tampa Regional Library

New Port Richey (Thomas Townsend) Gulf Coast Networking

Safety Harbor (Tony Leary) Venue Varies Month-To-Month

ATTEND A MEETUP http://www.meetup.com/

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TAMPA AREA MEETUPS:Tampa (Alison Foxall) CoWork Tampa or Cowork Ybor

Brandon (Alphonso Montibello) Bloomingdale Regional Library

St. Petersburg (Jim True) The Iron Yard

New Tampa (Thomas Giella) New Tampa Regional Library

New Port Richey (Thomas Townsend) Gulf Coast Networking

Safety Harbor (Tony Leary) Venue Varies Month-To-Month

GET INVOLVED http://www.meetup.com/

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IF YOU ARE READING THIS SLIDE YOU CAN HELP

AT WORDCAMPS

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VOLUNTEER

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VOLUNTEER

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VOLUNTEER

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HOW YOU CAN VOLUNTEER:Sign Up On The Mailing List:

http://bit.ly/1Ku2sDu

http://wordcamp.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=f577122059b99f24df6aa9b97&id=bb84c65d94

VOLUNTEER

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OTHER NEARBY WORDCAMPS:WordCamp Orlando (November 13-15) https://orlando.wordcamp.org/2015/

VOLUNTEER

WordCamp Miami (February 19-21) https://miami.wordcamp.org/2016/

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APPLY TO SPEAK

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APPLY TO SPEAKSECONDARY BENEFITS:Become An Authority On Your Topic

Provides Evidence You’re An Active Member Of The Community

You Meet New People (Networking)

Represent Your Company

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APPLY TO SPEAKPRIMARY BENEFITS:1. You Are Giving Back Knowledge To The WordPress Community

2. You Are Helping Out Event Organizer That Are Always Looking To Keep Their Events Fresh and Diverse.

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“I Don’t Have Time To Help.”

MYTH #3

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if you don’t have time to help, help someone else TO help

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THERE’S ALWAYS MONEY

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IF YOU HAVE A PULSE, YOU ARE USEFUL.

YOU DON’T NEED TO KNOW CODE

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SHARE IT.

YOU HAVE KNOWLEDGE

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TELL IT.

YOU HAVE A STORY

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SUPPORT IT.

YOU HAVE A LOCAL COMMUNITY

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SUBSCRIBERS(NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS TYPE)

CONTRIBUTORS(YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO GIVE BACK)

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TAMPA AREA MEETUPS:Tampa (Alison Foxall) CoWork Tampa or Cowork Ybor

Brandon (Alphonso Montibello) Bloomingdale Regional Library

St. Petersburg (Jim True) The Iron Yard

New Tampa (Thomas Giella) New Tampa Regional Library

New Port Richey (Thomas Townsend) Gulf Coast Networking

Safety Harbor (Tony Leary) Venue Varies Month-To-Month

Online Communities:Meetup Group www.meetup.com/Tampa-Bay-WordPress

Facebook Group www.facebook.com/groups/wptpa

Slack Chat http://tampabaywp.org/chat

Mailing List http://eepurl.com/i1LsX

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THANK YOU.David Bisset davidbisset.com / @dimensionmedia