The WCUS 2017 contributor day will be held Sunday, December 3rd at the Music City Center in Grand Ballroom A. Registration starts at 9am, and morning sessions start at 10am.
Details
People of all skill levels are welcome to join us and participate. There are a wide variety of ways to contribute, and there are lots of ways to participate without having technical experience.
If you haven’t already, please edit your registration details (via the link provided in your ticket receipt) to choose which team you’d like to contribute to. Choosing a team confirms your attendance, so don’t forget!
Please Note: If you plan to contribute to the core, design, or meta teams, you’ll likely need to set up a local development server, we recommend Varying Vagrant Vagrants (VVV). Setup instructions can be found in this handbook article.
We’ll also have USB sticks available at the Contributor Day complete with copies of Vagrant, VirtualBox, and a specially pre-provisioned VVV box you can unpack and import quickly at the event.
The Teams
Click the contributor day links for each team to find out what they’re about and what types of contributing they have available.
Accessibility
Team leads: Rian Rietveld (@rianrietveld on Slack), Andrea Fercia (@afercia on Slack), and Joe Dolson (@joedolson on Slack)
The a11y group provides accessibility expertise across the project. They make sure that WordPress core and all of WordPress’ resources are accessible. Learn more about the Accessibility team »
Community
Team lead: Josepha Haden (@chanthaboune on Slack)
If you’re interested in organizing a meetup or a WordCamp, the community blog is a great place to get started. There are groups working to support events, to create outreach and training programs, and generally support the community. Learn more about Community »
Core
Team lead: Adam Silverstein (@adamsilverstein on Slack)
The core team makes WordPress. Whether you’re a seasoned PHP or JavaScript developer or are just learning to code, we’d love to have you on board. You can write code, fix bugs, debate decisions, and help with development. Learn more about the Core team »
Design
Team lead: Mark Uraine (@mapk on Slack)
The design group is focused on the designing and developing the user interface. It’s a home for designers and UXers alike. There are regular discussions about mockups, design, and user testing. Learn more about the Design team »
Documentation
Team lead: Jon Ang (@kenshino on Slack)
Good documentation lets people help themselves when they get stuck. The docs team is responsible for creating inline documentation for core, as well as content for the theme and plugin development handbooks, and more recently, HelpHub. Learn more about the Documentation team »
Marketing
Team lead: Bridget Willard (@gidgey on Slack)
The Marketing team focuses on making WordPress marketable in all sorts of contexts, from the WordPress.org side all the way to core and the wider community. Learn more the about Marketing team »
Meta
Team lead: Scott Reilly (@coffee2code on Slack)
The Meta team makes WordPress.org, provides support, and builds tools for use by all the contributor groups. Learn more the about Meta team »
Mobile
Team Lead: Cate (@cate on Slack)
The mobile team builds the iOS and Android apps. Lend them your Java, Objective-C, or Swift skills. The team also needs designers, UX experts, and testers to give users an smooth experience on every device. Learn more about Mobile »
Plugins/Plugin Review
Team leads: Mika Epstein (@ipstenu on Slack) & Samuel Wood (@otto42 on Slack)
The Plugins team focuses on everything revolving around plugins submitted to the WordPress.org plugin repository. Learn more about the Plugins team »
Polyglots
Team lead: Remkus de Vries (@remkus on Slack)
WordPress is used all over the world and in many different languages. If you’re a polyglot, help out by translating WordPress into your own language. You can also assist with creating the tools that make translations easier. Learn more about the Polyglots team »
Support
Team lead: Marius Jensen (@clorith on Slack)
Answering a question in the support forums or IRC is one of the easiest ways to start contributing. Everyone knows the answer to something! This blog is the place for discussion of issues around support. Learn more about the Support team »
Theme Review
Team lead: TBA
The Theme Review Team reviews and approves every Theme submitted to the WordPress Theme repository. Reviewing Themes sharpens your own Theme development skills. You can help out and join the discussion on the blog. Learn more about the Theme Review team »
Training
Team leads: Beth Soderberg (@bethsoderberg on Slack), Julie Kuehl (@juliekuehl on Slack), and Melinda Helt (@melindahelt on Slack)
The training team creates downloadable lesson plans and related materials for instructors to use in a live workshop environment. If you enjoy teaching people how to use and build stuff for WordPress, immediately stop what you’re doing and join our team! Learn more about Training »
WordPress TV
Team Lead: Cemal Tashan (@tashan on Slack)
The TV team reviews and approves every video submitted to WordPress.tv. They also help WordCamps with video post-production and are responsible for the captioning and subtitling of published videos. Reviewing videos is a great way to learn about WordPress and help the community: experience is not required to get involved. Learn more about TV »
WP-CLI
WP-CLI is the official command line tool for interacting with and managing your WordPress sites. Learn more about CLI »
Team Leads: Daniel Bachhuber (@danielbachhuber on Slack) and Alain Schlesser (@schlessera on Slack)
Featured Photo Credit: Laura Byrne Cristiano