{"id":6513,"date":"2017-11-15T12:18:30","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T18:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2017.us.wordcamp.org\/?p=6513"},"modified":"2017-11-14T18:50:44","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T00:50:44","slug":"what-is-contributor-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/what-is-contributor-day\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Contributor Day?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Photo<\/a>Many attendees have asked, “What is Contributor Day?” As someone who is a first-time WCUS attendee, I wanted to know the answer to this question myself. Spoiler Alert:<\/strong> It’s much easier than I thought to get involved on Contributor Day. I spoke with Contributor Day Lead Aaron Campbell to get some more information on what contributor day is, what to expect, and how to get involved.
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Jennifer Swisher:\u00a0<\/strong>In a nutshell, what is contributor day?<\/p>\n

Aaron Campbell:\u00a0<\/strong>WordPress\u00a0powers<\/b>\u00a0more than 28% of the top ten million sites on the web, but WordPress is\u00a0powered<\/b>\u00a0by volunteer contributors. Contributor day is a day for existing contributors to work on projects together as well as for people to learn how to contribute back to WordPress for the first time.<\/p>\n

JS:\u00a0<\/strong>Who attends contributor day typically?<\/p>\n

AC:\u00a0<\/strong>There will be existing contributors and leads from nearly every contributor team as well as plenty of people interested in learning how to get involved.<\/p>\n

JS:\u00a0<\/strong>Is there something that all skill levels can participate in?<\/p>\n

AC:\u00a0<\/strong>Definitely! There are more than fifteen different groups to be involved in and each one has things for people of all different skill levels.<\/p>\n

JS:\u00a0<\/strong>What types of things are there for beginners to participate in?<\/p>\n

AC:\u00a0<\/strong>I think one of the best places for beginners to participate is in support. If you have done\u00a0anything<\/i>\u00a0with WordPress, you can help someone else do that same thing. It also gives you a look into many different areas of WordPress and the WordPress community, giving the you the chance to see what else you might be interested in getting involved in.<\/p>\n

JS:\u00a0<\/strong>Do you have to understand HTML\/CSS\/PHP\/Javascript to participate?<\/p>\n

AC:\u00a0<\/strong>Absolutely not! There’s no need to know how to code because there are more than 15 different areas where you can\u00a0get involved<\/span><\/a>!<\/p>\n

JS:\u00a0<\/strong>What should people bring with them to contributor day?<\/p>\n

AC:\u00a0<\/strong>The only thing that is required is yourself, but most people bring their laptops (or tablets) with them since there tends to be a lot of online collaboration.<\/p>\n

General Contributor Day Information<\/h2>\n

Want to know more about contributor day? The Contributor Day<\/a> page has information on team leads, helpful links and more. We hope to see you there! Don’t have a ticket yet? For just $40 you can attend two days of sessions, contributor day, and the afterparty. On top of all that, you also get some really cool swag. Get your ticket now.<\/a><\/p>\n

Profile Photo courtesy of Aaron Campbell<\/p>\n

Featured Photo Image courtesy of Laura Byrne Cristiano<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many attendees have asked, “What is Contributor Day?” As someone who is a first-time WCUS attendee, I wanted to know the answer to this question myself. Spoiler Alert: It’s much easier than I thought to get involved on Contributor Day. I spoke with Contributor Day Lead Aaron Campbell to get some more information on what … <\/p>\n

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