Author: Raquel

Raquel manages Community & Events for Elegant Themes and is a serial volunteer with a young soul. Intentional about community building, she believes that wherever her feet are is where she builds. Currently, she is active in several communities from tech âž¡ï¸ government âž¡ï¸ neighborhoods, and more. On the personal side of her life, she's an active ballroom dancer, music lover, outdoors lover, general purveyor of sass, and loves spending time with her big, Indigenous family.

Community Spotlight: São Paulo, Brazil

Posted on October 8, 2018 October 18, 2018 by Raquel

São Paulo is a huge metropolis. As Wikipedia defines us “The metropolis is […] the most populous city in Brazil, the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, besides being the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world.” Yes, we’re bigger than New York and Mexico City. Crossing the city by car, can take easily 3 hours, if the traffic is “normal”.

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Community Spotlight: Jerusalem, Israel

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Raquel

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The last five WordCamps in Israel were more national in spirit due to the small size of the country so we had four in Jerusalem and one in Tel Aviv. We got the monthly meetups going now, and we’re going to make the next WordCamp happen in 2019. It’s been too long!

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Community Spotlight: Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Raquel

WordCamp Asheville attracts business owners, designers, developers, bloggers, entrepreneurs, and hobbyists from Western North Carolina and beyond for a weekend of learning, connection, and fun.

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Community Spotlight: Communauté WordPress Montréal

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Raquel

Bonjour! The WordPress Montreal community is a vibrant group of WordPress enthusiasts that love getting together to learn, share, and encourage each other. We host meetups once a month throughout the year and hold our annual WordCamp in the summer.

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Community Spotlight: PDX WP

Posted on September 10, 2018 September 10, 2018 by Raquel

Portland has a lively and active WordPress community, with meetup events at least monthly (sometimes more!). After a 2-year hiatus, the community rallied to bring WordCamp Portland back in 2017.

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Community Spotlight: WP Y’ALL (Birmingham)

Posted on August 27, 2018 September 6, 2018 by Raquel

We’re a group of local WordPress developers, designers, and publishers who get together to share our knowledge and experience and to meet other WordPress users in the Birmingham, AL area.

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Community Spotlight: Cameroon, Africa

Posted on August 20, 2018 September 6, 2018 by Raquel

Our events are diverse with trainings, meetups, conferences, shows, talks, aperitifs, barbecues, and WordCamp!

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Community Spotlight: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Posted on August 13, 2018 September 6, 2018 by Raquel

Malaysia is a country with 3 different main races living together and sharing cultural diversities. We have so many difference but one thing in common, WordPress.

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