Category: News

As WordCamp US 2018 quickly approaches, first-time attendees might find themselves both excited and confused about the broad array of events included in the conference. Today, Contributor Day Lead Aaron Campbell provides information on his background, what Contributor Day is, how to get involved, and more in order to prepare for the day. Continue reading “A Q&A with Contributor Day Lead, Aaron Campbell” →

Would you believe it, we once again have a completely omnivorous local organizing team! For our vegetarian and vegan friends, we wanted to make sure you have a quick reference post for all the best vegetarian and vegan restaurants, so we went to the only vegetarian we knew in Nashvile, lead organizer Dustin Meza’s mom, Moyra Meza. She was so kind last year to provide us a list of her favorites, so we’re going to re-share those here with you now, and at the bottom, we’ve shared a brand-new new recommendation as well!
Continue reading “Mamá Meza Recommends Vegetarian and Vegan Restaurants: 2018 Edition” →

There are less than 100 days until WordCamp US 2018! We’re excited to share that we’ll again be having the WordCamp US afterparty at the Adventure Science Center! This year’s afterparty is moving from Saturday evening to Friday, December 7th starting at 8p.m.

Just like last year, the entire 44,000 square foot building will be open to us. Attendee favorites such as “Mind Ball” and the “Moonwalk” will be there to enjoy again, as well as a new exhibit called “Earth Explorers,” presented by National Geographic. In addition to the dozens of interactive exhibits and activities, there will also be shows playing in the Sudekum Planetarium.
Continue reading “WCUS 2018: Announcing Our After Party” →

Like WordCamp US 2017, we will have a Slack channel on the WordPress Project slack. For those already on the WP Project Slack, the channel name is just #wcus.

What is Slack?

Slack is a communication tool used by the WordPress Community to communicate about various aspects of the WordPress Project. In addition to being able to directly message anyone who has an account, you can join a number of different “channels” to communicate about specific topics. For example, WordCamp US has a channel on the WordPress Project Slack to talk about WordCamp US-related things. As stated above, that channel is called #wcus.
Continue reading “Connect with Other WordCampers on Slack” →

During WordCamp US 2017, the organizing team received a lot of questions about why some folks had their picture on their badges and others didn’t. The answer to this question is fairly simple and easy to take care of. The profile images on people’s badges came from their Gravatar profile.

What is a Gravatar?

A Gravatar is a “globally recognized avatar.” You upload your picture and create your profile once, and when you register using your Gravatar email on any website that uses Gravatars, your Gravatar image will show up there. Gravatar is a free service that is included with every WordPress.com account and is run and supported by Automattic.
Continue reading “Adding a Profile Image to Your WordCamp US Badge” →