[00:00:19] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox Podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events, the plugins, the blocks, the themes, and in this case the power of local WordPress Meetups in community building in Spain. If you’d like […]
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From Gaza to WCEU 2025 Basel – My Journey as a WordPress Developer from War to Community
I was born and raised in Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza — one of the most crowded places on earth. A place where electricity cuts were normal, water came in buckets, and even simple internet access was a daily battle. But it’s also the place where I became a WordPress and WooCommerce developer. I didn’t […]
Continue readingWordPress Community Team to Retire CrowdSignal for Jotform – WP Tavern
The WordPress Community Team has announced plans to retire CrowdSignal in September 2024 in favor of Jotform for post-event attendee surveys. Automattic-sponsored Community Engagement Specialist Isotta Peira has shared more details about the decision and the future plans. Why the Change? CrowdSignal (previously Polldaddy), owned by Automattic, has been used by the community to collect […]
Continue readingWordPress Community Team to Close Inactive Meetup Groups by September 16, 2024 – WP Tavern
Automattic’s Community Engagement Specialist, Devin Maeztri, has announced that the WordPress Community Team will close all inactive meetup groups by September 16, 2024. Over the past month, the team has been working hard to reactivate recently inactive WordPress Meetups. “This project comes in response to recent data revealing that nearly half of our groups are […]
Continue readingA welcoming community that embraces authenticity – 本物らしさを受け入れる温かいコミュニティ
Here is Ben reading his own story aloud. この記事は日本語でも読む事が出来ます。 My interactions with tech growing up The first time I remember interacting with tech was on my parents’ Macintosh computer when I started primary school. I loved drawing with MacPaint and found it much cooler than my Etch A Sketch. Then, my parents got a Windows […]
Continue readingThe WordPress Community Isn’t Ready to Leave Twitter – WP Tavern
Elon Musk has bought Twitter in a $44B deal that closed this week, tweeting “Let the good times roll,” on Friday after taking the helm. Musk fired top executives at the company and tweeted an appeal to Twitter’s advertisers to share his motivation in acquiring what is arguably the world’s most important social network: “The […]
Continue readingThe pleasure of being a part of a community – Щастя бути частиною спільноти
Це есе також доступно українською. Hey there! My name is Artemy, and I am from Ukraine. I’ve been working with WordPress since 2018. I specialize in WordPress backend development: I build and support WordPress plugins, third-party integrations, and other cool custom features. If you ask me why I love WordPress and why I decided to […]
Continue readingA Community That Transcends Labels
Here is Katie reading her own story aloud. WordPress has changed my life in so many ways. This is the story of how I discovered WordPress and used it to build a business that gives me financial freedom and a flexible lifestyle. It’s the story of how the unique nature of the WordPress community has […]
Continue readingWordPress Contributors Actually Do Listen to Feedback and Engage With the Community – WP Tavern
I am a writer. That gives me a license — not to be overused — to steer into hyperbole once in a while. I get to be critical, sometimes overly, because I can come back the next day and shower the WordPress project with praise. Perhaps, at times, I forget to be as fair or […]
Continue readingWordCamp US Online Set for October 1, 2021, as Community Team Weighs Proposal for Returning to In-Person WordCamps – WP Tavern
WordCamp US will be held online this year on October 1, 2021. Organizers are planning a free, one-day event that will feature networking opportunities, speaker sessions, and workshops. Michelle Frechette, one of the organizers, said the team is planning on hosting a contributor day and will add more information to the event’s website over the […]
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