WordPress
It's Made of People
Amy Hendrix
@sabreuse
So... who am I?
- WordPress User
- Developer
- Theme Reviewer
- Core Contributor
- Community Outreach
But enough about me.
Who are you?
blogger · tech writer · graphic designer · teacher · UI
engineer · translator · sysadmin · programmer · accessibility
pro · event organizer · support genius · software tester ·
marketer · entrepreneur · volunteer
Community Member
But I'm not a developer!
You can contribute, whatever your skills.
Check it out:
make.wordpress.org
Design
- What they do: Make the WordPress Admin Interface
- Skills: Front-End Devs, Graphic Designers, UI & UX designers, Usability testers
Accessibility
- What they do: Advocate for accessibility in both core and themes.
- Skills: Accessibility pros, users of adaptive technologies.
Theme Review
- What they do: Review themes for the Theme Directory, set standards & best practices
- Skills: Theme Developers, Theme Designers, Testers
Support & Docs
- What they do: Manage the support forums. Write the Codex and Handbooks
- Skills: Anyone who knows WP!
Polyglots
- What They Do: Translate WordPress (and plugins and themes
- Skills: Fluency in other languages. Bonus points for less common languages!
But I'm not that good...
Start with fixing a typo.
Even an easy problem is something the other person didn't know.
Small contributions are even better than big ones.
How to Level Up
- Use WordPress. A lot.
- Learn. Ask good questions, learn to research problems.
- Share your knowledge. Blog. Go to meetups.
- Make stuff. (And release it.)
- Get feedback.
Level Up: Support
Ask a question
Level Up: Support
Answer a question
Level Up: Support
Research a better answer
Level Up: Support
Edit the Codex or the Handbooks
Level Up: Plugins
Find a cool snippet to improve your site
Level Up: Plugins
Learn to make a plugin instead
Level Up: Plugins
Figure out a better way to code it & Release!
Level Up: Themes
Build great client sites.
Level Up: Themes
Build for more than just your client: Internationalize, test, and build for accessibility.
Level Up: Themes
Pass Theme Review & Release!
Benefits
Improve your WP skills.
Improve your Design & Dev skills.
Build your business.
Benefits
Share what you do.
Allow the next person to build even greater things.
Help other people