Category: Community
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Belonging in WordPress
For WordPress and the WordPress ecosystem to be truly accessible, it has to be available to everyone. When we talk about accessibility in WordPress, we usually talk about web accessibility. But our community is more than websites – it’s people. What if I told you that people in the disabled, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, Neurodivergent, and even…
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Make the Impossible Possible: Create a lasting impact on your community by doing work worth doing
This presentation will empower audiences to ask themselves, “What am I here to do?” and take the next step towards it. It will remind the audience of the amazing accomplishments we are capable of and the amazing impact we can make on ourselves and others by living truthfully and passionately. It is our sacred duty…
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Bringing an engineering spirit to everyday WordPress
I was an engineer before I knew what an engineer really was. Before I ever earned the formal title of “developer” in any professional setting, I learned to modify, extend, enhance, combine, and otherwise transform various aspects of the WordPress ecosystem to solve publishing problems on the web. In retrospect, this was engineering at its…
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Blockchains and WordPress: leveraging decentralization for a more user-first, community-driven, and open web
WordPress’ contribution to the open web is just beginning. By leveraging the decentralized nature of blockchain technology, WordPress sites can give users more control over their data and online identities. New ways of building community are emerging, let’s explore how WordPress can lead the way.