ByDan Knauss
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🏊♀️ Allie Nimmons shares her experience as a member of the WordPress 5.6 release team, commenting on the “go-with-the-flow” attitude:
“The great thing, and frustrating thing, about contributing is how fluid it is. There is not a formalized process to join a team. There is no interview, no hard and fast steps. Just jump in… That simultaneously removes and creates a barrier for entry.”
WordPress is now 20. We need to value inclusion if we are to remain relevant to the next generations. We need to be an open source community.
The Post Status podcast picks of the week include two takes on selling businesses, going back to work for someone else, and then… Chris Coyier and Corey Maas tell their stories. • Daisy Olson has the lowdown on block themes. • Raquel Landefeld on the power of community. • Press the Issue launches a solidly journalistic WordPress podcast with Allie Nimmons investigating the pandemic’s impact on WordCamps for the first episode.
Nice to see Brian Coords getting involved with the WP Notifications feature plugin project — otherwise known as WP-Notify (Github). He’s calling for testing and feedback on the proof-of-concept at this point. You can click this link and immediately spin up a test environment with the plugin installed at InstaWP — thanks to Ross Wintle…
Underrepresented in Tech aims to “demystify diversity” and dispel the fears that get between employers and underrepresented groups in tech.
Should you build or capture an audience? JR Farr notes the pros and cons for each. On the Matt Report, Marc Benzakein shares a retrospective on ServerPress. Allie Nimmons and Teron Bullock discuss how to deal with negative criticism online in Press The Issue. Do we need a WordPress debate club? Bob Dunn has tips for first-time WordCampers, and Working Code looks at reducing the complexity of shipping code.
BlackPress is for people of Black African descent in the WordPress community to help increase their numbers and representation with a network for support and learning.
