WordCamp

WordPress 4.7 kickoff and ideas time

Brian Krogsgard

August 17, 2016

Right on the heels of WordPress 4.6 being released, it's time to start thinking about WordPress 4.7. Helen Hou-Sandí is leading the release, scheduled for shipment on December 6th (those keeping score at home know that's two days after WordCamp…

Here’s a nice video interview with…

David Bisset

August 10, 2016

Here's a nice video interview with Petya Raykovska (one of the organizers of WordCamp Europe and the most recent Global WordPress Translation Day). Just today, Petya gave me a 15 minute crash course to further my very limited knowledge of…

WordPress needs bigger data

Brian Krogsgard

August 3, 2016

WordPress needs big data -- knowledge of how the product is used -- to make better decisions as to how to direct the future of the software. To make my point, allow me to drift off into the wonderful world…

This is cool news: WordPress VIP…

Brian Krogsgard

July 25, 2016

This is cool news: WordPress VIP has announced that India’s rtCamp is the newest member of the WordPress.com VIP Featured Partner Program. (It's also worth noting there's been a good bit of shakeup to that program in the last year,…

WordCamp Ann Arbor is putting on…

Brian Krogsgard

July 20, 2016

WordCamp Ann Arbor is putting on a "WordCamp Warmup" event which sounds like a great idea to attract more prepared attendees.

Shawn Hooper relates how old-school paper…

Brian Krogsgard

July 8, 2016

Shawn Hooper relates how old-school paper feedback forms worked well for WordCamp Ottawa.

Daniel Bachhuber is moving forward making…

Brian Krogsgard

July 8, 2016

Daniel Bachhuber is moving forward making WP-CLI more independent. He is actually looking for support in "non-code" roles, so reach out to him if you feel you can help. If you didn't catch his presentation at WordCamp Europe that covers…

Here’s a helpful and interesting look at…

Brian Krogsgard

July 8, 2016

Here's a helpful and interesting look at the policies and procedures for Code of Conduct violations at WordCamp Europe. If you're involved in event organization, check it out. You'd be surprised that these types of actions do periodically have to be enforced.

WordCamp Europe takeaways

Brian Krogsgard

July 8, 2016

BusinessDesign

After a whirlwind WordCamp Europe, I've had some time to sit back and consider some of the common conversational threads. When a big group of people gets together in the WordPress space, you can start to identify what folks are…

WordCamp Europe 2016, held in Vienna, was a massive success

Brian Krogsgard

July 7, 2016

BusinessPlanet

I was thrilled to take part in WordCamp Europe 2016, held in Vienna. The event was highly successful, and I got to meet many members of the community I hadn't met before. Here are some pictures.

Here’s a nice writeup from Valet on why…

Brian Krogsgard

June 17, 2016

Here's a nice writeup from Valet on why they (a WordPress agency) went to DrupalCon. There are plenty of things to learn from both Drupal and WordCamp teams, and I wouldn't mind going to a Drupal (or Joomla) conference if the opportunity presented…

Good news for those who won’t…

Brian Krogsgard

May 27, 2016

Good news for those who won't be able to make it physically to WordCamp Europe: Livestream tickets are now available.

The WordPress.org recommended host page has finally updated

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2016

BusinessHosting

The WordPress.org recommended host page is a valuable piece of real estate. Many rumors have been circulated over the years in regard to how the page is curated and what criteria are used. It was long neglected, then transitioned to two…

There’s an update from Andrea Middleton on…

Brian Krogsgard

May 7, 2016

There's an update from Andrea Middleton on the WordCamp Incubator Program: 182 applications and they've got the list to 16 communities (from Russia to Greece to Kenya). It will be exciting as we see WordCamp and WordPress communities start to appear in…

I appreciated this post from Rob…

Brian Krogsgard

May 2, 2016

I appreciated this post from Rob Leathern on some things conference organizers should and should not do when it comes to speakers. I'm not saying I 100% agree with everything here, but any WordCamp or conference organizers might want to set aside…