WordFest

WordPress Community Roundup

Dan Knauss

November 18, 2022

A New Home for the WordPress Community? RSS Friends • WP community stories of the pandemic • The History of Screen Readers • Dumb questions about disability • "Crip Time"

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The Sky is Falling! Nope, Just a Little Blue Bird

Michelle Frechette

November 11, 2022

PlanetThe Week in Review

Tell me where you will be building your next following if it’s not on Twitter. DM me on Slack (or Twitter while it’s still standing.)

What is the WordPress community capable of? A lot of good. And a few bad apples.

Michelle Frechette

November 4, 2022

PlanetThe Week in Review

WordPress 6.1 is here, and it's awesome! It takes more than a village — really a small city — to keep us moving forward. Thank a contributor — there are thousands of them. • Thanks especially to Mika Epstein! It’s beyond brave of Mika to share what she has gone through for the Plugins Team and the whole community. No one should ever have to go through what she has. You should know her story if you don't.

New Venue Accessibility Checklist in the WordCamp Organizer Handbook

Michelle Frechette

October 21, 2022

PlanetThe Week in Review

Big steps for accessibility at WordCamps. Miriam Schwab is in our Member Spotlight! Some upcoming events. Don't miss being listed in our BF/CM deals!

November: Register to speak at WordFest Live — and come to WordPress Accessibility Day

Dan Knauss

October 19, 2022

NotesPlanet

Coming up on November 18, WordFest Live will once again “support and promote positive well-being and mental health within remote working communities.” REGISTER →And don't forget WordPress Accessibility Day on November 2-3! REGISTER →Then on November 21, it's Alicia St.…

WordFest Rocks!

Lindsey Miller

March 4, 2022

Post Status Team Blog

I had the pleasure of emceeing part of WordFest today, and it was a wonderful reminder about how strong our community is. The diversity of thoughts and conversations is always inspiring.

The Block Editor: Kid Tested, Client-Approved

Bob Dunn

March 3, 2022

BusinessPlanet

WooCommerce 6.3 RC2 and Blocks 7.1.0 are out. So are new guidelines for devs, and Gutenberg passes the 12-year-old usability test.

Footnotes #456

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2021

BusinessDesign

Issue #456 “One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn’t as individuals.” — Jean Vanier, Community And Growth Howdy! Thinking about WordPress history lately in terms…

🎙️ Post Status Excerpt (No. 17)…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2021

🎙️ Post Status Excerpt (No. 17) — Acquisition Tracker, WordPress 5.8 and #ClickPublish In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David Bisset and Cory Miller chat about how the new Post Status Acquisition Tracker is a window into significant moments…

Post Status Excerpt (No. 17) — Acquisition Tracker, WordPress 5.8 and #ClickPublish

David Bisset

July 22, 2021

PlanetPost Status Podcasts

As Post Status tracks acquisitions, we're seeing WordPress history from a business perspective. Cory and David discuss its significance and the 5.8 release.

📆 Upcoming Events WordFest Live: WordFest…

Dan Knauss

July 2, 2021

📆 Upcoming Events WordFest Live: WordFest Live is back on July 23 — a 24-hour celebration of all that is WordPress! 🧡 It's free to register.

📆 Upcoming Events The first WordCamp…

Dan Knauss

June 25, 2021

📆 Upcoming Events The first WordCamp in Bolivia is happening now — from June 24-26. 🇧🇴 WordFest Live: WordFest Live is back on July 23 — a 24-hour celebration of all that is WordPress! 🧡 It's free to register.

Upcoming Events 📆 The Speak Up!…

Dan Knauss

May 28, 2021

Upcoming Events 📆 The Speak Up! Black Speakers in WordPress Workshop hosted by WP Engine is still accepting signups. It will kick off on June 5th. 🧑🏾 WordCamp Europe 2021 has announced it will take place online, June 7-10. 🏕️…

Upcoming Events There is a call…

Dan Knauss

November 24, 2020

Business

Upcoming Events There is a call for speakers for WordFest Live 2021 which happens online on January 22, 2021. The deadline for speaker submissions is November 18 at midnight UTC. Selected speakers will be notified by December 2. 📅 On…