Hello friends,
Welcome to the May 2021 edition of the Meetup Organizer newsletter! You will find the latest updates from the WordPress world and resources for meetup organizers in this edition.
Newsletter contents:
- Proposals on returning to in-person WordPress events
- Full Site Editing updates for Meetup Groups
- Online event updates
- Tuesday Trainings
- News from the WordPress world
Proposals on returning to in-person WordPress events
The Community Team has opened up a discussion on the path to in-person WordCamps and requests community members to share feedback. We have also published a separate proposal on adding vaccination status to the in-person meetup checklist as a criterion to organize in-person WordPress meetups. All meetup organizers are invited to share their thoughts on these proposals in the comments. Please note: These proposals are still being discussed. WordPress meetups in most regions and all WordCamps will continue to be held online until further notice.
Full Site Editing updates for Meetup Groups
The sixth call for testing as part of the Full Site Editing (FSE) outreach program is out! Check out the testing call and join the #fse-outreach-experiment Slack channel to participate. Deadline for testing: 26 May 2021. Here is how your local meetup group can contribute:
👉 Organize a dedicated testing sprint meetup. At the event, ask all the attendees to test FSE following the testing instructions and share your feedback with the FSE team!
👉 Encourage individual community members to test FSE. Amplify the latest FSE Testing call amongst your local community, and encourage folks to try the feature.
👉 BONUS: Help test the widgets editor on WordPress 5.8!
Check out this blog post on FSE to know more. You can also find answers to the most common FSE questions now!
Online event updates
Don’t forget to catch up with online meetups across the world! If you’re organizing an online WordPress event, use the hashtag #OnlineWPMeetup for social media promotions. The WordPress Marketing team can help promote your online meetup – if you wish to avail of their assistance, reach out to them in the #marketing Slack channel for more information.
WordCamp Europe 2021!
One of the most exciting WordPress events, WordCamp Europe 2021, will be held online on June 7-9, 2021! Free tickets for the event are out, and their call for sponsors is still open. Sign up for email updates and follow #WCEU on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to stay updated!
Past WordPress Events
Catch recordings of these past WordCamps by visiting their websites.
- WordCamp Centroamérica 2021 (April 15-17, 2021)
- WordCamp Greece 2021 (April 16-18, 2021)
- WordCamp Venezuela 2021 (May 6-7, 2021)
Upcoming WordPress events
Check out these upcoming WordCamps that are coming up later this year.
- WordCamp North East Ohio 2021 (May 21-23, 2021)
- WordCamp Japan 2021 (June 20-26, 2021)
- WordCamp Cochabamba 2021 (June 24-26, 2021)
- WordCamp Santa Clarita 2021 (July 17-18, 2021)
Diverse speaker training group workshop for Philippines and South East Asia
The Diverse Speaker Training Group (#WPDiversity) is organizing an Interactive, Transformational Watch Party on the topic: How to Own Your Expertise & Start Speaking at WordPress Events. This workshop is for marginalized and underrepresented folks (based on gender, race, class, sexuality, ability, age, etc.) in the Philippines and South East Asia. Meetup and WordCamp organizers are also invited to attend. Date: Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 3pm-4:30pm Philippines time (7:00 – 8.30 AM UTC). Read more about the workshop and register now!
Tuesday Trainings
Through Tuesday Trainings (#TuesdayTrainings), the Community team publishes a different topic on the WordPress Community Blog to help organizers and interested community members learn various skills. Meetup organizers will find our Tuesday Training on: “How can I keep my meetups interesting and fun” extremely useful! The post shares some helpful tips that organizers can use to spice up their online meetings. Don’t forget to check out our other Tuesday Training posts this month:
News from the WordPress world
- WordPress 5.7.2 is out! Update all your WordPresses, folks!
- CC Search has joined WordPress and will be rebranded to “Openverse.” Matt Mullenweg and Josepha Haden discuss Openverse in the latest WP Briefing episode.
- Learn how to use the Figma WordPress Design library to create WP UI prototypes.
- Gutenberg version 10.5 and version 10.6 are out!
- The latest edition of “People of WordPress” features Fike Komala from Indonesia.
If you have any questions, Community Team deputies are available to help. Please send an email to [email protected] or join the #community-events Slack channel. Thanks for everything you do to grow the WordPress community. Let’s keep sharing knowledge and inspiring each other with our contributions!
We will see you online soon!
The following folks contributed to the Meetup Organizer Newsletter this month: @chaion07 and @jillbinder