Hello, organizers!
October has been another terrific month for WordPress events – we are seeing continued interest in hosting Meetups and WordCamps worldwide.
In this edition of the newsletter, we are excited to share updates on the Meetup Reactivation Project and the Community Team’s effort to improve tools & documentation to help contributors!
Around WordPress
WordPress 6.1: On November 1, 2022, WordPress 6.1 will be released. Be sure to check out the RC version and Twenty Twenty-Three (TT3) with your community! The latest episode of the WP Briefing podcast peeks at the new version with Nick Diego, this release’s Editor Triage Lead.
Gutenberg 14.3 became available on October 12, 2022, with improvements in text block navigation and drag-and-drop functionality for images, among other updates.
The Hosting and Documentation Teams are collaborating on creating a new WordPress Advanced Administration Handbook.
The first online Contributor Day focused on documentation took place on October 25, 2022.
The Asia-Pacific #WPDiversity Network Building effort celebrated its 10th meeting. If you are based in the APAC region and interested in #WPDiversity, we invite you to get involved!
Don’t miss the latest news from The Month in WordPress – September edition.
Upcoming Events
- #WPDiversity Speaker Workshop for Women Voices in Latin America (In-person in San José, Costa Rica, October 29, 2022)
- New: all upcoming #WPDiversity events are listed in one place for you
- WordCamps: 🇪🇸Valencia (Spain), 🇨🇿Brno (the Czech Republic), 🇫🇷Lyon (France), 🇳🇵Bharatpur (Nepal), 🇪🇸Sevilla (Spain), 🇨🇷San José (Costa Rica/online), 🇮🇩Gresik (Indonesia), 🇮🇹Milan (Italia), 🇮🇳Nagpur (India), and 🇪🇸Griñón (Spain)
- Learn WordPress online workshops on Cover Blocks, Composer, Block designs, and more.
Meetup Reactivation Project Updates
Since the launch of the Meetup Reactivation Project in July, 39 meetup reactivation supporters globally have been busy reaching out to more than 400 dormant groups to offer support. As of September 29, 2022:
- 117 meetup groups have reactivated or plan to reactivate in 2022 (🎉)!
- Removed 14 dormant meetups from the chapter program due to no longer having any members who can serve as an organizer.
We can’t be happier that more than 30% of the dormant meetup groups are now active again! If you are interested in learning about this ongoing project, you can read the full post here.
Do you need help reactivating your Meetup? Send an email to [email protected] with your Meetup link and share the challenges you are facing, and a Meetup Reactivation Supporter will get back to you to provide help.
Help Improve WordCamp Tool & Contributor Onboarding
As we encourage more new event organizers to get involved, it’s essential to make sure we have clear and easy processes for everyone. Right now, we have a few posts that can use your input!
- Idea: Freescout for WordCamp organising teams – We are exploring the idea of making an open-source shared email inbox software available for WordCamp organizers.
- How can we improve the onboarding process of the overall Community Team and Community Contributor Day? If you had any experience getting confused or stuck around finding your way, we’d love to hear your voice.
Thanks for everything you do to grow and support the WordPress community — let’s keep sharing knowledge and inspiring each other with our contributions! If you have any questions, Community Team deputies are here to help. Please email us at [email protected] or join the #community-events Slack channel.
See you online soon!
The following people contributed to this edition of the Meetup Newsletter: @mysweetcate @_dorsvenabili @nao @evarlese @bjmcsherry @jillbinder