For the past year we have been telling the story of WordPress Credits through updates and posts: students turning open source experience into skills that launch careers, institutions building contribution into their teaching, mentors guiding it all. Starting today, you don’t have to take our word for it.
The WP Credits dashboard is now live, and it shows the growth and impact of the program as it happens: students enrolled, institutions involved, contributions flowing into WordPress, new sites built and skills unlocked, plus testimonials from the people living the experience. Data refreshes weekly, pulled directly from our program records and WordPress.org profiles, so what you see is always the current state of the program.
Join us
The dashboard is public, and so is the invitation. There is room for you in this program:
- Universities and schools: bring real open source contribution into your curriculum and give your students experience they can stand behind. Find out how you can launch your WordPress Credits program and fill out our interest form, and we will get in touch.
- Companies: sponsor the program and connect with an emerging generation of WordPress talent.
- Mentors: share what you know with students taking their first steps into the community. Join us in the #wpcredits channel on Making WordPress Slack and apply to become a program mentor.
Take a look at the dashboard, share it with a school or company that should be part of this, and come build the next generation of WordPress contributors with us.
See you at WCUS
If you are coming to WordCamp US, this is the easiest way to start the conversation. We will be at the Education Table during Contributor Day on Sunday, so come sit with us, explore the dashboard together, and see how you or your organization can get involved. The rest of the days you will find us around the venue, and we are always happy to talk students, schools, and contribution, so if you spot us (@peiraisotta and @gomp), stop us. We also deeply hope to meet in person some the students and mentors behind the numbers on the dashboard.
Kudos to the following people for reviewing this post: @webtechpooja, @roblesloaiza, @francescodicandia