{"id":1160,"date":"2018-06-01T09:11:14","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T09:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.brighton.wordcamp.org\/?p=1160"},"modified":"2018-06-01T09:30:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T09:30:00","slug":"join-us-for-a-wordpress-contribution-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brighton.wordcamp.org\/2018\/join-us-for-a-wordpress-contribution-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Join us for a WordPress Contribution Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p class=\"lg\">We\u2019re holding a Contribution Day on 19th August 2018, 10am \u2013 4pm at\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/theskiff.org\">The Skiff<\/a>. This is a different venue from the Conference Days but close by.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lg\">You\u2019ll need to get a separate (free!) ticket for Contribution Day.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cta\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.brighton.wordcamp.org\/tickets\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Get a ticket to Contribution Day<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What is Contribution Day?<\/h2>\n<p>Contribution Day is for everyone, of every experience level and any specialism. It\u2019s an opportunity to work on various aspects of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\">WordPress<\/a>, giving back to the open source project and the community.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the teams you can work with on the day (and any day!):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accessibility<\/li>\n<li>BuddyPress<\/li>\n<li>Community<\/li>\n<li>Core<\/li>\n<li>Design<\/li>\n<li>Documentation<\/li>\n<li>Flow<\/li>\n<li>Marketing<\/li>\n<li>Meta<\/li>\n<li>Mobile<\/li>\n<li>Polygots<\/li>\n<li>Support<\/li>\n<li>Themes<\/li>\n<li>Training<\/li>\n<li>TV<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udcaa\u00a0If you would like to lead one of these teams, then <a href=\"https:\/\/2018.brighton.wordcamp.org\/contact\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">please get in touch!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/\">Find out more about these different WordPress teams here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Why should I come along?<\/h2>\n<p>Contribution days are a great way to start or continue contributing to the WordPress project. If you\u2019ve done this before, you\u2019ll remember how fun it is to get together with your teams face-to-face.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve never contributed before, we\u2019ll help you get set up with everything you need, and answer all your questions.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll most definitely come away having learnt something new. And we hope you\u2019ll be inspired to continue contributing to WordPress after WordCamp is over.<\/p>\n<h2>What happens on the day?<\/h2>\n<p>On the day, we\u2019ll have teams contributing to\u00a0as many areas of WordPress as possible.<\/p>\n<p>When you claim your\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/2018.brighton.wordcamp.org\/tickets\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Contribution Day ticket<\/a>, we\u2019ll ask which teams you\u2019d like\u00a0to work with, but you can also let us know on the day.<\/p>\n<p>Attendees will break up into teams focused on a particular area of WordPress. If you\u2019d like to contribute to more than one area, that\u2019s no problem as you can move around during the day.<\/p>\n<p>You might start working on documentation with the Community team in the morning and finish up translating WordPress with the Polyglots team in the afternoon. It\u2019s up to you!<\/p>\n<h2>Do I need to have experience?<\/h2>\n<p>No, you don\u2019t need any experience \u2013 a<i>nyone<\/i>\u00a0can get involved.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019ll also be people to help you throughout\u00a0the day, especially if you fancy trying out something completely new.<\/p>\n<h2>What do I need to bring?<\/h2>\n<p>All you need to\u00a0bring is yourself and a\u00a0laptop if you can. We\u2019ll provide food for everyone\u00a0attending. Just come along and we\u2019ll take care of you while you contribute.<\/p>\n<h2>Awesome, I\u00a0want to join in\u00a0the fun!<\/h2>\n<p>Great! All you need\u00a0to do is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/2018.brighton.wordcamp.org\/tickets\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">head to the Ticket page<\/a>\u00a0and claim your free ticket so we know to expect you. As there is\u00a0limited space, please only claim a ticket if you\u2019ll be able to attend on the day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re holding a Contribution Day on 19th August 2018, 10am \u2013 4pm at\u00a0 The Skiff. This is a different venue from the Conference Days but close by. You\u2019ll need to get a separate (free!) ticket for Contribution Day. Get a ticket to Contribution Day What is Contribution Day? 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