Community Roundup Week Ending August 18

Are You Ready for WCUS? It’s less than a week away now that almost 2000 WordPressers will convene in National Harbor, MD for WCUS 2023. Here are some resources for you: Meet the speakers The schedule is out The attendees are listed Contributor Day signup and info Still openings for the Pride Party. Robert Jacobi… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending August 18

Community Roundup Week Ending August 11

WordPress Community Summit The Community Summit has released its schedule for the two days it will run prior to WordCamp US, August 22-23. The schedule includes 4 tracks and conversations around everything from DEIB to Open Source participation in global legislation. There are 125 attendees listed publicly, so each session should be fairly well attended.… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending August 11

Community Roundup Week Ending August 4

WCUS Releases Schedule & Speaker Lineup I’m very excited about the inclusive speaker slate for WordCamp US 2023. The roster includes incredibly qualified speakers who will present on an amazing and varied topic list. See the speaker page here. See the schedule here. There are less than 100 tickets left. Sign up for Contributor Day.… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending August 4

Community Roundup Week Ending July 28

Post Status Reveals New Community Code of Conduct If “good fences make good neighbors” (Robert Frost), then a good code of conduct makes a good community. Knowing the boundaries allows a community to thrive. Drawing heavily from the WordPress/WordCamp Code of Conduct, Post Status has implemented a new Post Status Community Code of Conduct. Why… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending July 28

Community Roundup Week Ending July 21

WCUS is One Month Away! WordCamp US is coming quickly. Will you be there? The mad dash of procuring tickets, sharing tickets, and buying tickets from one another is in full swing. In our WCUS-2023 Slack Channel, there’s a bit of wheeling and dealing going on. If you’re looking for a ticket, don’t be afraid… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending July 21

Community Roundup Week Ending July 14

Accessibility This week I wrote about the SLAPP lawsuit that Audio Eye filed against accessibility expert, and WordPress community member, Adrian Roselli. The conversation over in the Post Status #club channel was enthusiastically supportive of Adrian and his messages about accessibility and against overlays. Mike Demo also covered it in the Business Roundup this week.… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending July 14

Community Roundup Week Ending July 7

WordCamp Dhaka Canceled It doesn’t happen often (I think the last time was due to COVID in 2020), but recently the decision was made to cancel WordCamp Dhaka. When companies attempt to exert influence on the planning process, the Community Team must step in to mediate. In this instance, we have decided to cancel WordCamp… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending July 7

Community Roundup Week Ending June 30

WCEU Was Amazing I know it’s been a few weeks, but having come back with covid, I haven’t had a chance to share my final thoughts on WCEU, so I’ll do so briefly here. The event was incredibly well organized from a disability standpoint. The venue was navigable, the official parties were fully-accessible, and the… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending June 30

Community Roundup Week Ending June 2

WCEU Is Almost Here! In just a few short days I will join the many people headed to Athens (or who are already there). I’m excited to be going, and even more excited that my daughter has decided to join me. (I hope to introduce her to you if you’re there!) Follow me on Twitter… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending June 2

Community Roundup Week Ending May 12

If You See Something, Say Something This week I posted an observation. I observed that with 20 speakers announced for WCEU (at that point) that there were only about 25% women and even fewer non-white people. I hoped for more in the rest of the announcements. I came under attack quickly from some people. And… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending May 12