Our volunteers came on board to help us run the event. They were absolutely fantastic and without them we could not have made WordCamp Bristol 2019 the welcoming, friendly and inclusive event it was. Here they are in action!
Day 2 of WordCamp Bristol – the day in tweets
Morning in Bristol
10:00 So what have the new HTML5 elements ever done for accessibility? Graham Armfield
10:00 A study in green Wholegrain Team
11:00 The magic (key)word: why your site is not getting the traffic it deserves Jesse van de Hulsbeek
11:00 Build blocks without writing JavaScript Mark Wilkinson
12:15 Lightning Talks Rich Copping, Luminus Alabi, Tess Coughlan-Allen
12:15 Meet Your Friends the Gutenberg Blocks Karla Campos
14:00 Building websites using React.js and WordPress API Mitko Kochkovski
14:00 Making a CMS for Humans Becky Taylor
15:00 Selling WordPress Scott Jones
15:00 What WordPress can learn from how OpenStack communicates Nicola Heald
Slides and photos still to come!
Closing remarks
Love for WordCamp Bristol 2019 and the wider WordPress community
Saturday night social – the story in tweets (the ones that are PG rated anyway!)
And if you enjoyed the very random selection of songs played (note this was a selection of choices from the organisers and volunteers) here you go 🙂
Summary of WordCamp Bristol
We’ve captured the weekend in Tweets so you can follow the fun. Here’s a list of our posts.
Bristol’s first ever Contributor day
Day 1 of WordCamp Bristol – the day in tweets
Saturday night social – the story in tweets (the ones that are PG rated anyway!)
Day 2 of Wordamp Bristol – the day in tweet
Day 1 of WordCamp Bristol – the day in tweets
Arrival and reception desk
Community fun and antics throughout the day
Summary of the day by attendees
9:45 Gutenberg | How a WordPress studio adapted David Darke
9:45 – A Timesaver’s Guide to the Command Line Keith Hyde
11:00 Legacy systems in your head (and why they matter at work) Lizzie Darville
11:00 Taking flight with TailWind CSS Oliver Davies
12:00 Why Multisite? Uses for WordPress Multisite you may not have thought of Rachel McCollin
12:00 WordPress, the Community and Your Mental Health Dan Maby
Lunch and breaks
14:15 Custom theme building structures & techniques to save your sanity! Jonny Allbut
14:15 Why is now the right time to put purpose over profit… spoiler alert – purpose equals profit! Joss Ford
15:15 Building Intelligent Layouts Michelle Barker
15:15 The Art of Problem Solving Ben Everard
16:30 Thinking in patterns Tammie Lister
16:30 Collaboration is the key to success Richard Franklin
Bristol’s first ever Contributor day
Our day ran on Friday 17th May 2019 from 10am – 3pm at The Pavilion, a great venue on the waterfront looking over the harbour. We had 27 contributors covering a wide range of skills and experience levels contributing to design, theme review, support and WordPress.tv.
Opening and closing remarks
Jacob Stow and Hannah Smith led the organising of the Contributor day. At the start of the day they extended a warm welcome to all attendees and set the aims for the day, which was simply to learn and share knowledge about the WordPrecc community.
An overview of the room
The support team
Led by Dave Barr.
The design team
Led by Tammie Lister.
The theme review team
Led by Andy Webb.
The WordPress.tv team
Led by Hannah Smith.
The ‘other’ team
Final checklist for WordCamp Bristol 2019
WordCamp Bristol 2019 kicks off tomorrow – yes that’s Friday the 17th May. We’re so excited to get you all together! Here’s a quick run down of some of the resources available on our website to help you plan your weekend with us.
The venues and finding us
Check out our location, dates and travel page for info and addresses on our venues. If you fancy getting an idea of what these places look like on the inside you can check our venues photos page.
Schedule
We’re so incredibly proud of the speakers who will be sharing their knowledge with you. We have some really amazing sessions lined up for you on our schedule. If you need a little helping hand deciding what to attend, we’ve summarised the talks into topics in our post ‘What’s on the schedule for me?
Bring your own lanyard if you have one
One of our initiatives is bring your own lanyard. Many of us will have lots of these sitting in drawers or hanging around our offices. Please bring your own if you have one, and if you have other WordPress branded lanyards bring them for others. More details on our ‘Sustainbility and environmental considerations’ post.
We’re asking attendees to bring their own lanyard and any other spares they have at home to be reused.
Contributor day
Contributor day is completely free but don’t forget a separate registration is required. Now is the time to register if you’re going to join us so we can plan the catering. If you’d like to know more about what will be happening and to find out about the tables you can join check our Contributor day page.
Our wonderful sponsors
It’s only through the support of all our sponsors that we can offer you so much for just £35. Please show your thanks by taking the time to say hi to them during the event.
Still got questions?
Drop us a line through the contact form on our website and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
We’re down to our last few tickets now so if you have colleagues or friends planning to come, tell them to get a wiggle on and buy now – we’re sure we’re going to sell out.
See you soon!
What’s on the schedule for me?
As WordCamp Bristol 2019 approaches (18th and 19th May), we’re sure you’re all going to be studying our incredible schedule in detail picking out the talks and speakers you want to see.
We thought we’d help you out and share our top picks by topic. Hold on to your hats, WordCamp Bristol is going to stuff your brains full of knowledge and your hearts with loveliness!
I’m interested in design and user experience
Becky Taylor: Making a CMS for Humans
Tammie Lister: Thinking in patterns
Karla Campos: Meet Your Friends the Gutenberg Blocks
Ben Everard: The Art of Problem Solving*
Lizzie Darville: Legacy systems in your head (and why they matter at work)
Rich Copping: Creative confidence and shifting designers mindset (Lightning Talk)
I’m interested in marketing
Jesse van de Hulsbeek: The magic (key)word: why your site is not getting the traffic it deserves
Scott Jones: Selling WordPress Business
I’m interested in back-end development
Jonny Allbut: Custom theme building structures & techniques to save your sanity!
Rachel McCollin: Why Multisite? Uses for WordPress Multisite you may not have thought of.
Keith Hyde: A Timesavers Guide to the Command Line
Mitko Kochkovski: Building websites using React.js and WordPress API
Mark Wilkinson: Build blocks without writing javascript
I’m interested in front-end development
Michelle Barker: Building Intelligent Layouts
Oliver Davies: Taking Flight with Tailwind CSS
I’m interested in sustainability and the environment
Wholegrain Team: A study in green
I’m interested in how WordPress businesses operate
David Darke: Gutenberg | How a WordPress studio adapted
Scott Jones: Selling WordPress
Richard Franklin: Collaboration is the key to success
Nicola Heald: What WordPress can learn from how OpenStack communicates
I’m interested in thinking differently about myself and work
Dan Maby: WordPress, the Community and Your Mental Health Other
Lizzie Darville: Legacy systems in your head (and why they matter at work)
Luminus Alabi: Rocking Remote Work: Living Your Best Life & Maintaining Your Sanity Lightning Talk)
Tess Coughlan-Allen: Using WordPress to do_action Lightning Talk)
Nicola Heald: What WordPress can learn from how OpenStack communicates Other
Rich Copping: Creative confidence and shifting designers mindset (Lightning Talk)
Our venues
With WordCamp Bristol just around the corner, we thought we’d give you a sneaky peek inside the wonderful venues we have booked for the main conference, the after party and contributor day.
If you haven’t yet booked your tickets, you’d better get a wiggle on before we sell out!
Main conference venue – School of Chemistry, University of Bristol
The School of Chemistry is an absolutely brilliant venue for us to hold the main conference in. Here’s a few pictures so you can get a feel for what the event will be like.
The tracks
Outside space
Other inside space
Arriving at the School of Chemistry
Saturday night social
Our social on the Saturday night is at the Watershed on Bristol’s lovely harbourside. We’ve hired a private space at the back. If you came to WordCamp Bristol 2017, the main conference was held here.
Please ensure you have a valid ticket for the main conference if you plan to attend the social.
Contributor day
This is being held on Friday the 17th May at the Pavilion, also on Bristol’s lovely harbourside. Remember you need to register separately for the contributor day and must also have a ticket for the main conference in order to attend.