We’re pleased to announce that we will be running a Contributor Day as part of WordCamp Bristol 2019, this will be the first one we have had in the city and indeed a first for the South West!
Our day will run on Friday 17th, the day before the main event, from 10am – 3pm at The Pavilion, a great venue on the waterfront looking over the harbour. There will be a free lunch and lots of things to get involved with. Tickets are free and anyone is welcome to attend.
Venue
The Pavilion, No1 Hannover Quay, Bristol BS1 5JE.
What are Contributor Days?
Contributor days are a great way to give back to the WordPress project and be a part of the community that makes and supports WordPress.org. They are open to all to attend, and cater for all levels of experience (it’s not just for coders!). Read our accompanying blog post to find out more.
Activities
There are a huge variety of tracks to contribute towards, though being a smaller event ours is going to concentrate on a selection of activities that particularly suit new contributors, that enable everyone to have the best experience possible no matter what level of experience.
- Design – provide input to mockups, design, and user testing – suitable for complete beginners.
- WordPress.tv – help caption or even edit videos from other WordCamps – suitable for complete beginners.
- Support forums – answer questions in the wordpress.org support forums – suitable for more experienced users of WordPress.
- Theme reviews – review themes that are submitted to the wordpress.org theme repository – suitable for more experienced developers.
- We may also add others depending on demand 🙂
For the day there’s a Google drive folder for the teams with all sorts of useful stuff.
What do you need?
All you need to bring is yourself and a laptop. We’ll provide food for everyone attending. Just come along and we’ll take care of you while you contribute.
Want to lead a table?
If you have experience in any of the main teams or in contributing please get in touch. We would love to have you on board, we definitely couldn’t have too many mentors for the people starting out, and your experience would be a great asset for the day.
Want to know more?
Read our blog post about the day and find out more about what Contributor days are all about.