Location: Bangkok, Thailand at the ICONSIAM venue
Duration: 17 to 19 Feb 2023
Participants: 1,500+
Sessions: 55
Speakers: 60
Organizers: 53
Volunteers: 84
Sponsors: 44
Media Partners: 7
WordCamps are informal, community-organized events that are put together by WordPress users like you. Everyone from casual users to core developers participate, share ideas, and get to know each other.
You do not need to be a programmer or designer yet know anything concerning WordPress to participate. Participating by contributing is a great way to learn about and give to the project. The WordPress project combines diverse teams working on areas ranging from core and community to design and polyglots.
Shah discussed key steps when beginning a blog during the first six months and reviewed a checklist of essential items to include (including an About Me page and a Contact Us page). She also reviewed ways to create a content plan and how to follow-through with strategies and goals you set for yourself.
Treat Google algorithm updates as an opportunity to learn and improve – it’ll help to improve the user experience.
DeRosia dives into the importance of the HeroPress project, sharing inspiring stories from WordPress contributors. The talk focused on how the project has positively impacted contributors' lives by connecting folks from different backgrounds, cultures and mindsets.
HeroPress.com demonstrates how our community cares for each other. It is a collection of deeply personal essays about our community and helps set individuals on a path to finding a sense of belonging and jobs.
Carole spoke well about the importance of self care and being open about mental health, especially when out at a WordCamp!
Focus on your priorities and prioritize self-care. It’s important to put your wellbeing first because mental health matters. No one should be afraid or ashamed to ask for help.
We’ve dealt with so much since 2020 as a global community. Michelle spoke passionately about her story in WordPress and the importance of the community in her life. Touching on the kindness of those that make people’s lives better and more enjoyable. How do we move forward? Hope in the community to incorporate people and to make “good” in the community.
Continue building a CMS that incorporates everybody. There’s still a lot of opportunity to address ongoing acessibility issues and multilingual drawbacks.
Owning your own data is important. WordPress is positioned to be the center of all the data lakes. We can be the answer for big brands and create an omni channel experience.
Be consistent, keep experimenting, keep learning something new and ask for feedback.
Advertising is not an evergreen thing for business to keep doing. Once the business stops advertising, the traffic stops too.