Contribute2WP Brought the Community Together
Contribute2WP, a 48-hour contributor sprint led by the Torque team, wrapped up over the weekend with incredible participation and support from the WordPress community and beyond! Veteran and first-time contributors were among the more than 60 two-hour pledges submitted, and from Friday at 8 a.m. PDT through Sunday at 8 a.m. PDT, Contribute2WP livestreams and Twitter activity fueled contribution projects forward—from bug fixes to documentation to video transcriptions and more!. Giving Back to WordPress WordPress now powers more than 42 percent of the web, due in large part to the many hours of volunteer efforts from a dedicated group of contributors around the world. Unfortunately, the pandemic’s effect on in-person events also stymied in-person contributor days, which have long served as a source of contributor engagement and encouragement within the WordPress community. In an effort to give back and support WordPress contributions with a virtual contributor day of our own, the Torque team launched Contribute2WP, culminating in last weekend’s 48-hour event, in which people from around the community were asked to contribute two hours of their time back to WordPress. Whether it was committing to core, translating, adding subtitles to videos, WordPressers of all skill levels were invited to participate,…
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