Proposal: Modify the Events and News widget to show topic-based meetups worldwide
Published on behalf of Amber Hinds (@amberhinds on Make Slack) The purpose of this post is to discuss proposed changes to the Events API that displays upcoming events from Meetup.com meetup groups in the WordPress admin dashboard widget. Background Topic-Based Meetups In April of 2021, a proposal was created to allow topic-based meetups in the Meetup chapter program and in May 2021, meetup applications for topic-based groups were accepted. There are currently three meetups in the chapter program that are topic-based rather than city-based: WordPress Accessibility Meetup BlackPress Meetup Learn WordPress Online Workshops These meetups have a city location of San Francisco, CA because that is the location of WordPress headquarters, however they each offer online events via Zoom that are open to anyone in the world (rather than in-person events). The WordPress Accessibility Meetup and Learn WordPress Online Workshops are holding events at times that are optimized for people around the globe so that some events will always be in the daytime, regardless of where you are in the world. WordPress Events and News Widget The WordPress Events and News admin dashboard widget displays upcoming events filtered by proximity to a city. This geographic radius makes sense for in-person…
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