Joining Communities & Contributing to Open Source
Learning Beyond Your Own Site
WordPress is built and maintained by a large, active open-source community, and getting involved can accelerate your learning significantly.
Ways to Join the Community
Attend local WordPress Meetups or WordCamps to connect with other users, developers, and agencies in person.
Join online spaces like the WordPress.org support forums or community Slack and Discord groups for ongoing discussion.
Contributing to Open Source
Contribute by reporting bugs, testing beta releases, writing documentation, or submitting code patches to WordPress core.
Even non-developers can contribute through translation, support forum answers, or organising local events.
| Contribution Type | Example |
|---|---|
| Community events | WordCamps, local Meetups |
| Support | Answering forum questions |
| Code | Bug reports, patches, core contributions |
| Non-code | Translations, documentation, event organising |
Being part of the community also makes it easier to stay current, which brings us to keeping up with new WordPress releases.
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