2. Why contribute to WordPress?
• Why should I spend my time to contribute to
WordPress when I’m not getting paid?
• What am I getting out of this?
3. Here’s why…
• You contribute to a software which makes
your work easier, so why not make it better?
• You get to work with world class developers
and learn from them.
4. I’m not a developer. Can I also
contribute?
There are many ways to contribute to WordPress, which
we will discuss shortly, but it mostly consists of:
• Contributing and testing WordPress core.
• Making free (and awesome) themes & plugins.
• Contributing to documentation & support forum.
• Making WordPress available in your language.
You don’t need to be a developer to contribute to
WordPress, there are other ways as well. Let’s take a look
at each of them.
5. WordPress Core
• Contributing code to WordPress Core.
• Testing new features & patches.
• Reporting bugs & issues to trac.
Contributing to WordPress Core
6. Themes & Plugins
• Creating free plugins & themes for WordPress.
• Reviewing themes & plugins for WordPress.org.
• Contributing to default WordPress themes.
Themes & Plugins
7. Support & Docs
• Helping other people on WordPress support
channels.
• Writing/improving documentation.
Support & Docs
8. Polyglots
• Translating WordPress to your own language.
• Translating themes and plugins.
• Translating documentations.
Translating WordPress
9. Thank you.
• Thanks for not sleeping. Here’s a photo of a
Hamster as your reward: