Update May 6, 2024: The Make Marketing blog is temporarily closed to new activity. Current marketing focus and processesare shifting to a new experimental project called WordPress Media Corps. Check out the WordPress Media Corps Initial Roadmap to learn more.
Any marketing contributors wanting to participate or follow along with this new project can join the WP Media Corps site and Slack channel.
Work on the Showcase remains open to contributions, and marketing amplification requests can be made on GitHubGitHubGitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/. For any other ideas or discussions unrelated to these contributing areas, you can use this GitHub discussion area.
Coffee breaks are bi-weekly socials held by the Make Marketing team for all WordPress Marketing contributors, and occasional guests. Stop by and meet some of the friendly faces marketing WordPress.
These casual get-togethers can be hosted by anyone, in either Zoom or Google Meet. We do ask that everyone abide by the usual code of conduct.
The current time for the coffee breaks is 18:30 UTC. We use UTC times in SlackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. and GitHubGitHubGitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ to make it easier for contributors to check their local time.
Every coffee break has a facilitator who opens the Google Meet or Zoom, welcomes newcomers, and reminds attendees of the code of conduct. If you would like to facilitate a coffee break, these are the steps to complete:
Once confirmed, add the date and time to your calendar. If you can not make the session, please post on GitHub and on the Marketing Slack and tag the Marketing Team reps to help them find an alternative.
When the time comes, open a new Google Meet or Zoom room (please disable any recording features). Photographs and recordings should not be taken during the coffee break. This is an informal social opportunity to help keep the community connected.
Post to #Marketing channel in Slack, letting everyone know the room is available. Here is an example: 👋 Good day, everyone. The time has come, and the coffee break is open: [GOOGLE MEET OR ZOOM LINK]
Keep the session open for the 40-minute scheduled time, or up to an hour.
Post to #marketing channel in Slack, closing the room. Below is an example: This bi-weekly social is held by the Make Marketing team and occasional guests. Stop by and meet some of the friendly faces marketing WordPress. You can volunteer to help facilitate these get-togethers on the GitHub card #23 👋😁☕