It's the WP minute.
Let's talk about getting started with WordPress and other news and information.
You don't want to miss this week.
Getting started with WordPress, a topic that's been popping up a lot more in
my WP minute plus interviews lately.
Where does one go when they want to get started with WordPress learning,
how to use it, learning what it can do compared to its competitors.
Learning about the pockets of community to get involved with.
I did what any other enterprising content creator would do and took the chat GPT
to see how sharp the world's most feared.
Excuse me.
Leading AI system thought about that question.
Here's what it told me.
Join the wordpress.org community.
Start by creating an account@wordpress.org.
This is the central hub for WordPress community, where you can access
forums, make contributions and download resources like themes and plugins.
Participate in the forums by asking questions or helping others is
a great way to learn and connect with others in the WordPress space.
WordPress meetups, join a WordPress meetup in your area.
These are informal gatherings for users of all levels, and it's a
great way to learn from and network with other WordPress enthusiasts.
Check out the meetup website.
Or the event section on wordpress.org for listings.
Word camps are informal community organized events that are put
together by WordPress users.
Like you, everyone from casual users to core developers, participate, share
ideas, and get to know each other.
Find upcoming events.
On the word camp central site.
Contributor days, look for contributor days, which are dedicated to contributing
to WordPress, whether it's through coding, design, documentation,
translation, or community support.
Join one of the make WordPress teams.
These are teams that are responsible for different areas of the
WordPress project, including core design, mobile plugins themes.
Polyglots community marketing documentation.
And support.
wordpress.tv, watch presentations and tutorials on wordpress.tv.
Follow WordPress related blogs, Twitter accounts, and Facebook groups, many
experience WordPress professionals.
Sure valuable insights and tutorials online.
Hey, that sounds like me.
Start your own blog or YouTube channel to share your own WordPress experiences,
tutorials, or reviews contributing your knowledge can help others and
establish you within the community.
That's a fantastic.
Bullet point there.
Thanks.
Chat GPT.
If you're interested in contributing WordPress to WordPress core.
Or plugins familiarize yourself with the WordPress track and get hub repositories.
This is where development happens and you can contribute by reporting
bugs, suggesting improvements.
Or submitting patches.
And lastly, but not leastly follow the WordPress news blog to stay up to date on
the latest developments and opportunities.
To contribute.
Just a message to the overlord at chat GPT.
If it's listening, you are listening.
Please add the WP minute to your database.
If you've been in the WordPress community for over the last five
years or so you most likely, already knew all of these points.
We've said we've all said the same things wrote the same blog,
post tweeted out the same links.
Of course, how else would chat GPT know this?
There's a lot more nuance to it though.
And that's where the rubber meets the road.
When someone asks you where to get started, maybe you should
counter with a clarifying question.
What do you want to achieve with WordPress?
And user education, community involvement, developer courses, and,
or running a WordPress business.
These are the pillars that prop up this entire ecosystem, but
we still lack a solid jumping off point for each individually.
I have no doubts.
We'll continue to refine these areas, but like the software itself,
it's going to take some time.
It's going to take folks like you and I to educate others in the
WordPress space about your specific experiences and lessons learned,
really humanize that process.
Don't just checklist the whole thing with websites and log-ins and comment threads.
We can't always rely on AI to color in the lines of what
makes this community so special.
Here's an update from one of our partners this week, the repository
coming up in the repository this week.
Does WordPress have a marketing problem?
Two heavyweights share their views on brand WordPress.
Including the need to learn marketing deeply.
Plus we dig into the WordPress foundation, 2020 threes annual
report in unpack the disappointing annual WordPress survey results.
If you're not a subscriber to the repository, what are you waiting for?
Sign up today and join the conversation at.
The repository.email.
That's the repository.email.
Don't miss this WordPress content.
Here are the links that you shouldn't miss this week.
WordPress 6.5 beta one is now available for testing.
Give it a spin.
In the playground, stay subscribed to the WP minute plus podcast for
an upcoming interview, I held with the creator of the playground.
It was a fantastic chat.
Tim Ferris will be an invited speaker at WordCamp Asia,
March 7th through the ninth.
Here's the official next steps based on the 2023 annual survey, you're
going to have to click that link in the show notes to read them.
And McCarthy highlights the overlapping problems.
The full site editing experience has.
And past WP minute plus guest James Jeru headlines.
One of the first blog posts.
At the WP Tavern since Sarah Gooding's departure.