WordCamp Europe Buzz: your stories


WordCamp Europe is not over until you blog about it!

In this post we’ve gathered some of your stories and pictures. Did we miss yours? Add a link in the comments!

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Meet the European WordPress Communities – Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece

Portugal, Spain, Italy, GreeceBeing days away from the biggest WordCamp Europe ever, it’s now time to tell a final story about the European communities. We’ve travelled across Europe bringing you stories about both diverse and inspirational WordPress communities.

Our journey started with communities from Poland, Lithuania, and Estonia. Then we talked with the communities from Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Russia and shortly after that we presented the communities from Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and Hungary. A month ago we published article featuring communities from Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Germany and Switzerland and 10 days later, we talked with communities from United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, and France. Just last week we published the penultimate article about communities from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Greenland.

The time has come to tell the final story – let’s meet communities from Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece. Continue reading Meet the European WordPress Communities – Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece

Meet the European WordPress Communities – Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Greenland

Denmark, Sweden, Norway, GreenlandPoland, Lithuania, and Estonia. Then we talked about the communities from Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Russia and shortly after that we presented the communities from Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and Hungary. A couple of weeks ago we published an article featuring communities from Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Germany and Switzerland and the last one was the amazing story of communities from United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, and France.

Today, we’re presenting communities from some of the coldest places in Europe. It’s time to get to know communities from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Greenland. Continue reading Meet the European WordPress Communities – Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Greenland

Meet the European WordPress Communities – United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, France

From the rainy United Kingdom to the tulips of Netherlands; from Belgium, the country of beer and chocolate, to romantic France, there is one constant: people loving WordPress and sharing their knowledge and ideas with each other.

We started our European community series with presenting communities from Poland, Lithuania, and Estonia. Then we talked about the communities from Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Russia and shortly after the communities from Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and Hungary. Ten days ago we published an article featuring communities from Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Germany and Switzerland, and today we’re telling you the amazing story of communities from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. Continue reading Meet the European WordPress Communities – United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, France

Meet the European WordPress Communities – Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland

Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Germany, SwitzerlandWelcome to the fourth article in the series about European WordPress communities. In the first article, we talked with community members from  Poland, Lithuania, and Estonia. Then we presented the communities from Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Russia and shortly after the communities from Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and Hungary. We are continuing our series today to present you the communities from the central Europe.With every article we write, we are overwhelmed by the amazing enthusiasm and passion these and others community members have. Today, you will get to know WordPress communities from Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Germany, and Switzerland.
Continue reading Meet the European WordPress Communities – Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland

Welcome and Thank you to the #WCEU Author sponsors!

It’s time to say a special thank you to our Author level sponsors! You helped WordCamp Europe 2016 happen. Thank you, Author sponsors!


 

WPML.orgOnTheGoSystems is the author of WPML and Toolset plugins. WPML turns WordPress websites multilingual. It works with caching, SEO and E-Commerce plugins, and allows the building of complete multilingual sites. WPML powers simple blogs as well as corporate and enterprise sites. Toolset plugins allow you to develop WordPress sites without PHP. They work with any theme and with other plugins. OnTheGoSystems is always looking for exceptional people to join the team. http://www.onthegosystems.com/


KlandestinoKlandestinoAB is a Stockholm based Web Production Bureau specializing in WordPress.

We help you from concept to finished product. Often, we work closely with other agencies to get as good a result as possible.

We can also function as a pure production agency for other agencies.

Do not hesitate to contact us if you need a whole web, help in a project or just consultation!


ManageWP ManageWP is the ultimate WordPress productivity tool for developers building and managing multiple WordPress websites. We help you automate website management so you could focus on things that matter, like growing your business, family, or WordCamps. ManageWP is currently managing almost 300.000 websites, and is powered by a team of two dozen WordPress professionals, WordCamp speakers and organizers. We’re also big fans of ducks.


 

ToptalToptal is an elite network of the best freelance designers and engineers in the world, all of whom must pass a rigorous screening process to be admitted. Its community operates from 93+ countries and hosts frequent meetups, tech talks, and conferences across the world. With backing from Andreessen Horowitz, Adam D’Angelo of Quora, Toptal connects thousands of elite freelance developers to over 2,000 clients including large enterprise companies – J.P. Morgan and Pfizer, tech companies such as Airbnb and Zendesk, and numerous startups.


InpsydeInpsyde. From blogs to business sites, e-commerce to high-end intranet solutions, Inpsyde have built enterprise-oriented products and services with WordPress since 2006. The company developed and maintains popular plugins like MultilingualPress, BackWPup, a full-featured WooCommerce extension for legal compliance in Germany and Austria, as well as MarketPress, a marketplace for premium plugins and themes. Open Source is at the core of Inpsyde’s identity. The agency was founded by the same group of people who first translated WordPress into German and started a German WordPress community. Today Inpsyde support WordPress by donating employee time for core contributions, as well as sponsoring WordCamps.


WP Media is a bootstrapped, remote French startup of 14 friendly people based in Europe and the US. Focusing mostly on the WordPress market, we are known for popular plugins like WP Rocket, Imagify, and SecuPress (coming soon).
We believe in making the web easier, better, and faster by creating technically solid solutions with beautiful, attentive UI.
We also believe in giving back. Rooted deeply in the WordPress community, we contribute to WordPress core, as well as sponsor, co-organize, and speak at WordCamps and WordPress events around the world.
And we still have cookies. Join us!


Pragmatic

Pragmatic is one of the largest WordPress specialist agencies in the UK. They have an in-house team of friendly developers, designers and UX experts who work from their sunny seaside offices in Brighton. Pragmatic are passionate about building goal-focused websites and creating a happy, nurturing working environment. They’re currently on the lookout for new talent to join their growing team, so get in touch with them if you’re looking for a new opportunity!

 

A warm welcome and a big thank you to our #WCEU Editor sponsors

Please join us in saying thank you to our Editor level sponsors! WordCamp Europe wouldn’t be possible without them, so make sure you go to their booths during the event and show them your gratitude! Thank you, Editor sponsors, for supporting the European WordPress community!


AMIMOTOlogo-amimoto

AMIMOTO is a High-Performance WordPress Cloud Hosting.
AMIMOTO WordPress Stack greatly simplifies the development and management of WordPress hosting.AMIMOTO Stack includes ready-to-run versions of WordPress. It is completely integrated and configured, so you’ll be ready to start developing your WordPress as soon as the AMI is launched onto Amazon EC2.
● High Performance. AMIMOTO runs on NINJA speed for its performance tuning, NGINX, and HHVM.
● Fast. Available in 9 Global Regions, uses CDN and S3 for media uploads.
● Easy. For users of all tech levels and WordPress developer-friendly.
● Highly Scalable. AMIMOTO is easy to scale up and down to meet high traffic demands.
Follow them on Twitter | Facebook


WP Enginelogo-wpengine

WP Engine powers amazing digital experiences for websites and applications built on WordPress. The company’s premium managed hosting platform provides the performance, reliability and security required by the biggest brands in the world while remaining affordable and intuitive for smaller businesses and individuals. Companies of all sizes rely on WP Engine’s award-winning customer service team to quickly solve technical problems and create a world-class customer experience. Founded in 2010, WP Engine is headquartered in Austin, Texas and has offices in San Francisco, California, San Antonio, Texas, and more recently in London, England.


logo-graphcommentGraphcomment

For over 30 years, the discussion on screen has not evolved. It is a chronological and confusing stack of messages.

GraphComment finally makes clear and high-quality discussions with a large number of people. This service is for all Internet communities. The solution can be installed in a few clicks on any website worldwide. Our business model is freemium (monthly subscription volume / features)
Please visit the official page of Graphcomment Plugin for WordPress
https://wordpress.org/plugins/graphcomment-comment-system/


GoDaddylogo-godaddy

Nearly as old as the Internet itself, GoDaddy was born to give people an easy, affordable way to get their ideas online. Today, we have more than 13 million customers around the world, but our goal is much the same. We’re here to help people easily start, confidently grow and successfully run their own ventures. In short, to help them kick ass, online and off!


Bluehostlogo-bluehost

Bluehost has been a WordPress partner since 2005 and powers over 1 million WordPress sites worldwide. Their objective is to help customers, whether novice or pro, create a thriving online presence at an affordable price. With a team of in-house tech experts available 24/7, Bluehost dedicates time and resources to providing the best support and services in the industry. Join millions of other site owners and see what Bluehost can do for you and your online presence.


Straker Translationslogo-straker

Straker Translations is a cloud-enabled translation services provider and are one of the world’s fastest growing translation companies. Out of over 27,000 vendors globally, it is ranked in the top 100 translation vendors by the industry’s leading research organization. Over the last 5 years, it has built a technology platform that enables human translators to deliver faster and more accurate translations, lowering the cost and time to deliver translations.

Meet the European WordPress Communities – Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Hungary

Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, HungaryThis is the third article in our series about European communities. We started this series by presenting the communities from Poland, Lithuania and Estonia. Last week we presented the communities from Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Russia, and today we’re going west to present you the communities of Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Hungary.

These four countries have a strong historical connection, with people living in the same Austro-Hungarian Empire less than 100 years ago. This lasted even longer in the case of Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia as they were part of Yugoslavia, a country that broke down in a horrible war just 25 years ago. But today, older people could learn a valuable lesson from these “young forces” that work together to build communities on top of the most popular open source software in the world: WordPress. Continue reading Meet the European WordPress Communities – Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Hungary

Meet the European WordPress Communities – Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia

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WordCamp Europe is getting closer and today we’re continuing our series on European communities. After introducing Poland, Lithuania and Estonia, today we’d like you to meet the communities from Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Russia.

This article is really special because two of the mentioned communities—Turkish and Russian—are spanned across two continents: Europe and Asia. Connecting continents and people, WordPress is building a better world ❤️ Continue reading Meet the European WordPress Communities – Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia

Meet the European WordPress Communities – Poland, Lithuania, Estonia

Baltic Communities

Europe. So many communities and yet – can we name all of them? Do we know every city or country which organizes its own WordCamp or Meetup – where we could go to meet new people that share the same values as we do? With so many countries and so many organizers, Europe is perhaps the most vivid WordPress ecosystem in the world. Different languages used to separate people but today, thanks to WordPress – we all find our ways to work together and help each other.

And that’s the real power of WordPress and its ecosystem of communities. The idea behind WordCamp Europe is to get all these communities together. To hear stories, learn new things and get to know people. Make new friends. And is there a better platform than the very own WordCamp Europe website?

In this article series about the European communities we’ll introduce you to some colourful people from all over the continent. We’ll cover Central, Baltic, Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern Europe and today we’re presenting Baltic European Communities.   Continue reading Meet the European WordPress Communities – Poland, Lithuania, Estonia