Category: Editorials

Bonjour de Paris

Posted on by Benjamin Lupu

A few months ago, we asked you to send us postcards. For us it was a great way to get news from meetups and WordCamps from all over Europe. We always praise the ever-growing number of WordPress gatherings and we wanted to see the faces of these communities. It was great to get news from all of you while working on the massive event that is WordCamp Europe. We clearly hope that the WordCamp Europe will keep the spirit of these peopleーboth amateurs and professionalsーspending few hours together at night to share, learn and have fun around WordPress. Continue reading “Bonjour de Paris” →

Counting Down To WCEU: Best Pastries In Paris

Posted on by Benjamin Lupu

Our tips and recommendations series continue with a nearly impossible mission as every street in Paris has its own pastry shop. So please consider that we choose them following our taste and experience.

Don’t miss the other series of Counting Down To #WCEU:

  • Paris From Above : everything you need to know about getting unique views of the French capital. Read More
  • Paris For Kids And Families : what you can do if you travel with your family. Read More

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WordPress People: Isabelle García

Posted on by philliproth

3,000 WordPress enthusiasts from all over the world will meet in Paris for WordCamp Europe this summer. We interviewed some active WordPress community members who will be joining us there.
Isabelle is a Nomad Blogger and Social Media Geek from France. She is a frequent WordCamp volunteer and speaker.

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WordPress People: David de Boer

Posted on by philliproth

This summer 3000 WordPress people will meet in beautiful vibrant Paris for WordCamp Europe. We would like to introduce a few interesting attendees who work with WordPress and are active in the community.

Our second interview is with David de Boer, entrepreneur, developer and frequent WordCamp speaker from the Netherlands.

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Counting Down To WCEU: Paris For Kids And Families

Posted on by Benjamin Lupu

Our tips and recommendations series continue. This time we are going to explore what you can do if you travel with your family.

Don’t miss the other series of Counting Down To #WCEU:

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Let’s make accessibility the next big thing

Posted on by Emanuel Blagonic

It was during the inaugural WordCamp Europe that I first met Rian. It was my first WordCamp ever, as for many others. I met Rian on Contributors Day in the accessibility track, which was also my first contact with how WordPress faces accessibility. Yes, I was aware of various accessibility issues and how people with disabilities use the web, but that was the point, that first Contributors day of mine, when I realised how important this work is.

Since then I followed Rian and the efforts of the entire WordPress accessibility team. Their job is the important one of not only improving accessibility in our WordPress world but building awareness for it too. They work hard every day to make WordPress, its plugins and themes accessible to everyone, yet, we can be unaware of that. This is a story about WordPress and its accessibility team. Continue reading “Let’s make accessibility the next big thing” →

WordPress People: Bernhard Kau

Posted on by philliproth

WordCamp Europe is about a lot of great people meeting in Paris this summer. In our new WordPress People interview series we will introduce you to people who are active in the community and use WordPress every day.

Our first interview is with Bernhard Kau. Bernhard is a PHP developer living in Berlin, Germany. He is a passionate WordPress user, plugin developer and community member. He also organizes WordPress events, like the WordPress Meetup and WordCamp in Berlin.

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Counting Down To WCEU: Looking At Paris From Above

Posted on by Benjamin Lupu

Next June, WordCamp Europe will be held in Paris. Thousands of WordPress fans will gather to share and contribute to what is currently one of the biggest open source projects. As you may know, each edition of the WordCamp Europe is held in a different city. We think it is a great way to enlighten the European communities diversity. This year, we thought that it would be a good idea to bring out the host city more than we did the previous years so that attendees can take the most out of their travel. Continue reading “Counting Down To WCEU: Looking At Paris From Above” →

What have past #WCEU volunteers learned from their experience

Posted on by WordCamp Europe
Read about experiences from past WordCamp Europe volunteers — Photo by Vladimir Kaladan Petkov
Read about experiences from past WordCamp Europe volunteers — Photo by Vladimir Kaladan Petkov

WordPress is one of the most inclusive pieces of software today, and WordCamps — conferences about WordPress itself — are too. To make each WordCamp as inclusive as possible, and especially a WordCamp as big as WordCamp Europe, we really, really need your help. Albert Schweitzer, a German philosopher, born in the late 19th century once said – ”Wherever you turn, you can find someone who needs you. Even if it is a little thing, do something for which there is no pay but the privilege of doing it. Remember, you don’t live in the world all of your own.” And that is the real truth. We don’t live in a world alone. As individuals, we can do all so much; but if we work together, there is no limit to what we can achieve.

At WordCamp Europe, we need your help. We are building the biggest volunteer team ever, as we’re trying to accommodate 3000 people that will learn and contribute to WordPress during the three amazing days. You can apply to volunteer today, but if you are still thinking about it – read what our past WCEU volunteers told us about their experience during the event.

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Send us a digital postcard of your meetup or WordCamp!

Posted on by Benjamin Lupu
We want your postcard! ;)
We want your postcard! 😉

Everyone is happy when they receive a postcard – that piece of paper that can put a smile on someone’s face. Now, we would like to have that kind of smiling face too, thanks to all the meetup and WordCamp organizers throughout Europe. Will you send us your digital postcards? Continue reading “Send us a digital postcard of your meetup or WordCamp!” →