The WordPress Marketing Team markets WordPress and its community to the wider world.
Our work is tracked on the GitHub Marketing Task Board under the WordPress organization. If you are looking for a card you think should be transferred from the old repos, check the previous repositories and then let the team know the link.
If you are planning a Marketing Table at a Contributor Event, please let us know in the Slack channel.
Come and be part of the #marketing channel on Slack. You can join our next Weekly Marketing Chat at its new time for 2023: Tuesday 15:00 UTC. Note: the first meeting of 2023 will be Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 15:00 UTC. Diary dates
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 👋😁☕