This has been an interesting month for WordPress, as a bold move on the JavaScript front brought the WordPress project to the forefront of many discussions across the development world. There have also been some intriguing changes in the WordCamp program, so read on to learn more about the WordPress community during the month of September.
JavaScript Frameworks in WordPress
Early in the month, Matt Mullenweg announced that WordPress will be switching away from React as the JavaScript library WordPress Core might use — this was in response to Facebook’s decision to keep a controversial patent clause in the library’s license, making many WordPress users uncomfortable.
A few days later, Facebook reverted the decision, making React a viable option for WordPress once more. Still, the WordPress Core team is exploring a move to make WordPress framework-agnostic, so that the framework being used could be replaced by any other framework without affecting the rest of the project.
Further Reading: The WordPress Meetup program hit a significant milestone this month — there are now 500 meetup groups in the official chapter program.; The SWFUpload library will be removed from WordPress Core in version 4.9, scheduled for release in mid-November.
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This is a bold move that will ultimately make WordPress core a lot more flexible, and will also protect it from potential license changes in the future.
You can get involved in the JavaScript discussion by joining the #core-js channel in the Making WordPress Slack group and following the WordPress Core development blog.
Community Initiative to Make WordCamps More Accessible
A WordPress community member, Ines van Essen, started a new nonprofit initiative to offer financial assistance to community members to attend WordCamps. DonateWC launched with a crowdsourced funding campaign to cover the costs of getting things up and running.
Now that she’s raised the initial funds, Ines plans to set up a nonprofit organization and use donations from sponsors to help people all over the world attend and speak at WordCamps.
If you would like to support the initiative, you can do so by donating through their website.
The WordCamp Incubator Program Returns
Following the success of the first WordCamp Incubator Program, the Community Team is bringing the program back to assist more underserved cities in kick-starting their WordPress communities.
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The program’s first phase aims to find community members who will volunteer to mentor, assist, and work alongside local leaders in the incubator communities — this is a time-intensive volunteer role that would need to be filled by experienced WordCamp organizers.
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If you would like to be a part of this valuable initiative, join the #community-team channel in the Making WordPress Slack group and follow the Community Team blog for updates.
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WordPress 4.8.2 Security Release
On September 19, WordPress 4.8.2 was released to the world — this was a security release that fixed nine issues in WordPress Core, making the platform more stable and secure for everyone.
To get involved in building WordPress Core, jump into the #core channel in the Making WordPress Slack group, and follow the Core team blog.
Further Reading:
- The WordPress Meetup program hit a significant milestone this month — there are now 500 meetup groups in the official chapter program.
- The SWFUpload library will be removed from WordPress Core in version 4.9, scheduled for release in mid-November.
- Matías Ventura put together some useful videos on how theme developers can integrate Gutenberg into their work.
- Apply Filters, the popular WordPress development podcast, will go on hiatus after the upcoming 83rd episode.
- The WordPress Plugin Directory has added the ability for plugin owners to assign plugin support representatives.
- After a couple of slower development weeks, Gutenberg v1.2 is out and it’s looking better than ever.
- The third Global WordPress Translation Day took place this past weekend — keep an eye on the Polyglots team blog for updates.
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Below are listed several scholarships available to a variety of people. See you qualify for any!
Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship
Kim Parsell was a powerful figure in the WordPress community. She passed away in early 2015.
The Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship provides funding annually for a women of any assigned sex who contributes to WordPress to attend WordCamp US, a flagship event for the WordPress community.
Yoast Diversity Fund
The Yoast Diversity Fund will reimburse travel and accommodation costs for speakers, up to €1,000 per event.
To qualify:
- The applicant is part of – or identifies as part of – a typically underrepresented group.
- The applicant has been accepted as a speaker to the conference.
- The conference is a non-commercial event.
- The conference targets WordPress, via a Meetup or WordCamp, or Magento, PHP, JavaScript, TYPO3 or another Open Source community.
- The event is on the same continent where you live.
- The goal is to keep the ecological impact as small as possible.
DonateWC
Donate West
DonateWC is an initiative that aims to provide people with lesser financial means with funds to get to a (big) WordCamp. From donations that they collect, they’ll provide deserving community members with the following:
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- A WordCamp ticket
- Door to door transportation
- Accommodation
- Food and drink money
- Internet access
- A once-in-a-lifetime experience