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PRESS RELEASE: The WPCC publishes Open Source Contributor Compensation Standard
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 24, 2026 — The WP Community Collective has published the first versioned pay framework for open source contribution work. The WP Community Collective was founded to focus on the issue of open source contributor labor. We’ve funded contributors through our fellowship programs, we’ve had hard conversations about what fair pay looks…
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PRESS RELEASE: The WP Community Collective Expands Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 18, 2026 — Jono Alderson and Chris Reynolds have officially joined The WP Community Collective’s Board of Directors after their appointments were approved by the organization’s membership on February 16. Alderson and Reynolds are the first new directors to join the board since The WPCC’s founding in 2022, marking a significant…
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Board of Directors Meeting Minutes (Q3 – December 19, 2025)
Final Agenda and Meeting Minutes Meeting Information Friday, December 19, 202511:00 am PST Attendees Board Members Agenda Executive Session (Closed) Public Board Meeting Minutes Executive Session Call to Order The executive session of the Q3 Board Meeting was called to order at 10:36 am PST by President Katie Adams Farrell. Official Business Appointment of New…
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Board of Directors Meeting Notice – Q3 2025
The Board of Directors of The WP Community Collective (The WPCC) will meet via Zoom on Friday, December 19, 2025 from 11:00am-12:00pm PST (convert to your local time). Agenda (short) Notes: Member Registration This meeting is open to attend for all current members of The WP Community Collective. Join The WP Community Collective. Members may…
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Building WordPress Community Together
As we wrap up the first phase of our 2025 Contributor Day Table Lead Appreciation Campaign, we’re feeling deeply grateful for and inspired by the people who make WordPress possible. Throughout this first week, The WPCC and our campaign sponsor and founding partner, GoDaddy, celebrated the mentors and leaders who volunteered to guide teams, welcome…
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Building WordPress Together: Honoring 2025’s WordCamp Contributor Day Table Leads
The WP Community Collective and GoDaddy are pleased to celebrate and support the people who make Contributor Days possible. Contributor Days are one of the most powerful parts of every WordCamp. The in-person collaboration of the official MakeWP contributor teams that build and maintain WordPress plays a big role in how WordPress gets made. Contributor…
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Board of Directors Meeting Minutes (Q2 – July 2, 2025)
Final Agenda and Meeting Minutes Meeting Information Wednesday, July 2, 202511:00 am PST Attendees Agenda Official business Reports Committee updates Discussion Minutes Call to order The meeting was called to order at 11:11 am PDT by President Katie Adams Farrell. Official business Result: Katie Adams Farrell moved to approve the Resolution. Courtney Robertson seconded. The…
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Board of Directors Meeting Notice – Q2 2025
The Board of Directors of The WP Community Collective (The WPCC) will meet via Zoom on Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from 11:00-12:30 PST (convert to your local time). Agenda (short) Notes: Member Registration This meeting is open to attend for all current members of The WP Community Collective. Join The WP Community Collective. Members may…
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The Heart of Open Source
Delivered by Sé Reed, CEO of The WP Community CollectiveAlt Ctrl Org, Basel, Switzerland — June 6, 2025 WordPress was not built by one person. No true open source project ever is. Sure, one person can write a piece of software, slap a license on it and call it open source. But the magic of…
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Field Report: PressConf 2025
PressConf 2025 functioned as a high-leverage listening and advocacy tool for The WPCC. We were able to validate The WPCC’s relevance, refine our messaging, and lay concrete groundwork for future funding and collaboration.