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This week in WordPress
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The future of WordCamps
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As we touched upon in our last issue, there's been lots of chatter about how COVID-19 is going to change our community meetups. On Wednesday WordPress Executive Director, Josepha Haden, published a post advising the community to "keep WordCamp travel down to a minimum".
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Support will be given to WordCamp organisers to make the most suitable arrangements for their local communities; whether that be cancelling, postponing, livestreaming, or continuing with their event.
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Whilst it's disappointing for the community to have to make these decisions, Anthony Burchell makes a great point in saying "I think local focused events will be a great opportunity for our meetups and WordCamps to get back to their roots and boost attendance!"
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"Real shame about all the cancellations of #WordCamps. Was so looking forward to @wordcampdc, with many more that are likely going to be cancelled. For all the right reasons it had to be done and I am 💯 behind it. Let's just say, till soon, WPfriends 💙" tweets Ronald from YITH, in response to the recent announcements.
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It's not just WordCamps taking extra precautions during this uncertain time. Wordfence Founder & CEO, Mark Maunder announced that their team "will not be attending WordCamps anywhere globally until COVID-19 has run its course or an effective and tested vaccine is available." but they will continue to sponsor any events they've already committed to. Human Made has also followed suit, along with GoDaddy, as communicated by Adam W. Warner on Twitter.
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Andrea Middleton is spearheading the effort to provide the support and infrastructure required to livestream events. In a recent tweet, Andrea has asked for ideas and suggestions on how to make this work. But not everyone is sold on the idea of virtual events. "If WordCamps eventually go the way of being virtual events, it will be a sad day. While there are certainly a lot of benefits to going virtual, losing the in-person face-to-face interaction is going to suck." says Jeff on Twitter.
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If you're planning on attending a WordCamp this year we recommend keeping an eye on the latest announcements. WordPress Community Manager, Hugh Lashbrooke, has compiled a list of resources to help you stay on top of developments.
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WordPress 5.4 is almost here!
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"WordPress 5.4 is shaping up to be the best WordPress 2020 has seen!" says JB Audras in the newly published WordPress 5.4 Field Guide. The new version, which contains ten (yes 10!!) Gutenberg releases amongst many other updates and improvements, is set to be released on March 31st.
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If you're a plugin or theme developer, now's the time to start testing your extensions to prepare for a smooth update. Justin Tadlock has put together a guide on what to look out for, in WP Tavern.
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Ever considered affiliate marketing, but weren't sure where to start?
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Weglot has shared how they were able to reward their loyal customers and work with people who also love Weglot, through the power of affiliate marketing.
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Check out this article to find out how they did it, and what comes next.
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