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What goes into organising a WordCamp?
The inaugural WordCamp Asia was held in Bangkok, Thailand, from February 17-19th. WordCamps are WordPress conferences that are designed to be as inclusive and accessible to as many people within the WordPress community as possible, and have been a mainstay of the community since the very first WordCamp held in San Francisco back in 2006.…
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The newbie’s guide to WordCamp Asia
WordCamps are a mainstay of the WordPress community, offering a chance for the world’s WordPress community to come together in person. They’ve been running since 2006, but this event – hosted in the busy city of Bangkok, Thailand, from 17th – 19th February 2023 – was the very first flagship event in the APAC region.…
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Meet the Speakers: WordPress Enterprise Gap Meetup
What’s the WordPress enterprise gap? It’s the distance between how WordPress is seen, and how effective it is for enterprise users. We believe that enterprise companies can move faster and deliver better digital experiences for their customers by embracing the power of the open web and open source. We also believe that WordPress is the…
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Meet our WordCamp Asia speakers
We couldn’t be more thrilled to be attending the very first WordCamp Asia! Taking place 17-19th February 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand, here’s who you’ll be hearing from during what promises to be an action-packed few days. KAdam White Principal Engineer, Human Made KAdam White started using WordPress in 2007, and stumbled upon his first WordCamp…
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Grasping CSS fundamentals at WordCamp Valencia 2022
We’ve contributed to and attended dozens of WordCamps over the years, including the recent return of the grand WordCamp US. Whenever we can, we are delighted to share our work, ideas, and expertise on WordPress development, remote work, project management, and more to WordCamp audiences, no matter the geography or language. Recently, Human Made Web…
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WordPress Translation Day: how do you contribute?
September 28th is WordPress Translation Day – what’s it all about, and how can you get involved? Since 2016, one of the largest WordPress contributor communities – the Polyglots team – has hosted the annual global WordPress Translation Day. To celebrate the occasion and shine a light on the amazing Polyglots team, Human Made’s Director…
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Welcome back, WordCamp US
Photo by Paul Clark Two newbies and three veterans walk into a WordCamp. A newbie says, “Oh gosh, what do I do?” A veteran says, “You do you.” Human Made has long been a proud participant and organiser of WordCamps the world over, and the return to the great WordCamp US was as smooth as…
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Being part of the Digital Project Manager community
I’m a senior project manager at Human Made. As a technology partner to enterprise companies, we have a leaning toward WordPress and agile practices, and we are a fully remote company. For those reasons, the Digital Project Manager family and community are of real value to us. If I was to cook it down to…
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Meet us at WordCamp US!
We’re beyond excited to meet face to face once again for WordCamp US (WCUS), taking place in San Diego, California, 9-11th September 2022. Our Humans are WordCamp veterans, with many of us contributing to the community since the early days. This time round we also have a few newbies attending for the first time! Check…
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Devs: position checks can save lives!
Well, not really. The powerful headline is to capture your attention, because I really think you need to know how helpful position checks can be. Position checks help avoid project struggles, and I strongly believe that using them can be a step forward for project teams’ communication. Position checks can save dev time in a…
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Can we please stop saying ‘Gutenberg’?
It’s been five years now since Matt Mullenweg first introduced the Gutenberg project to WordPress. The Gutenberg project was, and still is, a re-imagining of the following WordPress components: Content editing Site customisation Collaborative editing Multilingual When you say “Gutenberg”, you are therefore referring to the entire project, which may not be what you actually…
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Our commitment to combating institutional racism
Black lives have always mattered, and at Human Made we echo many of the sentiments expressed by Nesrine Malik in her article, ‘Fighting the racism that killed George Floyd requires more than just hashtags’. Over the past few days we have had renewed discussions about how we can best use our platform and privilege, as…
