WordPress community programs enjoyed another year of significant growth in 2017. Below you’ll find information on the WordPress Foundation’s new programs supporting charity hackathons and open source education around the world. We also report on established programs like the WordCamp conference series and the WordPress meetup chapter program, which are both supported by the WordPress Foundation’s subsidiary, WordPress Community Support, PBC.
WordPress Foundation Programs
Workshops
188
Attendees to 2 Open Source workshops.
Hackathons
122
Volunteers working with 17 non-profits.
WordPress Community Support Programs
WordPress meetups are locally-organized user groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). The WordPress meetup chapter program helps local organizers build inclusive, participatory communities.
Groups
554
52.6%
Events
4,382
43.02%
Members
231,870
69.19%
Attendees
99,384
65.06%
Top 10 of the 73 countries with Meetups and their number of Meetup groups
WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. WordCamps are attended by people ranging from blogging newbies to professional WordPress developers and consultants, and usually combine scheduled programming with unconference sessions and other activities.
WordCamps
128
11.3%
Tickets Sold
41,432
11.7%
Women Speakers
30%
28%
Countries
48
11.6%
Average ticket cost per day
$13.96
from $15.97 last year
WordCamp Organizers
990
Unique organizers & 641 first-timers.
31.47%
WordCamp Speakers
2,346
Unique speakers & 1,384 first-timers.
13.06%
Total number of unique sponsors
1,118
6.17%
In 2017, information about local WordPress community events was added to the core WordPress dashboard, making it even easier for WordPress users to learn about local community events, share knowledge, and build their skills.
