WordPress is the most popular content management system in the world. What makes it great is the community which maintains it.
There has been an active WordPress community in Switzerland for many years, with the first national event taking place in 2014. Since then, activity has increased exponentially, both nationally and in exchange with colleagues from all over the world. This website is both a showcase and resource for the Swiss community.
What is WordPress?
WordPress is an open-source piece of software, which users can download and use to build websites and web apps. The software, its plugins and its themes — with which site owners can use to control the style of their website — have been continually maintained since 2003. Because WordPress is open-source, there is no license fee to pay: the downloadable version of the software is free to use.
Centre Loewenberg in Murten
WordCamp Switzerland 2027
Following WordCamp Europe in 2025, the Switzerland Community Day in 2024, WordCamp Switzerland returns to Murten / Morat on 5th and 6th March 2027.
WordCamps and meetups
Regular meetup events and conferences around topics relevant to WordPress take place all over Switzerland. Most events are free of charge and run by localised groups, who meet to talk about everything to do with WordPress. We’re a diverse, friendly and welcoming community, and everyone – with any level of knowledge – is welcome to join us.
Blog posts
This is a collection of recent articles and blog posts we’ve collated from a number of third-party websites, all of which relate to WordPress.
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#241 – Tiffany Farriss on Drupal Funding, Community, and a Shared Journey With WordPress
Tiffany Farriss joined the podcast to talk about the sustainability issues affecting open source communities, drawing from her experience with the Drupal Association. Tiffany is currently the interim CEO of the Drupal Association, and is the organisation’s longest-serving board member after Drupal’s founder, Dries Buytaert. We examine how a small group of contributors often carry…
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Open Channels FM: The Hidden Costs of Burnout for Women in Tech
The tech industry is often celebrated for innovation and progress, yet behind the buzz, many women are weighing whether to limit their hours, step back from leadership, or leave the field entirely. Burnout is at the heart of this crossroads, and its impact goes far beyond individual exhaustion. In the most recent Gender in Tech…
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Open Channels FM: Debating AI’s Role in Open Source Communities
Open source communities are debating the role of artificial intelligence, questioning whether AI-generated software aligns with traditional values of collaboration and transparency, reshaping definitions of openness in the process.
Slack discussion channel
In order to give WordPress developers, designers and content creators a free virtual place to hang out between meetups, we started a free Slack channel for WordPress Switzerland in 2016. Slack is a chat room in which members exchange knowledge, share links, and get to know other developers across Switzerland.
To join the channel, first sign up on the WordPress community website at make.wordpress.org/chat/ and register your account. You’ll automatically receive a free email address @chat.wordpress.org – with it, you can then register for the WordPress Switzerland channel at wpch.slack.com.