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.
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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TEDx Athens
Read this post: TEDx AthensTEDxAthens is the longest-running and most recognized TEDx event in Greece, bringing together ideas, innovation, and culture for more than a decade.…
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#208 – Behind the Scenes at the CloudFest Hackathon
Read this post: #208 – Behind the Scenes at the CloudFest HackathonIn this WP Tavern episode, Nathan Wrigley explores the CloudFest Hackathon, an event bringing together open source enthusiasts to collaborate on innovative projects in just three days. Carole Olinger, the Hackathon lead, details the organising process and project selection, talking about cross-CMS collaboration and sustainability. Contributors like Javier Casares, Matthias Pfefferle, Milana Cap, and others…
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WordPress 6.9.3
Read this post: WordPress 6.9.3WordPress 6.9.2 wurde gestern veröffentlicht und behob 10 Sicherheitsprobleme. Einige Benutzer haben anschließend ein Problem gemeldet, bei dem das Frontend ihrer Website nach dem Update auf 6.9.2 leer angezeigt wurde. Das Problem wurde auf einige Themes eingegrenzt, die einen ungewöhnlichen Ansatz zum Laden von Vorlagendateien über „stringable objects“ anstelle von primitiven Strings für Dateipfade verwenden.…
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.
