Setting up and Running a WordPress Mentorship Programme
As WordPress is an open source project and has given so much to me and my company over the years, we (Highrise Digital Ltd) wanted to do something to give something back to community that helped us so much.
Therefore in 2017 we launched our first round of our WordPress mentorship programme which aims to help and mentor budding WordPress developers with development and business related issues.
This talk will talk about how we setup the mentorship programme, our aims for doing so, how we recruited mentees and what they got out of it.
Starting from scratch – my journey to becoming a developer
After graduating from Sussex University with a Maths degree and no clearer vision of what I wanted to do with my life, I decided to pack my bags travel around Europe and work at festivals to postpone any big life decisions.
Two years down the line I found myself tasked with making a website, which is where I met WordPress. I was soon introduced to the amazing community around it which encouraged me to pursue my interest further.
Now a Junior Developer at Pragmatic, I am lucky enough to say I truly enjoy my job. But entering the industry as a complete beginner was definitely quite daunting. In my talk I’d like to share some useful tips and resources I used to aid those fears and doubts. I’ll also highlight how Pragmatic and my colleagues supported me to help make my journey possible.
Git in 10 minutes
If you know you should be using version control for your WordPress projects but haven’t started yet, this talk is for you. I’ll show you that Git is not scary and you can get started in under 10 minutes.