About us
The Boston WordPress Meetup is a Meetup group for fans of WordPress, the most popular open source blogging engine. Join us once a month to learn more about WordPress and meet other WP fans, including SEO gurus, theme designers, plugin developers, bloggers, and beginners. Traditionally, we meet at the Microsoft New England Research & Development Center for a presentation, Q&A session, and casual networking. When we don't have a formal event planned, join us for informal social events at nearby restaurants and pubs. Boston WordPress events are held in the evenings, on the last Monday of every month, unless otherwise noted.
Web: http://bostonwp.org
Twitter: http://twitter.com/bostonwp (@bostonwp)
Slack Channel: Boston WordPress Slack Channel URL
#bostonwp Originally founded by James Coletti in 2008, the group is now led by Jonathan Desrosiers and a team of talented, devoted community members.
WordPress Global Community Sponsors help fund WordPress Meetup groups and WordCamps around the world. Thank you to WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Jetpack, Bluehost, and Hosting.com for their support!
Upcoming events
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Boston WordPress Meetup
Microsoft New England Research and Development Center, 1 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA, USAgenda
• 6:30: Networking & Pizza
• 7:00: Presentations
Presentation 1: The design systems between us - Ethan Marcotte
In the early days, design systems promised us more consistent interfaces, more collaborative teams, and improved velocity. While they’ve delivered on some of those fronts, they’ve introduced new challenges too. Let’s talk through what’s working well—and what could be working better—as we take a closer look at the systems between us and our work.Speaker Bio
Ethan Marcotte is a designer, speaker, and author. Perhaps best known for creating responsive web design, he’s had the privilege of helping clients like New York Magazine, Adobe, and Google create better experiences for their users.Ethan’s most recent book is You Deserve a Tech Union.
Presentation 2: WordPres 7.0 and beyond - Mary Hubbard
7.0 marks a pivotal new milestone in WordPress with the introduction of real-time collaboration and the WP AI Client, which adds the foundational APIs to help drive the project into an AI future. What was actually included in the release? Where is the project headed in the next 12 months? And why are WordPress meetups, WP Campus Connect, and the WP Credits programs critical to the project's short and long-term future?
Speaker Bio
Mary Hubbard is the Executive Director of WordPress, the open-source software platform maintained and supported by thousands of independent contributors worldwide.With 20 years of industry experience, Mary specializes in product development, program management, and organizational efficiency. Prior to joining WordPress, she held senior leadership roles at global tech companies including TikTok, eBay, Walmart, Assurant, and TruRating.
A published author featured on platforms like Entrepreneur.com, Mary writes extensively about leadership, transparency, and team empowerment. She is deeply committed to open source, advocating for its sustainability and integrity for future generations of creators.
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31 attendeesBoston WordPress Meetup
Microsoft New England Research and Development Center, 1 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA, USAgenda
• 6:30: Networking & Pizza
• 7:00: Presentations
Presentation 1: Life in the CLI Lane: A Brief Introduction to WP-CLI Packages - Saul Baizman
WP-CLI is an essential command-line tool for any WordPress administrator. Its robust command set enables users to perform a variety of tasks without ever stepping foot in the Dashboard. But WP-CLI has another trick up its sleeve: through packages, users can extend WP-CLI and thereby magnify its power.In this talk we’ll live-code a useful new WP-CLI command and bundle it into a package. While assembling the package, we’ll explore WP-CLI’s time-saving internal API, the automatic generation of command documentation, package administration, and distribution.
(Note: this talk is aimed at intermediate and advanced WordPress developers.)
Speaker Bio
Saul Baizman is an interactive designer and creative coder based in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. His company Baizman Design designs and builds websites for educational, non-profit, and arts organizations.Presentation 2: TBA
BostonWP is proudly sponsored by:
hosting.com - https://hosting.com/
Bluehost - https://bluehost.com
Microsoft New England Research and Development team (NERD) - https://www.microsoftnewengland.com/
Connect with us on Slack: https://bostonwp.org/slack/
6 attendeesBoston WordPress Meetup
Microsoft New England Research and Development Center, 1 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA, USAgenda
• 6:30: Networking & Pizza
• 7:00: Presentations
Presentation 1: TBA
Presentation 2: TBA
BostonWP is proudly sponsored by:
hosting.com - https://hosting.com/
Bluehost - https://bluehost.com
Microsoft New England Research and Development team (NERD) - https://www.microsoftnewengland.com/
Connect with us on Slack: https://bostonwp.org/slack/
2 attendeesBoston WordPress Meetup
Microsoft New England Research and Development Center, 1 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA, USAgenda
• 6:30: Networking & Pizza
• 7:00: Presentations
Presentation 1: TBA
Presentation 2: TBA
BostonWP is proudly sponsored by:
hosting.com - https://hosting.com/
Bluehost - https://bluehost.com
Microsoft New England Research and Development team (NERD) - https://www.microsoftnewengland.com/
Connect with us on Slack: https://bostonwp.org/slack/
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