Join us for a new @spaces series today called #WPDrama.

Our first session is on the hot topic of “Getting Contributors Paid & Attract People to Help WordPress”

Co-Hosts: @allie_nimmons & @Schutzsmith
Speakers: @aurooba @lesley_pizza @mpmike and you!

twitter.com/i/spaces/1djxX… Some good reads beforehand for context:

@allie_nimmons shares her experience attending #SOTW, what it was like to ask @photomatt a question, and what she was hoping for to attract new generations to #WordPress

allienimmons.com/state-of-the-w…

At the #WordPress State Of The Word a few weeks back a little birdie told me that I should take a closer look at the .com side of WordPress.

I primarily work with the .org side as a web dev in my day job & freelance clients.

Here’s what I’ve discovered…

img: @wallpapercave First, a bit of background.

There are actually 2 different WordPress sites out there:
1) WordPress . org which is #opensource and run by the non profit WordPress Foundation
2) WordPress . com which is proprietary and run by the for profit private company @automattic