Last week, a new slack channel was started called #content-creators that all are welcome to join. The focus is on providing a dedicated channel for those in the WordPress content creation space with the following aims:
- Build community by providing a space where content creators can connect, collaborate, and learn from each other.
- Share feedback loops from audiences who comment on videos or posts, as well as from creators themselves as they run into bugs or enhancements when creating content.
- Increase awareness of new WordPress features through more direct sharing to encourage learning and adoption by both new and existing users.
- Grow adoption of WordPress overall through more impactful content creation.
This channel is a new experiment aimed at bringing conversations into the open, so more people can benefit and join in. While the above is the initial intent, the space is meant to evolve as more content creators join and a greater understanding of what would be the most useful forms. In six months, the impact of this channel will be revisited (# of channel members, overall engagement, survey of creators to understand if it’s helped them) and a decision will be made whether to continue with having a dedicated space.
If you are a content creator, whether brand new or seasoned, please consider joining: create a WordPress.org slack account if you don’t already have one and head to #content-creators. There’s purposefully not a hard and fast definition for what defines a content creator and, if you’re feeling imposter syndrome around it, join anyways. Lurkers are welcomed here!
For now, I’ll share work-in-progress updates from Core, be available to answer questions (feel free to @ me), and host occasional hallway hangouts for more in depth discussions. I’m excited to see more of you in #content-creators and to explore how we can support each other in telling the story of WordPress.
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