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Kennedy</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidanderson\">David Anderson</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidmarichal\">David Marichal</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/denis-de-bernardy\">Denis de Bernardy</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/dd32\">Dion Hulse</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/ocean90\">Dominik Schilling</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/dougwollison\">Doug Wollison</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/drewapicture\">Drew Jaynes</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/drprotocols\">DrProtocols</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/dustyf\">Dustin Filippini</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/eatingrules\">eatingrules</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/plocha\">edik</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/oso96_2000\">Eduardo Reveles</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/eliorivero\">Elio Rivero</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/enej\">enej</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/ericlewis\">Eric Lewis</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/ericmann\">Eric Mann</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/evarlese\">Erica Varlese</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/ethitter\">Erick Hitter</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/ejdanderson\">Evan Anderson</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/fahmiadib\">Fahmi Adib</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/fboender\">fboender</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/frank-klein\">Frank Klein</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/garyc40\">Gary Cao</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/garyj\">Gary Jones</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/pento\">Gary Pendergast</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/genkisan\">genkisan</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/soulseekah\">Gennady Kovshenin</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/georgestephanis\">George Stephanis</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/grahamarmfield\">Graham Armfield</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/vancoder\">Grant Mangham</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/gcorne\">Gregory Cornelius</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/tivnet\">Gregory Karpinsky (@tivnet)</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/hakre\">hakre</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/hanni\">hanni</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/helen\">Helen Hou-Sandí</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/ippetkov\">ippetkov</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/ipstenu\">Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/jdgrimes\">J.D. Grimes</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/jackreichert\">Jack Reichert</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/_jameslee\">jameslee</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/avryl\">Janneke Van Dorpe</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/janrenn\">janrenn</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/jaycc\">JayCC</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeffsebring\">Jeff Sebring</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/jenmylo\">Jen Mylo</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeremyfelt\">Jeremy Felt</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/jesin\">Jesin A</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/jayjdk\">Jesper Johansen (jayjdk)</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/jnielsendotnet\">jnielsendotnet</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/jartes\">Joan Artes</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/joedolson\">Joe Dolson</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/joehoyle\">Joe Hoyle</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnbillion\">John Blackbourn</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnjamesjacoby\">John James Jacoby</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnpbloch\">John P. Bloch</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnregan3\">John Regan</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/duck_\">Jon Cave</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/jond3r\">Jonas Bolinder (jond3r)</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/joostdevalk\">Joost de Valk</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/shelob9\">Josh Pollock</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/joshuaabenazer\">Joshua Abenazer</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/jstraitiff\">jstraitiff</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/juliobox\">Julio Potier</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/kopepasah\">Justin Kopepasah</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/justinsainton\">Justin Sainton</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/kadamwhite\">K.Adam White</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/trepmal\">Kailey (trepmal)</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/kasparsd\">Kaspars</a>, <a 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href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/lpointet\">lpointet</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/spmlucas\">Lucas Karpiuk</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/lkwdwrd\">Luke Woodward</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/nofearinc\">Mario Peshev</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/mark8barnes\">Mark Barnes</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/markjaquith\">Mark Jaquith</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/markoheijnen\">Marko Heijnen</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/marventus\">Marventus</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/iammattthomas\">Matt (Thomas) Miklic</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/mjbanks\">Matt Banks</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/matt\">Matt Mullenweg</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/mboynes\">Matthew Boynes</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/mdbitz\">Matthew Denton</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/mattheu\">Matthew Haines-Young</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/mattonomics\">mattonomics</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/mattyrob\">mattyrob</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/matveb\">Matías Ventura</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/maxcutler\">Max Cutler</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/mcadwell\">mcadwell</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/melchoyce\">Mel Choyce</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/meloniq\">meloniq</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/michael-arestad\">Michael Arestad</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/michelwppi\">Michel - xiligroup dev</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/mcsf\">Miguel Fonseca</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/gradyetc\">Mike Burns</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/mikehansenme\">Mike Hansen</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/mikemanger\">Mike Manger</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/mikeschinkel\">Mike Schinkel</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/dh-shredder\">Mike Schroder</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/mikecorkum\">mikecorkum</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/mitchoyoshitaka\">mitcho (Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine)</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/batmoo\">Mohammad Jangda</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/morganestes\">Morgan Estes</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/mor10\">Morten Rand-Hendriksen</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/Nao\">Naoko Takano</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/alex-ye\">Nashwan Doaqan</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/nendeb55\">nendeb55</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/celloexpressions\">Nick Halsey</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/nicolealleyinteractivecom\">Nicole Arnold</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/nikv\">Nikhil Vimal (NikV)</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/nivijah\">Nivi Jah</a>, <a 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href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/raamdev\">Raam Dev</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/rachelbaker\">Rachel Baker</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/mauryaratan\">Ram Ratan Maurya</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/ramonchiara\">ramonchiara</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/ounziw\">Rescuework Support</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/rhyswynne\">Rhys Wynne</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/ricardocorreia\">Ricardo Correia</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/richard2222\">Richard</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/theorboman\">Richard Sweeney</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/iamfriendly\">Richard Tape</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/rickalee\">Ricky Lee Whittemore</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/miqrogroove\">Robert Chapin</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/robmiller\">robmiller</a>, <a 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href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/willmot\">Tom Willmot</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/topher1kenobe\">Topher</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/topquarky\">topquarky</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/zodiac1978\">Torsten Landsiedel</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/toru\">Toru Miki</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpsmith\">Travis Smith</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/umeshsingla\">Umesh Kumar</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/undergroundnetwork\">undergroundnetwork</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/varunagw\">VarunAgw</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/wawco\">wawco</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/westonruter\">Weston Ruter</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/wokamoto\">wokamoto</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/xsonic\">xsonic</a>, <a href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/yoavf\">Yoav Farhi</a>, <a 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Situated on the University of Michigan campus at the <a title=\"http://uunions.umich.edu/league/\" href=\"http://uunions.umich.edu/league/\">Michigan League</a>, nearly 150 people from all walks of life gathered to learn about WordPress.</p>\n<h2>Beginner&#8217;s Guide to WordCamps</h2>\n<p>I started the day with a session by <a title=\"http://serverpress.com/\" href=\"http://serverpress.com/\">Marc Benzakein</a> entitled &#8220;<a title=\"http://2014.annarbor.wordcamp.org/session/how-to-rock-a-wordcamp-even-if-youre-a-total-noob/\" href=\"http://2014.annarbor.wordcamp.org/session/how-to-rock-a-wordcamp-even-if-youre-a-total-noob/\">How to Rock a WordCamp Even if You’re a Total n00b</a>.&#8221; When Benzakein asked how many in the room were attending their first WordCamp, the majority raised their hands. After attending more than a dozen WordCamps, Benzakein offers advice to first-time attendees and explains how to get the most out of the event.</p>\n<a href=\"http://wptavern.com/my-experience-at-wordcamp-ann-arbor-2014#gallery-31846-2-slideshow\">Click to view slideshow.</a>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>I&#8217;d like to see more WordCamps incorporate the same or a similar session at the beginning of the event, especially if it&#8217;s the first one for the area. It breaks the ice and gives attendees a realistic expectation of what a WordCamp is all about. Those who attended the presentation had the opportunity to meet Benzakein&#8217;s son, Eli.</p>\n<p>His son contributed to the conversation and helped break the ice with his humorous questions and commentary. He contributed so much that if he <del>registers an account on WordPress.org</del>, I&#8217;d like to see the speakers badge added to <a title=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/Elijahbenzak\" href=\"https://profiles.wordpress.org/Elijahbenzak\">his profile</a>. If you&#8217;d like more information on how to survive your first WordCamp, Carrie Dils has an excellent <a title=\"http://www.carriedils.com/wordcamp-tips/\" href=\"http://www.carriedils.com/wordcamp-tips/\">survival guide</a> available.</p>\n<h2> Child Themes and Theme Frameworks</h2>\n<p>Next up, I sat in on <a title=\"http://philhoyt.com/\" href=\"http://philhoyt.com/\">Phil Hoyt&#8217;s</a> presentation on using <a title=\"http://2014.annarbor.wordcamp.org/session/using-frameworks-and-child-themes/\" href=\"http://2014.annarbor.wordcamp.org/session/using-frameworks-and-child-themes/\">Frameworks and Child Themes</a>. He described the benefits of what a theme framework offers and the proper way of editing themes via child themes. 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The idea behind her presentation is that a peacock has beautiful, vibrant colors, and is not afraid to strut them. Likewise, individuals need to stand out and make themselves and their brand distinguishable. In the presentation, she tells the story of how she was once a shy individual, afraid to strut her colors and diagnosed with <a title=\"http://wordpress.tv/2014/02/14/chris-lema-escaping-the-impostor-syndrome/\" href=\"http://wordpress.tv/2014/02/14/chris-lema-escaping-the-impostor-syndrome/\">Imposter Syndrome</a>. After receiving a pep talk from <a title=\"http://chrislema.com/\" href=\"http://chrislema.com/\">Chris Lema</a>, she embraced her inner peacock.</p>\n<a href=\"http://i1.wp.com/wptavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/157.jpg\" rel=\"prettyphoto[31846]\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-31862\" src=\"http://i1.wp.com/wptavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/157.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"Be The Peacock Not The Peahen\" /></a>Be The Peacock Not The Peahen\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>Wise Words From a Mentor</h2>\n<p>When <a title=\"http://3.7designs.co/\" href=\"http://3.7designs.co/\">Ross Johnson</a> put the wheels in motion to organize WordCamp Ann Arbor, he didn&#8217;t have a reference level of interest. Although the Ann Arbor area has a <a title=\"http://www.meetup.com/WordPress-Ann-Arbor/\" href=\"http://www.meetup.com/WordPress-Ann-Arbor/\">monthly meetup group</a> with 40-50 rotating attendees, he didn&#8217;t know if people would feel compelled to travel from Detroit. Because of the uncertainty, attendance for the event was capped at 150 tickets. &#8220;We ended up selling out early and having nearly seventy people on the waiting list. We of course had made all of our accommodations based on 150 people,&#8221; Johnson told the Tavern.</p>\n<p>John Hawkins who organized WordCamp Las Vegas 2013 and is putting together <a title=\"http://2014.vegas.wordcamp.org/\" href=\"http://2014.vegas.wordcamp.org/\">the event for 2014</a> mentored Johnson along with a few other first-time organizers. Hawkins suggested to Johnson that he should release more tickets and that 10-15% of people wouldn&#8217;t show up. &#8220;As predicted, a large group of people didn&#8217;t show up and we were able to accommodate everyone without issue.&#8221;</p>\n<h2>Finding a Venue</h2>\n<p>Finding a venue can be one of the more challenging aspects of organizing a WordCamp. Most speakers appreciate being able to walk to the venue from their hotel room. After ruling out corporate venues due to cost, Johnson was left to choose between donated office space, public space, or the University of Michigan.</p>\n<p><a title=\"http://www.lyndsayjohnson.com/\" href=\"http://www.lyndsayjohnson.com/\">Lyndsay Johnson</a> who studied at the University recommended that he try contacting the <a title=\"http://uunions.umich.edu/league/\" href=\"http://uunions.umich.edu/league/\">Michigan League</a> event services department. &#8220;After touring the facilities we knew it was the spot we wanted to try. It was central to downtown and had an incredible classic vibe to it which brought an interesting contrast for a tech event.&#8221; Another benefit to using the League is the on site catering as well as a strong technology team to help keep technical hiccups to a minimum.</p>\n<h2>Lessons Learned From a First Timer</h2>\n<p>Johnson recommends that organizers start early. While WordCamp Ann Arbor took place on October 14th, he sent out the first email related to the event in early February. &#8220;On paper it doesn&#8217;t look like there is <i>that</i> match to do, but it&#8217;s more than it seems.&#8221; Second and third time organizers have the luxury of building off of previous experience. That&#8217;s a luxury first timers don&#8217;t have. &#8220;When starting from scratch you have to design a new website, new badges, new logo, etc.&#8221;</p>\n<p>One of the most important aspects of managing a large event such as a WordCamp is the team surrounding you. &#8220;Get a group of organizers that you can really trust and don&#8217;t be afraid to delegate to them.&#8221; In addition to Johnson, the organizing team includes: Justin Ferriman, Kloe Ferriman, Rebecca Gill, Lyndsay Johnson, Kyle Maurer, and Declan O&#8217;Neill. Despite having help, Johnson feels as though he took on too much work and will do a better job next year of asking for help.</p>\n<h2>Will There be a WordCamp Ann Arbor 2015?</h2>\n<p>Johnson tells me that they&#8217;ll likely have a second WordCamp in Ann Arbor next year and planning will begin sometime in February or earlier.</p>\n<h2>Can&#8217;t Wait For Round Two</h2>\n<p>For a first time event, WordCamp Ann Arbor didn&#8217;t experience many hiccups. The WiFi speeds at the League were fantastic with a consistent 20Mb up and down throughout the day. Attendees had to fend for themselves at lunch, but the setup offered an opportunity to exercise with a short walk to main street. Downtown Ann Arbor is filled with great places to eat but many of the locations are small, not being able to handle 10 or more people per table.</p>\n<p>With only 150 attendees, the atmosphere was relaxed and there was ample opportunity to meet each other. 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According to the <a title=\"http://webdevstudios.com/2014/10/07/webdevstudios-acquires-maintainn-to-bring-wordpress-support-and-maintenance-services-in-house/\" href=\"http://webdevstudios.com/2014/10/07/webdevstudios-acquires-maintainn-to-bring-wordpress-support-and-maintenance-services-in-house/\">announcement</a>, the acquisition enables WebDevStudios to provide better maintenance and support to clients. 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Maintainn is essentially the retainer arm of WebDevStudios. Retainers are defined as, &#8220;a fee paid in advance to someone, especially an attorney, in order to secure or keep their services when required.&#8221; When applying the definition to development agencies, it&#8217;s not hard to see why most have a retainer program in place.</p>\n<p>Brian Krogsgard, who works for WordPress design and development company <a title=\"http://ran.ge/\" href=\"http://ran.ge/\">Range</a>, explains why retainers can be an important part of an agency&#8217;s business model.</p>\n<blockquote><p>Retainers can be an excellent business tool for financing growth and forming long-term client relationships. Retainers offer consistent, reliable income that makes financing new hires less scary. They also allow the firm to really get to know the client and their needs over time, versus being limited to a single project scope. 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It&#8217;s not the &#8220;easy&#8221; solution, but it can be a great one.</p>\n<div id=\"single-hcard-beka\" class=\"loop-meta vcard\"><h4 class=\"author-bio fn n\">Beka Rice</h4><div class=\"author-description\"><img alt=\"Beka Rice\" src=\"http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/5ea957b08d0cf6a1e5e5cf5681519537?s=150&d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D150&r=G\" class=\"avatar avatar-150 photo\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" /><div class=\"user-bio author-bio\">Beka is the content manager for <a href=\"http://skyverge.com\">SkyVerge</a>, where she writes sales copy, documentation, and website content. She also runs <a href=\"http://sellwithwp.com\">Sell with WP</a>, which is a site devoted to eCommerce using WordPress. 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Over the next few days, I am going to try to set up up a website on a domain I own using <em><strong>only</strong></em> the documentation and support available to the average person (who doesn&#8217;t have access to lead developers and heads of support teams). Is this decision predicated by the fact that none of those people were around when I tried pinging them today at 6am? Well, yes, yes it is. But given the frustration level I have encountered in the first 2 hours alone, I am glad they&#8217;re not around right now. I&#8217;ve been setting up websites since 1999, and I think we are making the process harder, not easier.</p>\n<p>Get ready for some painful descriptions of just how janky all our product flows and documentation are. 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It was more a shift in mindset than anything &#8212; every day I read things I think are interesting, share links with friends, have thoughts that are 80% of a blog post, and write a ton privately, it was just a matter of catching those moments and turning them into something that was shared with the world.</p>\n<p>The tools besides WordPress that I found super-helpful in this were <a href=\"http://simplenote.com/\">Simplenote</a>, which was great for capturing thoughts and drafts when I was on the go, and I&#8217;ve been using the <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/editorial-calendar/\">Editorial Calendar</a> plugin to help me schedule drafts and keep an eye on my progress. 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Mullenweg&#8217;s comment is a good reminder to look at the impact your contributions are having.</p>\n<h2>The Value of Contributions</h2>\n<p><a href=\"http://i0.wp.com/wptavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ValueOfContributions.png\" rel=\"prettyphoto[31765]\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31792 size-full\" src=\"http://i0.wp.com/wptavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ValueOfContributions.png?resize=641%2C222\" alt=\"Value Of Contributions\" /></a></p>\n<p>After years of being involved in the community, it&#8217;s my understanding that every contribution counts no matter how small it is. In December of 2013, I explained with the help of a few mentors, <a title=\"http://wptavern.com/i-contributed-to-the-core-of-wordpress-and-you-can-too\" href=\"http://wptavern.com/i-contributed-to-the-core-of-wordpress-and-you-can-too\">how I contributed to the core</a> of WordPress for the first time. I corrected a typo inside the default theme. 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Eastern</p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe To WPWeekly Via Itunes: </strong><a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wordpress-weekly/id694849738\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to subscribe</a></p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe To WPWeekly Via RSS: </strong><a href=\"http://www.wptavern.com/feed/podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to subscribe</a></p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe To WPWeekly Via Stitcher Radio: </strong><a href=\"http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wordpress-weekly-podcast?refid=stpr\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to subscribe</a></p>\n<p><strong>Listen To Episode #164:</strong><br />\n</p>\";s:7:\"attribs\";a:0:{}s:8:\"xml_base\";s:0:\"\";s:17:\"xml_base_explicit\";b:0;s:8:\"xml_lang\";s:0:\"\";}}s:7:\"pubDate\";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:\"data\";s:31:\"Thu, 02 Oct 2014 21:21:28 +0000\";s:7:\"attribs\";a:0:{}s:8:\"xml_base\";s:0:\"\";s:17:\"xml_base_explicit\";b:0;s:8:\"xml_lang\";s:0:\"\";}}}s:32:\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:\"data\";s:13:\"Jeff Chandler\";s:7:\"attribs\";a:0:{}s:8:\"xml_base\";s:0:\"\";s:17:\"xml_base_explicit\";b:0;s:8:\"xml_lang\";s:0:\"\";}}}}}i:25;a:6:{s:4:\"data\";s:13:\"\n	\n	\n	\n	\n	\n	\n\";s:7:\"attribs\";a:0:{}s:8:\"xml_base\";s:0:\"\";s:17:\"xml_base_explicit\";b:0;s:8:\"xml_lang\";s:0:\"\";s:5:\"child\";a:2:{s:0:\"\";a:5:{s:5:\"title\";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:\"data\";s:60:\"WPTavern: Matt Mullenweg on Ensuring the Future of WordPress\";s:7:\"attribs\";a:0:{}s:8:\"xml_base\";s:0:\"\";s:17:\"xml_base_explicit\";b:0;s:8:\"xml_lang\";s:0:\"\";}}s:4:\"guid\";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:\"data\";s:28:\"http://wptavern.com/?p=31712\";s:7:\"attribs\";a:0:{}s:8:\"xml_base\";s:0:\"\";s:17:\"xml_base_explicit\";b:0;s:8:\"xml_lang\";s:0:\"\";}}s:4:\"link\";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:\"data\";s:70:\"http://wptavern.com/matt-mullenweg-on-ensuring-the-future-of-wordpress\";s:7:\"attribs\";a:0:{}s:8:\"xml_base\";s:0:\"\";s:17:\"xml_base_explicit\";b:0;s:8:\"xml_lang\";s:0:\"\";}}s:11:\"description\";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:\"data\";s:17398:\"<a href=\"http://i0.wp.com/wptavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/matt-mullenweg.jpg\" rel=\"prettyphoto[31712]\"><img src=\"http://i0.wp.com/wptavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/matt-mullenweg.jpg?resize=1024%2C522\" alt=\"Photo by Vladimir Kaladan Petkov\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31713\" /></a>Photo by Vladimir Kaladan Petkov\n<p>Matt Mullenweg made waves this past weekend during his Q&amp;A session at <a href=\"http://wptavern.com/wordpress-beyond-boundaries-a-recap-of-wordcamp-europe-2014\" target=\"_blank\">WordCamp Europe</a> when he strongly advocated the importance of companies contributing back to WordPress. He offered a rule of thumb for companies that benefit from the software and want to invest in the future of WordPress:</p>\n<blockquote><p>I think a good rule of thumb that will scale with the community as it continues to grow is that organizations that want to grow the WordPress pie (and not just their piece of it) <strong>should dedicate 5% of their people to working on something to do with core</strong> — be it development, documentation, security, support forums, theme reviews, training, testing, translation or whatever it might be that helps move WordPress mission forward.</p></blockquote>\n<p>He cites the <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons\" target=\"_blank\">tragedy of the commons</a> as an example fate that he hopes WordPress can avoid.</p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http://ma.tt/2014/09/five-for-the-future/\" target=\"_blank\">5% statement</a> was instantly controversial, sparking a number of heated discussions on <a href=\"http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2014/09/wordpress-what-exactly-do-they-get-for-their-5/\" target=\"_blank\">blogs</a>, <a href=\"http://www.poststat.us/contribution-culture/\" target=\"_blank\">news sites</a>, and Twitter. Some took exception to the wording of his suggestion, as the use of &#8220;should&#8221; implies a moral obligation, complicated further by the fact that the statement originates from a person in a position of power, who many perceive as the person most likely to benefit from increased contributions.</p>\n<p>Granted, Mullenweg is at the helm of what is undeniably the most successful WordPress-based company in operation. Automattic is one of many companies that are entirely reliant on this software for their continued existence. Though all may not benefit equally from contribution, it does not negate the fact that the WordPress project is 100% dependent on contribution and would not exist without it. If we want to see it grow, there must be continued contribution, and in the end it doesn&#8217;t matter if that motivation is practical or ideological.</p>\n<p>Open source businesses are free to act on Mullenweg&#8217;s suggestion of 5% contribution or to throw it out entirely. 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Currently, the apps are packed full of WordPress.com features that provide functionality beyond the core publishing experience. Many self-hosted WordPress users <a href=\"http://wptavern.com/poll-who-uses-reader-in-the-wordpress-mobile-apps\" target=\"_blank\">find the Reader in particular to be irrelevant</a>.</p>\n<p>Mullenweg explained Automattic&#8217;s approach to the mobile apps:</p>\n<blockquote><p>The goal with the mobile apps is first and foremost to get as many mobile app users as possible, because I think that ensures WordPress development for years to come. They are open source projects and people can contribute code to make them do a lot of different things. The team is focused on developing the things that will be most compelling to people on the mobile side. That&#8217;s notifications, stats, and the reader.</p></blockquote>\n<p>Since the apps are open source, developers can fork them and remove unwanted features if they want to. 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If there&#8217;s a strong contingency of developers who don&#8217;t agree with the preeminence of WordPress.com&#8217;s Reader in the app, they can work to change that through contribution. The reality is that mobile developers are few and far between. At the moment, Automattic drives nearly 100% of the contribution on the apps and its agenda is unrivaled. These apps wouldn&#8217;t exist without the company&#8217;s contributions.</p>\n<p>I asked Mullenweg if other contributing commercial entities are free to push their own features through the official mobile apps. &#8220;Yeah they could,&#8221; he said, but followed it up with more insight on what he believes to be Automattic&#8217;s role in the mobile apps:</p>\n<blockquote><p>I think that in many ways, Automattic is a shepherd. When you type in WordPress into a search engine, we&#8217;re the thing that pops up first. We&#8217;re the gateway drug, the thing that brings in the billions of people who don&#8217;t use WordPress yet. 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The things that we know and learn by releasing stuff, we never could have learned otherwise, so look for more of that. That team has lots of things planned &#8211; their charter is specifically not to do things that integrate with WordPress. I&#8217;d love for it to be a much larger team, actually.</p></blockquote>\n<p>This spirit of experimentation is what sets Automattic apart from many other companies that simply focus on their successful products. Perhaps it will someday translate into technology that can work alongside WordPress, especially when the software adopts more modern APIs.</p>\n<h2>The Mission</h2>\n<p>In recent press, Automattic has received considerable attention due to the fact that the company doesn&#8217;t work from one centralized office. The idea is brand new to those who have only experienced more traditional workplaces. I asked Mullenweg what he believes is truly unique about his company. 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Excuse me for that, but also be sure to read both, as they are relevant for this post and also interesting in their own right.</em></p>\n<p>Matt Mullenweg wrote a blog post called <a href=\"http://ma.tt/2014/09/five-for-the-future/\">Five for the Future</a> yesterday that advocates his belief that WordPress-centric companies should aim to utilize 5% of their company resources toward contributing back to the project.</p>\n<p>He noted in the post that <a href=\"http://automattic.com\">Automattic</a> isn&#8217;t quite to this point, but that they are working on it, and describes why he believes it&#8217;s important. He closes with this:</p>\n<blockquote><p>It’s a big commitment, but I can’t think of a better long-term investment in the health of WordPress overall. <strong>I think it will look incredibly modest in hindsight.</strong> This ratio is probably the bare minimum for a sustainable ecosystem, avoiding the <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons\">tragedy of the commons</a>. I think the 5% rule is one that all open source projects and companies should follow, at least if they want to be vibrant a decade from now.</p></blockquote>\n<p>This was followed up by one of the co-founders of one of the very hosting companies Matt partially referenced in his post &#8212; WP Engine&#8217;s Ben Metcalfe &#8212; who responded with a blog post of his own: <a href=\"http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2014/09/wordpress-what-exactly-do-they-get-for-their-5/\">WordPress: What exactly do they get for their 5%?</a></p>\n<p>I think I was immediately thrown off by Ben&#8217;s post title, but so many times throughout reading it I was shocked at how he made assumptions of Matt&#8217;s intentions or missed what I would call &#8220;the point&#8221;.</p>\n<h3>5% is not a decree</h3>\n<p>Obviously, Matt is not speaking from the mountaintop with a proclamation of law. This is his recommendation &#8212; one that he believes will reward the firms that strive for it.</p>\n<p>I believe that the community has already shown us that those that invest into WordPress are rewarded from it. We improve our understanding of a foundational software of our careers, improve our skills, are more marketable, more attractive to employers, and create natural opportunities for developing industry relationships.</p>\n<p>How should 5% of &#8220;people&#8221; be defined? 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Those engineers probably need a manager – to mentor them, provide career development etc. Those 11 people also put pressure on human resources, finance, legal, facilities etc – probably equating to another person again. Now we’re talking probably more like $1.25-$1.5m annually.</p></blockquote>\n<p>First, I believe Ben has spent too much time in the world&#8217;s largest cities if he believes engineers cost $100,000 per year on average. In my experience (yes, I interview people myself), that&#8217;s not the case, and based on my decent view of the ecosystem it&#8217;s not an appropriate going rate &#8212; especially if the offer on the table is a particularly desirable position.</p>\n<p>More importantly, <strong>the project needs far more non-technical contributors</strong>. Ben&#8217;s assertion that &#8220;ultimately&#8221; software engineers drive the project is not true. Users drive the project. A technically savvy user-minded contributor can be a beacon of light to a group of software developers. 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I disagree.</p>\n<p>Contributing now will benefit the company and its employees <em>right now</em>. And while both Matt and Ben focused on individuals within the company being targeted contributors, I think it&#8217;s much more beneficial to have a much larger percentage of a company contributing a portion of their time (even if small). I&#8217;d rather see 2 of 200 employees be full time contributors and then have 80 10% contributors than have 10 full time contributors.</p>\n<p>I think we&#8217;ve seen many, many examples of contributors (people and companies) reaping tangible and intangible benefits from when they contribute &#8212; whether that contribution is to the codebase or the community. Contributors in this ecosystem come out on top.</p>\n<p>Contributions are not an isolated cost or burden. 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But not everyone is happy with the change. Those who use Stream in enterprise environments have voiced disappointment regarding the latest update. The following is feedback from a user on the <a title=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/advancedwp/?fref=nf\" href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/advancedwp/?fref=nf\">Advanced WordPress Facebook group</a>. &#8220;Heads up if you use Stream. The 2.0 upgrade now stores everything in the cloud instead of the local database and requires a WordPress.com account to use it. It&#8217;s a great plugin but this new functionality is not optional and I can no longer use it with our enterprise data.&#8221;</p>\n<p>I reached out to Stream project lead, <a title=\"http://frankiejarrett.com/\" href=\"http://frankiejarrett.com/\">Frankie Jarrett</a>, and asked why the team decided to rely on third-party services. I also inquired whether users have any options to house data on their own servers or connect it to a service of their choosing. 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As time went on, some of the biggest concerns we had revolved around the topics of performance and security. It became clear to us that Stream needed to be more than just a plugin to advance into a solid solution, it needed to be a service that was self-contained and lived alongside WordPress instead of trying to force it to work inside the WordPress architecture and never truly being scalable or secure.</p>\n<p>MySQL is nice solution for storing content with simple querying, this is how WordPress uses it, but MySQL is actually bad for storing logs, especially if you want to retain them for a long time and/or run complex queries on them while also expecting those queries to be fast. Not to mention, you don’t want the performance of your website’s content to be affected at all. 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It’s a sad and unfortunate thing that can be avoided by simply not storing them. Our solution for this was to use SSO (Single sign on) powered by <a title=\"https://wordpress.com/\" href=\"https://wordpress.com/\">WordPress.com</a>.</p>\n<p>This means Stream doesn’t have to store any login details for any customer and customers don’t have to sign up for yet another account somewhere. Furthermore, <a title=\"http://en.support.wordpress.com/security/two-step-authentication/\" href=\"http://en.support.wordpress.com/security/two-step-authentication/\">WP.com SSO supports two-factor authentication</a>. This is a huge win for folks who are really concerned about the security of their logins, and we wanted Stream to have this capability.</p>\n<p>The reason why we chose WP.com SSO was because of its status and reach in the WordPress community. Stream is a WordPress product and service, so it only makes sense to reach as many WordPress users as possible. 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