Because of the nature of open-source technology, WordPress’ progress and sustainability are fully reliant on the involvement of its community. Listen, collaboration is key. That means developers, designers, and users have to get involved for the WordPress ecosystem to grow and evolve....

Launched in 2014, the WordPress initiative Five for the Future (5FTF) encourages organizations to contribute 5% of their resources to WordPress development. This benchmark, proposed by WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, aims to maintain a “golden ratio” of contributors to users. In his...

No reasonable person would disagree: the WordPress initiative Five for the Future (5FTF) is crucial in sustaining and advancing the WordPress ecosystem. Its importance is multifaceted, encompassing contributions to the core software, fostering a collaborative environment, and ensuring the platform’s continued evolution...

At WebDevStudios, our passion for WordPress is matched only by our commitment to fostering the growth and development of open-source software. We believe in giving back to WordPress, which we do in different ways: plugin development, WordPress Core contribution, WordCamp participation, and...

In a recent interview for the Amazing Teams Podcast, WebDevStudios CEO Brad Williams discusses our involvement with Five for the Future over the past 10 years. “We basically dedicate the last Friday of the month, and it’s all hands, and we just...

It’s that time, folks. It’s time for WebDevStudios to shut our virtual doors and sponsor our team’s contributions to WordPress. That’s right. Tomorrow, February 23rd is Five for the Future Friday. WebDevStudios helps Five for the Future flourish through plugin development, volunteering...

As we begin a new year, WebDevStudios’ participation in Five for the Future continues to be a strategic commitment that stands as a crucial pillar in sustaining the thriving WordPress ecosystem and open-source technology. For our WordPress agency, this commitment is more...