Category: Community

Five for the Future: March Wrap-Up

WebDevStudios’ dedication to giving back to the WordPress community by actively participating in Five for the Future (#5ftf) continues to grow strong as we devote a full workday per month to the initiative. Our team continually finds ways to contribute to the open-source project...

5 Ways to Contribute to WordPress Five for the Future

WebDevStudios (WDS) has really amped up our Five for the Future (#5ftf) participation this year. First, we announced the dedication of one full workday per month, company-wide to the WordPress initiative. And now, we are holding ourselves accountable to this commitment with regular...

Five for the Future: February Wrap-Up

In an effort to strengthen and increase our contributions to Five for the Future (#5ftf), WebDevStudios (WDS) announced last month that the agency will dedicate one full workday per month to the open-source initiative company-wide. Here is a quick wrap-up of some...

Reasons Why We Love WordPress

“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” The poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning had it right. There are many ways to love. There are also many ways and reasons to love WordPress. It’s free. It’s an open-source platform to...

What Five for the Future Means to Me

Five for the Future (5FTF)—an ideal that WordPress companies should give 5% of their time back to the WordPress community. When I joined WebDevStudios (WDS) in April of 2017, I considered the company’s ongoing participation in 5FTF a fringe benefit. I was even...

Five for the Future: the Gift That Keeps on Giving

Maybe it’s just me, but @webdevstudios is one of the few companies that often shares their Five for the Future work https://t.co/AVvnDeLkYY — Jeff (@jeffr0) June 5, 2017 While giving back to the WordPress community isn’t something that WebDevStudios (WDS) does for...

Promoting Wellness for Remote Workers

A rising issue in the tech field and remote working world is mental health and stress. Remote working is a relatively new way to conduct business and employment. With it comes challenges that are a bit different from the average workplace stress. While remote workers don’t...

WordPress Plus Career Day Equals a Winning Combination

As a WordPress Support Technician for WebDevStudios, I am no stranger when it comes to speaking about WordPress in front of an audience, but speaking to a classroom of kids is a different story. On April 5th, I participated in Career Day at Marshall C....

Post-Event Report: PressNomics 5

“I do WordPress.” A new mantra… A voice for the ages… Perhaps a cadence for the many creative folks within the WordPress community? Although it’s a simple sentiment stated by our CEO, Brad Williams, “I do WordPress” also encompasses the beauty of a...

Find Us at PressNomics This Weekend

In its fifth year, PressNomics takes place this weekend, April 6-8, in Phoenix, Arizona. WebDevStudios (WDS) CEO, Brad Williams, Client Strategist, Jodie Riccelli, and Director of Products, John Hawkins, will all be in attendance. “I’m happy to be keeping the streak alive,”...