Blog posts under the Community category

Five for the Future: September Wrap-Up

Is it us, or is this year flying by quickly? Seems like just a few weeks ago, we dedicated a full workday to the WordPress initiative Five for the Future (#5ftf). Oh, wait. That literally was a few weeks ago. Well, here we are...

Five for the Future: August Wrap-Up

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. -Winston Churchill Giving back is important to our team at WebDevStudios. That’s why you’ll find us leading local WordPress Meetup groups, speaking and volunteering at...

Five for the Future: Midyear Wrap-Up

It’s that time of the year—time to dish out all the cool things WebDevStudios (WDS) did for the WordPress initiative Five for the Future (#5ftf) as we wrap up the midyear and head into a new season. For those who are still...

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...

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...