Blog posts under the five for the future tag

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...

Company-Wide, WebDevStudios Dedicates a Day to Five for the Future

Here at WebDevStudios (WDS), we have always been huge proponents of open-source software. Since 2014, we have proudly participated in Five for the Future (#5ftf), an initiative designed to encourage WordPress consultancies and agencies to dedicate 5% of company time back to the...

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...

We Contributed 1,500 Hours to the WordPress Community in 2016

At WebDevStudios (WDS), we love WordPress. We are also very passionate about open-source software in general. For over two years now, WDS has been participating in the Five for the Future (#5ftf) movement. The idea behind #5ftf is that organizations should dedicate 5% of their...

Five for the Future: December Contributions

Every month, WebDevStudios (WDS) participates in Five for the Future by contributing our team’s skills to enhance and strengthen WordPress. WDS team members are given carte blanche to work on whatever project they like, as a team or individually, so long as it aids...

What WDS Did for Five for the Future: July 2016

Last week, Brad popped in to tell you about the changes we’ve made to how we do Five for the Future. We had our first full day of #5FTF, rather than two hours per employee every Monday, last week, and I’m here to forward...

A Change in Five for the Future at WebDevStudios

For almost two years now, WebDevStudios has been participating in the Five for the Future movement. During that time we have contributed thousands of hours to the WordPress community across various projects. Contributing to the WordPress community, and open source in general,...