{"id":2903,"date":"2020-06-23T20:29:32","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T20:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2020.denver.wordcamp.org\/?p=2903"},"modified":"2020-06-23T20:29:32","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T20:29:32","slug":"empowering-communities-with-siteground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/denver.wordcamp.org\/2020\/empowering-communities-with-siteground\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering Communities with SiteGround"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Francesca Marano, WordPress Community &amp; Partnerships <em>Manager for SiteGround<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My official job title says WordPress Community and Partnerships Manager at SiteGround hosting, but you could say my proper role is Chief Hugger. Sadly, there won\u2019t be any hugs this time, but I am nevertheless thrilled that SiteGround is supporting WordCamp Denver, albeit remotely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now more than ever, we\u2019d love to share some virtual high-fives with you on <strong>Saturday, June 27th<\/strong>, at the <strong>SiteGround booth from 9:00 &#8211; 12:00 (US Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-6) here:<\/strong> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/meet.google.com\/qbi-izth-csq\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/meet.google.com\/qbi-izth-csq<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-gif aligncenter\">\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-gif-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:56%\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/atZII8NmbPGw0\" title=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/chbWXZa4JuyGsgHHUM\/source.gif\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Come to my talk on making WordPress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At SiteGround we\u2019ve contributed to WordPress and other open-source projects ever since we were born in 2004. In the past few years, we have become more and more involved with local communities where our employees live. We are Meetup and WordCamp organisers, speakers and of course sponsors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is also one of the things I will talk about in <a href=\"https:\/\/2020.denver.wordcamp.org\/session\/selfish-contribution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">my Sunday session, \u201cSelfish Contribution\u201d<\/a>, <strong>how to combine healthy business interests with genuine personal involvement and invest both in the community.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A growing number of SiteGround team members are spending part of their time making WordPress. I was honoured to be the release co-lead for WordPress 5.3 and 5.4. My colleagues contribute to different teams (Hosting, Security, Core). We strive to help locally and globally. Many of us are Polyglots by definition since American English is not our native language, so we are active in translating WordPress in different languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet SiteGround\u2019s Ambassadors, the people who empower communities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharing knowledge and being curious are two things that are deeply ingrained in our company life. So it\u2019s just natural that over the years we met many like-minded people that shared our same passion. This is how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siteground.com\/ambassadors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The SiteGround Ambassadors program<\/a> was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This weekend you\u2019ll be able to meet three of them! <a href=\"https:\/\/2020.denver.wordcamp.org\/speaker\/michelle-schulp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michelle<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/2020.denver.wordcamp.org\/speaker\/david-wolfpaw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">David<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/2020.denver.wordcamp.org\/speaker\/joe-a-simpson-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joe<\/a> will all be sharing their knowledge with WordCamp Denver attendees and we will be at the booth together on Sunday morning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We\u2019re all in this together<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>There won\u2019t be hugs or cups of coffee shared at WordCamp Denver this year, (although if you are local, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/2020.denver.wordcamp.org\/2020\/06\/22\/whats-a-wordcamp-without-coffee\/\" target=\"_blank\">this sounds like a great opportunity<\/a>!) but I know I speak for my company and the whole SiteGround team when I say that we admire and support the resilience that is needed to adapt.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll be waiting for you at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/meet.google.com\/qbi-izth-csq\" target=\"_blank\">the virtual SiteGround booth<\/a> on Sat, June 27 between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm local time, my talk <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/2020.denver.wordcamp.org\/session\/selfish-contribution\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cSelfish Contribution\u201d<\/a>\u00a0 on Sat, June 27 at 9:15 am or one of our ambassadors\u2019 sessions: Joe Simpson [Fri, June 26 at 3:20 pm], David Wolfpaw [Fri, June 26 at 4:20 pm], Michelle Schulp [Sat, June 27 at 10:15 am] and we promise to keep listening and trying to help, in true SiteGround form!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Francesca Marano, WordPress Community &amp; Partnerships Manager for SiteGround My official job title says WordPress Community and Partnerships Manager at SiteGround hosting, but you could say my proper role is Chief Hugger. 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