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  • Pull Quote: WordPress kept us afloat. It fed us.

    From Warfare to WordPress: How We Survived and Transformed

    ByAleks Bochlin March 5, 2025March 5, 2025

    Aleks Bochlin from Kharkiv, Ukraine writes about how is website company was able to stay alive during the war because of WordPress.

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  • Pull Quote: Be open to change, focus on what you do, and don’t fear big goals.

    Building a WordPress Career Without a Map: Lessons from My Journey

    ByAnna Hurko January 29, 2025January 29, 2025

    Anna Hurko from Kherson, Ukraine writes about beginning as a support person and winding up CEO.

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    ‘Support Inclusion in Tech’ Grant Program Expansion

    ByTopher DeRosia January 25, 2025January 25, 2025

    Support Inclusion in Tech is now pleased to announce that this grant program is also available in North and South America!

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  • Pull Quote: WordPress is the fertile soil in which I got to grow.

    Growing Up in WordPress

    ByMK Keefer January 1, 2025June 12, 2025

    MK Keefer was accomplished in business and knew the culture. Then she met WordPress and its culture changed the way she did business.

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  • Pull Quote: After nearly two decades, the WordPress community remains its greatest strength.

    From Attendee to Contributor: My WordPress Journey

    ByAkshaya Rane November 20, 2024June 12, 2025

    Akshaya Rane from Mumbai, India writes this week about her path to becoming a WordPress contributor and WordCamp speaker.

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    WordCamp Romania is in 2 weeks!

    ByTopher DeRosia October 29, 2024October 29, 2024

    WordCamp Romania is THE PLACE to be this November! Are you going?

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    Building For Their Future

    ByTopher DeRosia October 25, 2024October 25, 2024

    HeroPress was inspired by a photo of a small child in India. We set out to help children like him everywhere in the world.

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    Ten Years Of HeroPress

    ByTopher DeRosia October 9, 2024October 9, 2024

    HeroPress needs your financial help on our tenth anniversary!

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    WordCamp Nairobi, Call For Speakers

    ByTopher DeRosia September 16, 2024September 15, 2024

    WordCamp Nairobi is on the calendar for 1-2 November 2024.

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    You Did This

    ByTopher DeRosia September 12, 2024September 12, 2024

    WordPress was built by so many people, and each and every one of them is responsible for making the world a better place.

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