It's that time of year again - we're looking for motivated volunteers to join the WordCamp Cape Town 2019 Organising Team. In case you didn't know: WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences that focus on everything WordPress. Each WordCamp is different, reflecting the local WordPress community it represents, but usually a wide range of people from... Continue Reading →
At WordCamp Cape Town, we like trying something new. Two years ago, we started getting a lot of volunteers from a few NGOs in Cape Town. Last year, we started with discussing the planning of the WordCamp publicly as much as possible. This year, in the wake of what WordCamp Lagos and others have done,... Continue Reading →
UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who applied, applications are now closed. It's that time again, (well a bit later than last year, but anyway) where I reach out to our amazing local WordPress community and ask you to help me organise our annual WordCamp in Cape Town. Last year was an awesome event and, bar a... Continue Reading →
With 14 weeks to go till WordCamp Cape Town 2017 I'm starting to feel that combination of excited anticipation and nervousness that goes along with planning such an event. Today I'm happy to announce that two very important pieces of the WordCamp puzzle have slotted into place, the availability of WordCamp Tickets and the Call... Continue Reading →
It is with great excitement that I announce that the WordCamp Cape Town 2017 call for volunteers and speakers is now officially open! Every year, local and national WordPress users volunteer their time to help make WordCamp Cape Town happen. Our volunteers help manage the venue and keep the event running smoothly, while our speakers provide... Continue Reading →
In September this year, we all came together to improve our WordPress skills, build some community spirit, and just generally have a great time at WordCamp Cape Town 2016. One of the things we promised at the event was that all of the day 2 sessions would be recorded and the videos published online for everyone to... Continue Reading →
For the last few years, we've always had visitors from RLabs' GROW! Leadership Academy. Here are a few of their experiences. Chante Petersen "WordCamp 2016 took place at River Club in Observatory on the 9th of September and I was fortunate enough to attend. It was the first time that I attended the event and... Continue Reading →
We have uploaded all of videos from last year's WordCamp to YouTube and placed them all together in one handy playlist. You can see it on YouTube right here, or just watch them all directly on this page: Enjoy!
Missed WordCamp, but keen to hear about how it all went down? Well here's a bit of a recap for you! This post first appeared on WooThemes.com. We had over 350 local WordPress users unite, hungry to learn more about WordPress and what they can do with it. With 10 sessions covering a variety of... Continue Reading →
If you haven’t yet heard of the phenomenon that is D-Bug Duck, then where have you been? Discovered on a worldwide search by devs from Clickatell, this problem solving powerhouse in duck form is becoming the go-to advisor for devs in sticky situations around the world. It seems that just by talking a problem through... Continue Reading →
