Author: Dan Maby

  • WP&UP and WPHugs become one family

    WP&UP and WPHugs become one family

    Its gives me great pleasure to write that post title.  We are very happy to announce that WPHugs, founded by Leo Gopal in 2017, will become part of the WP&UP family.  The goals, ethos and overall mission of the two organisations are so closely aligned, that coming together to create a stronger, unified and single…

  • Introducing The WP&UP Partnership Team

    Introducing The WP&UP Partnership Team

    WP&UP has been rapidly expanding in terms of the levels of support delivered to the WordPress community. To-date over 2,500 hours of companionship and mentorship have been delivered, with over 3,500 members registered for our live events, volunteers have very generously donated over 5,000 hours, and we’ve had over 6,000 registered event attendees. This all requires an…

  • WordPress London Meetup and Cloudflare

    WordPress London Meetup and Cloudflare

    The WordPress London Meetup is a monthly meetup for web professionals or end users who interact with WordPress. A free, inclusive & open event held the last Thursday of the month in central London. The format is usually 2-3 talks, an open Q&A session, followed by networking at a local bar. Since June 2018 #WPLDN has…

  • The WordPress Community Mental Health & Well-being Survey 2019

    The WordPress Community Mental Health & Well-being Survey 2019

    Our last year Throughout 2018; 28 volunteers donated 3,302 hours of their time to help WP&UP deliver 792 hours of mentorship and companionship to members of the WordPress community, while 925 community members registered to attend a WP&UP event. On the 24th August 2018 WP&UP was granted charitable status and in early 2019 GreenGeeks and…

  • An Open Letter to the WordPress Community

    An Open Letter to the WordPress Community
  • WP&UP Needs Your Help

    WP&UP Needs Your Help

    Image credit: @WPBristolPeeps There are a few key areas that are our current focus: Fundraising Website content Impact report Mental health survey If you’re able to dedicate any time to any one of these areas we’d be very grateful. If you’re unsure how you can help, we’d be happy to schedule a call to discuss. Fundraising…

  • WordPress, the Community and Your Mental Health

    WordPress, the Community and Your Mental Health

    Recently I had the honour to be invited to speak at the Greenville, South Carolina WordPress Group.  Being UK based, I had two choices; jump on a plane the day after (the amazing) WordCamp Brighton where I’d also had the honour to speak or do a video link up. So 11pm I hooked up with Cliff,…

  • WP&UP #PressForward Campaign

    WP&UP #PressForward Campaign

    WP&UP are supporting and promoting positive mental health within the WordPress community. The team behind the WP&UP charity come from a place of experience and understanding. We appreciate the challenges, the extreme highs and extreme lows of running web and digital-focused businesses, because we are business owners in this space. We understand the potential for…