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WC'EH! @wordcampcanada.bsky.social · 1h

Our Northern Lights sponsor Gridpane is hosting a gathering tonight at Dooly’s in Ottawa from 7-10pm 2279 Gladwin Crescent. They’ll have some pool tables reserved, light pub fare, drink tickets, and the Blue Jays-Mariners game on. canada.wordcamp.org/2025/thursda...

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Kanopi Studios @kanopi.com · 10h

🚀 Happening today! Catch Paul Sheldrake’s session “Automating Quality: Inside an Agency’s DevOps Pipeline for WordPress” at 10:00 AM (Track 1).

Exclusively at #WordCampCanada 🇨🇦

@wordcampcanada.bsky.social #WordPress #DevOps #OpenSource #Community

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WordCamp Canada 2025 promo: “Automating Quality” talk by Paul Sheldrake, Kanopi Studios, Oct 16, 10 AM EDT. Set to a green background with the WordCamp Canada and Kanopi Studios logos at the top, and a picture of Paul Sheldrake smiling from Kanopi Studios.

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Jeffrey B. Paul @jeffpaul.com · 9h

Kicking off day one @wordcampcanada.bsky.social and excited to meet more of the #WCEH community and speak on “Shipping WordPress Without Shipping Code: How Project Managers Can Lead Releases”; come find me in my purple #Fueled shirt and say hi!

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Courtney @courtneyr.dev · 6h

Thanks for joining us @wordcampcanada.bsky.social #WCEH

Dave Winer @scripting.com · 1d

One more slide from my presentation.

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Matthew Burpee @matthew.posts.pics · 3h

Troy @troychaplin.bsky.social has roughly 1,600 editors on over 800 Carleton U websites. Here with Cathy Mitchell at @wordcampcanada.bsky.social #wceh #wordpresscanada #wordpress #edu

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Jeffrey B. Paul @jeffpaul.com · 1d

Halfway through #WCEH Contributor Day, already had some great conversations on the WordPress AI and Notes (fka Block Commenting). If you’re at @wordcampcanada.bsky.social come find me and say hello!

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Dan @danknauss.wtf · 1d

Look at all that contributing!

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Dan @danknauss.wtf · 1d

It’s a beautiful day for contributors at #WordCampCanada!

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Lois CP @fishtron.bsky.social · 1d

Gorgeous day in Ottawa for #wceh. Contributing to WordPress with @jonathandesrosiers.com

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Joe A Simpson Jr is at #WCEH and #WPAD2025 in October @joesimpsonjr.bsky.social · 1d

PAY IT FORWARD: the first step in my @wordpress.org journey was to attend Mary Baum’s Antelope Valley WordPress Meetup. Always empowering and encouraging, she is what today, Contributor Day at @wordcampcanada.bsky.social is all about.

Mary (left) and Joe at a table during Contributor Day.

Tables for of contributors at WordCamp Canada.

Volunteers at the check-in table at WordCamp Canada.

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WC'EH! @wordcampcanada.bsky.social · 1d

Help Shape the Future of WordPress & Hosting — Join Web Hosting Canada for a casual discussion on what features, improvements, and tools you’d like to see in #WordPress and hosting solutions. Stop by our booth during the 10:45–11:15 a.m. break on October 16 at #WordCampCanada to share your ideas!

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WC'EH! @wordcampcanada.bsky.social · 2d

Shocked to learn some people really dislike our humble mascot, Wapuu. In response, here's the sweetest and most polite diss track ever: suno.com/song/5f84532...

Back to Back with Wapuu

Listen and make your own on Suno.

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WC'EH! @wordcampcanada.bsky.social · 2d

Until 2026 in Vancouver maybe? UBC? We need to assemble a new team. 🙂

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Joe A Simpson Jr is at #WCEH and #WPAD2025 in October @joesimpsonjr.bsky.social · 5d

MR. OCTOBER: This month is the busiest I've had during this new trip around the bases. Next week, I'll turn two, visiting Ottawa for @wordcampcanada.bsky.social to present, "Back on the Block: My Reasons for Returning to the Full Site Editor" and later sharing a topic at @wpaccessibility.day.

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Jeffrey B. Paul @jeffpaul.com · 5d

If you're at @wordcampcanada.bsky.social (or otherwise in the Ottawa area next week), then join me and @jonathandesrosiers.com at the @senators.bsky.social ice hockey game on Thursday night!

#WordPress #WordCamp #WCEH #Hockey #Sportsball #SorryFelixItsNotSoccer

Jonathan Desrosiers @jonathandesrosiers.com · 5d

If you’ll be in Ottawa for @wordcampcanada.bsky.social, there’s a @senators.bsky.social game on Thursday night and I’ll be there with a few other community members. If you’re free and want to join, let me know! I shared more details on my site.

Unofficial WordCamp Canada Side Event: Ottawa Senators Game

Few things are more Canadian than hockey. When I travel, I always try to squeeze in a sporting event to add another stadium to my list. As luck would have it, the Ottawa Senators have a home game on T...

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WC'EH! @wordcampcanada.bsky.social · 2d

Yay! Looking forward to seeing you, and thanks @wordpress.com from us too. ❤️

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Blackwall @blackwall.com · 3d

This week we're also heading to @wordcampcanada.bsky.social 🇨🇦

If you’re attending, come meet our team, and talk about protecting websites and infrastructure from modern threats, and how we can support the businesses that power the web.

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WC'EH! @wordcampcanada.bsky.social · 3d

🌊 Sponsor Shoutout | #WCCanada2025

Huge thanks to GreenGeeks and Kanopi, our Coast-to-Coast Sponsors, for supporting WordCamp Canada 2025!

#WordPress #WordCampCanada #WCEH2025 #WCEH #GreenGeeks #Kanopi #ThankYouSponsors

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WC'EH! @wordcampcanada.bsky.social · 3d

🚢 Sponsor Shoutout | #WCCanada2025

Huge thanks to Multidots, Trew Knowledge and OpenSRS, our Laurentian Sponsors, for supporting WordCamp Canada 2025!
Your enterprise WordPress solutions, domain services, and digital expertise empower the WordPress community. 💙

#WordPress #WordCampCanada #WCEH2025

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WC'EH! @wordcampcanada.bsky.social · 3d

🚢 Sponsor Shoutout | #WCCanada2025

Huge thanks to Evolving Web, CanSpace, and Elementor, our Laurentian Sponsors, for supporting WordCamp Canada 2025!
Your hosting, digital expertise, and website-building tools empower the WordPress community. 💙

#WordPress #WordCampCanada #WCEH2025 #WCEH

WC'EH! @wordcampcanada.bsky.social · 4d

🍁 Sponsor Shoutout | #WCCanada2025

A huge thank you to Plank, our Maple Leaf Sponsor, for creating high-impact, user-centred digital experiences.

#WordPress #WordCampCanada #WCEH2025 #WCEH #Plank #ThankYouSponsors

WC'EH! @wordcampcanada.bsky.social · 4d

🍁 Sponsor Shoutout | #WCCanada2025

A huge thank you to ONIK, our Maple Leaf Sponsor, for making website performance monitoring simple and effective.
Everyone deserves fast, reliable, and accessible websites—ONIK finds and fixes the issues slowing you down. ⚡

#WordCampCanada #WCEH2025 #WCEH #ONIK

WC'EH! @wordcampcanada.bsky.social · 4d

🌌 Sponsor Shoutout | #WCCanada2025

A huge thank you to WeGlot, our Northern Lights Sponsor, for making websites multilingual with ease!

#WordPress #WordCampCanada #WCEH2025 #WCEH #WeGlot #ThankYouSponsors

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WC'EH! @wordcampcanada.bsky.social · 5d

🌌 Sponsor Shoutout | #WCCanada2025

A huge thank you to GridPane, our Northern Lights Sponsor, for providing refreshingly transparent WordPress hosting.
No black boxes—full access to logs, clear server specs, and no arbitrary limits. ⚡

#WordPress #WordCampCanada #WCEH2025 #WCEH #GridPane

WC'EH! @wordcampcanada.bsky.social · 5d

Fantastic idea! We love seeing people take advantage of other activities throughout our wonderful city!

Be sure you all wear something #WordPress or #WCEH... Hmmm, wait. We have just the thing for that, just wait and see 😉

Jonathan Desrosiers @jonathandesrosiers.com · 5d

If you’ll be in Ottawa for @wordcampcanada.bsky.social, there’s a @senators.bsky.social game on Thursday night and I’ll be there with a few other community members. If you’re free and want to join, let me know! I shared more details on my site.

Unofficial WordCamp Canada Side Event: Ottawa Senators Game

Few things are more Canadian than hockey. When I travel, I always try to squeeze in a sporting event to add another stadium to my list. As luck would have it, the Ottawa Senators have a home game on T...

jonathandesrosiers.com

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