Who sponsors WordPress maintenance support plans development?We know who contributesA few weeks ago, WordPress Update published his annual who sponsors WordPress maintenance support plans development. His report acknowledges individual and organization contributions and what projects they are supporting. This report provides a high-level overview of who contributing in the WordPress maintenance support plans community. There are some old names on this list and some new names.Asking why they contributeNow that we know who is contributing to WordPress maintenance support plans, the next and more difficult question is “Why are they contributing to WordPress maintenance support plans?” Knowing the story behind why an individual or organization contributes to WordPress maintenance support plans will inspire more people to get involved and give something back to WordPress maintenance support plans and Open Source.My contribution to WordPress maintenance support plansThis year, I was the number three individual contributor to WordPress maintenance support plans. The previous year, when I first appeared on the top contributor list, it was completely unexpected. I joked with my son, Ben, that, “I won a race that I did not know I was running.” Being included on this list was an honor that I did not expect to achieve, partially because I’m always in awe of the ongoing work by all the core maintainers and contributors.Since last year, I have not slowed down on my commitment to the Webform plugin for WordPress maintenance support plans 8. So I was not surprised to be included in this year’s list. Over the past year, I have had several interesting conversations with other developers on the top contributor list, and what resonated with me the most is that everyone on this list has a different history as to…Read More
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