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March 4th 2022
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WordFest Live

March 4th 2022.
WordFest Live – a 24-hour celebration of all that is WordPress.

March 4th 2022 - 24-hour festival of WordPress

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The journey:

24-HOURS CELEBRATING WORDPRESS. TOGETHER.

A global community

Join members across 93 global territories, and be part of the celebration

Check it out

What to expect

After the success of the two previous WordFest Live events, we’re back with more.

WordFest Live is a celebration of YOU, the WordPress community.  You’ll find sessions focused on WordPress, remote working, and your mental wellbeing.

Join us as we spend 24-hours connecting, learning and celebrating together. 

Your WordFest Organisers

Dan Maby
Lead Organiser

Dan Maby

Dan is the Founder of Big Orange Heart, where he helps deliver a vision of better well-being and mental health support within the remote working communities.

Speaker Lead

Michelle Frechette

Michelle is a volunteer with Big Orange Heart, and the Head of Customer Success for GiveWP. She’s also the podcast barista at WPCoffeeTalk. 

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Hauwa Abashiya
Sponsors Lead

Hauwa Abashiya

Describing herself as a ‘creative soul,’ Hauwa discovered WordPress in 2018. She fell in love with the community and was the WordCamp London Sponsors Lead in 2019. She is in the process of transferring her project management skills to web development and becoming a contributor to WordPress and a member of the WordPress 5.6 Release Squad. She is our Sponsors Lead, and has been liaising with established and potential new sponsors. We want our sponsors to be part of the event and thank them for making WordFest 2021 possible.

Fundraising Lead

Amanda Gorman

Amanda is the Director of Customer Success at GiveWP, where she is a fundraising expert, and works with nonprofits all over the world. She is a yoga instructor, mom to Ronan, aunt to Jackson, wife to Casey, and pet parent to Topanga, Sylvie, Loki, and Anna.

Amanda Gorman

So, what's in it for you?

Talks, panels, and conversation from all over the globe:

48 Sessions over 24 hours

Watch live session and join live Q&As.

Connect with speakers and the community through live sessions.

Talks and Workshops

Practical sessions focused on you.

Develop practical life and business skills in our interactive sessions.

Socials and Celebrations

Connect with the community, freely.

Use our custom social space to move about, as you would IRL.

Friday, March 4th 2022

24 hours of programming for you to consume within your time zone, or at any time in the WordFest day!

We love them.

What the community are saying:

Joe A Simpson Jr
Joe A Simpson JrJoe Simpson Jr LLC
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WordFest Live represents the best of the WordPress Community and giving back - 48 speakers from around the globe joining attendees and volunteers all in together supporting an important cause. Definitely an event to be proud of!
Lindsey Miller
Lindsey MillerContent Journey
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Not having any WordPress events meant that I couldn't see so many friends and colleagues that I was used to seeing. WordFest Live was such a fun day, I did chair yoga, hopped in many of the sponsor tents and interacted in the chat. I learned new things and got to check on all my friends, it was such a great day!
Joseph Kahn
Joseph KahnSEO Stars
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I am enamoured by the support and love of this WordPress community called Big Orange Heart. The WordFest Live event was a roller coaster of amazing proportions. We got practical information and great tips to take our skills to the next level in one QUICK 24 hour flash! My head is spinning from the amazing presentations. I am smarter now by losing sleep!
Maja Benke
Maja Benke
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WordFest Live was a great way to stay connected with the WordPress Community and get inspired with great topics. The speakers really now their stuff and I learned a lot. Thanks for the great 24 hours! I really hope it was not the last WordFest Live.
Dan
DanKCS
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Great event, and just what was needed to kick off 2021. I'm looking forward to whatever comes next!
Nidhi Jain
Nidhi JainAwesome Motive
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Kudos to each and every team member of WordFest Live 2021 for organizing this event and putting lots of effort to make this event a grand success. It was really an amazing experience for being speaker at this event and I am so grateful for all the organizing team members for giving this opportunity. Thank you so much!
Amanda Gorman
Amanda GormanGiveWP
Read More
WordFest Live 2021 made me feel like I was at a live WordCamp event (at least as close to it being virtual!). It was the first online event I've attended where I felt deeply connected to the entire community. I felt welcomed into new space and conversations with open arms and encouraged to share my voice. The speakers had a wealth of information to share and the sponsors, emcees, and volunteers were all lively, engaging, and fun to be with. I loved WordFest Live 2021!
Ben Andersen
Ben AndersenBentrix
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Really awesome event for everybody who loves WordPress! Engaged and professional speakers with very interesting topics. Will participate again, no doubt!
Cinthya Anand
Cinthya Anand www.cinthyaanand.com
Read More
Amazing teamwork and coordination to run such an ambitious festival of all things WordPress. As a speaker, I felt very welcomed and supported throughout the whole event. Thank you for giving me this opportunity.
Allie Dye
Allie DyeValet
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WordFest Live was a bright spot of community in the midst of such a dark and lonely time. WordFest Live is all about community. What community does together in WordPress, what we can learn together, and how we support each other by promoting mental wellbeing. And also, how we can have fun doing it all.
Yogesh Londhe
Yogesh Londhe
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WordFest Live is one of the best events ever. WordFest Live focuses on very important issues of Mental Health and wellbeing. The organizers put in a lot of effort to make it an inclusive event. The speakers and topics represent a vast spectrum.
Janice Tye
Janice Tye123 Design
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The organisers of WordFest Live deserve a medal for keeping alive the true ethos of WordPress community.
Chris Butterworth
Chris Butterworthaline.to
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What a great event to bring together the WordPress community with great talks, hosts and sponsors. Would 100% do this again!
Oneal Rosero
Oneal Roserowww.trooperdad.com
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This is my second WordFest Live as a fan and a volunteer. I had so much fun listening to experts and enthusiasts, learning from people with the same interests. But the best part was the energy of the core team who worked non-stop for days before, during and after the event to bring the world of WordFest to you.
Seth Goldstein
Seth GoldsteinGoldstein Media LLC
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Big Orange Heart and the WordFest Live team put on an excellent event for both the WordPress community and the mental health community. There was something for everyone!
Marie
MarieWP Marmite
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WordFest Live was to me a great, new experience. I'm a beginner in this hudge community. I watched a lot of speackers, and spoke with sponsors. I really want to see the next one, and speak with different people. let's go!
Sumant Lohar
Sumant LoharBlogospedia
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One of the most fabulous event I ever attended. Lots of things I learned that can be implemented.
William Jackson
William Jackson My Quest To Teach
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The WordFest Live was a historic event because of the diversity of the speakers and global access to influencers, creators, innovators and even dreamers.

The world is a better place because WordFest Live showed how there are people globally with wonderful skills that are needed in business, entrepreneurialism, education and arts that influences the digital places we travel to and apply.

We love them.

What the community are saying:

Joe A Simpson Jr
Joe A Simpson JrJoe Simpson Jr LLC
Read More
WordFest Live represents the best of the WordPress Community and giving back - 48 speakers from around the globe joining attendees and volunteers all in together supporting an important cause. Definitely an event to be proud of!
Lindsey Miller
Lindsey MillerContent Journey
Read More
Not having any WordPress events meant that I couldn't see so many friends and colleagues that I was used to seeing. WordFest Live was such a fun day, I did chair yoga, hopped in many of the sponsor tents and interacted in the chat. I learned new things and got to check on all my friends, it was such a great day!
Joseph Kahn
Joseph KahnSEO Stars
Read More
I am enamoured by the support and love of this WordPress community called Big Orange Heart. The WordFest Live event was a roller coaster of amazing proportions. We got practical information and great tips to take our skills to the next level in one QUICK 24 hour flash! My head is spinning from the amazing presentations. I am smarter now by losing sleep!
Maja Benke
Maja Benke
Read More
WordFest Live was a great way to stay connected with the WordPress Community and get inspired with great topics. The speakers really now their stuff and I learned a lot. Thanks for the great 24 hours! I really hope it was not the last WordFest Live.
Dan
DanKCS
Read More
Great event, and just what was needed to kick off 2021. I'm looking forward to whatever comes next!
Nidhi Jain
Nidhi JainAwesome Motive
Read More
Kudos to each and every team member of WordFest Live 2021 for organizing this event and putting lots of effort to make this event a grand success. It was really an amazing experience for being speaker at this event and I am so grateful for all the organizing team members for giving this opportunity. Thank you so much!
Amanda Gorman
Amanda GormanGiveWP
Read More
WordFest Live 2021 made me feel like I was at a live WordCamp event (at least as close to it being virtual!). It was the first online event I've attended where I felt deeply connected to the entire community. I felt welcomed into new space and conversations with open arms and encouraged to share my voice. The speakers had a wealth of information to share and the sponsors, emcees, and volunteers were all lively, engaging, and fun to be with. I loved WordFest Live 2021!
Ben Andersen
Ben AndersenBentrix
Read More
Really awesome event for everybody who loves WordPress! Engaged and professional speakers with very interesting topics. Will participate again, no doubt!
Cinthya Anand
Cinthya Anand www.cinthyaanand.com
Read More
Amazing teamwork and coordination to run such an ambitious festival of all things WordPress. As a speaker, I felt very welcomed and supported throughout the whole event. Thank you for giving me this opportunity.
Allie Dye
Allie DyeValet
Read More
WordFest Live was a bright spot of community in the midst of such a dark and lonely time.
Yogesh Londhe
Yogesh Londhe
Read More
WordFest Live is one of the best events ever. WordFest Live focuses on very important issues of Mental Health and wellbeing. The organizers put in a lot of effort to make it an inclusive event. The speakers and topics represent a vast spectrum.
Janice Tye
Janice Tye123 Design
Read More
The organisers of WordFest Live deserve a medal for keeping alive the true ethos of WordPress community.
Chris Butterworth
Chris Butterworthaline.to
Read More
What a great event to bring together the WordPress community with great talks, hosts and sponsors. Would 100% do this again!
Oneal Rosero
Oneal Roserowww.trooperdad.com
Read More
This is my second WordFest Live as a fan and a volunteer. I had so much fun listening to experts and enthusiasts, learning from people with the same interests. But the best part was the energy of the core team who worked non-stop for days before, during and after the event to bring the world of WordFest to you.

You are not alone.

Connect with the remote working communities.

Ask away

Frequently Asked Questions

March 4th, 2022.  But if you want to get technical about it - it depends where you are in the world.  WordFest Live is a 24-hour event, which will cover multiple timezones.

Of course, the event is virtual, so you can join us at any time and in any location.  How fun is that!

All over the world, all at the same time.  WordFest Live is omnipresent!  This just gets better.

So to join the festival, you’ll need to register, we’ll then send you a magical link that will let you jump on board our global festival via the interwebs.  

On a slightly more practical note; WordFest Live is an online festival and will take place right here, at WordFest.Live!

About 4-24 hours of your life.  You won’t have to hand over any of your hard-earned cash though.  Tickets are free!

There is an optional $10 donation that can be made when registering.  We’d be over the moon if you selected this option, it will help us continue to provide free wellbeing and mental health support in remote work communities.  But it isn't necessary to do so, to claim your ticket.

Nope, because there’s nothing to refund.  Tickets are 100% free.  

An optional donation can be made to Big Orange Heart when you select your ticket but the tickets themselves are free, zero, nothing, not-a-one!  Cha-ching!

Yes, 100% without a doubt, please do! 

If you have something to share with the community, we want to know about it. You can apply right here on the website. Although we won't be able to accept all applications (due to a limited number of sessions) we want to hear your ideas! You can apply under the Open Calls tab at the top of this page.

We want to ensure there is representation from each of the continents we’ll be delivering WordFest Live from, so please hit that speaker registration as soon as it's live.

You know how this goes… hand your marketing budget, we’ll throw up a logo.

No, no, no, no.  We can not stand this model.  We recognise times are different and so we’ve developed a truly social experience for our attendees.  We want to see how we can partner with you to keep building on this best experience, for all involved.  

If you want to join us as a partner of WordFest Live, we’re very open to ideas and discussions.  We have to ensure this is mutually beneficial for you, the attendees and us the charity. 

We love WordCamp!  We’re a team of WordCamp organisers.  We wholeheartedly support and encourage WordCamp.  But we’re delivering this event, in part, to raise awareness as well as funds for Big Orange Heart (BOH).  BOH is a registered non-profit with a mission to support and promote positive wellbeing and mental health within remote working communities.  

WordCamps do not permit fundraising for specific charitable organisations and as such we are delivering this event independently.

100% of your donations will go directly to Big Orange Heart.  This will enable the continued growth of free well-being and mental health support for the remote working community.  If you’re interested to know more about how funds are used, please see https://big.ht/open.