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About WPCampus

WPCampus is a non-profit organization and community of web professionals, educators, and people dedicated to the confluence of WordPress and accessibility in higher education. Our mission is to advance higher education by providing a support structure and wealth of knowledge and networking for anyone who uses or is interested in using WordPress in the world of higher education.

Since 2016, we have hosted a variety of in-person and online conferences, maintained a vibrant Slack community, and encouraged the wider WordPress community to consider the accessibility of the platform as a requirement and not an afterthought.

We welcome people who want to change the world, be involved, learn something new, and share their experiences with a community.

Much like online businesses or blogging, higher education is “enterprise on a budget”, a world of its own with unique challenges, content, stakeholders, and target audiences. Higher education is WordPress at the enterprise level, but we don’t worry much about which e-commerce plugin is best. Instead, we’re more concerned with managing large-scale networks of faculty blogs, abiding with FERPA and accessibility regulations, and implementing tools to promote research data.

WPCampus members use WordPress to power learning management systems, intranets, large university websites, and whatever else is needed to support their institution.

The world of higher ed is a great candidate for utilizing WordPress to its full potential, whether it’s using the powerful CMS to stretch limited resources or using its API capabilities to share information and break down silos.

What is WPCampus?

  • A community and resources for people who use WordPress in higher education.
  • Our mission is to advance higher education.
    • At this time, we mainly focus on professional development and networking for those who work in higher ed.
  • We have two conferences a year
    • An in-person event in July
    • A virtual event in January
  • We also have a blog, podcast, and resources.
  • We work with, and receive support from, amazing partners
  • All of our conference sessions are recorded and placed online for free.
  • Most of our action takes places in our Slack account.
  • Wish to contribute to our blog?
  • Curious what topics we discuss?
  • You do not have to be in higher ed to get involved.
    • We welcome all who wish to participate to support our mission.
  • The WPCampus organization is governed by a Board of Directors.
  • All who participate must agree to the WPCampus Code of Conduct.

How WPCampus began

This community (and conferences) are the brainchild of Rachel Cherry, a web engineer with a passion for all things WordPress and higher education. She loves going to WordCamps but there was never content focused on the topics she wanted to discuss as a higher education web specialist. The idea for the conference all started with a tweet in August 2015…

… and has since formed into a widespread community of over 900 members and 6 conferences.

How to get involved

Starting in the fall of 2015, WPCampus has become a thriving online community of networking, resources, events, and more. All WPCampus events and resources are open to faculty, staff, students, and even professionals outside higher education, from all over the world. Our main communication resource is a thriving Slack channel and we’d love to have you join the conversation.

Code of Conduct

WPCampus seeks to provide a friendly, safe environment. All participants should be able to engage in productive dialogue. They should share and learn with each other in an atmosphere of mutual respect. We require all participants to adhere to our Code of Conduct. This applies to all community interaction and events.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion

The mission of WPCampus is to advance and support higher education. We believe the growth of education and research is most powerful when its voices are diverse. More than anything, we strive to provide a safe and welcoming environment for all who wish to participate.

Our code of conduct exists to support our community’s statement on diversity, equity, and inclusion and is meant to enforce and provide processes for instances of violations in our community.

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