{"id":42636,"date":"2023-03-06T16:42:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T16:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/?p=42636"},"modified":"2023-03-06T16:42:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T16:42:17","slug":"wordcamp-asia-2023-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wordcamp-asia-2023-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"WordCamp Asia 2023 Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This year, the WordPress<\/a> community witnessed the first ever flagship WordCamp in Asia. The event took place from 17 – 19 February 2023, and was held in Bangkok, Thailand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This event, which was originally scheduled in 2020, finally saw the light of the day after being postponed for 3 years due to the Pandemic. And it was simply amazing! WordPress enthusiasts, creators, innovators from all over the world met in the beautiful city of Bangkok to network, learn and build newer opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first flagship WordCamp Asia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the past, there have been three types of flagship WordCamps – US, Europe, and Centroam\u00e9rica. This year, Asia joined the bandwagon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is WordCamp an important event for the WordPress community?<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

WordCamp is a conference that focusses on all things WordPress-related! It is a casual, locally organized event where contributors and enthusiasts from multiple backgrounds come together to network and share ideas. WordPress <\/a>is a free and open source platform that powers over 40% of the web. And WordCamps are integral to growing and maintaining this platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While a WordCamp may look like any other event from the outside, it is in fact closely integrated with the WordPress community and unique in a lot of ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WordPress is a free and open source platform, which means it is built and maintained by those who love WordPress. A WordCamp facilitates this by gathering like-minded people who can share their ideas, knowledge, experiences and contribute to the project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

WordCamp Asia Wapuu<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Wapuu is the official mascot of WordPress. Wapuu was born in 2011 at WordCamp Fukuoka and has since then become a staple at WordCamps. The Call for Wapuu<\/a> received 10 Wapuu design submissions by 8 designers from India, Malaysia, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan. And the Chao Phraya Boat Wapuu<\/strong> was chosen amongst these as the WordCamp Asia 2023 mascot!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The event saw:<\/p>\n\n\n\n