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Plugin-a-Palooza Results

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The 4th annual Plugin-a-Palooza is now in the history books. The top 3 entrants were awarded prizes, but the real winner was the WordPress community. This year, we submitted 9 new plugins to the WordPress plugin directory. Here are the entries:

AMP Landing Page Creator
Toren Ajk & Josh Jensen
https://wordpress.org/plugins/amp-landing-pages/

CRUDE Menus
Robert Gillmer
https://wordpress.org/plugins/crude-menus/

Crypto Tipper
John Hawkins
https://wordpress.org/plugins/crypto-tipper/

Ensemble
Drew Jaynes & Raquel Landefeld
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ensemble/

One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-Nineify
Thomas Patrick Levy
https://wordpress.org/plugins/one-thousand-nine-hundred-and-ninety-nineify/

Plugin Detective
Nathan Tyler & Natalie MacLees
https://wordpress.org/plugins/plugin-detective/

Roku Direct Publisher
Chris Jones
https://wordpress.org/plugins/direct-publisher-for-roku/

WP-Audit
Jeremy Edmiston
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-audit/

WP Revenue Booster
Chris Lema & Blair Williams
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-revenue-booster/

We all had a fantastic time celebrating the developers and learning a bit about their development process. Kudos to Alex Vasquez for hosting a great event. Our judges did a great job evaluating the plugins and asking tough questions. Thanks to Jason Cosper, Chris Ford and Scott Bolinger.

Thank you again to our generous sponsor, Sucuri. This event would not have been possible without your support. The prizes grew bigger this year. We gave away $5,000 cash and 2 Sucuri Business (VIP) licenses.

The prizes went to:

First Place
Plugin Detective
$3,000 cash and 1 Sucuri Business (VIP) license

Second Place
WP Revenue Booster
$1,500 cash and 1 Sucuri Business (VIP) license

Third Place
Ensemble
$500 cash

Thank you to all of the entrants, our host and our judges!

Web Badges

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If you’re attending, speaking, sponsoring or volunteering for WordCamp Orange County 2018, feel free to use one of our badges on your web site and/or social media to show your camp pride.

Call for Volunteers

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The epic quest that is a WordCamp doesn’t happen without the help of brave souls committed to the tasks, nay labors required.

We’re looking for volunteers!!!

We need a few good people. And we’d especially love it if you journeyed with us! In exchange you’ll get a free ticket to the event, an invitation to the speaker/sponsor dinner, our gratitude, the adoration of attendees. You might also achieve glory in battle and a dragon’s hoard in gold (though those last two are pretty doubtful).

We need folks we can count on for both days of our weekend: June 9th & 10th. If you are interested, fill out the form below. We’re looking for several community henchmen to join forces with us. Do you have the fortitude to apply?

Access the Volunteer Form here

Call For Sponsors

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WordCamps wouldn’t be possible without the generous donations from our sponsors. We appreciate every single sponsor who has helped our Camp in years past.

WordCamps are casual, volunteer-run events. Sponsor support for WordCamp enables attendees to experience the event for a low cost! A low cost ensures accessibility to individuals, small businesses, and nearly anyone who wants to attend.

Being a sponsor gives you a unique opportunity to invest in the OC WordPress community.

The 500 attendees are made up of web-savvy professionals who work in media, publishing, software, art, technology, education, healthcare, financial services, government… you name it. Letting members of our community know you support them will earn you their goodwill.

We’ve created sponsorship levels to fit every budget from the big business to small local agency to independent freelancers building with WordPress for a living.

The following sponsorship levels are currently available for WordCamp OC 2018:

Gold Sponsor: $4,000 (Sold Out)

  • Logo on the site
  • Company description on the site
  • Recognition in a blog post thanking all sponsors just before the event
  • Tweet and post to Facebook (etc) thanking the sponsor
  • Logo on slide projected between presentations
  • Logo on program
  • Recognition in a post-event email
  • Recognition in opening or closing remarks
  • 3 tickets to WCOC 2018
  • 3 tickets to Speaker/Sponsor dinner
  • Table at event

Silver Sponsor: $1,500

  • Logo on the site
  • Company description on the site
  • Recognition in a blog post thanking all sponsors just before the event
  • Tweet and/or post to Facebook (etc) thanking the sponsor
  • Logo on slide projected between presentations
  • 1 ticket to WCOC 2018
  • 1 ticket to Speaker/Sponsor dinner
  • 2 items of swag on the self-serve swag table

Small Business Sponsor: $750

  • Logo on the site
  • Company description on the site
  • Recognition in a blog post thanking all sponsors just before the event
  • 1 ticket to WCOC 2018
  • 1 item of swag on the self-serve swag table

Individual Sponsor: $250

  • Name listed on the site
  • Recognition in a blog post thanking all sponsors before the event
  • 1 ticket to WCOC 2018

 

Apply Now!

Plugin-a-Palooza 2018

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The legacy of Plugin-a-Palooza continues into 2000 and 18. Vie against other wizards of development to prove your coding mastery. Claim your horde and win! Enter now.

Plugin-a-Palooza 2018 Details

Pitch your plugin idea using the form below. Deadline for pitches is March 5. We’ll confirm your entry into the competition after reviewing your pitch. We have room for 10 teams to compete.

Rules

  • Teams can be 1-3 participants.
  • Each participant can only be part of one team in the competition.
  • Each team must build their own plugin.
  • Your plugin must be GPL compliant.
  • Your plugin be accepted into the WordPress repository by May 18. Submit early!
  • Existing plugins are ineligible. Eligible plugins will be developed between March 5 and May 18.
  • All teams will present their plugins at WordCamp OC on June 10.

Judging

Our judges will vote live at the event, and the winner will be announced LIVE. Plugins will be judged on the following:

  • Plugin Idea – Is this a unique concept or an innovation on an existing plugin?
  • Plugin UX/UI – Is the plugin intuitive? Does it require FAQs?
  • Code Quality – Does it follow WordPress coding standards?
  • Plugin Page – How is the plugin presented in the WordPress.org directory?

Prizes

The 2018 prizes have been raised to gargantuan levels. Plugin-a-Palooza is sponsored by Sucuri and prizes include:

  • First Place – $3,000 cash and 1 Sucuri Business (VIP) license
  • Second Place – $1,500 cash and 1 Sucuri Business (VIP) license
  • Third Place – $500 cash