{"id":638,"date":"2026-09-15T18:02:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T15:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?post_type=wcb_session&#038;p=638"},"modified":"2026-09-15T18:02:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T15:02:51","slug":"the-power-of-tech-communities","status":"publish","type":"wcb_session","link":"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/session\/the-power-of-tech-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Tech Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first end to end system I built was on WordPress back in the day as a Software Engineering Fresher, And how did I know WordPress could help me with that??&#8230;. Community.<br \/>\nMany Developers grow there skills in isolation missing out on key essential skills and connections that could build them Up.<br \/>\nTech communities are not just about the Technical bit of Tech but rather a safe space that gives every developer a sense of belonging. From Tech communities I have personally learnt beyond the classroom walls and got challenged to learn and adapt to the latest and trending technologies shared by friends in community sessions. I have got Gigs, Connections,Jobs and won Hackathons and gained exposure and scholarships from Communities. Even now, I have built a wordpress Community on my Campus following the leadership skills and organisation skills learnt from Tech Community Events.<br \/>\nMy Talk forcuses on me sharing my WordPress Journey and Community and how it helped me discover the potential in me. I believe attendees and mostly first timers will leave the room challenged and encouraged to embrace community and grow there Tech Skills<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-session-speakers\"><span class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-session-speakers__byline\">Presented by<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-session-speakers__name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/speaker\/godwin-ofwono\/\">Godwin Ofwono<\/a><\/span><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first end to end system I built was on WordPress back in the day as a Software Engineering Fresher, And how did I know WordPress could help me with that??&#8230;. Community. Many Developers grow there skills in isolation missing out on key essential skills and connections that could build them Up. Tech communities are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23468805,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_wcpt_session_time":1789812000,"_wcpt_session_duration":3000,"_wcpt_session_type":"session","_wcpt_session_slides":"","_wcpt_session_video":"","_wcpt_speaker_id":[637],"footnotes":""},"session_track":[],"session_category":[],"class_list":["post-638","wcb_session","type-wcb_session","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phe0GT-ai","session_date_time":{"date":"September 19, 2026","time":"1:00 pm"},"session_speakers":[{"id":"637","slug":"godwin-ofwono","name":"Godwin Ofwono","link":"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/speaker\/godwin-ofwono\/"}],"session_cats_rendered":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sessions\/638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sessions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wcb_session"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sessions\/638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":805,"href":"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sessions\/638\/revisions\/805"}],"speakers":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speakers\/637"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/ofwono"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wcb_track","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/session_track?post=638"},{"taxonomy":"wcb_session_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/session_category?post=638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}