Hi Reader,

As soon as Rachel and I walked into the WordCamp conference in Basel, Switzerland, we spotted familiar faces from last year's event. We greeted each other with warm hugs even though it had been a year since we’d seen each other.

When you think “website platform,” you might not think “cup-filling connections,” but it’s actually one of the things we’ve always loved about being a part of the WordPress world.

WordPress is all about community, and it survives and thrives because of it.

• Open-source software is rooted in collaboration and transparency. People come together to share the software, but also to improve it by offering code, feedback, documentation, and support.
• ​WordCamp brings together developers, designers, content creators, business owners, and WordPress enthusiasts of all stripes. It’s not just about code or websites. It’s also about sharing knowledge and growing together, from hands-on workshops to casual conversations over coffee.

It’s that “I’m with my people” feeling that brings us back.

While in Basel, we met and reunited with so many amazing people who were there for the same reason: to lean on each other and celebrate our progress as a collective.

No matter what kind of business you run, we all need settings like that now and then.

The in-person, have-to-change-out-of-your-PJs kind where you’re surrounded by others who share your values.

If it’s been a minute since you had your fix, maybe you can make that one of your summer goals.

Maybe you find a local group. Maybe you look into conferences abroad.

(Come to my next office hours if you want to brainstorm about it!)

The world may be big, but when you’re hopping on a city tram with your fellow tech nerds 4000 miles from home, it sure feels a lot smaller.

Find your tram,

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