closed: 15 Oct 2026
// call_for_volunteers
Run WordCamp Bengaluru from the inside
Applications are closed. Thank you to everyone who applied. We are going through every application and will get in touch with selected volunteers.
// saturday 21 november is contributor day, at bangalore international centre domlur. sunday 22 november is the conference, at sjbhs museum road. do either, or both
2
days, separately
8
teams to join
~400
people on sunday
1
form, 8 questions
// the_two_days
Two days, two events
Separate events, separate venues, separate crews. Sign up for one day and you are not letting the other down.
Sat 21 Nov 2026 · Day one
Contributor Day
A smaller day with its own crew, its own building and its own sign-up. Seats are limited and go first come, first served, so the room is a fraction of Sunday’s.
Sun 22 Nov 2026 · Day two
The conference
The big one. Two tracks running all day and around 400 people through the gate, which is where most of the volunteer shifts are.
Venue
SJBHS, Museum Road
Tracks
Two
In the room
Around 400 people
// teams
Eight teams. Pick two.
The form takes a first choice and a second. You are placed in one of them, and shift timings are settled with that team afterwards.
$ wp team list –format=table –pick=2
01
Program
Talks, tracks and the running schedule, plus helping speakers get ready.
02
Communications
Announcements, social posts and the newsletter. Writing and scheduling.
03
Website
This site. Pages, content updates and the occasional bug.
04
Sponsors
Talking to companies, then looking after them before and on the day.
05
Venue, Tickets and Ops
Registration, signage, rooms and the order things happen in.
06
Emcees
Hosting from the stage, and keeping each track running to time.
07
Contributor Day
The Saturday. Tables, mentors and getting people started.
08
Photography and Video
Shooting both days, and the files everyone uses afterwards.
Not sure which one fits? Put down the two that sound closest and say what you have done before in the last box. The Volunteers team reads all of it.
// the_deal
What we ask, what you get
What we ask · three things
01
Which days you can do
Saturday, Sunday, or both. One day is a real answer.
02
A first and a second choice of team
Two picks from the eight above. The second one gets used more often than you would think.
03
That you turn up
And that you say early if you cannot, so your team can cover the gap.
What you get · four things
◆
Your ticket covered
Volunteering gets you into the conference day.
◆
Your name on the site
On the volunteers page, where it stays.
◆
Experience worth putting on a CV
Running a 400-person event with a team you met on the internet.
◆
A contribution to open source
And it does not have to be code.
// good_to_know
Good to know
The things people write in and ask before they apply, in the order they ask them.
Not required
WordPress knowledge
Much of the work has nothing to do with WordPress. A willingness to learn on the day is the whole prerequisite.
Also not required
Living in Bengaluru
Apply from anywhere. The work happens at the venue, so the day you pick is a day in Bengaluru.
Enough
One day on its own
Useful, and planned for. Both days is not the price of entry.
Later
Shift timings
Settled with your team once you are placed, not decided by this form.
- The code of conduct covers volunteers too. Same rules, on both sides of the badge.
// timeline
From the form to the day
The call is closed. The rest lands between now and November, and we will say so here as it does.
01 · Sep 2026
Applications opened
Every application was read as it arrived.
02 · 15 Oct 2026
Applications closed
Thursday 15 October. We are going through every application now.
// you are here
03 · TBC
Teams placed
You hear which of your two choices you are in, then meet the team.
04 · TBC
Shifts settled
Timings agreed inside your team, around what you can actually do.
05 · 21-22 Nov
The two days
Contributor Day on the Saturday, the conference on the Sunday.
// faq
Questions volunteers ask
Open any of them. If yours is not here, write to us and we will answer it.
Do I need to know WordPress?
No. None of the eight teams need it, and much of the work has nothing to do with WordPress. Where it does, a willingness to learn on the day is enough.
Can I volunteer for one day only?
Yes. Say which day on the form. One day is planned for rather than tolerated, and plenty of people do exactly that.
Do I have to live in Bengaluru?
No. Apply from anywhere. The work happens at the venue, so the day you sign up for is a day in Bengaluru.
What are the shift timings?
Not set by this form. Once you are placed, your team works the timings out with you around what you can actually do.
Do I get a ticket?
Yes. A volunteer’s ticket is covered, and volunteering gets you into the conference day.
Will I get my first choice of team?
Often. The form takes a second choice because some teams fill before others, and applying early gives your first choice a better shot.
What if I cannot make it after all?
Tell the Volunteers team as early as you can. A gap flagged in the week gets covered. One flagged on the morning does not.
Does the code of conduct apply to volunteers?
Yes, and it is worth reading before you apply. Same rules on both sides of the badge: the code of conduct.
// apply
Applications are closed
Thank you to everyone who applied to volunteer at WordCamp Bengaluru 2026.
// closed
Applications closed Thursday, 15 October 2026
The Volunteers team is going through every application now and will get in touch with selected volunteers directly.
Missed the call? You can still be in the room: get your ticket, or write to us through the contact page.
21-22 November 2026 · Bengaluru