{"id":484,"date":"2026-06-11T22:38:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T17:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?page_id=484"},"modified":"2026-08-17T21:40:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T16:10:05","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News &amp; updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--custom-border-dark);border-bottom-style:dashed;border-bottom-width:2px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:40px;padding-bottom:40px\">\n<p class=\"wcblr-eyebrow has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">\/\/ latest_news<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default has-fraunces-font-family\" style=\"font-size:clamp(35.2px, 2.2rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.824), 64px);font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:-1px\">News &amp; <em>updates<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wcblr-lead has-custom-text-light-color has-text-color has-link-color has-hanken-grotesk-font-family wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);line-height:1.6\">Announcements, behind-the-scenes notes, and everything you need <br>to know on the road to 21-22 November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query wcblr-news-list is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2402 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-calls\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:42%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/09\/cfv-featured-1.png?resize=1200%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"has-border-color has-custom-border-dark-border-color wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:16px;border-top-right-radius:16px;border-bottom-left-radius:16px;border-bottom-right-radius:16px;border-width:1px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/09\/cfv-featured-1.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/09\/cfv-featured-1.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/09\/cfv-featured-1.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/09\/cfv-featured-1.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/09\/cfv-featured-1.png?resize=500%2C281&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:58%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-40ac92d0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<span class=\"wcblr-dot\" style=\"background:#7A6757\"><\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.86px\" class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color is-style-default wp-elements-3 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/category\/calls\/\" rel=\"tag\">Calls<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(20px, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.176), 32px);font-style:normal;font-weight:500;line-height:1.2;margin-top:16px\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/call-for-volunteers\/\" target=\"_self\" >Call for Volunteers<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.294), 17px);line-height:1.6;margin-top:14px\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-hanken-grotesk-font-family\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">closes: 15 Oct 2026 \/\/ call_for_volunteers Run WordCamp Bengaluru from the inside Eight volunteer teams put on two days in November. Developers,&hellip;<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0b1ff286 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-40ac92d0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-default has-custom-text-light-color has-text-color has-link-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family wp-elements-18 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:12px\">By<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:12px\" class=\"has-link-color is-style-default wp-elements-19 wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family has-text-align-left\">Arun R Shenoy<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-default has-custom-text-light-color has-text-color has-link-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family wp-elements-20 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.86px;text-transform:uppercase\">\u00b7<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:12px\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-21 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-09T09:40:08+05:30\">September 9, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.098), 15px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-elements-22 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color\" href=\"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/call-for-volunteers\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Call for Volunteers<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2330 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:42%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/08\/wcblr-2026-general-tickets-live-1200x675-1.png?resize=2400%2C1350&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"has-border-color has-custom-border-dark-border-color wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:16px;border-top-right-radius:16px;border-bottom-left-radius:16px;border-bottom-right-radius:16px;border-width:1px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/08\/wcblr-2026-general-tickets-live-1200x675-1.png?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/08\/wcblr-2026-general-tickets-live-1200x675-1.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/08\/wcblr-2026-general-tickets-live-1200x675-1.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/08\/wcblr-2026-general-tickets-live-1200x675-1.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/08\/wcblr-2026-general-tickets-live-1200x675-1.png?resize=500%2C281&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/08\/wcblr-2026-general-tickets-live-1200x675-1.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/08\/wcblr-2026-general-tickets-live-1200x675-1.png?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:58%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-40ac92d0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<span class=\"wcblr-dot\" style=\"background:#7A6757\"><\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.86px\" class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color is-style-default wp-elements-23 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/category\/community\/\" rel=\"tag\">Community<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(20px, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.176), 32px);font-style:normal;font-weight:500;line-height:1.2;margin-top:16px\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/be-part-of-wordcamp-bengaluru-2026-tickets-networking-more\/\" target=\"_self\" >Be Part of WordCamp Bengaluru 2026: Tickets, Networking &amp; More<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.294), 17px);line-height:1.6;margin-top:14px\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-24 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-hanken-grotesk-font-family\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Be Part of WordCamp Bengaluru 2026 General tickets for WordCamp Bengaluru 2026 are live. \u20b9800 for the main day, Sunday 22 November.&hellip;<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0b1ff286 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-40ac92d0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-default has-custom-text-light-color has-text-color has-link-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family wp-elements-25 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:12px\">By<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:12px\" class=\"has-link-color is-style-default wp-elements-26 wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family has-text-align-left\">Prem Tiwari<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-default has-custom-text-light-color has-text-color has-link-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family wp-elements-27 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.86px;text-transform:uppercase\">\u00b7<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:12px\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-28 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-31T14:54:07+05:30\">August 31, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.098), 15px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-elements-29 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color\" href=\"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/be-part-of-wordcamp-bengaluru-2026-tickets-networking-more\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Be Part of WordCamp Bengaluru 2026: Tickets, Networking &amp; More<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1807 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-team\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:42%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/08\/WCBLR-2026-Meet-the-Organizing-Team-Featured.png?resize=1200%2C630&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"has-border-color has-custom-border-dark-border-color wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:16px;border-top-right-radius:16px;border-bottom-left-radius:16px;border-bottom-right-radius:16px;border-width:1px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/08\/WCBLR-2026-Meet-the-Organizing-Team-Featured.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/08\/WCBLR-2026-Meet-the-Organizing-Team-Featured.png?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/08\/WCBLR-2026-Meet-the-Organizing-Team-Featured.png?resize=1024%2C538&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/08\/WCBLR-2026-Meet-the-Organizing-Team-Featured.png?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/08\/WCBLR-2026-Meet-the-Organizing-Team-Featured.png?resize=500%2C263&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:58%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-40ac92d0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<span class=\"wcblr-dot\" style=\"background:#7A6757\"><\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.86px\" class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color is-style-default wp-elements-30 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/category\/team\/\" rel=\"tag\">Team<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(20px, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.176), 32px);font-style:normal;font-weight:500;line-height:1.2;margin-top:16px\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/meet-the-organizing-team\/\" target=\"_self\" >Meet the Organizing Team<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.294), 17px);line-height:1.6;margin-top:14px\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-31 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-hanken-grotesk-font-family\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">add_filter( &#8216;weekends&#8217; ); \/\/ organizing_team Sixteen organizers, one WordCamp WordCamp Bengaluru 2026 is planned and run entirely by organizers from the local&hellip;<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0b1ff286 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-40ac92d0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-default has-custom-text-light-color has-text-color has-link-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family wp-elements-35 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:12px\">By<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:12px\" class=\"has-link-color is-style-default wp-elements-36 wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family has-text-align-left\">Arun R Shenoy<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-default has-custom-text-light-color has-text-color has-link-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family wp-elements-37 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.86px;text-transform:uppercase\">\u00b7<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:12px\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-38 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-07T15:30:51+05:30\">August 7, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.098), 15px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-elements-39 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color\" href=\"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/meet-the-organizing-team\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Meet the Organizing Team<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1570 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-calls\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:42%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/WCBLR-2026-Call-for-Media-Partners-Featured.png?resize=1200%2C630&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"has-border-color has-custom-border-dark-border-color wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:16px;border-top-right-radius:16px;border-bottom-left-radius:16px;border-bottom-right-radius:16px;border-width:1px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/WCBLR-2026-Call-for-Media-Partners-Featured.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/WCBLR-2026-Call-for-Media-Partners-Featured.png?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/WCBLR-2026-Call-for-Media-Partners-Featured.png?resize=1024%2C538&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/WCBLR-2026-Call-for-Media-Partners-Featured.png?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/WCBLR-2026-Call-for-Media-Partners-Featured.png?resize=500%2C263&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:58%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-40ac92d0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<span class=\"wcblr-dot\" style=\"background:#7A6757\"><\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.86px\" class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color is-style-default wp-elements-40 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/category\/calls\/\" rel=\"tag\">Calls<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(20px, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.176), 32px);font-style:normal;font-weight:500;line-height:1.2;margin-top:16px\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/call-for-media-partners\/\" target=\"_self\" >Call for Media Partners<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.294), 17px);line-height:1.6;margin-top:14px\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-41 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-hanken-grotesk-font-family\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">closed: 24 Aug 2026 \/\/ call_for_media_partners Cover WordCamp Bengaluru 2026 Applications are closed. We are reading every one that came in. \/\/&hellip;<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0b1ff286 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-40ac92d0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-default has-custom-text-light-color has-text-color has-link-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family wp-elements-53 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:12px\">By<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:12px\" class=\"has-link-color is-style-default wp-elements-54 wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family has-text-align-left\">Arun R Shenoy<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-default has-custom-text-light-color has-text-color has-link-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family wp-elements-55 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.86px;text-transform:uppercase\">\u00b7<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:12px\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-56 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-05T11:47:39+05:30\">August 5, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.098), 15px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-elements-57 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color\" href=\"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/call-for-media-partners\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Call for Media Partners<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-calls\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:42%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/WCBLR-2026-Call-for-Speakers-Featured.png?resize=1200%2C630&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"has-border-color has-custom-border-dark-border-color wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:16px;border-top-right-radius:16px;border-bottom-left-radius:16px;border-bottom-right-radius:16px;border-width:1px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/WCBLR-2026-Call-for-Speakers-Featured.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/WCBLR-2026-Call-for-Speakers-Featured.png?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/WCBLR-2026-Call-for-Speakers-Featured.png?resize=1024%2C538&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/WCBLR-2026-Call-for-Speakers-Featured.png?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/WCBLR-2026-Call-for-Speakers-Featured.png?resize=500%2C263&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:58%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-40ac92d0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<span class=\"wcblr-dot\" style=\"background:#7A6757\"><\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.86px\" class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color is-style-default wp-elements-58 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/category\/calls\/\" rel=\"tag\">Calls<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(20px, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.176), 32px);font-style:normal;font-weight:500;line-height:1.2;margin-top:16px\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/call-for-speakers\/\" target=\"_self\" >Call for Speakers<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.294), 17px);line-height:1.6;margin-top:14px\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-59 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-hanken-grotesk-font-family\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">closed: 14 Sep 2026 \/\/ call_for_speakers Take the stage at WordCamp Bengaluru 2026 Submissions are closed. We read every proposal that came&hellip;<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0b1ff286 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-40ac92d0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-default has-custom-text-light-color has-text-color has-link-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family wp-elements-74 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:12px\">By<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:12px\" class=\"has-link-color is-style-default wp-elements-75 wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family has-text-align-left\">Arun R Shenoy<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-default has-custom-text-light-color has-text-color has-link-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family wp-elements-76 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.86px;text-transform:uppercase\">\u00b7<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:12px\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-77 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-26T13:08:06+05:30\">July 26, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.098), 15px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-elements-78 wp-block-read-more has-text-color has-accent-1-color\" href=\"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/call-for-speakers\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Call for Speakers<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-48838128 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--custom-border-dark);border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;margin-top:48px;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:24px\">\n<p class=\"has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family wp-elements-79 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">\/\/ more_posts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query wcblr-blog-grid is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 alignwide wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-7e964c02 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-calls\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d5cfc3;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:14px;border-top-right-radius:14px;border-bottom-left-radius:14px;border-bottom-right-radius:14px\"><figure style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/WCBLR-2026-Call-for-Sponsors-Featured.png?resize=1200%2C630&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:14px;border-top-right-radius:14px;aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/WCBLR-2026-Call-for-Sponsors-Featured.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/WCBLR-2026-Call-for-Sponsors-Featured.png?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/WCBLR-2026-Call-for-Sponsors-Featured.png?resize=1024%2C538&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/WCBLR-2026-Call-for-Sponsors-Featured.png?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/WCBLR-2026-Call-for-Sponsors-Featured.png?resize=500%2C263&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-accent-5-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5d5911f8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:14px;border-bottom-right-radius:14px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:22px;padding-bottom:22px;padding-left:22px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0b1ff286 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-custom-text-light-color has-text-color has-link-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family wp-elements-80 is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-40ac92d0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.86px;text-transform:uppercase\">\n<span class=\"wcblr-dot\" style=\"background:#7A6757\"><\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:12px\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-81 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-18T19:31:07+05:30\">July 18, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-default has-custom-text-light-color has-text-color has-link-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family wp-elements-82 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.86px;text-transform:uppercase\">\u00b7<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.86px\" class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color is-style-default wp-elements-83 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/category\/calls\/\" rel=\"tag\">Calls<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.588), 20px);font-style:normal;font-weight:500;line-height:1.4;margin-top:11px\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/call-for-sponsors\/\" target=\"_self\" >Call for Sponsors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:9px\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-84 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-hanken-grotesk-font-family\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">deadline: 15 Oct 2026 \/\/ call_for_sponsors Meet the people who build the&hellip;<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a37b96e5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--custom-border-dark);border-top-width:1px;margin-top:14px;padding-top:14px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-default has-custom-text-light-color has-text-color has-link-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family wp-elements-96 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:12px\">By<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:12px\" class=\"has-link-color is-style-default wp-elements-97 wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family has-text-align-left\">Arun R Shenoy<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-welcome\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d5cfc3;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:14px;border-top-right-radius:14px;border-bottom-left-radius:14px;border-bottom-right-radius:14px\"><figure style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1916\" height=\"821\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/05\/wcblr-2026-hero-banner-wcblr.png?resize=1916%2C821&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:14px;border-top-right-radius:14px;aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/05\/wcblr-2026-hero-banner-wcblr.png?w=1916&amp;ssl=1 1916w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/05\/wcblr-2026-hero-banner-wcblr.png?resize=300%2C129&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/05\/wcblr-2026-hero-banner-wcblr.png?resize=1024%2C439&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/05\/wcblr-2026-hero-banner-wcblr.png?resize=768%2C329&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/05\/wcblr-2026-hero-banner-wcblr.png?resize=500%2C214&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/05\/wcblr-2026-hero-banner-wcblr.png?resize=1536%2C658&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-accent-5-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5d5911f8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:14px;border-bottom-right-radius:14px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:22px;padding-bottom:22px;padding-left:22px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0b1ff286 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-custom-text-light-color has-text-color has-link-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family wp-elements-98 is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-40ac92d0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.86px;text-transform:uppercase\">\n<span class=\"wcblr-dot\" style=\"background:#7A6757\"><\/span>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:12px\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-99 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-09T00:35:14+05:30\">May 9, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-default has-custom-text-light-color has-text-color has-link-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family wp-elements-100 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.86px;text-transform:uppercase\">\u00b7<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.86px\" class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color is-style-default wp-elements-101 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/category\/welcome\/\" rel=\"tag\">Welcome<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.588), 20px);font-style:normal;font-weight:500;line-height:1.4;margin-top:11px\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/welcome-to-wordcamp-bengaluru-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" >Welcome to WordCamp Bengaluru 2026<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:9px\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-102 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-custom-text-light-color has-hanken-grotesk-font-family\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">\/\/ welcome Namma Bengaluru&#8217;s very own WordPress gathering is back for 2026,&hellip;<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a37b96e5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--custom-border-dark);border-top-width:1px;margin-top:14px;padding-top:14px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-default has-custom-text-light-color has-text-color has-link-color has-jetbrains-mono-font-family wp-elements-108 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:12px\">By<\/p>\n\n\n<div 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