{"id":3792,"date":"2026-10-26T09:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T04:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?p=3792"},"modified":"2026-10-27T13:37:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T08:07:47","slug":"how-the-weekend-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/how-the-weekend-works\/","title":{"rendered":"How the weekend works"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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How the weekend works.<\/strong> WordCamp Bengaluru 2026 is two days, at two venues, on one ticket. Saturday 21 November is Contributor Day at Bangalore International Centre, Domlur, by a free sign-up with limited seats. Sunday 22 November is the conference at St Joseph’s Boys’ High School, Museum Road, and your ticket gets you in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The post covers what happens on each day, how the Saturday sign-up works, what your ticket includes and what to bring. General Admission is \u20b9800 for both days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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21-22 Nov<\/span>Two venues, one ticket<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday and Sunday work differently<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WordCamp Bengaluru 2026 is two days, at two venues, on one ticket. Here is how the whole weekend fits together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First WordCamp? Your first WordCamp<\/a> walks through the Sunday hour by hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One ticket or two?<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
The schedule<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\/\/ the_weekend_at_a_glance<\/span>WordCamp Bengaluru 2026<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sat 21 Nov<\/em>Contributor Day<\/strong>Bangalore International Centre, Domlur<\/span>Free sign-up \u00b7 limited seats<\/b><\/a>Sun 22 Nov<\/em>The conference<\/strong>St Joseph’s Boys’ High School, Museum Road<\/span>Your ticket gets you in<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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One ticket<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Just one. A single ticket covers the whole weekend at one price<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Your ticket<\/span>=<\/i>Sunday<\/span>Sunday is yours the moment you buy it.<\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your ticket<\/span>+<\/i>The sign-up<\/span>=<\/i>Saturday<\/span>Your ticket makes you eligible for Contributor Day, but it is not a seat. Seats are limited and go by a separate, free sign-up, first come, first served. That sign-up opens on the tickets page<\/a> closer to the date.<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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No sign-up, no seat.<\/strong> Turning up at BIC on Saturday without signing up will not get you in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday only is fine.<\/strong> Attending only on Sunday is completely fine. Plenty of people do exactly that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Saturday 21 November<\/span>Contributor Day<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Working on WordPress itself<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Saturday is about working on WordPress itself. People sit at tables run by the Make WordPress teams, each focused on one area: translating WordPress into other languages, improving the documentation, helping in the support forums, testing, and writing code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You do not need to be an expert, or even a programmer. Most tables need only a laptop and a WordPress.org account<\/a>, the same one you buy your ticket with.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"A<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\/\/ make_wordpress<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\/\/ saturday_morning, at BIC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\/\/ the_tables<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five tables run on the day, one per team. The confirmed list goes up on 6 November. These are the kinds of table to expect.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Translating<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

WordPress into Kannada, Hindi and the other Indic languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You need<\/span>A laptop and a WordPress.org account<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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02<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Documentation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

HelpHub and DevHub pages: writing, editing, and screenshots that are out of date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You need<\/span>A laptop and a WordPress.org account<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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03<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Support<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Answering real forum threads live, with somebody to check with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You need<\/span>A laptop and a WordPress.org account<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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04<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Testing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Reproducing bugs, writing test reports and triaging Gutenberg issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You need<\/span>A laptop and a WordPress.org account<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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05<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Code<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Trac tickets, patches and reviews. Good first bugs, not architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You need<\/span>A local WordPress setup already running. Set it up at home<\/a> before Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Whichever table you pick, start with one simple question to the table lead:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What can I contribute?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Getting there<\/span>Bangalore International Centre, Domlur<\/a>, about 2 km from Indiranagar metro on the Purple Line.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sunday 22 November<\/span>The conference<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The main event<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Sunday is the main event. Two rooms run side by side all day, Xavier Hall and Concert Hall, about a minute apart. Between them there are 24 sessions: 7 talks, 14 short lightning talks, 2 panels and 1 hands-on workshop. You pick what interests you and move between rooms as you like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Xavier Hall<\/em>Talks and both panels<\/strong>30-minute talks, 45-minute panels<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

about 1 min<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concert Hall<\/em>Lightning talks and the workshop<\/strong>15 minutes each, back to back; the workshop runs an hour<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\/\/ how_the_day_flows<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The full session list is on the schedule<\/a>. Not sure which to pick? Your first WordCamp<\/a> has four suggested routes through the day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\/\/ panel_ready<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"The<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone, in the hall at 13:30. WordCamp Bengaluru 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Getting there<\/span>St Joseph’s Boys’ High School, Museum Road<\/a>, a short walk from MG Road metro, about half a kilometre. Travelling in? Getting to Bengaluru<\/a> and Where to stay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\/\/ the_hallway_track<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not everything happens inside the rooms<\/em>.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The hallway track is the informal part: the conversations over filter coffee, in the lunch line, while everyone gathers for the group photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the best connections of the weekend start with one simple question. You do not need to be outgoing or experienced. Just curious.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Is this your first WordCamp?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo: Nilo Velez, WordPress Photo Directory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Your ticket<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What it includes, and what to bring<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\/\/ badge_and_lanyard<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\/\/ included<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two tracks of talks, panels and a workshop on Sunday<\/span>Lunch on both days, with filter coffee and snacks through the day<\/span>Your badge, lanyard and WordCamp Bengaluru swag<\/span>Eligibility for Contributor Day, through the separate sign-up<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sunday<\/strong>Your confirmation, printed or on your phone, and a photo ID that matches the name on your badge.<\/span>Saturday<\/strong>A laptop and its charger, signed in to your WordPress.org account.<\/span>Code table<\/strong>A local WordPress setup, already running.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone follows the code of conduct<\/a>, on both days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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See you there<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General Admission is \u20b9800 for both days. Early Bird has already sold out, and tickets are transferable but not refundable, so if your plans change, you can pass yours to a friend. The community WhatsApp group<\/a> is where that usually gets sorted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come curious. Leave with new ideas, and maybe a few new friends.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u20b9800<\/strong>General Admission<\/span>Both days, lunch included<\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u20b92,500<\/strong>Friend of #WCBLR<\/span>The same weekend, plus an invite to the networking dinner, and it keeps the other tickets cheap<\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Get your ticket<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Your first WordCamp<\/strong>Sunday, hour by hour<\/span><\/a>The ticket guide<\/strong>every screen, step by step<\/span><\/a>Getting to Bengaluru<\/strong>airport, stations, buses<\/span><\/a>Where to stay<\/strong>sorted by price<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\/\/ image_credits<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The WordCamp Bengaluru 2024 group photo: the WordPress Bengaluru community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the WordPress Photo Directory, all CC0: laptop notes by Pablo Moratinos<\/a>, panel microphones by Shawn Hooper<\/a>, the pastries by Nilo Velez<\/a>, and the lanyards by Nilo Velez<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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