{"id":2926,"date":"2026-10-01T23:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/session\/beyond-code-10-ways-anyone-can-contribute-to-wordpress\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T23:36:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:06:54","slug":"beyond-code-10-ways-anyone-can-contribute-to-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"wcb_session","link":"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/session\/beyond-code-10-ways-anyone-can-contribute-to-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Code: 10 Ways Anyone Can Contribute to WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone knows WordPress is open source, but many people assume contributing means writing code. 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