{"id":6376,"date":"2025-09-18T07:14:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T11:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/?p=6376"},"modified":"2025-09-06T13:15:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T17:15:24","slug":"canadas-role-in-wordpress-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/canadas-role-in-wordpress-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s Role in WordPress History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When most people think of WordPress history, they picture San Francisco or the U.S. developer community. But Canada has quietly played an outsized role in shaping how WordPress has grown, from pioneering event formats to building platforms that transformed education and publishing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><s>Humble <\/s>Bragging on Canada&#8217;s WordPress community:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Canadian universities were among the first to run WordPress Multisite at scale<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canadian companies have stewarded plugins used on millions of sites, (Delicious Brains) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canadian organizers launched the very first BuddyCamp and national WordCamp outside the United States.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This timeline highlights the key moments, events, and people that put Canada on the map in WordPress history &#8211; milestones that were not just \u201clocal versions\u201d of what others were doing, but genuine firsts that influenced the global community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin-bottom:24px\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" data-attachment-id=\"6214\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/copy-of-wceh-2025-social-media_20250827_190007_0000\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190007_0000.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2008\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190007_0000.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190007_0000.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190007_0000.jpg?resize=1080%2C1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2008 \" class=\"wp-image-6214\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190007_0000.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190007_0000.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190007_0000.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190007_0000.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190007_0000.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Institutional Use of WP Multisite<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>One of the first large campus\u2011wide WordPress Multisite deployments globally. UBC Blogs became a model for institutional use of WordPress MU.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">WordCamp Vancouver<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>8th WordCamp in the world was in Vancouver in 2008.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"6208\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/copy-of-wceh-2025-social-media_20250827_190007_0003\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190007_0003.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Copy of WCEH 2025 Social Media_20250827_190007_0003\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190007_0003.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190007_0003.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190007_0003.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190007_0003.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190007_0003.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190007_0003.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190007_0003.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190007_0003.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordCamp:Dev<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Specialized WordCamp in Vancouver aimed only at developers. One of the first niche\u2011focused WordCamps anywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pressbooks, Montreal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.com\">Founded by Hugh McGuire<\/a>. Transformed WordPress into a book-publishing platform, later adopted across Canadian universities and global OER projects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"6209\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/copy-of-wceh-2025-social-media_20250827_190008_0004\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0004.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Copy of WCEH 2025 Social Media_20250827_190008_0004\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0004.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0004.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0004.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0004.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0004.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0004.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0004.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0004.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BuddyCamp<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The first BuddyCamp in the world focused on BuddyPress. It established the BuddyCamp format later used in other cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Distributed WordCamps<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Calgary, Ottawa, Edmonton, Winnipeg all launched WordCamps, marking Canada as one of the most regionally distributed WP communities outside the U.S.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin-bottom:24px\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" data-attachment-id=\"6211\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/copy-of-wceh-2025-social-media_20250827_190008_0006\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0006.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Copy of WCEH 2025 Social Media_20250827_190008_0006\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0006.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0006.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0006.jpg?resize=1080%2C1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6211\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0006.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0006.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0006.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0006.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0006.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordCamp Halifax<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">First <a href=\"https:\/\/halifax.wordcamp.org\/2017\/\">Atlantic Canada WordCamp<\/a>, expanding reach coast\u2011to\u2011coast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin-bottom:24px\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" data-attachment-id=\"6212\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/copy-of-wceh-2025-social-media_20250827_190008_0007\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0007.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Copy of WCEH 2025 Social Media_20250827_190008_0007\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0007.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0007.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0007.jpg?resize=1080%2C1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6212\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0007.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0007.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0007.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0007.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0007.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delicious Brains<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A Canadian company that acquired <strong>Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)<\/strong> in\u202f2021, then sold it along with other plugins to WP\u202fEngine in\u202f2022 having major global ecosystem impact.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin-bottom:24px\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" data-attachment-id=\"6213\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/copy-of-wceh-2025-social-media_20250827_190008_0008\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0008.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Copy of WCEH 2025 Social Media_20250827_190008_0008\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0008.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0008.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0008.jpg?resize=1080%2C1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0008.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0008.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0008.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0008.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-WCEH-2025-Social-Media_20250827_190008_0008.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inaugural WordCamp Canada<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The first <em>national<\/em> WordCamp in Canada (and one of the first outside the U.S.).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Lets make WordCamp Canada 2025 a landmark event &#8211; we need you to do that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--1\">\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/tickets\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"13\">Tickets are on sale now <\/a>\u2014 and we\u2019d love for you to join us this October in Ottawa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have a look at Canada&#8217;s global impact in our Open Source ecosystem! 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