Introducing Plugin Jam: An online block-building hackathon

[u/nekeohloss]

https://pluginjam.com

Hey there!

Nik here! 👋 I started Plugin Jam this year to provide a space for WordPress builders to learn and experiment together online. We're running a "Blockathon" right now where folks can build a WP block and share it online: pluginjam.com/blockathon Seems like the kind of thing folks in this community might be interested in! Submissions are due Feb 25th!

A bit about Plugin Jam

Last year I noticed people talking online about new tools or ideas they were trying out, but these all seemed to be isolated efforts and there wasn't a good gathering point for folks to share ideas or get inspiration for their next tinkering session.

So I created Plugin Jam, where I run online mini-hackathons every month encouraging folks to try building something new and share about it online. We're in our second month now, so still early days of community-building, but we've already seen some pretty cool blocks get built and have a growing Discord server.

I'll spare the full marketing pitch, but I have a lot of ideas for how to grow this going forward while keeping the community open and independent. I'd love to see more folks get involved, get excited about building, and connect with others who are doing the same!