WordCamp India 2021

Share your feedback on WordCamp India 2021!

WordCamp India 2021 (Online) has wrapped up! The first WordCamp to be spread out for three weekends, the event was an experiment at best. Our idea was to try and spread out our event to cater something for everyone – and from the responses so far, it looks like we have been able to make an impact.

We would like to thank all of you for making our event a grand success. As we close the doors on WordCamp India 2021, we would love to hear from you about what you thought about the event.

Please fill up the survey below and share your honest thoughts about the event. We welcome all the roses, brickbats, critcisms, and suggestions. Your feedback will go a long way in helping shape the future of online WordPress events.

Please fill up the form below:

Thank you so much in advance for your direct feedback! 🙏 All of us from WordCamp India organizing team appreciate it.

See you all soon!

WordCamp India sessions

All you wanted to know about WordCamp India 2021 sessions!

We are kicking off the final (and most exciting) leg of WordCamp India sessions. I’m sure you have a lot of questions about it – this post aims to answer all your questions!

How can I watch the WordCamp India sessions?

We are streaming our sessions on YouTube. Each session video will be premiered on YouTube in a playlist on each track. After each session, we will have a live Q&A with the speaker, where you can ask questions in Youtube chat. We have a playlist for each track, and each video will be made available at the planned time.

To watch WordCamp India videos, check out our Watch now page (direct link: https://india.wordcamp.org/2021/watch-now/)

You can also watch our sessions directly on YouTube. Here are links to playlists of Track 1 and Track 2 on February 13th:

The Q&A for WordCamp India will happen over YouTube; you can ask questions in YouTube live chat after the session, and the presenters will answer them live in the Live Q&A that follows.

What is the event schedule?

Check out our schedule page:

Tip: Clicking on a link on the schedule page takes you directly to the session video!

If you are looking for sponsor sessions, you can find them here:

How do I attend Sponsor sessions, visit sponsor booths, network with attendees, interact live with speakers, and ask questions in a virtual helpdesk?

We have one large Zoom room for all of that!

You will need to purchase a (free) WordCamp India ticket, if you would like to participte in this exclusive attendee-only event experience. This event will happen over Zoom. Here are the details:

Zoom credentials

Zoom link:  https://zoom.us/j/93193530288
Meeting ID: 931 9353 0288
Password will be emailed to you if you have purchased a WordCamp India ticket.

IMPORTANT: PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THESE CREDENTIALS OR THE PASSWORD (IF YOU KNOW IT) ANYWHERE IN PUBLIC (ESPECIALLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR PUBLIC PLATFORMS).

Our Zoom account will have separate breakout rooms (sub-rooms within a Zoom room). We will have the following breakout rooms at our event:

  • The Sponsor area (Where the sponsor sessions take place): Check out the full schedule for sponsor sessions.
  • Sponsor booths for exhibitor sponsors (some of them are organizing fun games, contests etc!)
  • Networking area (divided into several topics)
  • Live Q&A directly with speakers at live sessions (after the session concludes)
  • A virtual Helpdesk, where you can find answers to ALL your WordPress questions.

To know more about breakout rooms, check out this documentation. Additionally, here’s a video on WordCamp India zoom breakout rooms:

Please note: Our sponsors will be running several giveaways throughout the event – don’t forget to keep an eye on them! We will be sharing about them with you shortly.

Running alongside the talks, a private Zoom room will be open throughout the event for networking. Join to discuss with friends, make new connections, and share thoughts on sessions seen, WordCamps and WordPress!

I’m having trouble joining breakout rooms! I don’t see them at all. What do I do?

This is probably because your Zoom client is outdated. Pleaase update zoom to the latest version and rejoin the call; you should be able to see the breakout rooms and join them.

Do you have any ongoing contests as part of WordCamp India?

Yes! Check out the following post to know more!

I have questions on the event that I need answers for!

If you have any questions, send us a message on Twitter or via the contact form.

WordCamp India contests

Participate in these exclusive WordCamp India contests now!

We are lucky to be supported by some amazing sponsors who have joined us in sparing some exclusive contests as part of the event. Read on to find out more. Don’t miss this chance to win exciting prizes!

Please note: Our corporate and exhibitor sponsors will be providing some exclusive “virtual swag” and giveaways – these are available for attendees, and will be emailed to everyone that purchased a free ticket, shortly – as we are in the process of collecting virtual swag (get your ticket if you haven’t done so already!). This page contains only contests that our sponsors have made available to our participants.

Enter the cPanel WordCamp India survey contest for your chance to win a $100 Amazon.in Pay eGift card, or one of four $50 Amazon.in Pay eGift cards. No Purchase Necessary – Some restrictions apply, see full sweepstakes rules: 

Zestard announces the “Lucky Draw Contest” for WordCamp India 2021 Participants! Two Lucky Winners will get Mi Smart Band 5. Take this quiz now!

Virtual Quiz Announcement for WordCamp India 2021 Participants. Join us on 13th & 14th February to participate in the Virtual Quiz. Two winners will get a chance to win an Echo Dot & Boat Headphones. Stay tuned for more details!

Sudar Muthu - Intro to WP-CLI

Speaker Announcement: Sudar Muthu on “A quick preview of WP CLI”

Sudar Muthu will be speaking on the topic A quick preview of WP-CLI. This session will be held on the weekend of 13th and 14th February 2021. The schedule will soon be announced – keep following this space!

Bio of Sudar Muthu

Sudar Muthu is a WordPress plugin developer from Chennai, India who works as Lead Web Engineer at 10up.

Sudar is involved with the WordPress community for more than a decade and has contributed back to the community by speaking at various WordPress events, helping to organize WordPress related community events like WordCamps, Meetups, Do Action etc and by contributing to WordPress core.

About the session

WP-CLI provides a command-line interface for WordPress. This allows admins to quickly perform actions on a WordPress installation straight from the command line and can also be easily invoked from a batch job.
In this talk, Sudar will introduce WP-CLI and will also explore some common use cases where WP-CLI can be used very effectively.