I’ll be sitting down with Automattician and Theme Wrangler Lance Willett this afternoon to discuss the growth of commercial themes on WordPress.com in the last year. We’ll be recording at 18 UTC on the Stream, so feel free to join in the (newly revamped) stream and chat room if you can.
It was around this time last year that Automattic announced they would introduce commercial themes on WordPress.com. Around that time I also spoke with Lance then about the news, so it will be fun to touch base with him again about it.
If you have any questions about paid themes on WordPress.com, or anything that would fall under the purview of a Wrangler1, drop a note in the comments and I’ll be sure to ask him.
- Purview of a Wrangler, as it turns out, would be an awesome indie band name. Or a book. Or a blog. Dang, someone really needs to use that name for something.
Not sure if this is appropriate but would love to know what one can do to improve their chances of getting a job at Automattic as a Theme Wrangler. If there’s anything specific they look for as far as skills, experience, etc.
Thanks Darin, I’ll add it to the list.
Interesting question, I’ll have to tune in later!
Hi Darin—the single best thing you can do is get involved with contributing to WordPress. Theme Review team, patches for core, editing the Codex, helping on the forums. It’s a great way for us to see your work, how you interact with people, and such.
Though we aren’t hiring right now, stay tuned to http://automattic.com/work-with-us/ for updates. And come say “hi” at a WordCamp or WP meetup 🙂
Thanks for the tips! I try and help out in the forums as much as I can, trying to give back as much as possible. Would love to do more just don’t have a ton of time. Would also love to go to a WordCamp, but as far as I know there’s none around here (Idaho) but someday I’ll make it out to one.
Unfortunately I have not been able to see the stream. Is the video online somewhere?
Thanks!
It will be in episode 31 of the WPCandy Podcast, which will be up later today.