Patricia BT

Updated after the talk, see the update and video, the transcript and the slides below.

Date: 03.06.2026 13:00 to 16:00 CEST | Venue: Near Przystań Wawel Resto Bar In 2025 in Basel, 2024 in Torino, 2023 in Athens and 2022 in Porto, we had picnics in parks near the venues, the day before WordCamp Europe opening.

Header image: Ally flags from Library.lgbt Why being an ally to the LGBTQIA+ community matters to me One of the things I’m proud of is having been called “an ally” by a lesbian friend (I didn’t give myself this title).

Header image: The Gutenberg logo was made by Cristel Rossignol, and is released under the GPL license I’m not a developer.

Header photo by Paco Marchante Context Three weeks ago at WordCamp Europe, I shared a document with Mary and Matt that represents the concerns, suggestions, and experiences of more than a hundred contributors across the WordPress project.

This post is part of a series.

*Header image: The four ferries that cross the river using only the natural power of the river’s current connect the larger southern part of the city (Grossbasel) with the northern side of the river (Kleinbasel), photo by Andreas Zimmermann, Basel Media G…

We should call it “Lake Leman” in English If you look at paper or online maps in English, you might see a label that says Lake Geneva.

Date: 04.06.2025 12:00 to 16:00 CEST | Venue: Kaserne Basel UPDATE 3 June: Due to the weather, let’s not bring much food.

I've received a few questions recently about my involvement in the WordPress community and whether it limits my ability to contribute elsewhere.

Conversation with ChatGPT Pro, model 4o, 18 January 2025.

The WordPress Community team definition is: This is the home of the Make Community team for the WordPress open source project!

This is an open reply to Joost de Valk on this blog post: Breaking the Status Quo I began a reply on Joost blog post, and it became rather lengthy, so I thought it would be better to publish it here on my blog and link to it from there.

Date: 16.12.2024 09:45 to 12:15 CET | Venue: Online event Published on 14.12.2024 Watch party for friends.

The cyber week is finally over!

I just created a page with the tech stack I use or recommend.

This is a test!

It’s often said that the two hardest phrases in any language are “I’m sorry” and “I was wrong.”

Conversation with ChatGPT Pro, model 4o, 27 October 2024 Me what does mean “woke”?

Statement on legal involvement and my continued contribution to WordPress On 23 September 2024, in the “Announcements” channel on the Make Slack, Matt Mullenweg informed the community that WP Engine has initiated formal legal action, and that anything we…

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and do not represent the views of my sponsors or the projects I am part of, such as the WordCamp Europe organising team, the WordPress Contributor Mentorship Program, my roles in the Make Community

The Swiss Federal Council When we think of a head of state, we often imagine a single, charismatic figure, someone who commands attention on the global stage and whose decisions shape the direction of an entire nation.

From a European point of view Disclaimer: These are my personal views as a random person, not a political expert.

It’s with immense gratitude that I dedicate this post to Polylang, whose sponsorship made me recover my costs for WordCamp Europe 2024 as an organiser (2 venue visits and the event).

Sponsoring 5 hours/week of my contribution time I’m incredibly grateful to Themeisle for sponsoring my contribution time to the WordPress project through the Five for the Future initiative.

The price of contribution Why I decided to not ask for sponsorship beforehand and how you can help!

The context Translations!

Becoming an organiser This year, I was a WordCamp Europe co-organiser, the biggest WordCamp in the world.

We are thrilled to welcome you to Switzerland in June 2025!

What a month!

Wow!

Recorded in October 2023, while driving from Geneva to Biarritz (for WordCamp Biarritz) and what the road and dusk inspired me.

Wow, I needed an extra week, and some holidays (week 2), to process everything I experienced during these events before to be able to write about it!

We need human touch, kisses and to be in each other's arms.

Hello WordCamp Europe friends!

GatherPress pilot program, our proposal on Make Community.

3 stories here.

The Love of Aviation When I was a child, we lived in Meyrin, on the outskirts of Geneva, very close to GVA airport, and I could see the planes taking off and landing from our house and garden!

It’s been a long time, too long, since I first had the idea.

2022-2023, my first normal years after a few traumatic ones.

About me and XMas First of all, I’m an atheist and a humanist.

Hello!

After attending for many years WordCamps in France and Italy and co-organising in Switzerland, I decided that it was about time to get to know the Spanish community as well.

Alright, the title might be a tad clickbaity, but it’s entirely true!

A Story of Gratitude!

Time for a change A few days ago, I changed my profile picture… Everywhere I could think of… This was actually quite time consuming!

Work for free?

Edit 7 June 2023: The picnic is over, thanks for coming!

Updated on 3 May 2024, originally written on 3 April 2023 This page is about crypto currencies and NFTs I have a lot to learn, and want to share here what I like about it.

Weather update, see below ☀️🌧️ Organisers: Patricia BT and Michelle Bulloch.