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#176 – Héctor de Prada on the Power of Local WordPress Meetups in Community Building

#176 – Héctor de Prada on the Power of Local WordPress Meetups in Community Building

Update: 2025-07-09
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On the podcast today Nathan Wrigley talks with Héctor de Prada, co-founder of Modular DS and an organiser of the WordPress Meetup in León, Spain. Héctor shares his motivations for fostering local WordPress communities, details how the team organises popular, well-attended Meetups, and explains their strategies for inclusive topics, sponsorship, and creating a welcoming atmosphere. They also discuss the importance of variety in event formats, supporting new organisers, and the positive impact Meetups have on networking and opportunities within their local tech ecosystem. If you’ve ever thought about starting a WordPress Meetup in your city, or want to bring new energy to an existing group, this episode is for you.
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#176 – Héctor de Prada on the Power of Local WordPress Meetups in Community Building

#176 – Héctor de Prada on the Power of Local WordPress Meetups in Community Building

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