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Supporting WordPress Contributors
A frank conversation about the cost of open-source work in WordPress: who maintains critical tooling like WP-CLI for little reward, why WordCamp organisers run six-figure budgets unpaid, and how sponsorship, Five for the Future, and corporate backing might make contribution sustainable.
Alain joins fellow contributors to argue that the question is rarely about money and always about cost — the health, family time, and sleep that unpaid maintainers quietly spend. The panel weighs sponsorship models, corporate funding commitments, and the cultural shift WordPress needs to value the people holding up its infrastructure.