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WordPress Activity Library
A WordPress activity kit is a complete, ready-to-run resource that any WordPress community member, event organizer, facilitator, or educator can download and use without needing to prepare their own session materials. Each kit contains four files: A facilitator guide (.docx and .pdf) — covering learning objectives, setup instructions, step-by-step participant activities, facilitator tips, debrief questions,…
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Patch Testing Scrub Guide
This guide helps moderators run Patch Testing Scrub sessions. Use the structure and example phrases below as a reference to assign tickets to everyone in attendance. Pre-Session Preparation Before the session: 1. Review and have Trac ticket queue open and ready (Patch Testing Tickets). Also, prepare a shortlist of tickets to assign 2. Check for…
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Testing Gutenberg Tickets with WordPress Playground
This guide focuses on the ticket testing workflow for Gutenberg changes using WordPress Playground. The goal is to help contributors reproduce issues, verify fixes, and report results in a consistent format. When to use Playground Use Playground when a Gutenberg ticket can be tested in a browser-only WordPress environment. Use a full local environment when…
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Guide to talking at WordPress meetups and WordCamps about the Core AI projects
WordPress Core AI is a fast-moving target, but in a good way. There’s real software shipping (some of it already in WordPress 6.9), plus a bunch of fast-moving building blocks that are very demoable, but need a bit of framing so your audience leaves excited instead of confused. So here’s a practical speaker guide you…
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Team Organization
The WordPress Test Team is a group of contributors dedicated to improving the quality of WordPress through manual and automated testing, triage, and education. This page provides an overview of how the team is organized, who its active members are, and how new contributors can get involved. For more about the team’s mission and scope,…
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Trac Keyword Triage Guide
When a ticket on WordPress Core Trac is tagged with needs-testing, testers are responsible for evaluating the ticket and deciding on the next step. This guide covers the four keywords testers manage day-to-day, the workflow for deciding which to use, and ready-to-use comment templates for common situations. Note: This guide focuses on the tester’s view…
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Test Reports
This section contains archived test report templates that are no longer part of the active handbook. Testing Instructions Combined Report
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Email Testing
Email testing is important for WordPress testing because WordPress core relies on transactional emails for essential functions like user registration, password resets, and admin notifications. Capturing and verifying these emails ensures that the correct messages are triggered with proper content and formatting during the testing process. Email Capture Methods for Different Testing Environments Depending on…
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Test Core Tickets with Grunt
Grunt is a JavaScript-based task runner that WordPress uses to automate development tasks. This guide assumes you have already set up a local testing environment. Why use Grunt? To apply patches from Trac tickets easily. To build the WordPress core files after changes. To run automated tests. Applying Patches Prefer a video walkthrough? Follow along…