Content type: Handbook

  • Get Started at Contributor Day

    Contributor days are events that happen at major WordCamps. Contributor Days are events like WordCamp US or WordCamp EU can have hundreds of contributors working together, simultaneously. If you need any help, talk to the contributor day organizer, or ask your question in the #accessibility channel on Slack. Contributor Day Activities At a contributor day…

  • Master List

    Previously referred to as the “OMGWTFBBQ Posts” This template is used for posting the “Troubleshooting WordPress version Master List”. The best way to post using it would be to edit this page and copy the content, so your formatting is right. The way the post works is the first post is the MAIN post, and…

  • [OLD] Code reference

    Note: This project was completed. Thank you for your contribution. As part of the official documentation roadmap devised by the Docs team in Cincinnati in 2013, much of the work the Docs team is doing of late centers around migrating useful content from the Codex to official handbooks or to the developer hub, with the…

  • Get involved

    There are many ways in which it is possible to contribute to Documentation team. To help you decide where to start looking, we’ll present here possibilities based on your skillset. First make sure you have access to Slack and then go to #docs channel. End User Who is end user? End user is someone who uses WordPress mainly to…

  • [OLD] Docs projects

    See the top page of this handbook or GitHub repositories for ongoing projects. This page archives completed projects. Past Projects: Common APIs Handbook Common APIs Handbook serves as a clearinghouse for documentation on all APIs present within the WordPress software as well as APIs available from the WordPress.org ecosystem. For detail steps, refer https://make.wordpress.org/docs/handbook/documentation-team-handbook/common-apis-handbook/ HelpHub block…

  • global.wordpress.org

    Global.WordPress.org — also known as the Rosetta sites — is a WordPress Multisite network for international WordPress communities to offer localized translations of WordPress and support resources. If you’d like to contribute, just follow the steps below. Familiarize yourself with contributing to Meta projects in general. Setup your local development environment. WordPress Meta Environment is the easiest way;…

  • jobs.wordpress.net

    Jobs.WordPress.net is a board to connect those seeking WordPress-related services with those offering them, including design, development, technical writing, and more. If you’d like to contribute, just follow the steps below. Familiarize yourself with contributing to Meta projects in general. Setup your local development environment. WordPress Meta Environment is the easiest way; it’s a turn-key development environment…

  • developer.wordpress.org

    Developer.WordPress.org is the new central home for official WordPress developer resources, including an automated code reference and authoritative handbooks for plugin and theme development. If you’d like to contribute, just follow the steps below. Familiarize yourself with contributing to Meta projects in general. Setup your local development environment. WordPress Meta Environment is the easiest way; it’s a…

  • Getting Started at a Contributor Day

    This guide is intended to help you get started contributing to the Polyglots team at a Contributor Day. Below is an outline of what the Polyglots team does and how to quickly get started translating WordPress and related projects. If you need any help, talk to your contributor day organizer, or ask in the #polyglots…

  • FAQ

    Someone’s spamming! What do I do? On Slack, ask someone in #forums to look. A Slack account is required. On the forums, use the ‘Report’ option for the thread/topic. Why aren’t my posts showing up? They may have gotten caught in the spam queue, or may have been flagged. In most cases, just being patient is…