WordCamp Europe 2026 is just around the corner (do you have your ticket?), and Contributor Day in Kraków is shaping up to be one of the most focused and action-packed in recent memory. If you’re joining the Community Team table on June 4, here’s what to expect.
No matter where you are in your WordPress journey (first-time contributor or seasoned organizer) you’re welcome here.
🕘 Schedule
08:30 Registration
09:15 Opening and welcome
10:00 Contributing to WordPress – Community Team welcome and onboarding
12:15 Group photo
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Contributing to WordPress – Let’s keep collaborating
16:30 Teams summaries and wrap-up
💡 What we’ll be working on
This year, the Community Team table has a clear focus: meetups and contributor onboarding tools. Here’s what’s on the table:
🗺️ Meetup program health: our main focus.
The meetup program is one of the most important pipelines for growing the WordPress community worldwide, and we want to work on it together. Come ready to:
- Review and discuss the state of meetup groups in your region
- Explore what makes meetups thrive and what gets in the way
- Contribute to outreach and reactivation strategies for dormant groups
- Share ideas for improving the meetup organizer experience globally
🛠️ GatherPress.
As part of our ongoing work on the meetup program, we’ll also have space to discuss GatherPress, a WordPress-native event management tool being evaluated as the future of meetup coordination. If you’ve tested it, used it, or just have questions, come share your experience. Organizer feedback is exactly what the project needs.
📊 Contributor Dashboard, open to all teams.
The Contributor Dashboard is a project that touches every corner of the WordPress contributor ecosystem, and Francesco di Candia (@francescodicandia) will be leading this conversation at our table.
We’re especially hoping to hear from contributors across different teams, not just Community. If you’re from Core, Training, Polyglots, Documentation, or anywhere else: come by for a bit. Your perspective on what a useful contributor dashboard looks like is exactly the input that will shape it.
We’ll be exploring:
- What data and recognition matter most to contributors
- How the dashboard can support retention and make the contributor journey more visible
- What would have helped you get started or keep going
🛠️ Process Q&A and hands-on tasks.
For those who want to get into the weeds: there’ll be space to vet meetup and WordCamp applications, triage HelpScout conversations, and answer questions from newer supporters and organizers.
👋 Onboarding for new contributors.
Never contributed to the Community Team before? This is the perfect place to start. We’ll walk you through what we do, how decisions get made, and how you can plug in, no technical background required.
📚 A note on the Education table
This year, there’s a dedicated Education table run independently by Maciej Pilarski (@gomp), where you’ll be able to discuss WordPress learning initiatives (WordPress Campus Connect, WordPress Credits, WordPress Student Clubs), lesson plans, and educational programs. If that’s your area of interest, head there, and feel free to move between tables throughout the day.
🤝 Want to help facilitate?
The table will be led by me, but more voices are always better. If you’re a Program Manager, Program Supporter, or Event Supporter attending Contributor Day, consider stepping up to:
- Help onboard newcomers
- Guide a specific discussion
- Take notes and capture action points
📝 Note takers are especially welcome. We want to leave the day with clear takeaways, not just good conversations.
Come with an idea. Leave with a team to help you make it happen.