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Core Test Team at WCEU 2026: Contributor Day

Hello WordPress enthusiasts 👋

Tomorrow we head to Kraków. The Core Test Team is gearing up for Contributor Day at WordCamp Europe 2026, taking place 4 June 2026 at ICE Kraków – the official kick-off to WCEU.

Testing is one of the most welcoming doors into WordPress: you don’t need to write a line of code to make a real difference, and by the end of the day you’ll have touched software used by over 40% of the web. Whether it’s your first Contributor Day or your fifteenth, there’s a seat for you at the Test table. Here’s what we’ve got planned and how to make the most of it.

🕰️ Schedule

All times are Central European Summer Time (CEST). Plan to arrive about an hour early to register and settle in.

  • 8:30 – Registration
  • 9:15 – Opening and welcome
  • 10:00 – Contributing to WordPress
  • 12:15 – Group photo
  • 12:30 – Lunch
  • 14:00 – Contributing to WordPress
  • 16:30 – Team summaries and wrap-up

Joining from home? Remote contributors are just as welcome – find us in the #contributor-day and #core-test channels in Make WordPress Slack.

👩🏻‍💻 Meet the Test Team Table Leads

In-Person Table Leads:

Online (Remote) Table Lead

Anukasha will be on the ground in Kraków to welcome you and get you set up, while Nimesh holds down the digital table – coordinating remote contributors and answering questions in Slack throughout the day. Other Test Team regulars will be dropping by in person and online to lend a hand.

🎯 What We’ll Work On

Our focus is meaningful, achievable contributions you can make real progress on in a few focused hours:

  • Onboard new contributors. If you’ve never tested before, this is the place to start. We’ll walk you through your first test, your first triage, and your first reproduction – no prior experience needed.
  • Test core tickets that need eyes. Pick up live work straight from Trac:
  • Test the editor (Gutenberg).
  • Help test the new career functionality on WordPress.org. There’s an active call for testing (feedback open through June 25) for the refreshed jobs.wordpress.net and the new career fields on WordPress.org profiles – job history, key accomplishments, and an “open to work” toggle. Try the applying-for-jobs flow, browse candidates on the Jobs site, and leave feedback on the post or by opening an issue on GitHub.
  • Find a bug? File it. A clear, reproducible report on Trac is a genuine contribution in itself.
  • Improve the docs. Help sharpen the Test Team Handbook and testing guides so the next newcomer has an easier path than you did.

Bring whatever skills and curiosity you have – table leads and experienced contributors will help you find the right task. Everyone is welcome.

A gentle reminder: it’s Contributor Day, not Contribution Day. The goal is to find a meaningful way to contribute, not necessarily to land a finished patch by 16:30. Work you start tomorrow might wrap up next week – and that’s exactly how open source is meant to work.

🌐 Collaboration and Community

Contributor Day isn’t only about the work – it’s about the people. It’s a room full of contributors swapping ideas, helping each other unstick, and celebrating small wins together. For many of us, the connections made across the Test table are what keep us coming back year after year. Come for the testing, stay for the community.

If you’d like to keep contributing after Kraków, the Test Team meets every week in #core-test. You can find the full Test Team meeting schedule and upcoming meetings here: https://make.wordpress.org/meetings/#test. Drop by any time to say hi, ask a question, or just lurk and learn.

🧰 Prepare at Home

A little setup the night before means you can dive straight into the fun stuff when you arrive. Spotty venue wifi is a fact of life, so get ahead of it:

🔗 Helpful Resources

👀 Looking Ahead

Every bug reproduced, every patch tested, and every report filed tomorrow ripples out to millions of sites. That’s the quiet power of testing: it’s unglamorous, it’s essential, and it’s how WordPress stays trustworthy release after release. We can’t wait to see what we build together in Kraków – and in Slack.

Not sure Test is the right fit? The Find Your Team tool can point you somewhere that clicks. But if you like the idea of being the person who catches the problem before a user ever does – you’ve found your table.

See you in Kraków! 💙

Props to @nimeshatxecurify for preparing and reviewing this post, and to @anukasha for the review of this post. 🙌

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