Where: #docs channel on Slack and on Video
When: Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 14:00 UTC
Meeting Facilitator: @estelaris
Note Taker: @awetz583
Next Meetings
Discussion Meeting
Where: #docs channel on Slack
When: Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 14:00 UTC
Contributor Day
Where: #docs channel on Slack + Video call
When: Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 14:00 UTC
View upcoming dates on the Documentation Team meeting calendar.
Updates
7.0 planning
- Github 7.0 Documentation Project Board
- Schedule everything that needs to be published on May 20th when WordPress 7.0 is released
- WordCamp Europe contributors can help review and test the already published pages on June 4th
HelpHub documentation review project
- Docs contributors can make changes for documentation for updates made in 6.9 and earlier and put the Github issues in the “In review” column for WordCamp Europe contributors to review.
Github project boards
Additional updates
@estelaris is working on the following priorities:
- WordCamp Europe Prep
- Working on post for WordCamp Europe
- Creating issue in Github
- Prep for documentation presentation for WordPress in LATAM Meetup on 5/23
- Review handbook by WP Credits program contributor
- Has highlighted areas documentation could be improved
- HelpHub should be jargon free and easy to understand for an entry level WordPress editor
- Working on some automation for Github
Open floor
Question about badges
- Contributor badges when someone contributes
- Team badges are given after volunteers have worked with the team over time
- The Team Badge indicates that the Docs team can guide others
Walk through on how to get started with documentation help:
- See the pinned post on https://make.wordpress.org/docs
- Attend weekly meetings – See upcoming meeting schedule
- Visit the Documentation Issue Tracker on GitHub
Future Video Calls using Slack Huddles
- @supernovia proposed using Slack Huddles for video calls going forward to reduce notes burdon going forward
- Docs team agreed and @supernovia reached out to the Meta team to set this up
Hallway Hangout for DevHub Blocks documentation
- Reminder about the Hallway Hangout that JuanMa Garrido is planning for developer documentation (DevHub) on Monday, May 18, 2026, 14:00 UTC