Activity kits are now live on Learn WordPress, and we want to make sure community members know about them!
A WordPress activity kit is a complete, ready-to-run session package for anyone (event organizers, facilitators, instructors, etc) who wants to teach about WordPress topics. Each kit includes a facilitator guide and slide deck, all within a single downloadable zip. This is everything you need to run a hands-on session without preparing materials from scratch. All kits are designed to work in WordPress Playground (no installation or accounts required) or an equivalent free environment, run in 60–90 minutes, and produce something tangible by the end.
You can browse the full library at learn.wordpress.org/activity-library.
What’s available now
Eleven kits are ready to download and use:
- Contributor Onboarding: Participants explore the Make WordPress contributor pathways, create the accounts they need, and make their first real contribution before the session ends. (60 minutes, Beginner)
- Accessibility Testing in WordPress: Participants use the Accessibility Checker plugin to scan a page for issues, fix three common problems in the Block Editor, then test the page using only a keyboard. No prior accessibility knowledge required. (60 minutes, Beginner)
- Content Creation: Participants work through the full content lifecycle in WordPress — structuring posts with blocks, managing images accessibly, organizing with categories and tags, scheduling, and recovering from mistakes using revisions. (60 minutes, Beginner)
- Debugging for Site Owners: Participants learn a repeatable, tool-backed approach to diagnosing and fixing the most common WordPress problems, without needing FTP access, server knowledge, or a developer on call. (60 minutes, Beginner–Intermediate)
- Debugging for Developers: Participants work hands-on with four complementary debugging tools: WP_DEBUG, Query Monitor, browser DevTools, and Xdebug, and learn to match the right tool to each type of problem. (60 minutes, Developer)
- eCommerce with WooCommerce: Participants learn about various WordPress eCommerce offerings in the ecosystem and configure WooCommerce using the setup wizard, add their first product, and complete a test purchase from store to confirmation page. (60 minutes, Beginner–Intermediate)
- Managing Your WordPress Site with AI: Participants use Claude Desktop and the WordPress MCP Adapter to manage a local WordPress site entirely through natural language conversation. Note: this kit requires a local WordPress environment and Node.js 22+. (80 minutes, Beginner–Intermediate)
- SEO Foundations: Participants audit the SEO features built into WordPress core, evaluate whether their site needs an SEO plugin, and configure the essentials using RankMath in WordPress Playground. (60 minutes, Beginner–Intermediate)
- Using AI in Your WordPress Dashboard: Participants set up the WordPress AI plugin, connect it to a free AI provider, and use it to draft, revise, and summarize content without leaving the editor. (60 minutes, Beginner–Intermediate)
- WordPress Playground: Participants explore WordPress Playground for safe testing, version testing, and environment sharing — and leave with a shareable Playground link they built themselves. (60 minutes, All levels)
- WordPress Security Essentials: Participants audit a WordPress site’s security posture, apply essential hardening steps, and learn what to do when something goes wrong. (60 minutes, Beginner)
How to use a kit
Visit learn.wordpress.org/activity-library, choose a kit, and download the zip. Each kit page includes an overview of the activity, a preview of the facilitator guide and slide deck, and a download button for the full kit. The facilitator guide includes everything you need to run the session: learning objectives, setup notes, step-by-step participant activities, facilitator tips, and debrief questions.
You do not need to be a WordPress expert to facilitate these sessions. The kits are designed to be used by anyone interested in teaching and learning about WordPress.
Help us build and maintain the library
We have eleven kits live and we want more. Here’s how you can get involved:
Facilitate a kit at your next event. Download one, run it at your local meetup, and tell us how it goes through our feedback form. Post in #community-team or #training on Making WordPress Slack with what you tried and what landed.
Create a new kit. The Training Team has published a step-by-step handbook guide covering everything from topic selection to publishing on Learn WordPress. You can create a kit using the AI prompt package (compatible with Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, and others) or the Claude Cowork plugin — both are available in the WordPress/Learn GitHub repository.
Flag something that needs updating. Notice a broken step, an outdated plugin version, or a path that has changed since a kit was published? Post in #training with what you found. Keeping the kits current is an ongoing team effort.
Questions? Reach out in #community-team or #training on Making WordPress Slack.
Kudos
Thank you to the peer reviewers who helped shape our first kits: @mohkatz @rashunda @mayankmajeji @akshayar @rianrietveld @alh0319 @nilovelez @ekamran
Thank you to our Meta team folks who helped get the Activity Library live on the Learn WordPress website by reviewing, providing guidance, and merging: @obenland @adamwood @paulkevan @dd32
Thank you to the Polyglots who helped with translating our feedback form: @francescodicandia @fierevere @masino1967 @jensratzel
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