This is the summary of the meeting in #hosting-community on Slack Monday, September 30, 2019, at 1400 UTC (Slack archive).
Attendees: @mikeschroder @fahimmurshed @duchesscorp @erichk @danielkanchev @cybr @javiercasares @redituk @hristo-sg
Team Agenda
@mikeschroder posted the agenda in Slack, and folks can reply to it in Slack. The detailed agenda can be found here.
Team Member Announcements
- @danielkanchev brought up an issue with a future Chrome release and SameSite Cookies, recommending that compatibility testing start asap. Trac #48183 was created.
- There is going to be a Hosting table at WordCamp Sevilla, mentioned by @javiercasares.
- @mikeschroder commented that any hosting team member is qualified to organize a contributor day for the hosting team at a WordCamp!
WordPress 5.3 Beta Testing
Please don’t hesitate to report any issues found during 5.3 beta testing. Beta 2 is due for release this week. Thank you to all who have participated in beta testing and who continue to do so! Your contributions are valuable.
Feedback Requested
- @afragen reported Site Health log to public file errors are still showing as a potential problem. Trac #47985
- Please feel free to jump into the conversation on Trac #48116, regarding PHP extension usage tracking.
Hosting Matrix Conversation Continues
- @antpb has created a draft of a recommended matrix for the WordPress.org/hosting page. Please feel free to leave comments or suggestions on the doc itself.
- @hristo-sg provided some feedback in Slack.
- @mikeschroder expressed support for the idea of building something that serves user needs.
- @javiercasares mentioned that there was a Contributor Day at PonteWordCamp with 15 WordPressers. Feedback and conclusions can be seen here. Feel free to leave comments, as well. @mikeschroder mentioned this feedback might be worth some PRs for updates to the handbook.
- @hristo-sg suggested that the project should focus on a particular audience.
- Concern about traffic to the /hosting page was brought up, particularly regarding traffic trends and types of visitors. @hristo-sg stated that people who are new to WordPress visit the /hosting page most often.
Open Floor
- Folks present thought we could talk about updating the handbook during the next meeting, and that this would be a good idea to do between now and when 5.3 is released.
Next Meeting
The next meeting will be in #hosting-community on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 1700 UTC. Hope to see you then!