WordPress Help

Official documentation, learning resources, and contributor guides collected from WordPress.org.

  • Brand Usage Guidelines

    The guidelines here indicate how brands can be used and/or mentioned in all content published on Learn WordPress. Goals The purpose of creating brand guidelines here is threefold: Learn WordPress needs to be home to high-quality learning materials that serve the needs of all WordPress users – from beginners to power users – without being…

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  • Translating Subtitles

    Read this page in other languages: French, Gujarati This page explains the overview of the translation process of tutorial video captions (subtitles). You may want to also read the Tutorial Captions and Transcripts page of this handbook if you are new to captioning. In order to translate subtitle files, you’ll need a text editor. You…

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  • Developing Learn WordPress

    Development for Learn WordPress takes place on GitHub: https://github.com/WordPress/learn/ Reporting bugs & enhancements If you find a bug on the site or would like to suggest a new enhancement, please log an issue on GitHub. If you are unsure if your issue has already been posted, you can search the existing issues and ask in…

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  • Tools for Hosting

    Some resources to help you prepare for your live Online Workshop: Meeting place #training channel in Make WordPress slack for text-based online workshop. You’ll need to have a Make WordPress slack account, which can easily be done by clicking here. You can use a video conferencing platform of your choice. Slides To support your online…

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  • Hosting an Online Workshop

    Once you have your online workshop scheduled, here are some suggestions and tips for hosting. These guidelines are not prescriptive, but they can be helpful! Work with a Co-host A Co-host (also known as a Moderator, Buddy, or Helper) can help your Online Workshop go more smoothly! Please see Co-hosting an Online Workshop for more…

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  • Planning an Online Workshop

    Review the Training Team’s GitHub Content Development Project Board for Topic Ideas which you can turn into an Online Workshop. Otherwise, plan a completely new Online Workshop idea and add it to the board by using the Content Development Issue Template in GitHub. The video below guides you on the process of adding your Online…

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  • Reviewing Tutorial Presenter Applications

    The Tutorial content type is deprecated and no new tutorials are being created. Existing tutorials will be converted to Lessons. Read this page in other languages: Gujarati (Google Doc) Eligibility of Presenters Anyone can be a part of planning, scripting and creating tutorial videos on Learn WordPress. However, only people who embrace the WordPress trademark…

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  • Applying to Facilitate

    You can apply to facilitate here Don’t let picking a topic slow you down! Just remember: You don’t need to be an expert to host a group.  Online workshops are a place where everyone can learn together.  If you can’t answer a question, then someone else in the group can!  And if no one knows…

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  • Online Workshops

    Overview of Online Workshops An Online Workshop is a safe zone where you can: Develop new ideas Explore issues Ask questions Network over shared interests Exchange theories Collaborate on work Engage in uncertainty Come as you are Online Workshops are usually held on Zoom, but can be text-based in Slack as well. Scheduled events and…

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  • Creating Tutorial Quizzes

    The Tutorial content type is deprecated and no new tutorials are being created. Existing tutorials will be converted to Lessons. Read this page in other languages: Gujarati (Google Doc) Quiz questions should be action-based to help learners apply their newly-acquired knowledge and skills. Try to pose practical or scenario-based questions as opposed to only knowledge-based…

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