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  • PTE Request for Sparkling Theme

    Hello Polyglots, I have suggested stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. for Sparkling Theme and would like to become a PTEProject Translation Editor A Project Translation Editor (often referred to as PTE) is a person, who has access to validate strings on a…

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  • WordCamp and Meetup application vetting sprints – February 2020

    We currently have a backlog of WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They’re one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. and MeetupMeetup Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for…

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  • Hosting Meeting Notes: Wednesday February 5, 2020

    This is the summary of both meetings in #hosting-community on Slack on and Here is the Slack archive for this week’s meetings. The 0900 meeting was led by @mikeschroder and the 1800 meeting was led by @amykamala! @crixu peer reviewed these notes before publishing, which is much appreciated! Attendees: @crixu @xkon @passoniate @clorith @danfoster @gtaniguchi…

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  • Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: February 7, 2020

    This is the proposed agenda for the weekly accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility)…

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  • February 6 2020 Meeting Notes

    2020-02-06 forum support team meeting https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQC6RW/p1581008447159700 quick summary of the forum ticket scrub all OK with the international fora discusson of javascriptJavaScript JavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. WordPress makes extensive use of JS for a better user experience. While PHP is executed…

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  • WordPress.tv vs YouTube – Brainstorming 1

    Hi WordPress.tv fans, Last year the discussion around YouTube and willingness to include YouTube into our current process for bringing videos to the WordPress World has increased, so the time has come to get some ideas together and find a way to embrace new ways of sharing and viewing videos, and collaborating on e.g. subtitles…

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  • Community Team Reps for 2020

    Now that voting for this year’s Community Team reps has concluded, I’m pleased to announce that the new Community Team reps for 2020 are Mary Job (@mariaojob) and Cami Kaos (@camikaos)! Mary Job Mary hails from Lagos, Nigeria. She started using WordPress about 7 years ago, and has been involved in organising her local WordPress…

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  • Design meeting notes for Feb 5th 2020

    These are the weekly notes for the design meeting that happens on Wednesday’s. You can read the full transcript on our Slack channel and find the meeting’s agenda here. You can join the SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/ channel by following…

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  • PTE Request for Extend Media…

    PTEProject Translation Editor A Project Translation Editor (often referred to as PTE) is a person, who has access to validate strings on a specific project (for example BuddyPress, WooCommerce or Twenty Fourteen) for one specific locale. A project translation editor can approve strings that are added by translation contributors. Per project translation, editors are appointed by a general translation editor after…

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  • Tide Chat Summary: February 4th

    This post summarizes the 30-minute Tide status update and open floor discussion from February 4th in the #tide SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/ channel (agenda, Slack archive). Reminder that the current Tide focus is integrating PHPPHP PHP (recursive acronym for PHP:…

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