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

  • Trac/Trello Discussion – The way to report and discuss documentation issues

    This discussion started in Slack during one of Docs team meetings. It was discussion about the best tool for tracking progress and issues for blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts…

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  • PTE Request for Image Source Control

    Hello Polyglots, I am the pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be…

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  • Please grant @translationsbyautomattic Cross-Locale PTE…

    Please grant @translationsbyautomattic Cross-LocaleLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/ PTEProject Translation Editor A Project Translation Editor (often referred to as PTE) is a person, who has…

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  • Gutenberg Phase 2 Friday Design Update #41

    Happy Friday everyone! The winter holidays are upon us and CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. is already planning for WordPress 5.4. A recent update regarding the 9 Projects for 2019 was posted wherein GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for…

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  • PTE Request for RY WC City Select

    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 this RY WC City Select 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…

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  • Accessibility Team meeting notes for 6 December 2019

    These are the weekly notes for the 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) team…

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  • Block Directory plugin guidelines

    As mentioned in this week’s metaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. meeting, the draft guidelines for plugins submitted to the BlockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe…

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  • Agenda for Accessibility Team Meeting 6 December 2019

    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) team meeting…

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  • WordPress Major Release Schedule

    A new WordPress release schedule has been published with provisional dates to the end of 2021. The timetable is hoped to help the community with planning and encourage involvement in future development work.

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  • Community Team Reps for 2020

    It’s been almost three years since we elected team reps for the Community Team. @hlashbrooke and I have been serving since January 2017, way longer than usually team reps do… so it’s time to have a new election! The Role In the WordPress open sourceOpen Source Open Source denotes software for which the original source code…

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