WordPress Help
Official documentation, learning resources, and contributor guides collected from WordPress.org.
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Lesson Plan Philosophy
Read this page in other languages: Gujarati (Google Doc) This is my lesson plan philosophy, my way of thinking when I am writing learning and development materials. This is not the only such philosophy available, but if you are new to writing learning and development materials this is not a bad philosophy to start from,…
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The WordPress Gallery (Block Editor)
Note: This page uses Block Editor. If you are a Classic Editor User, refer this page. Overview Image galleries are a great way to share groups of pictures on your WordPress site. The Create Gallery feature of the WordPress media uploader allows you to add a simple image gallery to pages or posts on your…
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What is an excerpt? (Block Editor)
Note: This page uses Block Editor. If you are a Classic Editor User, refer this page. What is an Excerpt Excerpt is an optional text associated to a Post. Most of the time, it is used as the Post summary. Can’t find the Excerpt editing box? Check your Document tab at the right of your…
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Set blog content visibility (Block Editor)
Note: This page uses Block Editor. If you are a Classic Editor User, refer this page. Content visibility is about controlling who can see your blog content. WordPress allows you to control the visibility of your posts and Pages on an individual basis. By default, all posts and Pages are visible. There are several ways…
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First steps with WordPress (Block Editor)
I have done the 5-minute installation. Now what? You’ve just completed the 5-Minute Installation of WordPress or the one-click install from your web host. So what is your next step? Let’s take a step-by-step tour through your WordPress site and see how the different functions work and how to make your new site your own.…
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Contributor Day
This guide is intended to help you get started contributing to the WordPress.tv team at a contributor day. If you need any help, talk to your contributor day organizer, your table lead or ask in the #wptv channel on Slack. Resources for table lead Before the event Check with the Contributor Day lead that the IP address…
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WordPress.tv API
Introduction The WordPress.tv REST API provides API endpoints for data types that allow developers to interact with WordPress.tv remotely by sending and receiving JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) objects. JSON is an open standard data format that is lightweight and human-readable. The API makes it easy to use WordPress.tv data to e.g. create single page applications on top of…
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Team Profile Badges
This page provides detailed information on Training Team Profile Badges and the process of requesting badges on your WordPress.org profile. Team onboarding is the primary and required step before acquiring any badge. Please complete the 30-60 minute onboarding program from Training Team – Getting Started. The onboarding program will lead you down one of 5…
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Git Branching
We roughly follow the git flow branching model. All bug fixes and new feature work is done using new branches that are then brought into trunk using pull requests. Main Branches The trunk branch represents the cutting edge version. Usually, this is what you want to fork and base your feature branch on. Feature Branches Feature or fix branch…
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Documentation grammar guide
This is a draft version and we’re looking to improve it with community feedback. General Use American English spelling (-ize and -or, not -ise and -our). Write in the active voice whenever possible. When referring to either the block editor or the classic editor, qualify the editor the first time (block editor or classic editor),…