WordPress Help

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

  • Helphub Spec

    At the WCSF community summit in October, one of the things we discussed was a support “hub” –  affectionately called “helphub” by @ipstenu – to replace support-related Codex pages and to act as the front page of WordPress support, likely living in front of the wordpress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by…

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  • Theme review team weekly notes The logs are…

    Theme review team weekly notes The logs are here: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/themereview/p1421171962000019 The floor was open some of the topics were: Issues with mentoring workflows and consistency. Clarification and extra supporting information needed for requirements in Handbook. We are going to collect topics to discuss and bring back the weekly themes for chats. If you’ve got something…

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  • Recap of January 13, 2015 Meeting

    Recap of January 13, 2015 Meeting Slack log (Requires 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/ login to view. Set one up if you don’t have a Slack account) Status of Lesson Plans in Progress Choosing and Installing Plugins (@suzettefranck) Suzette needs another…

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  • WordPress.org Theme API Updates

    In my last post I mentioned how changes to the Theme APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways. that are necessary for the new Theme Directory, are done. It turned out that it’s only half…

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  • Docs Information Architecture

    I’ve split the types of people who’ll be approaching the content into two broad groups: Users: anyone who uses WordPress, from amatuer bloggers to people setting up a complex multisiteMultisite Multisite is a WordPress feature which allows users to create a network of sites on a single WordPress installation. Available since WordPress version 3.0, Multisite…

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  • Projectors

    Some meetupMeetup Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook. groups need projectors because the venue doesn’t provide one. we’d like to identify a decent projector that’s not too expensive and creates a nice imagewhen…

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  • Agenda for Thursday January 15th meetup

    Last week at the support meetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through https://www.meetup.com/. A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share new ideas and seek help from one another. Searching for ‘WordPress’ on meetup.com will…

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  • Feature plugins in 4.2 and beyond

    Feature plugins for WordPress 4.2 and beyond need to be planned. Let’s get some suggestions together along with their status and who’s working on them. For each feature pluginFeature Plugin A plugin that was created with the intention of eventually being proposed for inclusion in WordPress Core. See Features as Plugins that you would like to see…

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  • CommHub Update

    Hi all, Today everyone in the CommHub meeting reviewed the commhub poll, fixed spelling mistakes, checked things made sense and added in line numbers to make it easier for translations to happen. With that I can declare the poll open for votes! Everyone has 2 weeks to vote, and the poll will close at 00:00…

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  • Deputy Update

    Howdy deputiesProgram Supporter Community Program Supporters (formerly Deputies) are a team of people worldwide who review WordCamp and Meetup applications, interview lead organizers, and keep things moving at WordCamp Central. Find more about program supporters in our Program Supporter Handbook.! Check in here. #deputies, #wordcampsLogin to Reply

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