WordPress Help

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

  • Zé walked me through doing my first RC…

    Zé walked me through doing my first RCRelease Candidate A beta version of software with the potential to be a final product, which is ready to release unless significant bugs emerge., made some changes and discovered I forgot to bookmark that page where I build the package. I can get into gd.wordpress.orgWordPress.org The community site…

    Read guide

  • Forum Recount Needed

    Please do a thorough recount for our zh_CN forum: https://zh-cn.forums.wordpress.org/ If higher permission can be granted, that would be awesome. #forums, #request, #zh_cnLogin to ReplyTo-do

    Read guide

  • Did you have at least one props on…

    Did you have at least one props on a commit in 3.3? If so, you’re listed on the Credits screen in the WP dashboard. In the listing, your name links to your wordpress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code…

    Read guide

  • As of r19574 the new feature pointers are…

    As of r19574, the new feature pointers are no longer shown for new installs, or users created after an update that added the pointer. We left this alone through RC2 that way if you created a test installation or added new users during testing, you’d still see the pointers. #3-3

    Read guide

  • Plugin developers The new wp add script before…

    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 free in the WordPress.org Plugin…

    Read guide

  • A few string changes

    A few stringString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. changes: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/19571 — “Contributing Developers”, a string that the credits API will be returning. (Reported here on wppolyglots.) https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/19569 — We accidentally left in a few references to “Admin Bar” when it should now…

    Read guide

  • Hello I can’t find this string Contributing…

    Hello I can’t find this stringString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. “Contributing Developers” in the translation file …. it is located at the credits page (wp-admin/credits.php). Login to ReplyTo-do

    Read guide

  • Hello I see strange Names at the credit…

    Hello, I see strange Names at the credit page (wp-admin/credits.php) in WordPress Arabic: “letsfx” and “ala101” … They haven’t contributed to the Translation. How can you explain that ? #arabic, #creditsLogin to ReplyTo-do

    Read guide

  • Is there someone who’s handling an existing locale…

    Is there someone who’s handling an existing 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/ who’d be willing to talk me through what I must do with…

    Read guide

  • Validator rights

    Hello! I would like to become validatorValidator See translation editor. for Ossetian language in GlotPressGlotPress GlotPress is the translation management software that powers Translate.WordPress.org. More information is available at glotpress.org.. If it is technically impossible to make me validator for one language then I promise not to approve any suggestions on other languages. I am working…

    Read guide