WordPress Help

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

  • Prioritization and Self Management

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  • Professional Identity

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  • Measuring Impact

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  • Date Block

    Go to the list of Blocks Use the Date block to display a custom date. Add a Date block To add the Date block, click the + Block Inserter button in the top-left corner of the editor. Search for the Date block and click on the block to add it to the page. You can also quickly…

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  • Repo Maintainers

    Repo Maintainers help steward AI team projects and ensure they remain healthy, welcoming, and moving forward. Maintainers are not expected to personally design and implement every feature, review every contribution, or make every decision. The role is primarily one of stewardship, coordination, and QA. Maintainers are encouraged to share responsibilities with other contributors and avoid…

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  • Slack Channels for WordPress Communities

    This page covers how to request and set up Slack channels for WordPress communities. For background on why we’re expanding Slack access, see Welcome All Languages and Communities to Make WordPress Slack. How to request a channel Eligibility Local Meetups — Active official Chapter Meetup groups Locale contributor communities — Language-based contributor groups (e.g., Japanese)…

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  • Exit Codes

    WP-CLI follows widely-adopted Unix conventions for exit codes: 0 signals success (the command’s primary condition was satisfied), while non-zero values signal that the primary condition was not satisfied. This can represent either an operational error (the command could not perform the requested operation) or an expected negative result that calling scripts are intended to test…

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  • Security Vulnerability Reporting for WP-CLI

    The WP-CLI team appreciates security vulnerability reports and takes them seriously. If you believe you have discovered a security vulnerability in WP-CLI, please read this page in full before following our responsible disclosure process. A valid report can be granted a CVE and may be rewarded with a bounty payment via the HackerOne program. Report…

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  • Support

    WP-CLI’s maintainers and contributors have limited availability to answer general support questions. The current version of WP-CLI is the only officially supported version. Before asking for help, search for your question in these resources: Common issues and their fixes WP-CLI Handbook Open and closed issues in the WP-CLI GitHub organization Threads tagged WP-CLI in the…

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  • Database Inspection

    Some test scenarios require checking or editing database rows directly. If you need a browser-based database tool for a local WordPress development environment, you can add phpMyAdmin to your wordpress-develop Docker setup. Using phpMyAdmin Create or update docker-compose.override.yml in the root of your local WordPress Develop checkout. If you already use an override file for…

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