Meeting Agenda: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2886
Slack Log: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RW657Q/p1726704033549259 (If you don’t have a Slack account, you can set one up.)
Attendees: @west7, @zoonini, @noruzzaman, @lada7042, @chauhanraj754, @voboghure, @zeelthakkar, @rithika3, @nishitajoshi, @darshanprajapat09, @jagirbahesh, @digitalchild, @rfluethi, @devmuhib, @cnormandigital, @amitpatelmd, @psykro, @mebo, @rinkuiihglobal, @ironnysh
Newcomers: @michelleblanchette, @cyriacathickal, @david111780, @jpdavid, @yasser1992, @itsukihayashi, @isolankiparth, @areziaal, @hugobld, @pocornell, @mkastler, @lbones, @turboaddons, @lintonhale, @david-innes, @catcreates
Note taker: Noruzzaman
News
Meeting Note Takers
Here is our current note taker roster:
- Sept. 19 – noruzzaman
- Sept 26 – Zeel Thakkar
- Oct 3 – Jagir Bahesh
- Oct 10 – looking for volunteer
Looking for feedback
- Comment on WordPress Contribution Health Dashboards: An Experiment
- Drawing new learners to the new Learn WordPress site
- Please share your feedback on which idea we should start with first, to attract new learners to Learn WordPress. Deadline extended until Sept. 24. Big thanks to those who have shared their thoughts already, your input is appreciated!
- https://make.wordpress.org/training/2024/08/28/drawing-new-learners-to-the-new-learn-wordpress-org/
- Designer learning pathway outline
- Are you a designer? We would love your input on the draft Designer learning pathway outline. The aim is to start creating content for the Beginner pathway by the end of this month. Please leave feedback by Wednesday, 25 September
Looking for volunteers
- Call for Contributors: Become an Online Workshop Host
- Are you passionate about WordPress and helping others? The Training Team is seeking contributors to host Learn WordPress Online Workshops! Share your expertise, connect with a global audience, and make an impact. Host a live workshop in your preferred language and time zone, engage with attendees, and give back to the community. Expand your network while helping others improve their WordPress skills. Apply to facilitate – we’re excited to work with you!
- Content Creators: Designer learning pathway
- If you would like to help create content for the upcoming Designer learning pathway, please reach out to @westnz or respond to this thread.
Updates from last week’s dev-squad triage session
- The next dev-squad triage session will be held Thursday, September 19, 07:00 UTC
Location: #meta-learn - These bi-weekly sessions are where we triage any open PRs or new bugs opened on the Learn WordPress GitHub repository.
Other News
- Tour the New Learn WordPress
- As part of our ongoing cross-team effort to attract new users to the Learn platform, here is the recently published Tour the New Learn WordPress. The video was also published on YouTube.
- YouTube and Learn WordPress
- A new Learn WordPress section has been added to the WordPress YouTube channel home page below featured playlists.
Come and Contribute
This week’s contribution focus area
- See Guidelines for reviewing content when reviewing content.
- We have 6 issues ready for review
- See Validating and Applying Content Feedback for step-by-step guidance on validating feedback.
- We have 20 issues that require validation
- See Vetting Topic Ideas for step-by-step guidance on vetting topic ideas.
- We have 4 issues that require vetting
Validated feedback awaiting fix
- Contributors, see Validating and Applying Content Feedback for step-by-step guidance on applying feedback that has been validated.
- We have 22 issues awaiting a fix
Contribution Acknowledgement
- Badges awarded: Badges awarded: Badges are awarded at the last meeting of the month. Please fill out applications prior to the last Monday of the month so the team reps can review at their meeting. You must meet Team badge requirements
- Props to @coffee2code for implementing a new Courses section in WordPress.org user profiles! This excellent enhancement lets learners show off the courses they’ve taken. (ticket)
- Props to @Cynthia Norman and @Laura A for leading the Training Team table with me at WCUS!
- Props to @Kathryn Presner for also leading training team table at WCUS!
- Props to @westnz for running his first Training team meeting!
- Props to @webcreativeng ( hosting his first) and @Jonathan for hosting the online contributor day event!!
- Props to @Cyrille C @webcreativeng @Elliott Richmond @Agil Julio @Michelle Blanchette and @Jesse Owens for their contributions towards the developer learning pathways.
Project updates
- Project update: https://make.wordpress.org/training/2023/07/07/project-thread-learning-pathways-on-learn-wordpress/#comment-4344
Open Discussions
- @west7 say what has been some of the highlights from Contributor Day and WCUS 2024? and @zoonini reply One of the highlights for me was having a really great brainstorming session around drawing new learners to the site. I’ll be posting a summary of that discussion in the comments on the post.
- @lada7042 say would it be good to have an upcoming events section in our weekly meetings? and @Jonathan reply I’d like to share this production update on the plugin developer learning pathway with the team https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2044#issuecomment-2363439236
You can see all meetings scheduled on this meeting calendar. If you are new to the Training Team, then come walk through our onboarding program to get to know the team and how we work. And if you have questions, feel free to reach out in the #training Slack channel at any time.