Meeting Agenda: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2886
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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 GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged by the repository owner. https://github.com/ 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 dayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of https://make.wordpress.org/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-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 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 Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. developer learning pathway with the team https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2044#issuecomment-2363439236
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