Overview
Meeting Agenda: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2848
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Attendees: @digitalchild @noruzzaman @newyorkerlaura @piyopiyofox @west7 @dhaval59 @devmuhib @nishitajoshi @rithika3 @darshanprajapat09 @chauhanraj754 @voboghure @rinkuiihglobal @rfluethi @ironnysh @zeelthakkar @zoonini @sierratr @jagirbahesh @amitpatelmd @psykro @shalomt @cnormandigital @lada7042
Newcomers: @sion99 @hansmosl @hyilmaz @jackieriel @erakhil08 @bobdunn-trainer
Note Taker: @noruzzaman
News
Meeting Note Takers
Here is our current note taker roster:
- August 22 – @noruzzaman
- August 29 – @rithika3
- September 5 – @nishitajoshi
- Sept. 12 – Looking for volunteer
Looking for feedback
Vote for the Learn WordPress North Star. Thank you for your feedback. The team reps narrowed it down to 3 options. Please vote 1, 2, or 3 in the thread for the one you feel best conveys Learn WordPress’ purpose. Why we are part of this team?
- Learn WordPress makes WordPress knowledge accessible to all by empowering individuals around the world to create, contribute, and grow within the WordPress ecosystem.
- To make WordPress knowledge accessible to all through Learn WordPress, empowering everyone to create, contribute, and grow within the WordPress ecosystem.
- Learn WordPress is the source for the most up-to-date educational content on WordPress for Users, Developers, and Designers of WordPress.
You can vote here
Now that the new Learn WordPress site has launched. There are a number of items on the post-launch list, which you can see here: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/milestone/21
- If you encounter any bugs or want to suggest an enhancement, please use the feedback template in 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/.
- Destiny Kanno has released a new Proposal: New Meeting Notes Structure #2850 — Please review the new structure example and give us feedback on it in this GitHub issue by September 5th: You can see a preview of the new notes here: https://make.wordpress.org/training/?p=112139&preview=1&_ppp=36e16d2836
- Looking for feedback items as well as open for discussion items need a place for followups. This will allow us to keep the discussions going as well as track the feedback. Where should this be? GithHub? on the Training team blog (P2P2 P2 or O2 is the term people use to refer to the Make WordPress blog. It can be found at https://make.wordpress.org) ? If you have any ideas one how we can track these discussions reply in this thread.
Looking for volunteers
Call for contributors: Intermediate Plugin Developer Learning Pathway
Jonathan Bossenger has put out a call for volunteers to help with creating the next Developer Learning Pathway– please reply in this thread if you would like to be a part of these efforts.
Project Thread: Content Maintenance Process Update Phase 1
- We are still looking for contributors to help shape and work on this project. Please comment on the post if you’re interested.
Call for testing: Playground blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. on Learn WordPress
- Thanks to the work of Alex Stine and Brandon Payton, we have been testing and fixing a11yAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) issues in the Playground block on Learn WordPress. All of the outstanding issues have now been fixed, so we’d like to ask other a11y experts to help us test.
- You can find more details on this testing issue: Test Playground Block on Learn WordPress. #2352
Dev Squad Updates
There was no dev squad last week. You can join this week. But there is this week! Come join us.
The calendar for when these meetings occur has also been updated on our Training Team site welcome box, so please be mindful that the dev squad meets biweekly (every other week) on Thursdays 07:00 UTC. You can view our scheduled meetings in this calendar.
Other news
- An update to the ongoing discussion about adding categories to videos Destiny Kanno has submitted a trac ticket to have the approve button added.
- @Laura A has published WCUS 2024 Contributor Day where you can read about what to expect on 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/ at WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They’re one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. US next month.
- On August 2, the new Learn.WordPress.org went live. Here is an update on the relaunch https://make.wordpress.org/training/2023/07/07/project-thread-learning-pathways-on-learn-wordpress/#comment-4340
- On this week’s The WordPress Way podcast, Abha Thakor @abhanonstopnewsuk interviews Nick Diego @Nick Diego, Laura Adamonis @Laura A, and Kathryn Presner @Kathryn Presner about the new Learn WordPress site.
- https://dothewoo.io/the-refresh-of-learn-wordpress-with-kathryn-presner-nick-diego-and-laura-adamonis/
- Our biggest other news this week, is @Destiny one of our team reps will be on parental leave from August 31 – March 2025. Wishing you all the best !
Come and Contribute
This week’s contribution focus area
- See Guidelines for reviewing content when reviewing content.
- We have1 issue ready for review
- See Validating and Applying Content Feedback for step-by-step guidance on validating feedback.
- We have 29 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 21 issues awaiting a fix
Contribution Acknowledgement
Badges awarded: End of the month
Props:
- Props to Cynthia Norman for hosting your first Online Workshop on adding theme.jsonJSON JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a minimal, readable format for structuring data. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML. to classic themes!
Project updates
Project Thread: Learning Pathways on Learn WordPress See the latest project update here – https://make.wordpress.org/training/2023/07/07/project-thread-learning-pathways-on-learn-wordpress/#comment-4340
Contributor Updates
Jamie Madden Working on reviewing lessons as well as scripts.
Destiny Kanno Working on Phasing myself out of the Training Guide program for now. She also added New meeting notes format, TracTrac Trac is the place where contributors create issues for bugs or feature requests much like GitHub.https://core.trac.wordpress.org/. ticket for an approval button for WordPress.tv categories and Content Maintenance Project
Wes Theron Working on Creating video lessons for the Advanced user learning pathway. Collaborating on lessons with other contributors and Writing scripts.
Rico F. Lüthi Working on Familiarization with video production and how efficiently videos can be translated into other languages.
Kathryn Presner Working on Faculty Program retirement – working on process/handbook updates with the team reps, Guide program admin – matching guides with new contributors, ongoing program maintenance, Learn WP remake – moving along remaining items on the project, and Co-hosted Cynthia Norman first Online Workshop and guided through prep/after-workshop steps
Jonathan Bossenger Working with various contributors 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 content, Guiding two new members to the training team, Hosted dev-squad triage, Planning next in person course cohort with Kathryn Presner
Open Discussions
This was mentioned above, but will repeat here in context. Open discussions and looking for feedback should have a follow up place. If you have any ideas reply in the thread above. If you have topics you’d like discussed in the meeting, please leave them as a comment on this issue. 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.
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.