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Introductions and Welcome
There were 30 attendees: @sumitsingh, @iamasadpolash, @jhimross, @eboxnet, @chaion07, @nayanchamp7, @vishitshah, @amitpatelmd, @webtechpooja, @shiponkarmakar, @piyopiyofox, @pitamdey, @digitalchild, @iammehedi1, @vanpariyar, @psykro, @jominney, @onealtr, @karthickmurugan, @lada7042 (async), @quitevisible (async), @webcommsat (async), @sierratr (async), @arasae (async), @itsjustdj (async), @courtneypk (async), @west7 (async), @nahidsharifkomol (async), @courane01 (async), @bsanevans (async)
We’ve had several new people join the channel recently. Let’s get introduced to 8 new people here:
@D.J, @kensuke, @Harsh Gajipara, @Bello Habeeb,@leomofthings, @Artem Kondranin, @shivashankerbhatta, @Zunaid Amin
Welcome to Training. What is your interest in Learn/Training, and what do you enjoy outside of WordPress?
News
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- August 8 – @nayanchamp7
- August 15 – @nahidsharifkomol
- August 22 – @sumitsingh
- August 29 – @fahimmurshed
Looking for feedback
Let’s elevate Team Values again
- At the July 18 Weekly Global Meeting, we discussed DEIB(Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging) Team value (This slack link will take you away from this meeting flow.)
- Collaborative: We foster trust and cooperation through mentorship and respect. This is a supportive place that encourages reliability and motivation.
Looking for volunteers
- Project Thread: Learning Pathways on Learn WordPress is currently recruiting team members– please read the post and comment if you are able to get involved.
- Call for Volunteers to help with 6.3 Learn WordPress updates (we are working on updating/creating content for WordPress 6.3 update. If you are interested. Please let us know!)
- Contributor Hour – Our First Contributor Hour will be on Aug 16 at 07:00 UTC and @Destiny will be the host. Destiny and I will be there to help you. This will be a zoom call and also run in slack for those who want to join async. Please join us on the contributor day. The zoom link will be shared 5 minutes before, when the contributor hour takes place.
Other News
- Proposal for Establishing a Make Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (“DEIB”) Team within the WordPress Community (any thoughts, please share on the post)
- WordCamp US Contributor Day WordCamp US 2023 Contributor Day is on August 24th! We’ve prepared activities for both new and experienced contributors to join in on the day. See the schedule for WCUS Contributor Day day here
Table Lead: Destiny Kanno (@Destiny), Laura Adamonis (@Laura A)
Zoom Coordinator: Courtney P.K (@Courtney P.K.), Amit Patel ( @Amit Patel)
Slack Monitor: TBD (If you are interested, please let us know.)
- WCUS Contributor Day: Tutorials Workshop (In-Person & Remote) – @Sarah (She/Her) will be hosting live Tutorial Workshops, if you are attending in-person. DO join the Training team table at WCUS. Thanks Sarah for hosting.
- Concerns over the European Union’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) Context: As the world’s most popular open source content management system, WordPress acknowledges the European Union’s initiative to bolster the cybersecurity of digital hardware and software products with the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). The Act’s effort to counter the increasing threat of cyberattacks and promote informed usage of digital products with increased security updates and transparency is commendable.
Badges awarded in July
Last month, @Amit Patel, @westnz, @sarah were awarded the Training Contributor badge. Thank you for your consistent contributions to the team.
Open requests for review
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Tutorials
- Tutorial – Testing plugins for PHP 8
- Tutorial – Embedding media and third-party content on your website
- Tutorial- How to use the spacer block in block themes
- Tutorial – Exploring WordPress 6.3
Lesson Plans
Translated Content
- Indonesian translation for Lesson Plan “Intro to the Site Editor and Templates”
- Indonesian translation for Tutorial “Choosing and Installing a Theme”
- Khmer translation for Tutorial “Getting to know the WordPress Dashboard”
- Spanish translation for Lesson Plan “How to create a Lesson Plan”
- Gujrati translation for Tutorial “How to start using WordPress Playground”
- Gujarati translation for Lesson Plan “Upload a Theme to the WordPress Repository”
- Gujarati translation for Lesson Plan “How to Build Low-Code Block Patterns”
Project Updates
Introducing the Training Team Guide Program! – headed by @Courtney P.K.
Creating digestible insight posts from the Analysis and results of the Individual Learner Survey.
@quitevisible: I will be drafting a post this week. Planning to have it ready for submission to faculty by end of this week. I’ll be reaching out to @Courtney and @Jo Minney beforehand to make sure I’m not overlapping with sections they may be covering.
Announcing the first Learn WordPress Course Cohort. -headed by @Jonathan
Project Thread: Learning Pathways on Learn WordPress – A GitHub project has been created to help assign, organize and project manage the ongoing work. headed by @Destiny
@destiny: I’m looking now. I think we have recommendations for how to record written somewhere. Folks can follow this Creating your Tutorial handbook page.
Open Discussion
@Pooja Derashri shared some useful things about the Training team and its communication channel.
Other ways to Contribute:
- Co-host an upcoming Online Workshop: Learn more about Co-hosting an Online Workshop in our handbook page.
- Help resolve a Content Error: We have information on how to Validating and Triaging Content Error Reports
- Join the Training Team Welcome Committee!: Help us welcome new members to the Training Team and foster our growing community.
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.