This meeting followed this meeting agenda post. You can see conversations from the meeting in this Slack Log. (If you don’t have a SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/ account, you can set one up.)
This meeting was held in the EMEA time zone.
Introductions and Welcome
There were 10 attendees: @webtechpooja, @courane01, @hderashri, @eboxnet, @boogah, @ssebuwufumoses, @quitevisible, @meaganhanes, @meher, @lada7042
Welcome to the Team! @stespino, @arifmridhapranto, @kamplugins, @nerdypirate, @bareen12, @kuouu, @sunilstha523, @mandalkriti, @sandesh055, @livetacibulskaite, @novelgnomes
For anyone interested in joining the team, there are a few ways to get involved. A good place to start would be to check out our onboarding program.
News
Meeting Note Takers
Taking Team Meeting notes and posting a recap of the discussion is one of the easiest ways to get involved right away. Please take a look at the upcoming meetings below and consider claiming an open spot if you can.
- May 23 – @quitevisible
- May 30 – @hderashri
- June 6 – Need Volunteer
- June 13 – Need Volunteer
Looking for Feedback
Feedback is requested for the following items.
Repurposing the wptrainingteam GH organisation
This is headed by @psykro
Members of the WordPress community have been looking for a place to house all code examples used for Learn WordPress and the CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Developer Blog. If you have any thoughts and would like to provide some input on this, please share your thoughts on the github issue link above.
There is also a recent Slack thread on this topic that is available here: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RW657Q/p1682439607553039
Pathways to Learn WordPress
This is headed by @courane01
Courtney is working on creating Learn WordPress content pathways. Please visit the link above to learn more about this, then reach out to Courtney or Team Reps if you would like to help.
New SEO Expert Handbook Page
This is reviewed and published by @amitpatelmd and @bsanevans
Amit and Ben recently published the SEO Expert handbook page that Amit has been working on for some time. If you would like to comment or provide input, your feedback is welcome at the page link above or on this Slack thread: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RW657Q/p1684831067303179
Looking for Volunteers
Volunteer Hosts are needed for the dates below. Visit the linked pages to learn more about these roles.
- Team Meeting Hosts – May 30: APAC Meeting at 16:00 UTC
- Coffee Hour Hosts – May 30: EMEA/AMER Coffee Hour at 16:00 UTC – @courane01 volunteered
Other News
Links are in the headings for the following topics. There are many opportunities to get involved in the community. Be sure to click through and learn more about each one.
WordPress Community Team Discussion #9: The Next Generation of WordCamps
“Next Gen WordCamps” are expected to have clearer audience targeting, more specific content types, and a variety of engaging event formats. Existing WordCamps and meetups will continue, and organizers are encouraged to pitch ideas that align with the new purpose.
The community is invited to share their thoughts and envision the future of these events.
WordPress 6.3 Planning Roundup
This post summarizes the release schedule and squad composition for the next major WordPress release – 6.3.
WordPress Contributor Mentorship Program: Pilot Program Proposal
The Contributor Mentorship Program aims to provide cohort-based and 1:1 mentorship to new and aspiring contributors. The program is intended as a pathway to help new contributors find their way into WordPress contributions.
WordCamp Europe 2023 schedule
WCEU 2023 schedule is out. Check it out! This year, the European WordPress Community will come together between 8-10 June in Athens, Greece.
WordCamp EU Contributor Day ideas
Comments are now closed for this post. There have been so many nice suggestions on what can be done 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/. Thanks to those who provided comments. The team is gathering all feedback and working on the contributor post and will soon publish a detailed post about the planning for Contributor Day on a p2 blog post.
WordPress turns 20 this Saturday, 27 May!
Celebrate this historic milestone with others from around the WordPress world.
WP Briefing: Episode 56: What to Know About WordPress Playground:
If you are not familiar with these insightful podcasts, this would be a great introductory episode.
WordPress Playground is a WordPress site that runs in your browser. No server or setup is needed. Learn more about experiments surrounding the ever-growing WordPress Playground during this conversation with Rich Tabor and Adam Zielinksi.
Sprint
Content published in the last week
Tutorials
- How to add a blog or news page to any WordPress website
- Introduction to WordPress Multisite Networks
Courses
Open requests for review
The heading link above will take you to GitHub where you are able to view, comment, and contribute to posted issues.
Tutorials
- Tutorial – Advanced Multisite Management #1502
- Tutorial – Managing a WordPress Multisite Network #1501
- WordPress Action Hooks – Lesson Plan #806
- Using Page Templates – Tutorial #455
Lesson Plans
Translated Content
- Greek translation for Tutorial “Pages Vs. Posts” #1529 (Greek)
- Greek translation for Tutorial “WordPress Filter Hooks” #1528 (Greek)
- Greek translation for Tutorial “Posts vs. Pages: What’s the Difference?” #1527 (Greek)
- Greek translation for Tutorial “Understanding the Page editor vs. Site Editor” #1525
Project Updates
There are no active projects at this time.
Other Ways to Contribute
Are you ready to start contributing? Here are some ways to get involved today!
- Co-host an upcoming Online Workshop
- If you haven’t already, attend an upcoming online Workshop and check it out.
- Then learn more about Co-hosting an Online Workshop in our handbook page.
- Help resolve a Content Error
- When users have feedback about the content on Learn, they submit Content Feedback to the team. This feedback is recorded 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/ for anyone to come along and process.
- There’s more information available on 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.
Open Discussions
- @webtechpooja mentioned experiencing some travel glitches related to the upcoming WCEU23. Some discussion followed starting with this Slack thread.
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.