Courtney Robertson 6:21 pm on December 4, 2020  

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Kaito Hanamori (previously Ben Evans) 4:49 am on October 4, 2024
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Nomination for 2025 Training Team Reps

In the WordPress open-source project, each team has Team Representatives, abbreviated as Reps. It’s time again to nominate the next round of Training Team Reps. (For a quick refresher of Team RepTeam Rep A Team Rep is a person who represents the Make WordPress team to the rest of the project, make sure issues are raised and addressed as needed, and coordinates cross-team efforts. roles across the WordPress project, see the Team Reps post on Team Updates.)

Summary: The team is looking for two more people to join @digitalchild in the Training Team Rep role next year.

The Role

Training Team Reps serve for approximately 2 consecutive years, using the first year to get familiar and the second to train the incoming reps. You can read more about the Training Team Rep’s role in the team handbook.

Details of 2025’s openings

The Training Team strives to have three team representatives at a time in order to ensure redundancy and diverse opinions in leadership. This year, @piyopiyofox and @kaitohm conclude their two year terms and will be stepping down from the role. @lada7042 is also stepping down due to personal reasons.

@digitalchild stepped in as Interim Team rep in June this year and has successfully co-led the the team during the temporary absence of other reps. For continuity’s sake, we’ve asked Jamie to continue on as team rep into 2025 and he has happily accepted! Thank you for being available to serve the team for another year, Jamie.

Therefore, the team is looking for two more people to join Jamie in the Training Team Rep role next year.

Timeline for Training Team Rep Selection

We will follow the process documented in the team handbook.

Step 1: Call for Nominations

Anyone can nominate a Training Team Rep. Self-nominations are welcome, too! To nominate someone or yourself, please comment on this post. If you would like to nominate someone in private, please reach out to @kaitohm or @digitalchild.

  • Nomination Opens: October 4, 2024
  • Nomination Closes: October 25, 2024

Team reps will confirm each person nominated meets the vetting criteria at our weekly meeting on October 29th. They’ll then reach out to those nominated to confirm if they would like to accept the nomination. Only those who accept their nomination will be added to the poll, so feel free to decline a nomination if you don’t feel like this is the right fit for any reason.

Step 2: Vote for Team Reps

If there are more than 2 nominees who accept nomination, we will organize a poll to select the Team Reps.

Training team members can vote to select new Team Reps. 

  • Voting Opens: November 5, 2024
  • Voting Closes: November 25, 2024

Step 3: Announce Team Reps

New Team reps will be announced on November 28, 2023. 

Step 4: Onboard/Off-board Team Reps

New Team Reps will be onboarded during December, including 1-2 synchronous calls. This will allow the new team of reps to decide on new weekly meeting times before the year is out and get set up for success in 2025. Out-going Team Reps will be off-boarded during December also.

Time to Nominate!

Are you ready? It’s time to nominate folks to serve as our Training Team Reps for the new term! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask in the comments.

Thank you, @digitalchild, for reviewing this post.

#nominations, #training-team

Kathryn Presner 8:36 pm on October 2, 2024  

Learn WordPress site remake: First two months

It’s been two months since Learn.WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ launched on August 1, at approx. 22:00 UTC. This post compiles some information on how the site performed during August and September 2024.

Course completion rate

August 2024

Beginner WordPress User – 22.57% (1847 enrollments)
Intermediate WordPress User – 18.42% (267 enrollments)
Beginner WordPress Developer – 12.17% (1289 enrollments)
Intermediate Theme Developer – 11.19% (297 enrollments)

Average course completion rate – 16.09%

September 2024

Beginner WordPress User – 23.43% (1399 enrollments)
Intermediate WordPress User – 22.39% (211 enrollments)
Beginner WordPress Developer – 13.09% (1052 enrollments)
Intermediate Theme Developer – 15.12% (239 enrollments)

Average course completion rate – 18.51%

Please note that in most Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), including Coursera, the average completion rate is typically low, ranging from 3% to 6%, with variation depending on course difficulty, engagement, and whether students paid for the certification.

Video retention rate

The video retention rate for Learning Pathway courses was 59.3% in September compared to 57% in August.

Learner satisfaction

After a learner finished each course, they are prompted to complete a satisfaction survey. One of the survey questions is: “How useful did you find this course/Learning Pathway?” Below is the learner satisfaction rating for Learning Pathway courses in August and September:

August 2024

Beginner WordPress Developer: 93.33% (6 responses)
Beginner WordPress User: 91.20% (75 responses)
Intermediate Theme Developer: 88.00% (5 responses)
Intermediate WordPress User: 85.33% (15 responses)

Average rating: 90.30%

September 2024

Beginner WordPress Developer: 100% (8 responses)
Beginner WordPress User: 92.96 (71 responses)
Intermediate Theme Developer: 90.00% (6 responses)
Intermediate WordPress User: 87.69% (13 responses)

Average rating: 92.65%

Note that some of these figures don’t represent a full month, if the course was published mid-way through a month.

The feedback survey also includes open-ended questions on how the course could be improved, and asking what learners got out of the course. Suggestions for improvements range from adding more quizzes and offering courses in more languages, to adding interactive projects and slowing down the demos.

Here’s a sampling of comments from learners about what they got out of the course:

Beginner WP User

“This course is a must-watch for anyone looking to truly understand the world of WordPress. It provided me with clear, actionable insights and practical skills that have significantly enhanced my ability to navigate and utilize WordPress effectively.”

Intermediate Theme Developer

“While I’ve built custom themes with WordPress for over 15 years, I’m fairly new to 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. themes. This course was a great overview that also gave links for more reading. It’s making learning much more fun, thorough, and structured, and I hope it is creating good standard habits for all of us as we build block themes well into the future.”

Intermediate WP User

“It is a very good course. Every lesson and video are going through each aspect of WordPress, and they help to learn each topic through very helpful examples.”

Beginner WP Developer

“Jonathan and Learn team! Thank you for making this course. It is useful for a beginner as well as someone who may have learned these concepts from various places in bits and pieces, but would like to do a nicely linked refresher! The course covers all the key concepts beautifully and helps the learner with some good foundational knowledge!”

Thank you to @psykro and @west7 for their contributions to this post.

zeelthakkar 1:40 pm on October 1, 2024
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Training Team Meeting Recap – 26th September 2024

Meeting Agenda: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2906

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/. Log: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RW657Q/p1727308883252809
(If you don’t have a Slack account, you can set one up.)

Attendees: @lada7042, @jessecowens, @west7, @Israel Barragan, @sumitsingh, @jhimross (async), @freewebmentor(async), @darshanprajapat09(async), @noruzzaman(async), @nishitajoshi(async), @rinkuiihglobal(async), @rithika3(async), @zeelthakkar(async), @devmuhib(async), @jagirbahesh(async), @digitalchild(async), @ironnysh(async), @cnormandigital(async), @rfluethi(async), @zoonini(async), @askdesign(async), @chauhanraj754(async)

Newcomers: @Robert Biswas, @Marko Mladenovic, @rahuldsarker, @Francesco Lastrucci

Note taker: @zeelthakkar

News

Meeting Note Takers

Here is our current note taker roster:

Looking for feedback

Are you a designer? Your feedback is valuable! We’re seeking input on a draft outline for the Designer learning pathway. The goal is to begin developing content for the Beginner level by the end of the month.

Looking for volunteers

The WordPress Training Team is looking for contributors to host Learn WordPress Online Workshops. This is an opportunity to share your expertise, connect with a global audience, and make a positive impact. Hosts can present in their preferred language and time zone while engaging with attendees and giving back to the community. It’s a great way to expand your network and help others improve their WordPress skills. Apply now to become a facilitator!

Updates from last week’s dev-squad triage session

The next dev-squad triage session is scheduled for 07:00 UTC in the #meta-learn channel. These bi-weekly meetings focus on reviewing open PRs and addressing new bugs from 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 be the repository owner. https://github.com/ repository.

Other News

Come and Contribute

Feedback awaiting validation

Project updates

  • Mentorship cohort

    The Q4 mentorship program is fully booked, so sessions will be delivered through Online Workshops covering various aspects of the WordPress project and team introductions. These workshops will be scheduled soon and open to the public.

    @west7 has been created the Beginner designer Learning Pathway GitHub Project: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2889

Contributor Updates

  • What have you been working on and how has it been going?
  • Anything you’ve accomplished since the last meeting?
  • Can other Faculty or Training Team members help you in some way?

@jessecowens Volunteered to lead the REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/. module for the intermediate developer pathway at WCUS and is now back from the event, excited to provide updates before next week’s meeting.

@west7 Made progress on the Designer Learning Pathway outline, created a new lesson, and is currently working on scriptwriting for another lesson.

@digitalchild Conducted some reviews but has been limited due to traveling.

@zoonini Focused on the Guide program administration, handling deprecated tutorial redirects, and migrating tutorials to lessons, before starting a 3-month sabbatical on Oct. 3.

 Upcoming Online Workshops to attend

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.

#meeting-recap

#learn-wordpress, #training, #training-team

Wes Theron 2:46 am on September 30, 2024  

Call for contributors: Designer Learning Pathway

The Training Team is thrilled about the Learn WordPress site redesign and the launch of four new Learning Pathways:

As we look ahead, we are committed to developing additional Learning Pathways. @psykro has initiated outreach to the community for assistance with the Intermediate Plugin Developer Learning Pathway, and we are now eager to create a Learning Pathway for beginner, intermediate, and advanced designers.

How you can help

The outline for the Designer Learning Pathway has been finalized, and we are ready to begin content creation. Distributing the workload among multiple contributors will enhance our efficiency and enable us to develop this Learning Pathway more effectively. We are seeking contributors with diverse levels of expertise in the following areas:

  1. Scriptwriting: Research lesson topics and write draft scripts that meet the lesson’s learning outcomes.
  2. Voice recording: Take an existing script and record the audio portion of a video lesson.
  3. Video editing: Merge a script with a voice recording and compile a clear and engaging video lesson.
  4. Content creation: Take an existing script (or research and write your own) and produce an entire video lesson
  5. Reviewing: Watch a completed video lesson and review it for technical accuracy.

If you have a strong background in design and can assist in any of these areas, please comment below or on the Beginner Designer GitHub Project Issue. You can also reach out directly to Wes Theron in the Make WordPress Slack (@westnz).

We look forward to collaborating together on the Designer Learning Pathway.

Noruzzaman 4:00 am on September 24, 2024
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Training Team Meeting Recap – 19th September 2024

Meeting Agenda: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2886

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/. 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:

Looking for feedback

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 be 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

Content ready for review

Feedback awaiting validation

Topics awaiting vetting

  • See Vetting Topic Ideas for step-by-step guidance on vetting topic ideas.
  • We have 4 issues that require vetting

Validated feedback awaiting fix

Contribution Acknowledgement

Project updates

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

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.

#meeting-recap

#learn-wordpress, #training, #training-team

Raj Chauhan 3:32 am on September 19, 2024
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Training Team Meeting Recap – 12 September 2024

Meeting Agenda: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2880
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/. Log: URL (If you don’t have a Slack account, you can set one up.)
Attendees: @digitalchild, @west7, @noruzzaman, @chauhanraj754, @voboghure(async), @nishitajoshi, @rithika3, @amitpatelmd(async), @ironnysh(async), @rinkuiihglobal(async), @cnormandigital(async), @sierratr(async), @zoonini(async), @sumitsingh(async), @zeelthakkar(async), @psykro(async), @jagirbahesh(async), @rfluethi(async)

Newcomers: @Cyrille C, @Abiodun Adeniji, @Tia Wood, @Teresia Dian, @Mustak Mohd, @Praful Patel

News

Meeting Note Takers

Here is our current note taker roster:

  • Sept. 12 – Raj Chauhan
  • Sept. 19 – noruzzaman
  • Sept 26 – looking for a volunteer
  • Oct 3 – looking for voluntee

Looking for feedback

  • Drawing new learners to the new Learn WordPress site – Deadline extended !
  • 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/
  • Re-evaluating the SME role
  • While making handbook pages during the process of retiring the Faculty Program, it came up during discussions with the team reps and content creators that we probably no longer need a separate role for Subject Matter Expert (SME).
  • Perhaps we could combine the SME role with the Editor role?
  • Since we’re going to now try using the GitHub Learn team for reviews (reference), this single 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 be the repository owner. https://github.com/ team could be pinged for feedback on GitHub issues, instead of the previous two separate groups.
  • Please provide feedback by Sept. 20.
  • We appreciate everyone’s feedback. It helps to strength the team and provide new contributors with clear and concise information. 

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!
  • We always need more people to present online workshops, its a great way to learn more by sharing!

Updates from last week’s dev-squad triage session

  • No meeting this week

Other News

Come and Contribute

This week’s contribution focus area

This weeks focus will be on  Feedback awaiting validation
See Validating and Applying Content Feedback for step-by-step guidance on validating feedback.

We have 27 issues that require validation

and Topics awaiting vetting

  • See Vetting Topic Ideas for step-by-step guidance on vetting topic ideas.
  • We have 4 issues that require vetting

and finally Validated feedback awaiting fix

We have a number of issues across these three areas that are ready to be worked on. If you would like to contribute this is a great way to start. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out on here and we will be happy to help you get started.

Contribution Acknowledgement

  • 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: Do you have someone from the team you want to celebrate!!

Project updates

Learning Pathways Update

Contributor Updates

  • What have you been working on and how has it been going?
  • Anything you’ve accomplished since the last meeting?
  • Do you have any blockers?
  • Can other contributor or Training Team members help you in some way?

Open Discussions

  • If you have topics you’d like discussed in the meeting, please leave them below.
  • Please continue to contribute your thoughts asynchronously!

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.

#meeting-recap

#training, #training-team

Hari Shanker R 5:37 pm on September 12, 2024
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Nishita Joshi 4:05 am on September 12, 2024  

Training Team Meeting Recap – 05 September 2024

Meeting Agenda: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2872
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/. Log: URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org (If you don’t have a Slack account, you can set one up.)
Attendees: @lada7042, @west7, @lidarroy, @noruzzaman, @dhaval59, @nishitajoshi, @rithika3, @rinkuiihglobal, @darshanprajapat09, @psykro, @sumitsingh, @ironnysh, @jagirbahesh, @zeelthakkar, @chauhanraj754, @digitalchild, @cnormandigital, @davidmutero, @devmuhib, @rfluethi, @zoonini
Newcomers: @deepakrohilla, @rajeshrathodwp, @sebastienserre, @litonice13, @darkhijav, @priyankanasit

News

Meeting Note Takers

Here is our current note taker roster:

Looking for feedback

  •  Proposal: New Meeting Notes Structure #2850 — Please review the new structure example and give us feedback on it in this 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 be the repository owner. https://github.com/ issue by September 5th.
  • Drawing new learners to the new Learn.WordPress.org – Feedback wanted by Sept. 10
  • Now that the new Learn WordPress is out in the world, we want to have a steady flow of new learners discovering the site and taking advantage of the valuable resources it offers. This post is intended to gather ideas on which recurring activities the team should prioritize first, with the goal of bringing more learners to the site. Please have a look and provide your feedback by September 10, 2024: https://make.wordpress.org/training/2024/08/28/drawing-new-learners-to-the-new-learn-wordpress-org/
  • Re-evaluating the SME role
  • While making handbook pages during the process of retiring the Faculty Program, it came up during discussions with the team reps and content creators that we probably no longer need a separate role for Subject Matter Expert (SME).
  • Perhaps we could combine the SME role with the Editor role?
  • Since we’re going to now try using the GitHub Learn team for reviews (reference), this single GitHub team could be pinged for feedback on GitHub issues, instead of the previous two separate groups.

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!

Updates from last week’s dev-squad triage session

Other News

Come and Contribute

 Highlighting

This week’s contribution focus area

Content ready for review

Feedback awaiting validation

Topics awaiting vetting

  • See Vetting Topic Ideas for step-by-step guidance on vetting topic ideas.
  • We have 4 issues that require vetting

Good first issues for developers

  • See Developing Learn WordPress for instructions on contributing to the Learn WordPress code.
  • We have 0 issues requiring development

Contribution Acknowledgement

  • 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: Do you have someone from the team you want to celebrate!!

Project updates

Contributor Updates

  • What have you been working on and how has it been going?
  • Anything you’ve accomplished since the last meeting?
  • Can other Training Team members help you in some way?

Open Discussions

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.

Wes Theron 2:25 am on September 5, 2024  

Call for Contributors: Become an Online Workshop Host 

Are you passionate about WordPress and enjoy helping others learn and grow? The WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ Training Team seeks contributors to host a Learn WordPress Online Workshop. 

Becoming a workshop presenter allows you to share your knowledge, connect with a global community, and make a meaningful impact. Whether you specialize in user experience, development, design, SEO, or any other WordPress-related area, we’d love to hear from you!  Consider contributing regularly, monthly, or every two months to maintain momentum and ensure continuity.

What’s involved?

  • Hosting a live online workshop in your preferred language and timezone 
  • Engaging with attendees and answering questions alongside a co-host
  • Sharing your experience and knowledge

Why contribute?

  • Help others learn and improve their WordPress skills
  • Give back to the community that supports you
  • Expand your network and visibility 
  • Make a lasting impact on the growing Learn.WordPress.org platform
Apply to facilitate
Learn more

We’re excited to collaborate with you!

Marar Rithika 2:45 pm on September 4, 2024  

Training Team Meeting Recap – 29 August 2024

This meeting followed this meeting agenda in GitHub. 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.)

Introductions and Welcome

There were 21 attendees @piyopiyofox, @lada7042, @westnz, @noruzzaman, @voboghure, @rithika3(async), @devmuhib(async), @nishitajoshi(async), @rinkuiihglobal(async), @darshanprajapat09(async), @chauhanraj754(async), @rfluethi(async), @bobdunn-trainer(async), @cnormandigital(async), @zeelthakkar(async), @jagirbahesh(async), @zoonini(async), @Dhaval59(async), @sumitsingh(async), @mebo(async), @Vince(async), @ironnysh(async)

Welcome, to all the new contributors who joined the Training Team’s Slack channel in the last week:

@kwame96, @mariandmweb, @productizedsolutions, @servicesit

For those who are new here, the WordPress Training Team helps people learn to use, extend, and contribute to WordPress through educational content hosted on Learn.WordPress.org.

If you haven’t seen them yet, then I recommend checking out our onboarding program, and our Guide Program

News

Meeting Note Takers

August 29 – @rithika3
Sept. 5- @nishitajoshi
Sept. 12- @chauhanraj754
Sept. 19- @noruzzaman

Meeting recap notes are one of the best ways to get started contributing to a team, and you can find details on how to write notes on this handbook page.

Looking for feedback

  • Voting for the Learn WordPress North Star ended this week. Results were posted August 30. The team has chosen:
    Learn WordPress makes WordPress knowledge accessible to all by empowering individuals around the world to create, contribute, and grow within the WordPress ecosystem.
  • Proposal: New Meeting Notes Structure #2850 — Please review the new structure example and give us feedback on it in this 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 be the repository owner. https://github.com/ 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
  • Drawing new learners to the new Learn.WordPress.org – Feedback wanted by Sept. 10
    Now that the new Learn WordPress is out in the world, we want to have a steady flow of new learners discovering the site and taking advantage of the valuable resources it offers. This post is intended to gather ideas on which recurring activities the team should prioritize first, with the goal of bringing more learners to the site. Please have a look and provide your feedback by September 10, 2024: https://make.wordpress.org/training/2024/08/28/drawing-new-learners-to-the-new-learn-wordpress-org/

Looking for volunteers

  • Would you like to learn how to run the weekly meeting and be host September 19?
  • 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 @alexstine and @brandonpayton, 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

Updates from last week’s dev-squad triage session

Other News

  • no other news this week

Come and Contribute

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Contribution Acknowledgement

Badges awarded:

  • Congratulations to Muhibil @devmuhib on receiving the training team badge.

Project Updates

Learning Pathways update: https://make.wordpress.org/training/2023/07/07/project-thread-learning-pathways-on-learn-wordpress/#comment-4344

Open Discussions

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