WordPress powers over 40% of the web, yet it’s built entirely by contributors. And they aren’t all developers, either: people contribute through design, writing, translation, testing, organizing, and promotion, as well as through building code.
Want to help? We’re building pathway guides that give you concrete steps to start contributing — what you’ll need, where to go, and what to do when you get there. You’ll find them in the index below, grouped by the type of contribution. Where we don’t have a guide yet, we’ve linked directly to team handbooks so you can still get started.
Not sure where to start? Read Before You Begin if you’re brand new, then try one of the categories below. Or, try the contributor wizard for a guided recommendation.
If you’re an existing contributor and your team needs more help, feel free to suggest a pathway or learn more about Pathways.
Build
- Team: Contribute to GatherPress – Join the team, start with testing and triage, and work up to fixes
- Project: Create a Playground Blueprint – Build a WordPress Blueprint and submit it to the Blueprint Gallery
- Project: Create a Playground Blueprint for a Community Plugin or Theme – Help theme and 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. contributors get started faster by creating a Playground Blueprint for their project
- Team: Contribute to Theme Check Plugin – Help maintain the plugin that checks themes against directory standards
Design
- Project: Review Themes – Help review themes submitted to the WordPress directory
- Project: Contribute Photos – Upload at least 30 quality CC0-licensed photos to the WordPress Photo Directory
- Project: Support a Local WordPress Event – Help with site design, graphics, or slide design for a local event
Write
- Project: Document a WordPress Release – Help document what’s new in an upcoming WordPress release
- Task: File a Documentation Issue – Found a typo, outdated info, or broken link? Report it so it gets fixed
- Task: Work on Existing Documentation Issues – Pick up a reported issue, work on a fix, and submit it for review
- Project: Create a Pathway Guide – Turn a pathway idea into a finished guide
- Project: Write Content for Training – Write, update, or review lesson plans, tutorials, and workshops
Translate
- Task: Translate Plugins and Themes – Focus on plugins and themes maintained by the WordPress Foundation and local communities. Get started with Polyglots
- Project: Enrich Your Locale’s Glossary – Contribute to consistent translation
- Team: Become a Translation Editor – After contributing translations, apply to review for your locale
- Task: Help Translate Playground – Contribute translations for WordPress Playground
- Task: Localize Video Content – Add subtitles to training and WordPress.tv videos
Test
- Task: Review a Pathway Guide
- Task: Test BetaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. Releases – Help make the next WordPress better! Setup details here; share bug reports
- Task: Follow Testing Workflows – Work through testing workflows to help identify improvements
- Task: Share Training Feedback – Review training materials and share constructive feedback
Organize
- Task: Suggest a Pathway – Help grow this index by suggesting a new guide
- Project: Organize a Student Club – Help organize a WordPress Student Club at your school or university
- Project: Volunteer at a WordPress Event – Assist with event logistics, registration, or other support at a local event
- Team: Host a Coffee Hour – Participate in Training Team meetings, then learn to host sessions
Promote
- Task: Add Captions to WPTV Videos – Help make WordPress.tv accessible to a wider audience
- Project: Promote a Local WordPress MeetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through https://www.meetup.com/. A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share new ideas and seek help from one another. Searching for ‘WordPress’ on meetup.com will help you find options in your area. – Help your local meetup grow by spreading the word on campus, at work, or through local networks
- Project: Conduct Surveys – Gather insights about how people use WordPress, and identify areas where awareness is low. Share in #community and with your local group
