Attendance: @muddassirnasim @nikunj8866, @pmbaldah @mosescursor @dilip2615 @patricia70 @chaion07 @kafleg @alexcu21 @Zinanga @tacoverdo
Notes:
This recap is a summary of the Community Team monthly meeting. It will cover the discussion points, ideas, and decisions that came up during the meeting. The aim of this recap is to provide a quick overview for those who were unable to attend, as well as an overview for everyone. These meetings were based on the Agenda for April and are held in our #community-team Slack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. channel on Make WordPress.
You can find the meeting chat log here:
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Additionally, each agenda item discussed may have its own Make post related to its topic with more information, and you can add to the discussion directly to that post.
Chat Summary
Here are some discussion points from the meeting.
Highlights to Note
Here are a few things everyone should be aware of:
- The Incident Response Team is looking for new members
The Incident Response Team (IRT) is seeking new contributors! If you have experience in community moderation, conflict resolution, or DEIB practices, consider applying. Applications are open until July 6, 2025.
- New Handbook Page for WordPress Campus Connect
The new page supports student-focused events. 2 events already hosted, 4 more coming. Mentorship available in #campusconnect.
- A Little (Late) Spring Cleaning
A major audit reviewed outdated GitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers.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 https://github.com/ repos, plugins, and Slack channels – 20 GitHub repos, 11 outdated plugins, and 30 Slack channels archived to reduce clutter and improve focus.
Announcements / Newsletters
Open Floor
- 🎟️ Proposal: Prioritizing CampTix Improvements for a Better Organizer and Attendee Experience
A new proposal suggests prioritizing enhancements to CampTix to improve the experience for both organizers and attendees.
Ideas include better ticket management, smoother refund handling, and improved data exports. Feedback is invited from past and potential WordCamp 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. organizers.
- 🤝 Five for the Future WCEU25 Chat recap – Big conversation on the future of contribution, funding, and recognition.
Discussion on the future of contribution, funding, and recognition. Topics include redefining “5ftF”, supporting non-code contributors, addressing burnout, transparent governance, and using AI for onboarding.
Next Meeting
Community Team Meetings are held the first Thursday of every month. There are two meetings to support different time zones. The meetings will take place on #community-team on Slack.
Call for Meeting Facilitators
The Community Team Monthly Meetings happen on the first Thursdays of every month. These meetings can be facilitated and run by any member of the community team and are a great opportunity to engage with the rest of the community and team.
If you are interested in facilitating any of these meetings in the future, please feel free to comment or get in touch with any of the Community Team Reps.
If you wish to add points to discuss, comment on this post or reach out to one of the team reps: @Aditya Kane, @Arthur, @Shusei and @Pooja Derashri.#community-team-meeting, #community-team
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