Monthly Education Buzz Report – January 2026

Welcome to the Monthly Education Buzz Report, your go-to source for highlights and updates on the WordPress Campus connect, WordPress Credits, and WordPress Student club education initiatives within the WordPress community. This report aims to celebrate, promote, and inform individuals across the WordPress community and beyond about the diverse educational endeavors underway.

WordPress Campus Connect

Stats to date

• Completed Events: 24
• Students Reached: 3565 (+170)
• Institutions visited: 48 

Scheduled events: 7

• WordPress Campus Connect Jinja (multiple event series, started October 1st)
• WordPress Campus Connect Ribera del Duero (multiple event series, started January 30th)
• WordPress Campus Connect Universitat de Lleida (multiple event series, started February 18th)
• WordPress Campus Connect Escola Pia Mataró (multiple event series, started February 18th)
• WordPress Campus Connect Lira Public Library (starts on February 28th)
• WordPress Campus Connect STITNU Al Farabi Pangandaran (starts on March 12th)
• WordPress Campus Connect Liceo la Paz A Coruña (starts on May 7th)

18 more events are currently in the planning stages! We are actively working to expand our global reach and bring more educational opportunities to students worldwide. Come find us in the #campusconnect Slack channel.

Event Highlights

WordPress Campus Connect continues to grow globally, with multiple successful events, new resources, and increased community engagement this month.

• Campus Connect UTM (Malaysia, 2026)
  • 51 attendees
  • First-ever WordPress Campus Connect event held in Malaysia
  • Hosted at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
• Program Highlights:
  • Introduction to WordPress and open-source collaboration
  • Knowledge sharing across students, developers, and educators
  • Community networking and contributor engagement

Other Program Updates

• WC Nepal 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://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/ https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/. – Education Table
  • All WordPress Education initiatives were represented at WC Nepal Contributor Day by @pooja
  • Discussion Highlights:
    • 15–20 participants engaged (students, faculty, meetupMeetup Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook. organizers, contributors)
    • Explored launching programs in local cities
    • Discussed outreach challenges and practical solutions
    • Shared pathways for ongoing support and mentorship
  • Following the recent Campus Connect Kathmandu event:
    • Organizer shared positive event experience
    • Two colleges expressed potential interest in launching Student Clubs and WP Credits.
• Office HoursOffice Hours Defined times when the Global Community Team are in the #community-events Slack channel. If there is anything you would like to discuss – you do not need to inform them in advance.You are very welcome to drop into any of the Community Team Slack channels at any time.: 4 Education Office Hours sessions hosted this month
• Updated Venue Agreement Resource
  • Simplified venue agreement template shared (paid & free versions)
  • Handbook page updated: https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/wordcamp-organizer/first-steps/helpful-documents-and-templates/simple-venue-agreement-template/
• Read about what we have learned from organizers and attendees about WPCC events in WordPress Campus Connect: January 2026 Feedback Highlights.

WordPress Credits

The WordPress Credits program continues expanding across institutions and regions with strong academic integration and partnership growth.

• Fidélitas University (Costa Rica)
  • WordPress Credits is now a mandatory component of the Technology and Society course
  • 158 students enrolled in the current cohort (completion expected in May)
  • 5 teachers are being trained to serve as mentorsEvent Supporter Event Supporter (formerly Mentor) is someone who has already organised a WordCamp and has time to meet with their assigned mentee every 2 weeks, they talk over where they should be in their timeline, help them to identify their issues, and also identify solutions for their issues. for their students
• Spain – Vocational School Expansion
  • Partnerships signed with 2 new vocational schools
  • 5 teachers at one institution being trained as mentors
  • Program will support:
    • 4 student cohorts (~70 students)
    • Approximately 8,500 contribution hours
    • Timeline: late February – June
• New Institutional Interest
  • 8 new applications received from institutions across: Spain, Cambodia, Chile, India, & Bangladesh.
• External Feature
  • WPBakery published an ExcerptExcerpt An excerpt is the description of the blog post or page that will by default show on the blog archive page, in search results (SERPs), and on social media. With an SEO plugin, the excerpt may also be in that plugin’s metabox. Talks episode about WordPress Credits featuring Ivana Cirkovic, Isotta, Maciej and can be watched here.

WordPress Student Clubs

Strong participation and energy set the tone for continued workshops and hands-on learning ahead.

• WordPress Student Club GWECA — Second Official Event
  • The club hosted a learning session combined with a WordPress Website Challenge kickoff.
  • Activities included:
    • Mini-quiz competition covering WordPress basics, themes, and plugins
    • Discussion on 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. functionality and website enhancement
    • Introduction to the upcoming Website Challenge: Students will recreate and redesign a real website using WordPress
• Two new student clubs were created, bringing our total to 12.

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Get Involved

• WordPress Credits
• WordPress Campus Connect
• WordPress Student Clubs

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