The Community Team chat takes place the first Thursday of every month in the #community-team channel on 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/.
This meeting is meant for all contributors on the team and everyone who is interested in taking part in some of the things our team does. Feel free to join us, even if you are not currently active in the team!
We’re trying something new this month. Instead of two separate sessions, we’re running a single open meeting starting at Thursday, 7th May 2026 at 12:00 PM UTC and staying open for 12 hours. Drop in whenever works for you, leave your check-in and thoughts on any of the topics below, and carry on with your day. There’s no fixed end time, just show up when you can.
If you wish to add points to discuss, comment on this post or reach out to one of the team reps: @adityakane, @thehopemonger, @unintended8, @webtechpooja. It does not need to be a blog post yet, the topic can be discussed during the meeting.
⚡️ Check-ins: Program and event supporters / Contributors
- What have you been doing and how is it going?
- What did you accomplish after the last meeting?
- Are there any blockers?
- Can other team members help you in some way?
🚀 Highlights to note
Here are a few things everyone should be aware of.
📢 Announcements
- WordCamp India 2027: What’s Next? by Karen Arnold. WordCamp India will become the fourth flagship WordCamp, joining WordCamp Europe, WordCamp US, and WordCamp Asia. This post outlines the timeline for host city applications (open now, deadline end of June 2026) and what comes next.
- Introducing the WordPress Facilitator Training Program by Destiny Kanno. A new program aimed at equipping WordPress community members with the skills to lead sessions, workshops, and discussions more effectively. The post outlines the goals, format, and how to get involved.
- 🎉 Announcing our 2026 Global Partners + Welcoming Bluehost as a 2026 Global Partner by Harmony Romo, this post announces the 2026 Global Partners lineup: Automattic (Jetpack + WordPress.com An online implementation of WordPress code that lets you immediately access a new WordPress environment to publish your content. WordPress.com is a private company owned by Automattic that hosts the largest multisite in the world. This is arguably the best place to start blogging if you have never touched WordPress before. https://wordpress.com/) and Hostinger as Global Leaders, Woo as Regional Powerhouse — and Bluehost joining shortly after as another Global Leader. These partnerships help sustain WordPress community events worldwide.
📝 Open posts
Check out these new and ongoing discussions needing review, feedback, thoughts, and comments.
- Peer Review Needed: Hands-On WordPress Meetup Activity Library by Destiny Kanno. Meetup organizers consistently hear that attendees want to do things with WordPress, not just watch presentations, but building a structured 30–60 minute hands-on activity from scratch is a real barrier. This post proposes a shared activity library and is asking for community peer review before moving forward. If you organize meetups 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., this one is especially worth your time.
- Community Summit alongside a flagship event for 2027 or 2028 by Patricia Brun. A proposal to explore whether the next Community Summit could be located with a flagship WordCamp event in 2027 or 2028. The post outlines the rationale, potential formats, and invites community input — with a deadline for comments that has now passed. Worth reading to understand where this conversation stands.
- Request for Feedback: Guide to Speaking at Meetups and WordCamps about the Core AI Projects by Jonathan Bossenger. The AI team is seeking community input on a guide designed to help contributors speak about WordPress’s core Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. AI efforts at local events. Your feedback (especially from organizers and frequent speakers) is welcome.
🎤 Open floor
This is your chance to discuss things that weren’t on the meeting agenda.
We invite you to use this opportunity to share anything you want with the team. If you have a topic you’d like to discuss, add it to the comments of this post and we’ll try to update the agenda accordingly.
Hope to see you on Thursday, drop in anytime between 12:00 UTC and midnight UTC!
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