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This is a summary of the Community Team monthly meetings held on April 2, 2026. Both sessions followed the same agenda published on March 31. If you weren’t able to join live, this recap is for you, and we’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments.
We had participants from Spain, Bangladesh, Philippines, Germany, Switzerland, Serbia, Poland, Italy, India, Nepal, United Kingdom, Uganda, and Kenya, a good mix of time zones and corners of the WordPress world!
It was great to hear from so many active corners of the community. Among the things people have been working on: mentoring WordCampWordCampWordCamps 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. and meetupMeetupMeetup 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, organizing local and regional events, sponsorship coordination, GatherPress development, WordPress Credits contributions, Campus Connect organizing, Polyglots work, and media partnerships.
A special welcome to @crixu from Germany, @r1k0 from Kenya, and @chetan200891 from India, who joined to explore for the first time, and to @alicjamaria26 from Poland, a student in the WordPress Credits program who joined at her mentorEvent SupporterEvent 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.’s suggestion. Glad you all took the leap. 👋
🚀 Highlights
A few things worth noting from the agenda that came up during the sessions:
Community Team at WordCamp Asia 2026 (Mumbai, April 9). Devin Maeztri is co-leading the Community Team table at the Contributor DayContributor DayContributor 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/, and a few attendees expressed interest in volunteering on the spot. If you’re going to be in Mumbai, there’s still time to get involved.
WordCamps in Africa and around the world. @mosescursor and others shared updates on events held in Uganda and Nigeria. It continues to be exciting to see the African WordPress community grow. WordCamp recaps from Valencia and Bhopal were also celebrated, both milestone editions in their own right.
Campus Connect momentum. The program is reaching students globally. This month’s highlights included the first Campus Connect in Malaysia and a multi-campus program in Uganda led by @mohkatz (that was also around in the meeting!) that reached over 1,200 students. Remarkable scale for a still-young initiative.
📝 Open discussions
These were the two questions that sparked the most conversation.
Where should content live: WordCamp CentralWordCamp CentralWebsite for all WordCamp activities globally. https://central.wordcamp.org includes a list of upcoming and past camp with links to each., Make/Community, or organized chaos?
Several people weighed in (and “organized chaos” did get a vote or two). The most useful framing that emerged from the conversation came from @mohkatz, who suggested Make Community for general announcements and WordCamp Central specifically for event-related news. @nilovelez proposed that Central is worth preserving for event-specific content, with Make as the home for general team news, and that Central posts can always be linked from Make. @unintended8 floated a possible distinction: “general public” → Central, “learnings for organizers” → Make.
One thing everyone seemed to agree on: before we can make a real decision, we need to know where people actually read. Which platform has more reach? Which one drives more engagement? We don’t currently have a clear answer to that, and we probably should. One practical outcome in the meantime: it became clear that a spring cleaning of publishing permissions is overdue, nobody is quite sure who has access to write where.
The question isn’t fully resolved, what do you think? Leave a comment below.
How do we make these meetings worth attending?
This one hit close to home, especially for a meeting about meeting engagement.
@patricia70 suggested sending a direct message/email to the team reminding people that participating live and shaping the discussions matters. @unintended8 noted that many people have notifications off and may not even realize the meeting is happening, @aquila20 confirmed he’d missed it for exactly that reason.
In the Americas session, someone half-jokingly proposed a raffle among attendees. @tobifjellner offered a more structural take: with async channels available 24/7, the bar for showing up synchronously has to be high. He suggested that meetings might work better with slightly longer “open windows” (12 to 24 hours) where threads stay active and input gets collected before closing, rather than requiring everyone to be present at the same time.
There’s something worth exploring there. If you have ideas, this comment section is a good place to start.
📢 Announcements
2026 Community Team Reps. Juan Hernando (yeah, me) joined the team as a new Team RepTeam RepA 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. for 2026, alongside the three continuing reps. The meeting was gracious enough to celebrate this, thank you all for the kind words. No pressure now 😅
Monthly Education Buzz Report – March 2026. Destiny Kanno’s latest report covers another strong month for the education programs. Notable highlights include ten new institutions joining the WordPress Credits program and the launch of a new Leading WordPress Education Programs course on Learn WordPress. Worth a read if you work in or near the education space.
Campus Connect–Specific Mentor Program retired. Its responsibilities are now absorbed into the existing Event Supporters program, simplifying the support structure for WPCC events.
🎤 Open floor
Three topics came up outside the agenda and both deserve their own follow-up.
Community Summit planning. @patricia70 shared a post she’d been working on for two months about scheduling a Community Summit alongside a flagship event in 2027 or 2028. The key point: this needs to be decided early, as it affects the host city call, venue capacity, catering, and the number of attendees. If you have any thoughts, head to that post and leave a comment.
Live captions and translation at multilingual WordCamps. @patricia70 raised the question of whether there’s a community-owned account for live captioning and translation tools, something WordCamp Switzerland would benefit from, as they plan to host speakers in English, German, French, and Italian. @unintended8 shared that WordCamp Asia is using Interprefy this year (while past editions of WCA and WCEUWCEUWordCamp Europe. The European flagship WordCamp event. used Wordly AI) and that a conversation with the Central Production Team is already underway to explore a global account that multiple events could share. Switzerland and Canada were mentioned as natural early candidates apart from flagship events.
Where do declined applications go?@tobifjellner noted that there are many automated decline messages going out to cities and groups, and asked whether there’s a public resource listing the most common reasons, something that could even be linked from application forms. @unintended8 confirmed that no such resource currently exists (or if it does, it’s buried deep in the handbooks), but that the idea is solid. Common reasons include applications from people without an existing local group or wanting to organize everything alone. This might be worth turning into a proper handbook page.
💬 Join the conversation
If any of these topics sparked a thought (especially the meeting format discussion) drop a comment below. These conversations are better with more voices.
📅 Call for meeting facilitators
Community Team monthly meetings can be facilitated by any team member. It’s a great way to engage with the broader community. If you’re interested, reach out to one of the Team Reps: @adityakane, @unintended8, @thehopemonger, @webtechpooja.
⏰ Next meeting
Community Team meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month, with two sessions to accommodate different time zones, in the #community-team channel on SlackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/.
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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
March was a landmark month for WordPress Campus Connect (WPCC), with events reaching new countries and one of the largest recap articles in the program’s history going live. The program’s impact numbers page was also updated this month, giving organizers fresh data they can use in their own presentations and pitches to institutions.
Completed Events
WPCC KIST College, Kathmandu, Nepal
WordPress Campus Connect arrived at KIST College in Kathmandu with a full day of sessions and workshops. @utsavsinghrathour led a talk on careers in WordPress, followed by hands-on workshops from @codersantosh and Saroj Khanal. Students were engaged throughout the day, and many have already expressed interest in continuing their WordPress journeys and building a stronger community on campus. Organizers thanked Regan Khadgi and the KIST College team for their support in making the event run smoothly.
WPCC Keiser University, Nicaragua — First WPCC in Nicaragua
The very first WordPress Campus Connect event in Nicaragua took place at Keiser University, bringing a packed agenda of sessions to students in the region. @roblesloaiza (Rita Robles Loaiza) traveled from Costa Rica to speak, sharing her expertise with local students. @alexcu21 provided key support with logistics and on-the-ground execution. Lead organizer @sion99 shared the best outcome: students left so inspired that they’re already planning to form a WordPress Student Club and are looking into joining WordPress Credits.
WPCC Career Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan — First WPCC in Pakistan
On February 28, Career Institute in Faisalabad hosted the first-ever WordPress Campus Connect event in Pakistan. Lead organizer Abdul Rahman Pomy brought together more than 90 students and 11 hosts, including speakers, organizers, and volunteers, after a month of preparation and dozens of planning meetings. Jesse Friedman from wp.cloud joined as chief guest via video call, and @devmuhib (Muhibul Haque) served as event mentorEvent SupporterEvent 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..
The event featured sessions from speakers Arfan Ashraf, Qammar Zaman, Usama Ijaz, and Waleed Tahir, covering WordPress fundamentals and career paths. Organizers Adnan Hyder, Sohail Anwar, Irfan Shafi, Muhammad Ikram, and Hamza Ejaz helped coordinate the day, with volunteer Abu Hurrairah supporting on the ground. Certificates included printed advice from WordPress community members Mary Hubbard, Rae Morey, Jeff Starr, Faraz The Web Guy, Chris Badgett, Anne McCarthy, Rich Tabor, and Miriam Schwab. The team is now looking ahead to establishing a WordPress Student Club at Career Institute. Photos and a video recap are available.
Event Highlights: WPCC Jinja 2025 Recap
The comprehensive recap for WordPress Campus Connect Jinja 2025 was published on WordCamp CentralWordCamp CentralWebsite for all WordCamp activities globally. https://central.wordcamp.org includes a list of upcoming and past camp with links to each. this month, documenting Africa’s first and largest Campus Connect program. Over a five-month period (with a two-month break for national holidays and elections), the WordPress Jinja community visited 12 campuses across Eastern Uganda, reaching 1,293 students and 81 educators. Led by @mohkatz (Mohammed Kateregga), the program brought hands-on WordPress workshops directly into classrooms using mobile ICT labs and local technology partners.
Student WordPress clubs were formed at multiple schools during the program, and these clubs will now serve as satellite communities of the WordPress Jinja MeetupMeetupMeetup 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. while being gradually formalized through the WordPress Student Club program. The next milestone for the Jinja community is WordCampWordCampWordCamps 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. Jinja 2026, tentatively planned for September 2026.
The team recognized their mentorsEvent SupporterEvent 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.@piyopiyofox (Destiny Kanno) and @mosescursor (Moses), along with supporters including @webtechpooja (Pooja Derashri), Harmony Romo, @peiraisotta (Isotta Peira), @thehopemonger (Arthur Kasirye), @clk87, and @muddassirnasim (Nasim Miah).
Also in Uganda, WPCC Lira became the third WPCC event series in the country and the first in Northern Uganda — a sign that the program’s footprint in East Africa continues to expand.
Scheduled and Upcoming Events
Several WPCC events are currently underway or confirmed for the coming weeks:
More events are in planning stages across Indonesia, Brazil, and other regions. Interested in organizing or supporting an event? Join the #campusconnectSlackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/ channel.
Other WPCC Program Updates
Mentor program transition. The WPCC-specific mentor program has been retired and merged into the broader Event Supporters program. Eligible WPCC mentors are being onboarded as Event Supporters, and WPCC mentoring responsibilities now fall under the same framework used for WordCamps and other WordPress events. A new handbook page on Mentoring Campus Connect Events was published alongside this change. This streamlines the process, reduces complexity, and builds a more scalable support structure as the program grows.
WPCC Office HoursOffice HoursDefined 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.. Campus Connect Office Hours are now taking place in the #campusconnect Slack channel, giving current and potential organizers dedicated time to ask questions and share experiences.
WordPress Credits
The WordPress Credits program saw significant growth in March, with new institutions joining, new course formats launching, and continued momentum among students and mentors.
Program Numbers
66 active mentors
292 students currently in the program
8 graduates to date
18 partner institutions, across Asia (2), Europe (12), and North and South America (4)
New Partner Institutions
Ten new institutions joined the program this month, more than doubling the program’s institutional footprint. The full list of current partners:
University of Pisa (Pisa, Italy)
Fidélitas University (San José, Costa Rica)
Franz Tamayo University / Unifranz (Santa Cruz – Cochabamba, Bolivia)
Riga Nordic University (Riga, Latvia)
Ahmad’s Education (Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Krakow University of Economics (Krakow, Poland)
Cracow University of Technology (Krakow, Poland)
Central New Mexico Community College (Albuquerque, New Mexico, US)
IES Azarquiel (Toledo, Spain)
Creative Campus – Universidad Europea (Toledo, Spain)
Drew University (Madison, New Jersey, US)
Escuela de Arte Toledo (Toledo, Spain)
Escuela de Arte de Huesca (Huesca, Spain)
ERAP Research and Learning LLP (Kolkata, India)
Juraj Dobrila University of Pula (Pula, Croatia)
Escuela de Arte de Zaragoza (Zaragoza, Spain)
IES Venancio Blanco (Salamanca, Spain)
Zaragoza Dinámica (Zaragoza, Spain)
Spain now accounts for the largest regional cluster, with seven institutions across Toledo, Huesca, Zaragoza, and Salamanca. This growth reflects the strong engagement from Spanish WordPress communities who have been active in both Campus Connect and Credits.
New Course Formats
Two new course formats launched on Learn WordPress this month:
WordPress Credits – Self-onboarding Pilot — A self-paced onboarding experience designed to let students work through the initial program steps independently before being matched with a mentor.
WordPress Credits – 50 hours — A condensed version of the program structured around a 50-hour contribution commitment.
These new formats expand access and flexibility for students and institutions with different scheduling needs, making it easier for more people to participate.
Student Spotlight: Self-onboarding Pilot
Out of 10 students from Krakow University of Economics who started the self-onboarding pilot, six are about to complete onboarding and will be introduced to their mentors soon. One student has already decided to contribute to the Community team. One participant shared this feedback:
“I’m already more than halfway through the onboarding — it’s really enjoyable to go through! A big plus is definitely the simple vocabulary and the fact that I can come back to the course anytime, at any stage.”
Early results like these suggest the self-paced format is working well for students who benefit from a flexible, go-at-your-own-pace approach.
Mentor Huddles
Two WordPress Credits Mentor Huddles were held in March, timed for different regions:
These regular meetings give mentors a space to share updates, troubleshoot challenges, and coordinate across time zones.
New Sponsor
Smarthost.pl has decided to support the WordPress Credits program and will offer students a domain plus one year of free hosting. This sponsorship is currently being added to the WordPress Credits page. Smarthost.pl joins WordPress.comWordPress.comAn 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 Weglot as program sponsors, providing practical tools that help students build real WordPress projects during their contribution work.
WordPress Student Clubs
The WPCC Jinja recap highlighted a key development for WordPress Student Clubs: the student clubs formed at multiple schools during the Jinja Campus Connect series are now being gradually formalized and onboarded through the WordPress Student Club program. Each club has its own leadership and faculty support and will function as a satellite community of the WordPress Jinja Meetup while operating independently within their schools.
In Nicaragua, students who attended the first WPCC at Keiser University are already organizing to start their own WordPress Student Club. Similarly, the team at Career Institute in Faisalabad, Pakistan, has plans to establish a club on campus as a next step after their successful Campus Connect event.
These developments point to a healthy pattern: Campus Connect events are creating a pipeline of student energy that flows naturally into ongoing Student Club activity.
Other Happenings
New Course: Leading WordPress Education Programs
The Leading WordPress Education Programs course is now live on Learn WordPress. This course is designed for people who want to lead, facilitate, or support WordPress education initiatives, providing guidance on program structure, community engagement, and practical implementation.
These resources, produced by @devmuhib (Muhibul Haque) and @sumitsingh, are a practical toolkit for any organizer setting up an event website using the WordPress BlockBlockBlock 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. Editor.
Impact Numbers Updated
The WordPress Campus Connect page on WordPress.orgWordPress.orgThe 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/ was updated this month with current program impact numbers. Organizers can now reference these figures directly in their own presentations and outreach materials when pitching Campus Connect to institutions and partners.
As we all work to make meetups, WordCamps, and other events successful, one tactic we have yet to try at scale is engaging with influential users who are local to these events. All regional WordCamps take place in major cities, where plenty of businesses, creators, influencers, and even celebrities use WordPress (some of them are even in the Showcase). Let’s make sure these folks feel welcome.
Objective: Increase flagship WordCampWordCampWordCamps 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. attendance by engaging and connecting with local WordPress users.
Strategy Overview
Utilize the influence of local businesses and creators (such as authors, photographers, filmmakers, and artists) who actively use WordPress but have not yet engaged with WordPress community events like meetupsMeetupMeetup 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. or WordCamps. By connecting with these WordPressers, we can introduce the WordPress community and events to audiences who may be unfamiliar with these aspects of the project. This approach expands awareness, fosters community growth, and attracts diverse participants who resonate with the creators’ fields of interest.
Who to Invite
With millions of WordPress sites in the world, and even more users, here’s the kind of person we should specifically look for.
WordPress user: Actively uses WordPress to showcase, publish, or sell their work, even if the site is managed by someone else.
Close geographic proximity: Resides within a convenient and affordable travel distance (ideally a short, inexpensive flight or driving distance) to the event location.
Prominent online presence: Possesses a significant online presence, preferably with a follower base exceeding 10,000 followers across verifiable social channels OR a website/ad spend exceeding $10,000/year (suggesting an investment in visitor experience).
Reminder: Everyone is welcome at WordCamps. This persona is merely to narrow the scope of potential work for organizing teams.
Action Plan
Step 1: Identification and Outreach
As soon as we know the location of the event, we can start finding and contacting people.
Identify users: Conduct research through social media platforms, local publications, and industry databases to find suitable WordPress users matching the desired profile. Verify that their sites are using WordPress using a tool such as BuiltWith.
Personalized invitations: Reach out individually, highlighting mutual benefits: enhanced exposure, networking opportunities, learning, and introduction to the WordPress ecosystem. If need be, offer reasonable ticket discounts for those who express interest, but let’s not rely on this tactic.
Example outreach email (customize and make it your own)
Subject: An invite to connect at WordCamp [Region]
Hi [Creator Name],
I recently came across your profile on [platform] and noticed you’re using WordPress for your [website/blog/shop]. I’m a volunteer organizer for WordCamp [Region], a community-driven event where you’ll find hands-on WordPress workshops, inspiring sessions about content creation and design, and plenty of opportunities to connect with other creators and professionals.
I’d like to invite you to attend and possibly collaborate—whether that’s joining a panel, sharing your story with our audience, or just exploring what the event has to offer. You’d get to connect with other creative professionals, learn more about the platform, and expand your network.
Would you be interested in participating? I’m happy to answer any questions or provide additional details.
Looking forward to your reply!
Best, [Organizer Name]
Step 2: Content and Promotion
For those who choose to sponsor and/or attend, let’s show them some love.
Feature spotlights: Publish interviews, guest blog posts, and creator profiles on event websites and promotional materials.
Co-created content: Collaborate with selected creators on exclusive event-related content such as behind-the-scenes stories, tips, or tutorials related to their use of WordPress.
Step 3: Event Integration
As the event allows, and depending on who chooses to participate, here are some ideas for how to more deeply integrate these folks. These would benefit both the business/creator and the event.
Panel sessions and workshops: Incorporate interested creators into the event programming through panels, keynote speeches, or specialized workshops relevant to their fields.
Networking events: Host dedicated networking sessions, allowing attendees to interact personally with these users.
Showcase booths: Offer a booth or dedicated showcase space for creators to exhibit their work and share their WordPress journey.
Step 4: Amplification Post-event
At the end of the event, we should also have a bunch of great collaboration content to share and feedback from a diverse set of sponsors and attendees.
Follow-up engagement: Produce post-event content (video highlights, interviews, creator testimonials) that creators can share, sustaining momentum and building future event anticipation.
Feedback loopLoopThe Loop is PHP code used by WordPress to display posts. Using The Loop, WordPress processes each post to be displayed on the current page, and formats it according to how it matches specified criteria within The Loop tags. Any HTML or PHP code in the Loop will be processed on each post. https://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop: Gather feedback from invited attendees to continually refine outreach, event integration, and collaborative opportunities.
Event Attendance: Increased attendance from first-time WordCamp attendees.
Social Engagement: Growth in event visibility and engagement across social platforms.
Feedback: Positive feedback and testimonials from participating creators and their audiences.
Next Steps
As I mentioned in Marketing Lessons from WordCamp Asia, @bjmcsherry and I are working across flagship WordPress events (WordCamp Asia, WordCamp Europe, WordCamp US, and State of the WordState of the WordThis is the annual report given by Matt Mullenweg, founder of WordPress at WordCamp US. It looks at what we’ve done, what we’re doing, and the future of WordPress. https://wordpress.tv/tag/state-of-the-word/.) to provide event-to-event recommendations in a world where each event may be in a different location and have a different set of contributors. We’ll help provide lists of potential contacts for each event. I’ve already shared lists of local WordPress sites with the organizers of all 3 flagship WordCamps this year. It will be up to the local organizing teams to decide when and how to best do any outreach.
What a journey it has been getting here. After nominations, deliberations, and a community vote, we are ready to share some exciting news about who will be helping steer the WordPress Community Team in 2026.
A Year of Reflection
The rep structure we introduced back in 2024 — four seats, two-year terms, staggered transitions has continued to serve us well. It creates space for institutional knowledge to carry forward while still bringing fresh energy into the room each cycle.
This year’s process was quieter in volume but no less meaningful. The community showed up thoughtfully, and when the votes were counted, one candidate stood out clearly, earning their seat through a process the community participated in with care.
Only one new rep joins the team this cycle, stepping in alongside the three continuing reps from 2025.
If you’ve spent any time around WordPress events in Europe, there’s a good chance you’ve already crossed paths with Juan — even if you didn’t catch his name.
His story with WordPress starts in 2008, not as a community builder, but as someone who just needed a blogging tool. Seventeen years later, that accidental beginning has grown into a career, a calling, and a network of people he genuinely cares about.
The community piece snuck up on him. He showed up at WordCampWordCampWordCamps 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. Cantabria in November 2015 out of curiosity and — as tends to happen with the right community — never really left. From there, things moved quickly in the best way: co-organizing the Pontevedra meetupMeetupMeetup 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., leading local WordCamps in 2018 and 2019, contributing to four more events after that, serving as team lead across 2022 and 2023, and eventually taking on the lead organizer role for WordCamp Europe 2024.
These days, Juan serves as a Program ManagerProgram ManagerProgram Managers (formerly Super Deputies) are Program Supporters who can perform extra tasks on WordCamp.org like creating new sites and publishing WordCamps to the schedule. on the WordPress Global Community TeamGlobal Community TeamA group of community organizers and contributors who collaborate on local events about WordPress — monthly WordPress meetups and/or annual conferences called WordCamps., sponsored by Weglot through Five for the Future. He works behind the scenes to support organizers running WordCamps, meetupsMeetupMeetup 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., and a growing range of community programs around the world. It’s unglamorous, important work — and he’s clearly built for it.
He lives in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain, and when he’s not helping an organizing team find their footing or reviewing an event budget for the fourth time, you’ll likely find him watching sports or working through an indie music playlist.
Ask Juan what WordPress has meant to him and he’ll point straight to the people. That’s not a talking point — it’s the throughline of everything he’s done. His goal as a rep is simple: make sure more people get to experience that same thing.
To everyone who nominated, voted, or simply paid attention during this process — thank you. The health of this community depends on people who care enough to show up, and you do.
Juan joins Pooja, Aditya, and Arthur in carrying this work forward. We couldn’t be more excited to see what this team does together.
In the November 2025 Community Team meeting in SlackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/, I asked the following question:
[…] Is there any plan for a Community Summit alongside a flagship event in 2027 or 2028, so future organizers know about it when applying to be a host city?
[…] If you and other community members want to organize it, please start a discussion and publish a post with what you have in mind so everyone can chime in, and if it moves forward, an organizing team can be created.
Looking back at previous Community Summits
The WordPress project has already benefited greatly from Community Summits in the past. For reference and historical context, you can find:
These past editions show how valuable it is to have a dedicated space, alongside a flagship event, for deeper conversations focused specifically on the WordPress Community.
A proposal for 2027 or 2028
The idea is to explore whether a Community Summit could be organized alongside a flagship WordPress event in 2027 or 2028, for example alongside WordCampWordCampWordCamps 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. Asia or WordCamp Europe, given that the most recent Community Summit took place in the United States in 2023.
This post is an invitation to Community members from those regions, or from the Community at large, to chime in, share perspectives, and, as a next step, potentially take on roles in shaping and organizing the Summit.
What organizing a Community Summit involves
Based on previous editions and experience from flagship events, organizing a Community Summit would require:
Working with the Local team and the Local Team Helper (if an external company is involved, like at WordCamp Europe) for venue, catering, and other logistics.
Coordinating with WordPress leadership and the WordPress FoundationWordPress FoundationThe WordPress Foundation is a charitable organization founded by Matt Mullenweg to further the mission of the WordPress open source project: to democratize publishing through Open Source, GPL software. Find more on wordpressfoundation.org. to ensure alignment, support, and clarity around goals and constraints.
Drafting a program and discussion formats that reflect current community topics, challenges, and opportunities, and that allows for meaningful discussions.
Call for interest
If you are interested in:
Helping organize a future Community Summit
Sharing thoughts on whether 2027 or 2028 would make sense
Sharing thoughts on which flagship WordCamp it could be organized alongside
Suggesting formats, goals and potential new ideas that would differ from past Summits
Participating in program design or facilitation
Suggesting approaches for post-event follow-ups, to help ensure that the projects, decisions, and actions agreed on during the Summit can effectively move forward
Please leave a comment on this post by April 30, 2026. Showing interest is the first step toward seeing whether there is enough energy and commitment in the Community to move this forward and, if so, to form an organizing team.
Looking forward to hearing the Community’s thoughts.
One of the most consistent things I hear from educators, community organizers, and WordPress professionals who want to bring WordPress education to their institutions and communities is some version of the same question: where do I start?
They have the knowledge. They have the motivation. What they often lack is a clear, structured pathway to go from “I could teach this” to actually teaching it.
The WordPress Facilitator Training Program is our answer to that question.
What It Is
The WordPress Facilitator Training Program is a free, open, community-powered program that equips people to teach WordPress topics to others. It is designed for anyone who wants to facilitate WordPress learning: campus educators, community organizers, freelancers, developers, designers, or anyone else who knows WordPress and wants to help others learn it.
There is no application process. No gatekeeping. No prerequisite credential. The resources are free, openly accessible, and built around the spirit of open sourceOpen SourceOpen Source denotes software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified. Open Source **must be** delivered via a licensing model, see GPL.: knowledge is not a scarce resource, and the more people who can teach WordPress well, the better WordPress is for everyone.
The program has three components:
Self-guided courses on Learn.wordpress.orgWordPress.orgThe 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/ that build the knowledge facilitators need to teach a given topic
Facilitation guides that provide a practical, session-by-session framework for delivering 2 to 3 day workshops, written for people with no prior teaching experience
The WordPress Facilitator Training Program Playbook, which orients facilitators to the program, explains what is in it for them, and gives them everything they need to get started
What We Have Built
The first topic available in the program is Leading WordPress Education Programs: a 9-module, 41-lesson self-guided course covering open source foundations, WordPress basics, contribution pathways, and all three WordPress Education Programs (WordPress Credits, Campus Connect, and Student Clubs).
A full 2-3 day workshop facilitation guide with timed agendas, facilitator talking points, hands-on participant activity sheets, and reference appendices. This is a downloadable document which is available on the course page.
WordPress Education Programs are growing. Campus Connect events are happening at institutions around the world. WordPress Credits is bringing university students into the contributor community. Student Clubs are forming on campuses that never had a WordPress presence before.
Sustaining and scaling that growth requires more than a central team. It requires a distributed network of facilitators who are confident, prepared, and equipped to bring WordPress education to their communities independently.
The WordPress Facilitator Training Program is the infrastructure for that network. It is how we go from a program that depends on a small number of people to one that can grow wherever there are people willing to teach.
It also creates a genuine opportunity for facilitators themselves. Institutions, bootcamps, and companies increasingly need qualified people to deliver WordPress training. Facilitators who build a track record through this program position themselves for those opportunities. And as the WordPress ecosystem continues to develop credential pathways, such as the AI Leaders micro-credential piloted earlier this year at https://wordpress.org/news/2026/02/ai-leaders-credential/, facilitators who complete the relevant courses will be positioned to earn credentials that carry real professional value.
Where It Is Headed
The topic library is just beginning. The first course covers WordPress Education Programs. Future topics will draw from the broad range of WordPress skills and knowledge areas already represented on Learn.wordpress.org, as well as new courses developed specifically for the facilitator program. Every new topic that gets a well-designed course and a strong facilitation guide is another topic that community facilitators anywhere in the world can teach.
If you have expertise in a WordPress topic and are interested in contributing a course or facilitation guide, the WordPress Training Team at https://make.wordpress.org/training/ is the right place to connect.
We Want Your Feedback
The Leading WordPress Education Programs course is publicly available now and under active review. If you explore it, we would genuinely love to hear what you think. A few questions we are actively looking for input on:
Is the course content clear and accessible for a beginner-level educator?
Are there topics or lessons you feel are missing or underrepresented?
Does the course give you enough to feel prepared to facilitate a workshop on these topics?
Beyond the course itself, we are also interested in feedback on the program structure:
What topics would you most like to see added to the facilitator program?
What would make this program more useful to you in your context, whether that is a campus, a MeetupMeetupMeetup 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., a bootcamp, or a company?
Are you interested in participating in an internal dry run of the 2-3 day workshop? If so, please note that we are actively looking for volunteers for this step.
The WordPress community has always grown because people show up, share what they know, and help others do the same. This program is an extension of that. We are building something that should not belong to one team or one organization. It should belong to the community.
We are just getting started, and we would love to have you be part of it.
Bringing WordPress Campus Connect to Malaysia marked an important milestone for open-source education and community-driven learning in the region. On 3 January 2026, the first-ever WordPress Campus Connect event in Malaysia was held at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor Bahru, welcoming students, educators, organizers, mentorsEvent SupporterEvent 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., and volunteers for a day dedicated to learning, collaboration, and open-source exploration.
WordPress Campus Connect is part of the WordPress Education initiative, designed to help students learn by doing — building practical skills with WordPress, understanding open-source values, and exploring career pathways through community-led learning. Hosting this initiative at UTM provided a meaningful opportunity to connect academic learning with real-world digital experience.
Preparing for the Event
Preparation for the event began with close collaboration between the organizing team, volunteers, and mentorEvent SupporterEvent 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.. The goal was to create an inclusive and beginner-friendly environment where students could engage with WordPress beyond theory and gain practical insights into how open-source communities function.
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia supported the initiative by providing the venue and encouraging student participation, making it possible to host the first Campus Connect event in the country. Organizers and volunteers worked together to ensure smooth coordination across registration, logistics, audio-visual support, and on-site engagement.
The event was supported by WordPress Community Sponsors, with funding assistance of USD 300 used for printing, swag, refreshments, and other essential arrangements. We are thankful to the global sponsors who continue to enable community-led learning initiatives across the WordPress ecosystem.
Website Setup
Organizing the first WordPress Campus Connect event in Malaysia also provided valuable insights into the operational aspects of running a community-led education event. These learnings may be helpful for future Campus Connect organizers.
Website Setup and Design
The event website was designed following the same standards used across other WordPress Campus Connect events. Organizers should note that the Campus Connect website environment follows WordCamp.org guidelines, meaning:
The website must be built using GutenbergGutenbergThe Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc.
https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ (BlockBlockBlock 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. Editor)
Page builders or additional plugins are not available
While this may feel limiting at first, it encourages thoughtful design using coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. WordPress tools. The dashboard experience is identical to a WordCampWordCampWordCamps 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. site, including access to sessions, speakers, organizers, volunteers, and sponsors.
A ticketing page was also enabled, allowing students to register and “purchase” free tickets through the official system, helping organizers manage attendance in a structured way.
Although the setup has constraints, there are still many creative possibilities within Gutenberg. For new organizers, it is recommended to allocate sufficient time for design planning and collaborate closely as a team when structuring the website.
Venue Coordination with the University
Securing the venue required working through the university’s official venue approval process, similar to how venue agreements are handled for WordCamps. This step is essential for scheduling a Campus Connect event officially.
The venue contract process has recently been improved, with options for both paid and free venue agreements, making it more flexible for universities and organizers. Completing this process correctly is a critical milestone before confirming the event date.
Design and Printing Resources
Most of the official design assets are available through Figma, including:
Logos (multiple formats and print-ready versions)
Posters and covers
Presentation slides
Certificates
Wappu illustrations
Sticker-ready logo variations
The organizing team customized these assets to suit the local event while maintaining the official branding. The design kit also helped guide color selection, which was used consistently across digital and printed materials. Having ready-to-use logo variations made printing stickers and materials much easier.
Issuing Certificates of Participation
All participants received e-certificates of participation following the event. For many students, this recognition carried meaningful value, not only as proof of attendance but as acknowledgment of their first engagement with the global WordPress community.
Several students shared that receiving the certificate increased their confidence and motivated them to explore further involvement in open-source initiatives and future WordPress events.
Behind the Scenes
The success of the event was made possible by a dedicated organizing team led by Mohammad Ibrahim as Lead Organizer, with Nasim Miah serving as Co-Lead. The organizing team also included Yves Tan, Kamil Sharip, Eric Low, Teh Yong Li, Peng Hao and Ts. Chan Ler-Kuan, who collectively supported planning, logistics, sessions, and community coordination.
A committed volunteer team supported the event throughout the day, assisting with registration, attendee support, floor management, audio-visual operations, photography, and logistics. Their efforts ensured a welcoming and well-organized experience for all participants.
Student Engagement and Activities
The event received over 100 registrations, with 54 students attending in person on 3 January 2026. Participants represented five different countries, creating a diverse and inclusive learning environment.
Throughout the day, students actively participated in Q&A sessions, interactive discussions, and the quiz segment. Many attendees stayed after sessions to speak directly with speakers and organizers, asking follow-up questions about WordPress development, UIUIUI is an acronym for User Interface - the layout of the page the user interacts with. Think ‘how are they doing that’ and less about what they are doing. design, freelancing opportunities, and career pathways.
The quiz session generated high energy and enthusiasm, with students competing enthusiastically and celebrating the top performers and lucky draw winners.
This milestone at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia demonstrates how community-driven education can create meaningful learning experiences and lasting connections for the next generation of digital creators.
WordPress Campus Connect is growing, and we need community support to advance key initiatives. We are seeking assistance in the specific areas detailed below. If you are interested in contributing, please comment on this post or reach out to the team in the #campusconnectSlackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/ channel.
Campus Connect MentorEvent SupporterEvent 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.
Campus Connect Participant
Documentation
We require assistance with reviewing and creating content:
Education Handbook: Review for clarity of instruction and identify opportunities for improvement.
Community Handbook Program ManagerProgram ManagerProgram Managers (formerly Super Deputies) are Program Supporters who can perform extra tasks on WordCamp.org like creating new sites and publishing WordCamps to the schedule. Pages: Review for clarity of instruction and identify opportunities for improvement.
Draft WPCC Office HoursOffice HoursDefined 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. e-guide
Resources Page: Draft a new page in the Education Handbook that includes direct links to essential resources for organizers (e.g., pitch decks, logos).
The Community Team chat takes place the first Thursday of every month in the #community-team channel on SlackSlackSlack 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!
You will find a preliminary agenda for the meeting below.
If you wish to add points to discuss, comment on this post or reach out to one of the team reps: @adityakane, @unintended8, @thehopemonger, @webtechpooja. It does not need to be a blog post yet, the topic can be discussed during the meeting nevertheless. We use the same agenda for both meetings.
⚡️ 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.
Community Team at WordCamp Asia 2026 in Mumbai. Written by Devin Maeztri, this post announces that the Community Team will have a table at WordCampWordCampWordCamps 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. Asia 2026 Contributor DayContributor DayContributor 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/ (April 9, Mumbai), co-led by Devin and Rocío Valdivia. Whether you’re a seasoned contributor or brand new, all are welcome to stop by, get involved, and help support WordPress communities across the region.
[New]Education Table at WordCamp Asia 2026 in Mumbai Destiny Kanno invites contributors to the Education table at WordCamp Asia 2026 Contributor Day, led by Abhay Kulkarni, Destiny Kanno, and Maciej Pilarski. The table covers WordPress Credits, Campus Connect, Student Clubs, and the new Facilitator Enablement Program, and is open to anyone curious about WordPress in educational settings, regardless of experience level.
Getting Local with WordCamp Marketing. Nicholas Garofalo proposes a strategy to boost flagship WordCamp attendance by reaching out to local businesses, creators, and influencers who already use WordPress but haven’t yet engaged with community events. The post outlines a four-step action plan: from identifying and inviting potential attendees to amplifying their involvement before and after the event.
WordCamps in Africa: announcing events on WordCamp CentralWordCamp CentralWebsite for all WordCamp activities globally. https://central.wordcamp.org includes a list of upcoming and past camp with links to each.. Two African communities used WordCamp Central to share their upcoming events: Emmanuel Eluwa introduced WordCamp Port Harcourt 2026, a community-led event in Nigeria’s Garden City focused on learning and open-source celebration, while Moses Cursor Ssebunya announced WordCamp Mukono 2026 in Uganda, themed around “Sustainable Growth – Building a Lasting WordPress Future.”
WordCamp recaps. Lena Iñurrieta shares a detailed recap of WordCamp Valencia 2025, which brought together 300+ attendees for talks, Lightning Talks, the Speed Builder Game, and a Contributor Day, all with a strong local identity. Aditya Shah, meanwhile, reflects on WordCamp Bhopal 2025, a milestone 10th-anniversary edition with 400+ attendees and a program that felt more like a community reunion than a conference.
Campus Connect around the world. Bringing WordPress Campus Connect to Malaysia, written by Nasim Miah, recaps the first-ever Campus Connect event in Malaysia, held at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia with 54 students from five countries. Meanwhile, WordPress Campus Connect Jinja 2025, by Mohammed Kateregga, tells the story of Africa’s first and largest Campus Connect program, which reached 1,293 students and 81 educators across 12 schools in Eastern Uganda.
📝 Open posts
Check out these new and ongoing discussions needing review, feedback, thoughts and comments.
Where should content live: WordCamp Central vs. Make Community? Posts announcing or recapping WordCamp events sometimes appear on WordCamp Central, sometimes on Make Community… without a clear pattern. Should we define clearer editorial guidelines for each platform? What criteria should determine where something gets published? Open for discussion.
How do we make these meetings worth attending? With the number of supporters, mentorsEvent SupporterEvent 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., and community contributors we have, attendance at these monthly meetings remains low. If the meeting can be fully absorbed by reading the agenda or the recap, there’s little incentive to show up live. What could we do to make this hour genuinely valuable for everyone, not just informative, but worth the time? All ideas welcome.
📢 Announcements / Newsletters
2026 Community Team Reps. The Community Team welcomes its new Team RepTeam RepA 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. for 2026: Juan Hernando, joining the three continuing reps from last year’s cohort. The post, written by Kasirye Arthur, shares a bit of Juan’s story: from accidental WordPress user in 2008 to Program ManagerProgram ManagerProgram Managers (formerly Super Deputies) are Program Supporters who can perform extra tasks on WordCamp.org like creating new sites and publishing WordCamps to the schedule. and now Team Rep.
[Updated]Monthly Education Buzz Report – March 2026 Destiny Kanno rounds up a landmark month for WordPress education: Campus Connect reached Nepal, and Nicaragua and Pakistan for the first time, the WordPress Credits program now has 18 partner institutions (including 10 new additions in March), and two new course formats launched on Learn WordPress. Missed February’s report? Catch up here.
Retiring the WordPress Campus Connect–Specific Mentor Program Destiny Kanno announces that the Campus Connect–specific mentorEvent SupporterEvent 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. program is being dissolved and its responsibilities absorbed into the existing Event Supporters program. The change simplifies the support structure, reduces process duplication, and allows the full Event SupporterEvent SupporterEvent 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. team to support WPCC events going forward.
[New] Leading WordPress Education Programs(Learn WordPress) A new free course on Learn WordPress designed for educators, community organizers, and training professionals who want to bring WordPress into learning environments. It covers open sourceOpen SourceOpen Source denotes software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified. Open Source **must be** delivered via a licensing model, see GPL. foundations, WordPress basics, contribution pathways, and all three education programs — Campus Connect, WordPress Credits, and Student Clubs — across nine structured modules.
[New] Step-by-Step Guide to Building Campus Connect and WordCamp Event Websites(Make WordPress Training) Muhibul Haque from the Training Team published this guide to help Campus Connect and WordCamp organizers build their event websites using the BlockBlockBlock 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. Editor, accompanied by a four-part workshop series now available on WordPress.tv. A practical resource worth bookmarking for any organizer setting up an event site for the first time.
🎤 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 that you want with the team. If you currently have a topic you’d like to discuss, add it to the comments of this post and we will try to update the agenda accordingly.
Hope to see you on Thursday, either in the Asia-Pacific / EMEA (12:00 UTC) or Americas-friendly version (21:00 UTC) of the meeting!
One of the Improving WordCamp.org projects is to let organizers develop their CSSCSSCSS is an acronym for cascading style sheets. This is what controls the design or look and feel of a site. locally, and then commit it to a version control system like GitGitGit is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency. Git is easy to learn and has a tiny footprint with lightning fast performance. Most modern plugin and theme development is being done with this version control system.
https://git-scm.com/, and have it automatically updated on their WordCamp.org site. This is the project that I think will make the most impact for organizing teams with experienced developers.
The benefits are that:
You avoid all of the pain points of editing CSS in a browser.
You can use whatever IDE and other tools that you normally use.
You get all the benefits of a version control system, like easier/safer collaboration, history, and a structured approach.
So, I’d like to discuss the best way to implement a system like that.
Implementing a solution
After thinking about it for awhile, this is the best approach I’ve come up with:
(Note: This process has been updated since it was originally published, to incorporate feedback from the comments.)
Add a new wp-admin screen under the Appearance menu, called something like “Remote CSS”. It will have a field where you can enter the URLURLA specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org for a CSS file, and a button to pull CSS from that repository and enqueue it locally. The CSS file can be in a source control repository like Git, but it doesn’t have to be.
The CSS file can be named anything, and it can be built from supporting SASS/LESS/etc files, but only the CSS file will be used by WordCamp.org; everything else will be ignored.
The contents of CSS file will be passed through Jetpack’s CSS sanitization functions, and if there’s anything left, the safe CSS will be cached. If there are any errors while fetching the file, the process will abort to avoid overriding the known-good version that’s already stored on WordCamp.org.
When front-end pages are loaded, the cached CSS will be enqueued as a extra stylesheet, similar to how Jetpack’s Custom CSS is enqueued.
To automate updates, there will also be an endpoint listening for webhook notifications of pushes to source control repositories. If the files changed in the pushed commits include the CSS file, the pluginPluginA 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. will automatically fetch the latest version, sanitize it, and cache it. Updates will be limited to once every 3 minutes, to prevent abuse. Rate-limited notifications should be queued and acted on once the limit has expired.
If the fieldon the Remote CSS screen for the CSS file is empty, we’ll display step-by-step instructions for setting up the CSS file, webhook, and a local WordCamp.org sandbox. If the file is hosted on GitHubGitHubGitHub 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 by the repository owner. https://github.com/, we’ll also recommend enabling two factor authentication, to mitigate the risk of a compromised account leading to CSS defacement or other malicious changes.
A new metaMetaMeta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. box could be added to the Appearance > Custom CSS page to advertise the option of using a remote repository.
Does anybody see any problems with that approach, have a different idea, or have any other feedback?
