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Here is where we have policy debates, project announcements, and assist community members in organizing events.
Everyone is welcome to comment on posts and participate in the discussions regardless of skill level or experience.
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If you love WordPress and want to help us do these things, join in!
The Community Team chat takes place on 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 month it will be the second Thursday of the month, ie. 12th June 2025.
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, @Arthur, @Shusei, or @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.
Call for meeting host and notetaker If anyone is available to host this month’s or next month’s Community Team meetings and/or write the recap notes, please reach out to one of the team reps: @adityakane, @Arthur, @Shusei, or @webtechpooja.
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.
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!
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. Europe 2025 is almost here, and so is 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/, one of the most energizing and collaborative moments of the whole week. If you’re planning to join the Community Team table, here’s what to expect and how to prepare.
Whether you’ve never contributed before or you’re a long-time organizer, you are more than welcome to join us. Our table is open to everyone interested in supporting WordPress communities around the world — from local 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 WordCamps to new initiatives like Campus Connect.
🕘 Contributor Day Schedule
09:15 Opening and welcome 10:00 Contributing to WordPress – Community Team welcome and onboarding 12:15 Group photo 12:30 Lunch 14:00 Contributing to WordPress – Let’s keep collaborating 16:30 Teams summaries and wrap-up
💡 What we’ll be working on
We want this to be a practical and inspiring day. Bring your ideas, questions, and curiosity, and let’s turn them into actions together. Here are some topics we’ll be exploring:
Onboarding for new contributors: First time here? Don’t worry, we’ll help you get started, understand what the Community Team does, and find your place.
Campus Connect: Help us shape this new initiative to bring WordPress to universities and student communities. Got academic contacts or ideas? Let’s talk.
Women’s Day 2026: Let’s reflect on the 2025 edition and start planning how to grow the impact of next year’s events.
Reach new audiences: How can we connect with people who haven’t heard of WordPress events yet? Let’s brainstorm ideas and campaigns that can work globally, and locally.
GatherPress: Have you heard of this new tool for managing events in the WordPress ecosystem? Join the discussion and help us test it in real-world meetups.
Process Q&A and hands-on tasks: If you’re planning to organize a WordCamp, 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., or just want to understand how the team works: bring your questions! For more experienced contributors, there will be space to:
Vet Meetup and WordCamp applications
Triage HelpScout conversations
Answer questions from newer supporters and organizers
🤝 Want to help?
This year, the table will be facilitated by Juan Hernando, but we’d love to have more voices and perspectives. If you’re 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., Program SupporterProgram SupporterCommunity Program Supporters (formerly Deputies) are a team of people worldwide who review WordCamp and Meetup applications, interview lead organizers, and keep things moving at WordCamp Central. Find more about program supporters in our Program Supporter Handbook., or 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. attending Contributor Day, step up and help onboard people, guide discussions, or take notes.
📣 Note takers are very welcome! We want this day to end not just with good ideas, but with clear takeaways and action points. Think:
Come with an idea, leave with a team to help you make it happen.
We were invited to give regular updates about GatherPress.
Here are the advancements made by GatherPress since our initial proposal from January 2024 and our update from September 2024.
The GatherPress team has continued working toward the goal of testing GatherPress as a potential alternative for managing WordPress community events.
After several months of back-and-forth discussions with the 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. team, we’ve learned that integration with 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/ services (like user accounts or event listings) won’t be considered until the tool has been tested with real-world events. The technical tests that were requested in June 2024 and ran until the autumn provided a useful foundation, but they were not enough for the Meta team to properly evaluate GatherPress in a live setting.
To unblock the project and continue progressing, the GatherPress team has adjusted the approach. The next steps will be:
Run a real-world trial with a few selected local communities hosting events via GatherPress.
Use a self-hosted installation of GatherPress (hosting generously provided by Robotstxt.es) while waiting for potential .org integration. BuddyPress will also be installed on that instance. It’s a continuation of the previous test installation and all existing testing groups are welcome to participate.
We will start this new test phase as soon as we release GatherPress 0.33.0 and a new theme is developed by GatherPress team members.
Juan Hernando (@unintended8) is now overseeing the project for the Community Team, following the departure of the previous contributors involved.
What this means
Pros:
We move forward with actual testing using live events.
We collect feedback and usage data based on real organizer and attendee experiences, as well as input and needs from the Community Team, to support future scaling to more groups.
Cons:
As integration with WordPress.org won’t be in place for now, an activity update about organizing or speaking at an event won’t appear on WordPress.org profiles. This is already the case with 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., but one of the future goals of GatherPress on WordPress.org would change that and address invisible contributions for organizers.
Events won’t appear in the Events WidgetWidgetA WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user. in WordPress dashboards or on https://events.wordpress.org unless the Meta team is able to support discoverability in the interim. We’re open to collaborating on a solution, such as providing an APIAPIAn API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways. to support this. In the meantime, organizers can still publish their events on Meetup.com, linking to the ones on the new platform.
We hope that some minimal integration can still be explored to increase event visibility, even while the project remains self-hosted for now.
Latest version and features
The newly released version 0.32.x of GatherPress introduces a complete overhaul of the RSVP 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. system. This redesign allows organisers to design the RSVP block and its inner block such as modal per RSVP status with flexibility.
Upcoming
In upcoming releases starting with 0.33.0, new options will include:
RSVP by email handshake: attendees enter their email, receive a confirmation link, and confirm attendance without creating an account.
RSVP via Fediverse: attendees can confirm their presence using their Fediverse identity.
Events will optionally be federated with the event format to appear on the Fediverse
Rewrite of the calendar block
RSVP management screen
Those options are designed to make participation simpler and more privacy-conscious, whether events are hosted independently or eventually on WordPress.org.
What’s next
We’ll be supporting a handful of groups as they start running their 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. on the self-hosted version of GatherPress. The results will help assess how the tool performs in practical use and inform any next steps for broader testing or eventual integration.
If your community is interested in taking part in this pilot phase, or if you have feedback or questions, please leave a comment or join the discussion in the #gatherpress 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/. Development continues to be led by a group of contributors. We welcome new developers, testers, and organizers, as well as feedback of any form. You can participate in our weekly huddles on Fridays at 15:00 UTC. The upcoming huddles are always listed on the homepage of our website.
The long-term goal remains to provide a fully integrated, community-owned alternative for event management on WordPress.org.
If you are attending 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. Europe 2025, you can connect with me (Patricia) for any question about the GatherPress project.
Thank you to everyone who continues to contribute to and support the GatherPress project!
The Women in Tech initiative started as a simple idea but turned into a powerful global movement, empowering women in the WordPress community to step into leadership roles. As part of the Make WordPress Community Team’s global initiative, this event aimed to celebrate and uplift women in tech through inspiring talks, engaging activities, and community bonding.
The Idea Behind the Initiative
The idea for this unique format was inspired by a conversation I had with Aditya Kane, a friend & WordPress community team representative. Aditya shared a wonderful idea that was suggested by his sister, Arundhati Kane, to organize a local all-women’s 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. in Mumbai on International Women’s Day. While discussing this, Aditya suggested, What if we expand this idea to a global scale, where WordPress communities worldwide could host women-led events? This concept took shape during our conversation, and with the support of the WordPress community team, I proposed this idea through a blog post on the community website. Soon, the WordPress Community officially supported this initiative. You can learn more about this inspiring movement at Hosting WordPress Events for Women on International Women’s Day.
Making the Vision a Reality
Turning this vision into reality required dedication, collaboration, and persistence. The journey involved inspiring conversations, countless messages, and building trust within communities. I personally reached out to 30-40 WordPress communities worldwide, encouraging them to participate. It wasn’t easy—many communities had never organized a women-led event before, and some faced difficulties finding female speakers or volunteers.
Despite these obstacles, the response was overwhelming. Through continuous follow-ups, guidance, and support, we saw over 25+ events take place globally. This was a powerful testament to the strength and unity of the WordPress community and the determination of organizers to make this initiative successful.
Special thanks toJuan Hernadofor his tremendous support in vetting events, creating the website, approving budgets, and ensuring the smooth processing of this initiative. His dedication played a crucial role in making this happen. Also, I would like to thank my amazing team for their support over the past two months to make sure everything ran smoothly!
Gathering all the information can be challenging, and I might have missed some details or cities. If your city isn’t mentioned here, please let me know in the comments!
The Women in Tech initiative created a powerful and lasting impact on the WordPress community worldwide:
Women felt welcomed, valued, and encouraged to participate in future WordPress events.
Attendees expressed feeling special and thoroughly enjoyed the events.
The initiative provided a comfortable platform where women spoke openly and confidently without hesitation.
This initiative has paved the way for greater female representation in WordPress leadership roles, ensuring more women feel empowered to contribute, lead, and shine in the tech industry.
This incredible journey wouldn’t have been possible without the WordPress community’s collaborative spirit. Here’s to breaking barriers and empowering more women to shine in tech! 🚀✨
Some glimpse of the celebration worldwide
Building momentum for the future
Organizing Women’s Day events across the WordPress ecosystem presented its challenges, but even more powerful were the stories of growth, connection, and transformation that emerged. Many events were led by women organizers for the first time. In WP LATAM, “four of the organizers were new, and during the planning process, we trained them so they can now organize events in their local communities.” The experience was marked by “transparency in every step and freedom to collaborate,” and the team praised the process for being “well-structured” and for giving everyone “a task and the autonomy to carry it out.”
This empowerment was echoed across continents. WP Nicaragua shared how the event “was entirely led and organized by women, most of whom had never led a community event before.” What made it so impactful was seeing “what’s possible when women are given space to step up, take the lead, and create something meaningful for their local tech community.”
From WP Bhopal came a celebration of diversity and inclusion, with sessions held in both Hindi and English “for better accessibilityAccessibilityAccessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility).” The audience ranged from “students, entrepreneurs, journalists, homemakers, designers, freelancers, social activists, and more,” and even included “our youngest attendee, a 5th-grade schoolgirl!”
In WP Pune, the message was one of ongoing inspiration: “Our hope is that this event will inspire even more women to step into the spotlight, whether by organizing sessions, speaking at conferences, or leading teams in the tech industry.” Similarly, WP Dhaka acknowledged the long-standing imbalance: “The lack of female participation has always been a concern. Events like Dhaka Women WordPress Day 2025 aim to bridge this gap by inspiring more women to explore the WordPress ecosystem.”
Each of these events proved that when we create space for women to lead, collaborate, and contribute, we don’t just run events, we reshape communities. As more organizers reflect on these experiences, one thing becomes clear: this isn’t a one-time celebration. It’s the beginning of a stronger, more inclusive future for the WordPress project.
Last week, we announced WordPress Campus Connect, a new initiative bringing the power of WordPress to university campuses around the world.
We’re looking for designers in the community to help us create the official Campus Connect logo. Several universities have already expressed interest in hosting this event, and we’re actively working on workshop materials, presentations, and a webpage—so we need a logo soon to brand all our assets.
If you’re interested in contributing, please join the conversation 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 and let us know! The deadline to submit your logo designs is 2nd June 2025. We’d love your creative input.
The Community Team chat generally 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 month it will be the second Thursday of the month ie: 8th May 2025.
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: @webtechpooja, @thehopemonger, @shusei or @adityakane. 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.
Call for meeting host and notetaker If anyone is available to host this month’s or next month’s Community Team meetings and/or write the recap notes , please reach out to one of the team reps: @webtechpooja, @thehopemonger, @shusei, @leo, @nukaga or @adityakane.
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.
WordPress Campus Connect Expands. WordPress Campus Connect, initially launched in October 2024 as a pilot program, has now been formally established as an official event series due to its resounding success.
WCEUWCEUWordCamp Europe. The European flagship WordCamp event. 2025 takes place next month. Get your tickets soon!
The call for WCEU 2027 host city is open, if you know any community that would love to bring 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. Europe to their city/country, please invite them!
The activity will be probably ongoing through the month to offboard community team members who have left
To identify inactive members who might be waiting for more information and get help and support
To identify 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. to be assigned for newer community event and program supporters.
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 (if we do not find anyone active in the Americas friendly timezone, we encourage to leave your comments and bring your questions suggestions asynchronously)
As part of the 2025 commitments we shared in this post, we’re taking a closer look at how we support the people who support our events and our team.
Over the next few weeks, a group of Community Team members will be reaching out individually to everyone listed as an active Event Supporter or Program Supporter. The goal is to better understand everyone’s current level of involvement and make sure we’re all set up for success.
Some of our supporters are highly active 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/ or mentoring events, while others may be on a break, have shifted focus, or might not be sure how to get involved. This check-in process will help us:
Confirmwho is actively contributing and in what capacity
Complete the offboarding for members who have stepped away recently, or identify inactive supporters and complete the offboarding process with them if needed
Ensure everyone has the right access and permissions to do their tasks
Identify blockers, interests, or areas for growth
We’ll start with a private message on Slack, and if there’s no reply within a week, we’ll follow up by email. In both cases, we’ll be sharing a short survey link to make it easier to collect and review everyone’s input in one place.
The survey includes a few simple questions:
What tasks are you currently doing in the Community Team?
How many hours are you able to contribute on average each week?
Do you have availability to 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. events?
Would you be interested in receiving training for different tasks or refreshers sessions for supporters?
If yes, what topics would be most helpful for you?
We hope this process will give us a clearer picture of our strengths, help us improve how we collaborate, and make it easier to support each other moving forward.
If you’re a Supporter and want to proactively share your answers, ideas, or blockers, you’re welcome to complete the survey once it’s shared, or reach out directly in the #community-team Slack channel. We’re listening.
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-teamSlackSlackSlack 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.
Please leave your comments if you have any feedback.
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:
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.
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.
