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Juan Hernando 11:33 am on April 3, 2026
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Community Team April 2026 meeting recap

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.

🗓️ Meeting chat logs

APAC/EMEA → April 2, 2026 at 12:00 UTC. Meeting host: @unintended8
View the chat log on Slack

Americas → April 2, 2026 at 21:00 UTC. Meeting host: @unintended8
View the chat log on Slack

👋 Attendance

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!

Thanks for checking-in @kafleg @malgra @mehrazmorshed @patricia70 @crixu @alicjamaria26 @noruzzaman @sunilkumarthz @onealtr @matteoenna @mosescursor @nilovelez @nazmul111 @r1k0 @tobifjellner @chetan200891 @aquila20 @unintended8

⚡️ Check-ins

It was great to hear from so many active corners of the community. Among the things people have been working on: mentoring WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. and meetupMeetup Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook. organizers, 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 Supporter Event Supporter (formerly Mentor) is someone who has already organised a WordCamp and has time to meet with their assigned mentee every 2 weeks, they talk over where they should be in their timeline, help them to identify their issues, and also identify solutions for their issues.’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 Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of https://make.wordpress.org/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/ https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/, 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 Central Website 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 Rep A 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 WCEUWCEU WordCamp 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 SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/.

APAC/EMEA: May 7, 2026 – 12:00 UTC Americas: May 7, 2026 – 21:00 UTC

#community-team, #meeting, #meeting-notes

Kasirye Arthur 10:36 am on March 27, 2026
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2026 Community Team Reps

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.

The 2025 cohort of Pooja Derashri, Aditya Kane @adityakane, Kasirye Arthur @thehopemonger , and Shusei Toda @st810amaze poured themselves into this work, and the community is better for it.

How 2026 Unfolded

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.

🎉 Welcoming Juan (@unintended8)

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 WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. 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 meetupMeetup Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook., 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 Manager Program 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 Team A 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, meetupsMeetup Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook., 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.

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🚀 Here’s to 2026

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.

— The WordPress Community Team

#community-management, #community-team

Kasirye Arthur 1:52 pm on February 25, 2026
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[Update] 2026 WP Community Team Reps voting ends

First, the current Team Reps of 2026 would like to thank each one of you for voting. Voting has ended.

You made your voices heard and participated in voting.

Your selection of the two new nominees means they will join the Team Reps in 2026.

What happens next?

  1. The Voting Process has ended, and we are counting the votes to ensure everything was done correctly and fairly.
  2. The next steps are contacting the nominees who have the highest votes. We will ask them again. We want to know if they are willing to accept the role. They would represent the WordPress Project’s Community Team in 2026.
  3. Once they accept, we will announce who they are to the entire community. We will arrange a series of Hand-offs and Onboardings for them.

#community-management, #community-team

Kasirye Arthur 9:16 am on February 9, 2026
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Vote for our WP Community Team Reps for 2026

Thank you to everyone who participated in the nominations process for the 2026 team reps! It’s now time to cast your vote to decide who will take on this important role this year. (view @webtechpooja‘s nomination post here).

What do Team Reps do?

Team reps act as facilitators. They serve as communicators, helping the team stay organized and connected with other parts of the WordPress project. They guide discussions, support contributors, and make sure the team is aligned with overall project goals.

How to vote?

Voting is anonymous. Please use the form below to send your choice:

When voting, you vote for up to 2 of the nominees.
Voting Open: 9 February 2026

Voting Closes: 24 February 2026

Vote for our 2026 Community Team Reps →

Your Nominees:

Mary Mojisola Job – @Maryjob

Lidia Arroyo Vargas – @Lidia

Mariano Pérez Caro – @mpc

Luis Miguel Climent – @lmcliment

Alex Cuadra – @alexcu21

Juan Hernando – @ciudadanob

#community-management, #community-team, #team-reps

Juan Hernando 5:28 pm on January 28, 2026
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2026 Big Picture Goals: Our Focus on Meetups

Mary just published the 2026 Big Picture Goals for the project, and we wanted to share what this means specifically for our Community Team work this year. Education-related goals will be discussed in their own context, so this post focuses on the major priority that affects us directly: revamping meetupsMeetup Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook..

Why meetups matter more than ever

Meetups are explicitly called out as the primary front door to the WordPress community. With WordPress Credits and Campus Connect scaling quickly, we’re going to see more new people looking to get involved. Meetups need to be ready to welcome them and, critically, turn that curiosity into active participation.

As the post highlights:

“Meetups are where people build confidence, relationships, and momentum. When they work well, they turn curiosity into commitment.”

Building on what works

Many meetups are already doing great work bringing people together. In 2026, we want to expand and strengthen what’s working by adding more opportunities for active participation alongside the presentations and social gatherings that meetups already do well. This means:

  • Adding issue-focused sessions where attendees work together on real WordPress problems
  • Expanding hands-on learning opportunities tied to actual WordPress needs (complementing presentations with practice)
  • Providing clear next steps that move people from meetupMeetup Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook. participation into contribution on Make teams
  • Exploring new topics together: As AI tools become more common, meetups are natural spaces where people can learn together how these tools fit into WordPress workflows

What we need to do

This evolution requires support from us as a team. Here’s what we think our priorities should be for Q1 and beyond:

Immediate actions (Q1-Q2 2026)

  1. Review and strengthen current meetup resources
    • Audit the Meetup Organizer Handbook to ensure it supports this broader approach
    • Identify what additional guidance organizers need for running hands-on, issue-focused sessions
  2. Connect with our meetup organizer community
    • Review all existing meetup groups to understand current activity levels
    • Reach out to organizers to share these goals, learn about their challenges, and offer support
    • Contact groups that haven’t met recently to explore options: finding new co-organizers, revitalizing the group, or respectfully closing inactive chapters
  3. Create practical resources for organizers
    • Templates for hands-on session formats and issue-focused meetups
    • Suggested workflows for connecting meetup attendees to Make teams
    • Sample “next steps” pathways for different skill levels
    • Guidance on facilitating learning sessions about emerging topics like AI tools in WordPress
  4. Highlight and share what’s working
    • Identify meetups already running successful hands-on or contribution-focused sessions
    • Create ways to showcase these examples to inspire other organizers and mentorsEvent Supporter Event Supporter (formerly Mentor) is someone who has already organised a WordCamp and has time to meet with their assigned mentee every 2 weeks, they talk over where they should be in their timeline, help them to identify their issues, and also identify solutions for their issues.
    • Develop a system for celebrating and amplifying innovative meetup formats

Mid-term work (Q2-Q3 2026)

  1. Enhance organizer training and onboarding
    • Update orientation materials to include guidance on active participation formats
    • Include resources on mentoring new contributors who attend meetups
  2. Strengthen the meetup-to-contribution pipeline
    • Work with Make team reps to ensure they have clear onboarding for meetup attendees
    • Create better visibility of “good first issues” that meetup groups can tackle together
  3. Improve coordination with Education programs
    • Establish clear pathways for WordPress Credits and Campus Connect participants to find local meetups
    • Provide organizers with context on what these program participants will need

Success metrics

We should be tracking:

  • Number of meetups incorporating hands-on/contribution-focused sessions
  • Growth in meetup activity and attendance
  • Organizer feedback on new resources and guidance
  • Success stories we can share with the broader community (meetup attendees who became contributors, innovative session formats, community impact examples)

How you can help

This is a team effort. We’d love to hear from you:

  • Organizers: What would help you add more hands-on, contribution-focused elements to your meetups? What’s working well right now that we should amplify?
  • Program and event supporters: How can we better support organizers as they expand their meetup offerings?
  • Everyone: What examples have you seen of meetups that successfully move people into contribution? Which groups should we be highlighting?

Drop your thoughts in the comments or pingPing The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of “Ping me when the meeting starts.” us on SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/ (#community-team). If you are able and willing to help with specific tasks (updating handbook content, creating templates, coordinating with Make teams, or reaching out to organizers) let us know.

Next steps

We’ll be scheduling a team discussion in the next couple of weeks to break down these priorities and assign ownership. In the meantime, if you’re organizing or mentoring meetups, start thinking about what one hands-on session could look like in your community, or share an example of something great that’s already happening.

2026 is about momentum. Meetups are where that momentum begins. Let’s make sure we’re ready to support, celebrate, and grow together.

Props @harmonyromo @nukaga @4thhubbard for reviewing the post.

#community-team, #feedback, #meetup, #team-goals
Pooja Derashri 12:23 pm on December 11, 2025
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Community Team Rep Nominations for 2026

Hello, it’s November. It’s time to decide who will represent the new community team next year!

In 2024, we made the following proposals to adapt the structure of Team RepTeam Rep A 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., which changed the term a Rep would serve to two (2) years, and to have 4 team reps, 2 that remain, 2 that will be elected. In 2025, four people served as reps.

Change the number of years in office from one to two years (step down is possible if desired), with one or two of the three remaining the following year to facilitate continuity

In 2026, we want to introduce 2 Team reps, along with 2 or 3 who will continue from the previous year.

Team Rep Role

Each team has representatives in the WordPress open sourceOpen Source Open 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. project, abbreviated as “reps”. 

Team reps are responsible for communicating on behalf of the group to the other contributor groups via weekly updates, as well as occasional chats. 

As a reminder, it is not called “team lead” for a reason. While the people elected as team reps will generally come from the pool of folks that people think of as experienced leaders, the team rep role is designed to change hands regularly.

This role does have a time commitment attached to it, at least one hour a week. The main tasks include:

  • Writing the agenda for the Community Team meetings
  • Coordinating the facilitator of the meeting and the posting of summaries
  • Discuss the community team’s annual goals
  • Keep an eye on the moving parts of the team and provide reports for quarterly updates

How Community Team Rep Elections Work

Following our election process last year, the Community team is planning on these key steps: 

Nominations:

Anyone can nominate a Community team rep! Self-nominations are welcome too. To nominate someone or yourself, please comment in this post. If you would like to nominate someone in private, please reach out to @adityakane, @st810amaze, @thehopemonger, or @webtechpooja.

Nomination Open: 11 December 2025

Nomination Closes: 09 January 2026

We will only add people who respond positively to a nomination to the poll, so feel free to decline a nomination if you don’t feel like this is the right fit for any reason.

Voting

We will open voting with a new blog post as soon as nominations are closed. Community members can vote to select new Community Team Reps. 

Voting Open: 15 January 2026

Voting Closes: 30 January 2026

Results

We will then be able to announce our new team reps in early February 2026! 

Nominate now

Please nominate people for the Community team rep in the comments of this post or via private message by 09 January 2026.

Finally, if you have any questions, please also feel free to ask in the comments.

Nominations are closed. Thank you for all the comments!

#community-team, #team-reps

Harmony Romo 9:39 pm on November 12, 2025
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2026 Global Partner Program Announcement

Become a driving force behind WordPress innovation by joining the Global Community Sponsorship Program: a comprehensive initiative that supports the events and people powering our open sourceOpen Source Open 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. mission. As a Global Sponsor, your organization gains meaningful visibility across the international WordPress ecosystem while helping to fund events that foster growth, collaboration, and community impact.

Why Choose Global Sponsorship?

Instead of managing multiple individual sponsorships, this streamlined program consolidates your efforts into one efficient and impactful partnership.

Efficiency and Simplified Administration
Skip the complexity of coordinating invoice payments with numerous volunteer teams. Our centralized approach saves time and resources. In 2026, sponsors will benefit from:

  • A dedicated SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/ channel for direct communication with the WordPress Community SupportWordPress Community Support WordPress Community Support PBC is a Public Benefit Corporation, created specifically to be the financial and legal support for WordCamps, WordPress Meetup groups, and any additional “official” events organized within the WordPress Community Events program. team and Community Program Managers
  • Monthly updates listing upcoming WordPress events, their current planning stages, and scheduled dates

Expanded Reach and Impact

Your sponsorship amplifies your presence worldwide, ensuring consistent visibility across global WordPress community events.

Stability and Reliability

Your commitment strengthens locally organized events by providing predictable funding that supports venues, logistics, and growth.

Flexible Branding Options

Adapt across your portfolio—Global Sponsors can represent different brands at different events (subject to approval and advance notice).

Program Benefits

Global LeaderRegional PowerhouseCommunity Builder




Benefits

Best for: Established brands seeking global reach and year-round visibility.


Best for: Companies aiming for regional dominance and strong brand recognition.

Best for: Organizations supporting the next generation of WordPress education.


Sponsorship is payable in full or through quarterly installments.$180,000$110,000$60,000
Top tier sponsorship benefits at all local WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. events (excludes flagships) with priority access to claim a sponsor table at in-person WordPress events X
Option to feature multiple brands across eventsX
Dedicated sponsor landing page with customizable contentXX
Complimentary WordPress event tickets for your teamXX
Recognition Across All WordPress Events
— Your company’s name, logo, and description will appear:

— On all WordCamp websites and ticket purchase pages

— In every “Thank You to Our Sponsors” blog post

— On all WordPress Chapter MeetupMeetup Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook. landing and events pages (over 671 active groups)

— In Meetup Organizer newsletters and during venue sponsorship acknowledgments

— On WordCamp CentralWordCamp Central Website for all WordCamp activities globally. https://central.wordcamp.org includes a list of upcoming and past camp with links to each. and Events.WordPress.orgWordPress.org The 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/ (over 750,000 annual views)		XX
Sponsor Spotlight post on WordPress.org/news featuring highlights from recent WordCamps—sharing updates, sound bites, and insights to showcase your involvement 
— Quarterly 
X
— AnnualX
Inclusion of your company logo in signage and materials for WordPress Campus Connect events throughout the year
— All signage & materials for the year (digital and printed)XX
— Signage & materials for 5 events per year (printed only)X
Opportunity to be featured in an exclusive digital binder available for download by WordPress Campus Connect event organizers
— Priority placement (logos & text)
X
— Feature listing (text only)XX
Regular recognition in monthly education buzz reportX

How Sponsorship Funds Are Used

Global Sponsorship funds directly support:

  • Local WordPress events worldwide (venue rental, catering, A/V, and more)
  • Meetup.com license fees for over 671 WordPress Meetup groups globally
  • Administrative costs like insurance, banking, and annual financial audits that ensure transparent operations

Your partnership helps sustain the community that powers more than 40% of the web. Together, we can keep the WordPress project thriving and expanding for years to come.

If you’d like to go one step further, please consider donating directly to the WordPress FoundationWordPress Foundation The 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.. We operate lean—every dollar goes toward keeping WordPress free, supporting education, and funding the community that makes the web a better place. In short, your donation helps us keep the lights on and the mission alive. Donate to the WordPress Foundation →

Please see Rules for Sponsor Materials for more details about terms of sponsorship. Please also see our sample sponsorship agreement.

If your company is interested in joining the Global Sponsorship program or you would like to know more, please reach out to WordPress Community Support at support@wordcamp.org!

#community-team, #global-sponsorship
Arslan Kalwar 4:58 am on November 11, 2025
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Community Team November 2025 Meeting Recap

Attendance:
@webtechpooja @patricia70 @ritikaroy2830 @devmuhib @mosescursor @subrataemfluence @mauteri @kofimokome @HarmonyRomo @alexcu21 @kafleg @passoniate

Notes

This recap is a summary of the Community Team monthly meeting. It will cover the discussion points, ideas, and decisions that came up during the meeting.
The aim of this recap is to provide a quick overview for those who were unable to attend as well as an overview for everyone.
These meetings were based on the Agenda for November 2025 and are held in our #community-team SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/ channel on Make WordPress.

🗓️ Meeting Chat Logs

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

Call for Developers: WordPress Events Tooling Improvements

👉 Call for Developers: WordPress Events Tooling Improvements

The Community Team is looking for contributors and developers to help improve event tooling for WordPress. A few of the identified areas that need support include:

The team has had excellent brainstorming discussions and is now moving toward execution.
If you have any ideas or would like to contribute, please share your input in the relevant post.

Follow-up Discussion

  • The GatherPress team is in discussion with @harmonyromo, @dd32 , and others to organize an online demo and migrate the test site.
  • @mauteri shared that anyone interested can join the GatherPress weekly Zoom check-in on Fridays at 3 PM UTC — all are welcome to RSVP and participate.

WordPress Credits Program Update

The WordPress Credits Program continues to grow following the successful pilot at the University of Pisa.
New institutions, including Fidélitas University (Costa Rica), are joining the program. The initiative aims to expand the student contributor base by 2026, encouraging more participation from mentorsEvent Supporter Event Supporter (formerly Mentor) is someone who has already organised a WordCamp and has time to meet with their assigned mentee every 2 weeks, they talk over where they should be in their timeline, help them to identify their issues, and also identify solutions for their issues., educators, and companies worldwide.

Recently, the program also updated its sponsorship guidelines to ensure meaningful engagement and educational impact.
WP Credits – Updates on Sponsorship Guidelines

Companies can no longer sponsor tools or resources alone; they must also sponsor one or more mentors to align with the program’s educational goals.
The updated Sponsor Guide provides details for organizations interested in getting involved.

WordPress Campus Connect – Organizing Guidelines

Discussion around who can organize WordPress Campus Connect events continued.

  • Anyone affiliated with a college, university, or educational institute can host.
  • A faculty member must apply on behalf of the institution and nominate at least two student coordinators to ensure continuity.
  • @webtechpooja shared updates about upcoming Campus Connect Ajmer and mentorship efforts for events in India and the Philippines.

Announcements and Highlights

WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. Asia 2026 is planned for April 9–11, 2026, at Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai, India.

Various calls for WordCamp Asia 2026 are now open — don’t miss your chance to participate:

@patricia70 provided updates about mentoring WordCamps in France and Germany (2026). @ritikaroy2830 announced the upcoming Kolkata Meetup and Campus Connect at RCC Institute of Technology (Jan 2026). @devmuhib and @mosescursor shared updates on local mentorship and campus contribution activities in Africa and South Asia.

WordPress 6.9 Development Update

WordPress 6.9 is planned for December 2, 2025. Release CandidateRelease Candidate A beta version of software with the potential to be a final product, which is ready to release unless significant bugs emerge. 1 (RC1) is scheduled for November 11, 2025.

You can help by participating in the testing phase — learn how here: Help Test WordPress 6.9

Additionally, WordPress 6.9 BetaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. 3 is now available for download and testing. Read more about Beta 3 on WordPress.org News

Action Items

  • Contributors interested in WordPress event tooling improvements should check out the Call for Developers post and join related Slack discussions.
  • GatherPress contributors to attend the upcoming demo session and provide feedback.
  • Volunteers are invited to facilitate December 2025 meetings, especially for the AMER time zone.

Open Floor Discussion

@patricia70 started a conversation: Is there any plan for a Community Summit alongside a flagship event in 2027? 2028?
So future organisers know about it (when applying to be the host city).

Call for Meeting Facilitators

The Community Team Monthly Meetings happen on the first Thursdays of every month. These meetings can be facilitated and run by any member of the community team, and it’s a great opportunity to engage with the rest of the community and team.

If you are interested in facilitating any of these meetings in the future, please feel free to comment or get in touch with any of the Community Team Reps.

If you wish to add points to discuss, comment on this post, or reach out to one of the team reps: @adityakane, @st810amaze, @thehopemonger, @webtechpooja

Next Meeting

Community Team Meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month, with two sessions to support different time zones.
Meetings take place in the #community-team channel on Slack.

APAC/EMEA Meeting Day/Time: December 4, 2025 – 12:00 UTC
Americas meeting day/Time: December 4, 2025 – 21:00 UTC

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Pooja Derashri 12:24 pm on November 5, 2025
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Community Team Meeting Agenda for 06 – November -2025

The Community Team chat takes place on the first Thursday of every month in the #community-team channel on SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. 

This meeting is meant for all contributors on the team and everyone who is interested in taking part in some of the things our team does. Feel free to join us, even if you are not currently active in the team!

Asia-Pacific / EMEA friendly meeting: Thursday, 06 November 2025 at 12:00 PM UTC Americas friendly meeting: Thursday, 06 November 2025 at 21:00 PM UTC

Meeting Facilitator:

APAC/EMEA: @webtechpooja

Americas: @kofimokome

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, @thehopemonger, @st810amaze, @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
If anyone is available to host the second sessions of the Community Team monthly meeting at 9pm UTC, please reach out to one of the team reps, who are all based in APAC and EMEA countries: @adityakane, @thehopemonger, @st810amaze, @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.

Open Posts

Check out these new and ongoing discussions needing review, feedback, thoughts, and comments.

Announcements / Newsletters

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!

#agenda, #meeting-agenda, #team, #team-chat, #team-meeting

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Kasirye Arthur 7:28 pm on October 7, 2025
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Community Team Meeting Agenda for 09 – October -2025

The Community Team chat takes place on the first Thursday of every month in the #community-team channel on SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. 

This meeting is meant for all contributors on the team and everyone who is interested in taking part in some of the things our team does. Feel free to join us, even if you are not currently active in the team!

Asia-Pacific / EMEA friendly meeting:Americas friendly meeting: 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.

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.

Open Posts

Check out these new and ongoing discussions needing review, feedback, thoughts and comments.

Reporting

Reporting a Misappropriation of Funds

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!

#agenda, #community-team-meeting, #community-team, #meeting-agenda, #team-chat