The Community Team chat takes place 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!

We’re trying something new this month. Instead of two separate sessions, we’re running a single open meeting starting at Thursday, 7th May 2026 at 12:00 PM UTC and staying open for 12 hours. Drop in whenever works for you, leave your check-in and thoughts on any of the topics below, and carry on with your day. There’s no fixed end time, just show up when you can.

If you wish to add points to discuss, comment on this post or reach out to one of the team reps: @adityakane, @thehopemonger, @unintended8, @webtechpooja. It does not need to be a blog post yet, the topic can be discussed during the meeting.

⚡️ Check-ins: Program and event supporters / Contributors

• What have you been doing and how is it going?
• What did you accomplish after the last meeting?
• Are there any blockers?
• Can other team members help you in some way?

🚀 Highlights to note

Here are a few things everyone should be aware of.

• WordCamp Asia 2026 Community Booth: A Retrospective by Destiny Kanno and Recap: Community Team at WordCamp Asia 2026 Contributor Day by Devin Maeztri. Two posts covering the Community Team’s presence 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. Asia 2026 in Mumbai: what worked at the booth, lessons learned, and how 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://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/ went.
• Meetup Formats That Work: How WordPress Nairobi Turned a Meetup into a Hands-On Workshop by Juan Hernando. A practical case study, with props to Jesse Mwangi for sharing his experience, on how the Nairobi community reimagined the standard 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. format to increase engagement and hands-on learning. Worth a read for any organizer looking to shake things up.
• WordPress Academy for Young People in Kraków by Sebastian Misniakiewicz. A look at bringing WordPress education to young and beginner audiences in Kraków, ahead of WordCamp Europe 2026. A strong example of community-driven outreach and a model worth considering for other host cities.

📢 Announcements

• WordCamp India 2027: What’s Next? by Karen Arnold. WordCamp India will become the fourth flagship WordCamp, joining WordCamp Europe, WordCamp US, and WordCamp Asia. This post outlines the timeline for host city applications (open now, deadline end of June 2026) and what comes next.
• Introducing the WordPress Facilitator Training Program by Destiny Kanno. A new program aimed at equipping WordPress community members with the skills to lead sessions, workshops, and discussions more effectively. The post outlines the goals, format, and how to get involved.
• 🎉 Announcing our 2026 Global Partners + Welcoming Bluehost as a 2026 Global Partner by Harmony Romo, this post announces the 2026 Global Partners lineup: Automattic (Jetpack + WordPress.comWordPress.com An online implementation of WordPress code that lets you immediately access a new WordPress environment to publish your content. WordPress.com is a private company owned by Automattic that hosts the largest multisite in the world. This is arguably the best place to start blogging if you have never touched WordPress before. https://wordpress.com/) and Hostinger as Global Leaders, Woo as Regional Powerhouse — and Bluehost joining shortly after as another Global Leader. These partnerships help sustain WordPress community events worldwide.

📝 Open posts

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

• Peer Review Needed: Hands-On WordPress Meetup Activity Library by Destiny Kanno. Meetup organizers consistently hear that attendees want to do things with WordPress, not just watch presentations, but building a structured 30–60 minute hands-on activity from scratch is a real barrier. This post proposes a shared activity library and is asking for community peer review before moving forward. If you organize 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., this one is especially worth your time.
• Community Summit alongside a flagship event for 2027 or 2028 by Patricia Brun. A proposal to explore whether the next Community Summit could be located with a flagship WordCamp event in 2027 or 2028. The post outlines the rationale, potential formats, and invites community input — with a deadline for comments that has now passed. Worth reading to understand where this conversation stands.
• Request for Feedback: Guide to Speaking at Meetups and WordCamps about the Core AI Projects by Jonathan Bossenger. The AI team is seeking community input on a guide designed to help contributors speak about WordPress’s coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. AI efforts at local events. Your feedback (especially from organizers and frequent speakers) is welcome.

🎤 Open floor

This is your chance to discuss things that weren’t on the meeting agenda.

We invite you to use this opportunity to share anything you want with the team. If you have a topic you’d like to discuss, add it to the comments of this post and we’ll try to update the agenda accordingly.

Hope to see you on Thursday, drop in anytime between 12:00 UTC and midnight UTC!

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

The Community Team chat takes place 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, 2nd April 2026 at 12:00 PM UTC
Americas friendly meeting: Thursday, 2nd April 2026 at 21:00 PM UTC

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 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 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://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 Central Website 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 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., 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 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: 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 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. 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 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. 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 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. 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 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. 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 BlockBlock Block 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!

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