Title: WordPress 5.0 for Contributors and Committers Author: Gary Pendergast Published: October 8, 2018 Last modified: October 10, 2018 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pento/) [Gary Pendergast](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pento/) 12:44 am _on_ October 8, 2018 Tags: [5.0 ( 36 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-0/) # WordPress 5.0 for Contributors and Committers GutenbergGutenberg The 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/](https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/) is a big project, and many WordPress contributors have limited hours in which they can contribute. This makes getting up to speed on the scope of Gutenberg a daunting( if not insurmountable, at least in the WordPress 5.0 timeline) task. With this phase of the Gutenberg project setting the stage for the future of WordPress development, I’m sure you’re wanting to get involved in whatever way you can, so my goal is to help you get up to speed as quickly as possible. Every one of you has different skills, availability, and experience with the Gutenberg project, so the Gutenberg and WordPress 5.0 teams need your help to prioritise what information you need. If you’re an experienced contributor or committercommitter A developer with commit access. WordPress has five lead developers and four permanent core developers with commit access. Additionally, the project usually has a few guest or component committers- a developer receiving commit access, generally for a single release cycle (sometimes renewed) and/or for a specific component. who has time available during the WordPress 5.0 release cycle, and want to be able to make meaningful contributions towards making WordPress 5.0 awesome, you’re exactly who I need to hear from. Please reply to this post with information about your availability, what components of WordPress you have experience in, and (if you haven’t got involved with Gutenberg yet) what you feel has been getting in the way. ## In the mean time… While we’re sorting out which tasks are available, please read Gutenberg’s [Getting Started](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#getting-started) documentation, and get a Gutenberg environment up and running. The helper scripts in the Gutenberg repo use Docker, but if you already have an environment you prefer, there’s no need to switch: just make sure you have Node 8.x (or higher), and the latest NPM installed. There are a few places where you can start straight away, depending on which components are of particular interest to you: * [@danielbachhuber](https://profiles.wordpress.org/danielbachhuber/) has a regularly updated [list of REST API tasks](https://danielbachhuber.com/wp-5-0-rest-api-tasks/#next), with a summary of what each issue requires. * If you’re interested in backwards compatibility issues, there’s [a list of issues currently milestoned for WordPress 5.0](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22WordPress+5.0%22+label%3A%22Backwards+Compatibility%22). * Similarly, there are [a few Media issues](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22WordPress+5.0%22+label%3AMedia) that need attention, too. * We also have some issues that are [depending on Core bug fixes](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22WordPress+5.0%22+label%3A%22%5BType%5D+WP+Core+Bug%22+), which would be great to get fixed up. * There’s [documentation to be written and managed](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/milestone/50), we also need to figure out which parts of the documentation need to be moved out of the [Gutenberg Handbook](https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/handbook/), and where each part should go. I’m also putting in a special request for folks to help with triaging TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. reports: * [Open tickets in the 5.0 milestone](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&status=reviewing&milestone=5.0&group=component&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=milestone&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&order=priority) need to be reviewed, most of them should be moved to the 5.0.1 or 5.1 milestones. * [Closed tickets in the 5.0 milestone](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&milestone=5.0&group=component&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=milestone&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&order=priority) need to be reviewed, and reopened if the need to be ported to the 5.0 branchbranch A directory in Subversion. WordPress uses branches to store the latest development code for each major release (3.9, 4.0, etc.). Branches are then updated with code for any minor releases of that branch. Sometimes, a major version of WordPress and its minor versions are collectively referred to as a "branch", such as "the 4.0 branch".. If they don’t need to be in 5.0, there are two options: - If they should be in a 5.0.x release, move them to the 5.0.1 milestone, and reopen them for porting after 5.0 is released. - If they can wait until 5.1, move them to the 5.1 milestone. If they need changes due to the milestone move (eg, inline documentation needs to be updated to the new version), reopen them. * [Open tickets in the 4.9.9 milestone](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&status=reviewing&milestone=4.9.9&group=component&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=milestone&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&order=priority) will mostly be moved to the 5.0.1 milestone, though there may be some that are appropriate for 5.0. * [Closed tickets in the 4.9.9 milestone](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&milestone=4.9.9&group=component&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=milestone&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&order=priority) will probably need to be reopened and moved to the 5.0 or 5.0.1 milestones. These are just a few areas you can explore to get started. If there’s a different area you’d like to be contributing to, please say so, and we’ll see what we can find! 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[Philip Arthur Moore](https://profiles.wordpress.org/philiparthurmoore/) 1:59 am _on_ October 8, 2018 3. Happy to help on the bundled themes front. LMK. I’m GMT +7 and have around 10 hours weekly available. 4. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e522019adbe7cb4145f9e01c344c036baaa8bf76cd5d76e6b737b60be9af88cc? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Gary Pendergast](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pento/) 4:04 am _on_ October 8, 2018 * Wonderful, thank you! * There’ll be a post up this week with more information about Twenty Nineteen, and the previous bundled themes are being worked on in [Trac tickets](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Bundled+Theme&milestone=5.0&group=component&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=milestone&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&order=priority). - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3621c46ef536910def30bd4ab2a23ee4933f309907584c2e671bef8241b1e615? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [Philip Arthur Moore](https://profiles.wordpress.org/philiparthurmoore/) 8:51 am _on_ October 8, 2018 - Fantastic. Thanks Gary! 5. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f3e3d7032e8f3fe65ecd09482d321ffe40eaa144623c2ad0e774b0c1a067daec? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 6. [Chetan Prajapati](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chetan200891/) 4:30 am _on_ October 8, 2018 7. I’m always excited for contributing to WordPress. I am good with front-end ( CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets., THEME, etc. ) I’d love to contribute in those areas. I am available around 5 hours every week. My timezone is UTC +5:30 [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/india](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/india) 🙂 8. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/120b2dbc332ea0daf46d432e7d1fd3bf9a2b98955f9bad07dfd3ff8eb0fdfc87? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 9. [Stephen Edgar](https://profiles.wordpress.org/netweb/) 5:49 am _on_ October 8, 2018 10. I’ll be jumping in with 3-4 days per week for the remainder of October. 11. I’ll primarily place my focus on the _Build/Test Tools_ component for which I’m a _maintainer_ of, I expect the areas that this will cover surround webpack, npm, Grunt and the integration of the _[packages](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/tree/master/packages)_. 12. I’ll also take on some TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. triaging along the way… 13. Also happy to help wherever else required. 14. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ec6b221b468e0400a08f635b34177e6efefbf57b76e35ca58ab5573417416aee? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 15. Anonymous User 6:06 am _on_ October 8, 2018 16. Hi! Happy to help with media relative issues, I’m UTC + 2 and I’m available from 7:00 pm UTC to 10:pm UTC on week days. 17. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/db2b721c5b83471d59f1bbdb60c4ed9f292b9374de0600ca9ab4fe46b7da1187? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 18. [50f7](https://profiles.wordpress.org/50f7/) 8:47 am _on_ October 8, 2018 19. I would love to contribute to the WordPress coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. or GutenbergGutenberg The 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/](https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/)( I’m currently making tutorials for Gutenberg 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. development on my free time); 20. Let me know if I can spend my free time working with Gutenberg; 21. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/625d8076bccadd98602e7e0099c070656d968b5d58ce30d7d58b04bdb4a73fdf? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 22. [ashiquzzaman](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ashiquzzaman/) 9:16 am _on_ October 8, 2018 23. I’d be happy to work on some of documentation part 24. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9aba2d4714b4d93e8bc4219cfbb715fd2dde375e7a2f27e11396f55a9caefb2f? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 25. [ibelanger](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ianbelanger/) 12:50 pm _on_ October 8, 2018 26. I’m currently contributing to the bundled theme 5.0 updates and plan to work on Twenty Nineteen as soon as the work begins. I am a full-time sponsored contributor at Bluehost, so I have about 32 hours a week to contribute. Theme developer by trade, so that is where my skills can be best put to use. I’m in the US UTC -4 27. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1718b7c2f2afc31b4e94805b6f1f6ae2b802cc4c696f99b11fde2186006c82c9? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 28. [Pascal Birchler](https://profiles.wordpress.org/swissspidy/) 5:29 pm _on_ October 8, 2018 29. A topic that shouldn’t be neglected in this regard is JavaScriptJavaScript JavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. WordPress makes extensive use of JS for a better user experience. While PHP is executed on the server, JS executes within a user’s browser. [https://www.javascript.com](https://www.javascript.com/) internationalization. Happy to help continue efforts there, which include (amongst others) documentation, tooling and improvements in coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. and dotorg to optimize string extraction and translationtranslation The process (or result) of changing text, words, and display formatting to support another language. Also see [localization](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2018/10/08/wordpress-5-0-for-contributors-and-committers/?output_format=md#l10n), [internationalization](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2018/10/08/wordpress-5-0-for-contributors-and-committers/?output_format=md#i18n). loading. 30. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1bd692736861bd20949789e4a3d922736480efcacb0e44041616c5a79eaa54c0? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Darren Ethier (nerrad)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nerrad/) 8:13 pm _on_ October 10, 2018 * Hit me up [@swissspidy](https://profiles.wordpress.org/swissspidy/) if you’d like help with this. I can try and squeeze some hours in to help. 31. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ae4a4e54f58de7f040c1caef738bb56f5ccaf16b0eed9b2304df92826609d3ca? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 32. [Mike Schroder](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kirasong/) 6:13 pm _on_ October 8, 2018 33. I’ve got time throughout the majority of the release, full time for coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress./community. 34. I know we’ve already chatted, but to be sure it’s listed here, I’m interested in helping out with Media, as well as with hosts and the hosting community for testing, support, and whatever else comes up as a part of conversation around helping the release land well. 35. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/323cf209e19dd825678e9ccc51bc3f745f96571f1c68af26ae7955c1fa9ad1f2? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 36. [Aaron Jorbin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorbin/) 9:16 pm _on_ October 8, 2018 37. I can find 5-10 hours a week until November 12, then I’ll be offline through the end of the month. My top priority is PHP7.3 compatibility followed by build tools and general bugbug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority. gardening. 38. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2705ec72762002e78c7aded24c0f5342a977a679a86abd8b1b3b2e09d5f6d715? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 39. [Michael Nelson](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mnelson4/) 4:20 am _on_ October 9, 2018 40. I’ve got 2 hours a week, primarily for REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think“ phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) [https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/](https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/) and Multisitemultisite Used to describe a WordPress installation with a network of multiple blogs, grouped by sites. This installation type has shared users tables, and creates separate database tables for each blog (wp_posts becomes wp_0_posts). See also **network**, **blog**, **site**. Right now, getting my Windows environment setup for GutenbergGutenberg The 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/](https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/) is the main hurdle. The docs say Docker isn’t necessary, but I’m not very familiar with a lot of the node stuff, like running end-to-end tests with Puppeteer. 41. I’d either appreciate some more documentation pointing how to proceed in a non- Docker environment (beyond just install node and npm; like how to run code linter and lots of the tasks the *.sh files take care of for Docker users), or I’ll try to figure my way out and then blogblog (versus network, site) it, or just make the switch to Docker. 42. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3c47f25cb051a0ae3c8929aeb4af45f1c2ccbdb62b42115569424b3924bd989d? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Rachel Cherry](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bamadesigner/) 3:26 pm _on_ October 9, 2018 * Why is there no push here to address accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility( 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) issues before launch? 43. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f3be1972cdd27bfc2f3d5ffeae483bb4982a9d6659d1af51f1f9d2e6b1db3173? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 44. [Nick Halsey](https://profiles.wordpress.org/celloexpressions/) 4:36 am _on_ October 10, 2018 45. While I have limited time currently, I would like to help with the Bundled Theme updates as time allows. I am deeply familiar with several of the themes, particularly Twenty Thirteen, Twenty Fourteen, and Twenty Seventeen, from my involvement during initial development and previous maintenance. My experience will probably also be useful for the integration of changes with customization features (as a customize component maintainer) and editor styles. 46. Given my level of availability, my contributions will likely be focused on bigger- picture topics. I am [already seeing topics](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/45045#comment:14) that need to be discussed more broadly when considering how GutenbergGutenberg The 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/](https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/) works with themes at a high level. 47. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/803828b32ae6d62391e6c26ff32e1a6e82064f8e4a29472876bac75731bca23c? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 48. [Jonny Harris](https://profiles.wordpress.org/spacedmonkey/) 3:56 pm _on_ October 10, 2018 49. Hi Gary 50. I am a maintainer for multisitemultisite Used to describe a WordPress installation with a network of multiple blogs, grouped by sites. This installation type has shared users tables, and creates separate database tables for each blog (wp_posts becomes wp_0_posts). See also **network**, **blog**, **site**. I am experienced in multisite, rest apiREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) [https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/](https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/) and caching. 51. Available 6pm+ GMT. 52. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c95de1e6c222121175c2c0dddf4631d2ea45704938f53332d12710379c6153e6? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 53. [Jeffrey Paul](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeffpaul/) 7:32 pm _on_ October 10, 2018 54. Given that I’ll have interrupted availability during the release cycle (👶👶), I can’t commit to availability throughout but as I’m around I’ll have ~10hrs/week available to assist [@chanthaboune](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chanthaboune/) on all things PM including devchat coordination and running bugbug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority. scrubs. I’ll likely be offline during late October / early November for ~2 weeks, but should be back in mid-to-late November to also assist with 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./rc/release testing. 🇬🚀 55. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e250789f7ea263ffffa5d82f9f4877d9c9e11b605424f14f21655faf656ada66? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 56. [Joe McGill](https://profiles.wordpress.org/joemcgill/) 8:04 pm _on_ October 10, 2018 57. I plan on doing ~2 days/week, focussed on Media related items. 58. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6f505c6be9a951929a99becb6b413dcfa583a5ca3dd0f7320766fee1481f0f82? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 59. [Jb Audras](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/) 8:04 pm _on_ October 10, 2018 60. Hi, I’d like to help from bundled themes to a11yAccessibility Accessibility ( 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) issues on coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. or GutenbergGutenberg The 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/](https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/). Available at any time from 8:00 to 20:00 UTC. 61. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6f505c6be9a951929a99becb6b413dcfa583a5ca3dd0f7320766fee1481f0f82? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Jb Audras](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/) 8:05 pm _on_ October 10, 2018 * And of course, as always, for testing alpha-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.-rc-final packages… 62. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/640739d709d089174133188ce5f3c12b6f629f359d433bc8b15bc03582772b51? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 63. [Rahmohn](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rahmohn/) 8:15 pm _on_ October 10, 2018 64. I am available around 10 ~ 15 hours/week. I’ve been contributing in GithubGitHub GitHub 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/](https://github.com/). Comments are closed. # Post navigation [← WordPress 5.0 Commit Management](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2018/10/05/wordpress-5-0-commit-management/) [PHP Meeting Recap – October 1st →](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2018/10/08/php-meeting-recap-october-1st/)