Design Team Show and Tell Summary: February 2021

This is a summary of the Monthly Show and Tell that happens on the last Wednesdays each month. You can read the details on our Slack channel and for a full discussion watch the video below. You can join the 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 by following the instructions in our handbook. During our meeting, we discussed on how to actively become a Design Contributor.

Attendance: This month we had a total of 10 contributors attending the meeting. @chaion07, @estelaris, @critterverse, @paaljoachim, @ashiquzzaman, @shaunandrews, Heather New, Kristen Gunther, Peter, Joel Yoder are among the ones who attended the February 2021 Show and Tell. If you wish your Wp.Org username to be added to this post then please comment below or contact @chaion07 on Slack.

Effectively Contributing to the Make WordPress Global Design

Among the many ways people can get involved with WordPress includes organizing or speaking at Meetups or WordCamps, etc. In order to become a Design Contributor you can simply do the following:

  • visit make.wordpress.org/
  • Click on Design
  • Click on the Design Handbook
  • Click on Get Involved
  • Follow the steps and choose your preferred area for contribution
  • You can also read about the Current Focuses & the Workflows
  • Once you get going you can also start Giving Feedback
  • No need to worry at all following the steps you can always 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 the Make WordPress Global Design Channel over Slack.
  • Additionally attending the Weekly Meetings and Triage is also a great opportunity for new contributors to get involved with Design. You can find the Meeting Calendar to find out information on the Meetings Times and Slack Channel for getting involved.

You can also watch the recording for the Show and Tell to know more in details. Please feel free to ping either @estelaris or @chaion07 for any assistance that you may need.

We look forward to having you with the Design Team. The next Show and Tell is set to take place on the Wednesday, March 31, 2021, 18:00 UTC.

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