Onboarding to Documentation team

Here is some quick info you need in order to start contributing to Documentation team.

Accounts:

Places:

  • Blog – for meeting agendas and summaries (and anything related to Docs team).
  • Slack channel #docs – where meetings are happening (and all communication regarding the team itself).
  • GitHub repository – where issues for all documentation are reported, discussed and worked on.
  • Handbook – how to contribute to the Documentation team (it’s a bit out of date).
  • Style guide – for how to write WordPress documentation.

Meetings (alternating every week) on Tuesdays at 2PM UTC:

  • Regular meeting with agenda published on our blog.
  • Issues triage where we discuss issues from the 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 be the repository owner. https://github.com/ repository.

Live onboarding sessions

We recorded onboarding sessions for everyone interested in getting started with the Documentation team. We know that our “Getting started” documentation is out of date and getting involved can be very confusing and frustrating so we hope to ease the process with these sessions.

Overview

Recording: https://wordpress.tv/2022/06/21/milana-cap-overview-onboarding-for-wordpress-documentation-team/

A more recent onboarding session, recorded on 28th July 2023, can be found here: https://wordpress.tv/2023/08/01/jenni-mckinnon-milana-cap-wordpress-documentation-team-onboarding-july-2023/

End user documentation

Developer documentation

Developer documentation – PluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party handbook

Developer documentation – Common APIs handbook

Developer documentation – Code reference handbook

Developer documentation – 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 handbook

Developer documentation – Themes handbook

Contributor documentation – Documentation team handbook

Github related roles

If you have any questions or you’d like to have an “in more detail” session, feel free to leave the comment below.

Summary for Docs Team Meeting (5-Nov-2024)

Attendance

@leonnugraha @dapobabarinde @wowashuwow @faguni22 @ivahyael @sagargurnani (async) @joellobo1234

Housekeeping

Find the complete Transcript of the meeting on Slack.

Upcoming Meeting

Where: #docs channel on Slack

When: Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at 14:00 UTC

Meeting facilitator: @leonnugraha

Note taker: @dapobabarinde

Upcoming Planning Session: Doc team Planning session Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 2 PM UTC

Facilitator: @leonnugraha

Project Check

@wowashuwow self-assigned #1776 as the first issue he will be working on.

@dapobabarinde also worked on #1513, which is still under review.

Open Floor

@leonnugraha – WordPress 6.7 will be released next week, and we already have some 6.7 update issues in the repository. Feel free to look at them and assign yourself.

@leonnugraha will host an onboarding session next Tuesday at 1 p.m. UTC (one hour before the meeting). 

He also said he’ll add the video call link on the Doc 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 later this week.

Those who are interested should leverage this opportunity.

Estelaris’ Update

No update from Estelari this week.


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Summary for Docs Team Meeting (15-Oct-2024)

Attendance

@dapobabarinde @milana_cap @psalmadek @faguni22 @atachibana @writinglearning @estelaris @sagargurnani @costdev

Housekeeping

Find the complete Transcript of the meeting on Slack.

Upcoming Meeting

The docs team will be having an Online Monthly Docs Team 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/..

Where: #docs channel on Slack

When: Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 1:00-3:00 PM UTC

Meeting facilitator: @jenni

Open Floor

@writinglearning and @psalmadek recently joined the #docs team and were attended to by @atachibana, who gave them some onboarding tips.

Estelaris’ Update

@estelaris created an issue on 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 be the repository owner. https://github.com/ for Yoast’s Contributor Day, Which was held on Thursday from 7:30 to 14:00 UTC

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Online monthly Docs Team Contributor Day October 22, 2024

The Documentation Team holds an online, monthly Contributor Day on the fourth Tuesday of every month. Any one may join who wishes to contribute to the team and who follows the Code of Conduct.

The next Docs Team 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/.

The next monthly online Docs Team Contributor Day will be:

When: Tuesday, 22 October, 2024, 1:00-3:00 PM UTC

Where: #docs channel on Slack, and on Zoom.

Onboarding on Zoom

In addition to the details in the 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 be the repository owner. https://github.com/ issue for this Contributor Day, folks who need onboarding can ask in 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/. or on the Zoom call. In Zoom, a breakout room will be started where contributors can be onboarded.

If at any time you have any questions, please feel free to ask in the #docs channel on Slack or in Zoom throughout the day.

After Contributor Day

Other than celebrating with some 🍪🍪🍪 after Contributor Day is over, please also comment on the corresponding GitHub issue with:

  1. Your WordPress.org profile username
  2. What you worked on and include links when possible.

Or, just comment anything (such as your WordPress.org username) to let the team know you attended.

#contributor-day, #docs

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Summary for Docs Team Meeting (01-Oct-2024)

Attendance

@milana_cap @atachibana @sagargurnani @jagirbahesh @zeelthakkar @estelaris @dapobabarinde @namith.jawahar @jenni

Housekeeping

Find the complete Transcript of the meeting on Slack.

Upcoming Meeting

Project Checks

@milana_cap did a bit of HelpHub feedback triaging and needs to create new issues.

@atachibana closed #1578, #1613 & #1614, reviewed #1680 & #624 and then merged #1542 & #1683.

@dapobabarinde did some learning and contributed to some issues, some of which have been closed and #1534 & #1603 are still under review.

Open Floor

@dapobabarinde asked about 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 be the repository owner. https://github.com/ and WordPress integration and why some activities are not appearing on his profiles. @milana_cap and @estelaris took their time to put him through.

@estelaris talked about the mentorship program, which should have started this week. She also said that they would need help mentoring new contributors.

Estelari’s Updates

@estelaris commented on updates, stating there are no updates and that she needed to work on a ticket for the Yoast 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/. on Oct 17. She also asked if anyone had anything they would love to be added to the ticket.

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Agenda for Docs Team Biweekly Meeting (October 1, 2024)

The next meeting is scheduled with the following details:

WhenTuesday, October 1, 2024 14:00 UTC

Where#docs channel on Slack

Agenda:

  1. Attendance.
  2. Note-taker and facilitator selection for the next docs team meeting.
  3. Facilitator selection for the next triage.
  4. Project check.
  5. Updates from @estelaris.
  6. Open floor.

If there’s anything you’d like to discuss on the open floor, please leave a comment.

Summary for Docs Team Meeting (03-Sep-2024)

Attendance

@milana_cap @atachibana @sagargurnani @estelaris @dapobabarinde @faguni22 @writinglearning @mitchelokorie

Housekeeping

Find the complete Transcript of the meeting on Slack.

Upcoming Meeting

Note: The next Docs Team Meeting (17-Sep-2024) won’t be held as it would be the #wcus2024.

Project Checks

@milana_cap had prepared a new talk, did triaging and reviewed drafts for CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Dev blog.

@atachibana had released the Grid 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. #1615 and had reviewed the “Color & Typographic variations” #1613.

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Online monthly Docs Team Contributor Day September 24, 2024

The Documentation Team holds an online, monthly Contributor Day on the fourth Tuesday of every month. Any one may join who wishes to contribute to the team and who follows the Code of Conduct.

The next Docs Team 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/.

The next monthly online Docs Team Contributor Day will be:

When: Tuesday, 24 September, 2024, 1:00-3:00 PM UTC

Where: #docs channel on Slack, and on Zoom.

Onboarding on Zoom

In addition to the details in the 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 be the repository owner. https://github.com/ issue for this Contributor Day, folks who need onboarding can ask in 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/. or on the Zoom call. In Zoom, a breakout room will be started where contributors can be onboarded.

If at any time you have any questions, please feel free to ask in the #docs channel on Slack or in Zoom throughout the day.

After Contributor Day

Other than celebrating with some 🍪🍪🍪 after Contributor Day is over, please also comment on the corresponding GitHub issue with:

  1. Your WordPress.org profile username
  2. What you worked on and include links when possible.

Or, just comment anything (such as your WordPress.org username) to let the team know you attended.

#contributor-day, #docs