Summary for Docs Team Meeting: 15 June 2020

Attendance

@collinsmbaka @atachibana @kenshino @bph @chaion07 @tacitonic @MakeWebBetter @timohaver @saiftheboss7 @lvg2013 @sasiddiqui @manthanadmane @audrasjb @fierevere @kmeze @immeet94 @fahimmurshed @pratikchauhan @themiked @nullbyte @joyously @crstauf @milana_cap

Meeting transcript: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RP4WU5/p1592233201335300

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Facilitator: @chaion07

Date: Monday, June 22, 2020, 15:00 UTC

Project Updates

• @atachibana reported re-routing of Codex to Code Reference for Functions, 995 of 1070 (93.0% from 92.2%). Thanks to @stevenlinx as always!
• @themiked reported we’re close to pulling all the common APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways. stuff out of Plugins Handbook. Thanks to @leogermani
• WCEU 2020 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/. wrap up – https://make.wordpress.org/docs/2020/06/15/wceu-2020-contributor-day-wrap-up/
• @bph reported overwhelming contributions from Contributor Day that need to be reviewed now. @tacitonic is a big help.

Categorization Project, Alterations Workflow

@estelaris couldn’t make it to the meeting due to health issues. Get well soon Estela <3

Google Season of Docs

For all the GSoC potential tech writers, @kenshino will be replying to any open questions end of this week if mentors don’t get a chance to, it’s highly recommended for all mentors to make direct and public replies so that other scan read and benefit from it too. There are two posts with questions/comments from potential tech writers – https://make.wordpress.org/docs/2020/05/12/season-of-docs-technical-writer-exploration-may-11-june-8/ and https://make.wordpress.org/docs/2020/05/01/season-of-docs-project-list-idea/

External Linking Policy – Trusted Sources

We need to specify the criteria for becoming labeled as “trusted source” in order to avoid misuse. Dedicated p2 post is a place for posting all your thoughts and questions on the subject. Follow #external-linking-policy tag for updates.

New Member Mentor Training

@sukafia wan’t available for the meeting. @tacitonic reported that the Mentorship team (@sukafia, @tacitonic, @softservenet) is regularly messaging and assisting new members. Since past week over 60 new members have been contacted.

Monthly Coffee Breaks/Zoom Sessions

The Doodle is still up for everyone to vote for the next meeting time:
https://doodle.com/poll/ds3dadnzzcwdz63k

Open Floor

@joyously reported that Documentation team’s help is needed in forum’s topic: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-erd/

@audrasjb proposed documentation for Auto-update feature and re-organising Site Health documentation. There is a Trac ticket for improving support for site health issues on HelpHub. @audrasjb volunteered to work on drafts. @milana_cap volunteered to review the drafts.