Andrea Roenning 3:32 pm on May 12, 2026
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Documentation team meeting notes – May 12, 2026

Where: #docs 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/ and on Video
When: Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 14:00 UTC
Meeting Facilitator: @estelaris
Note Taker: @awetz583

Next Meetings

Discussion Meeting

Where: #docs channel on Slack
When: Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 14:00 UTC

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 + Video call
When: Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 14:00 UTC

View upcoming dates on the Documentation Team meeting calendar.

Updates

7.0 planning

HelpHub documentation review project

  • Docs contributors can make changes for documentation for updates made in 6.9 and earlier and put 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 by the repository owner. https://github.com/ issues in the “In review” column for 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. Europe contributors to review.

Github project boards

Additional updates

@estelaris is working on the following priorities:

  • WordCamp Europe Prep
    • Working on post for WordCamp Europe
    • Creating issue in Github
  • Prep for documentation presentation for WordPress in LATAM MeetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through https://www.meetup.com/. A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share new ideas and seek help from one another. Searching for ‘WordPress’ on meetup.com will help you find options in your area. on 5/23
  • Review handbook by WP Credits program contributor
    • Has highlighted areas documentation could be improved
    • HelpHub should be jargon free and easy to understand for an entry level WordPress editor
  • Working on some automation for Github

Open floor

Question about badges

  • Contributor badges when someone contributes
  • Team badges are given after volunteers have worked with the team over time
    • The Team Badge indicates that the Docs team can guide others

Walk through on how to get started with documentation help:

Future Video Calls using Slack Huddles

  • @supernovia proposed using Slack Huddles for video calls going forward to reduce notes burdon going forward
  • Docs team agreed and @supernovia reached out to the MetaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. team to set this up

Hallway Hangout for DevHub Blocks documentation

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