Documentation team meeting notes – March 17, 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/
When: Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 14:00 UTC
Meeting Facilitator: @milana_cap
Note Taker: @awetz583
Find the complete meeting on Slack.

Next Meetings

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, March 24 2026, 14:00 UTC

Discussion Meeting

Where: #docs channel on Slack
When: Tuesday, March 31 2026, 14:00 UTC

View upcoming dates on the Documentation Team meeting calendar.

Updates

Preparing for 7.0 Documentation

@milana_cap shared videos for preparing tools and workflows, and outlined the plan to update docs this week following a guideline and a list of items in “Good Progress/Ready” status.

• Create GH project
• GitHub automation
• GH project access

@sajib1223 confirmed he has watched the videos and will join the meeting to start working on the green list items.

Blocks articles overhaul

@awetz583 is working on updates to Media & Text 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. documentation and has others ready for review on the Blocks articles overhaul board.

Good first issues

@supernovia asked about the status of Good First Issues, and @milana_cap mentioned that some can be closed while others need updating. They plan to review these during the upcoming Contributor Day. 

Open Floor

Pathways and Handbook Updates

@supernovia and @milana_cap discussed moving the pathways work to GitHub, with the goal of keeping handbook pages as the detailed reference and the guides as checklists. They agreed this would make it easier for the community to contribute and review the content.

Handbook feedback

@estelaris raised an issue about a WP Credits student’s feedback on the handbook content, noting that some paragraphs read differently in Spanish compared to the English version. They requested help to compare the handbook content with the student’s suggestions and identify any areas that need improvement in the writing style.

Contributor Day Planning

@milana_cap mentioned that she will be available for 2 hours during the upcoming Contributor Day at Tuesday, March 31 2026, 14:00 UTC, and there will be no formal meeting notes or facilitators, just focused contribution time.

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