Documentation team meeting notes – May 19, 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, May 19, 2026, 14:00 UTC
Meeting Facilitator: @estelaris
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, May 26, 2026, 14:00 UTC

Discussion Meeting

Where: #docs channel on Slack
When: Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 14:00 UTC

View upcoming dates on the Documentation Team meeting calendar.

Updates

Documentation for 7.0 Release

See the 7.0 project board in GitHub

Contributors are finalizing documentation for the 7.0 release, with @awetz583 and @kjoyner preparing to publish changes to several blocks. @estelaris has requested that editors publish all 7.0 documentation as is, with reviews to occur during 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 (WCEU) Contributor Day.

@estelaris will create the HelpHub version page for 7.0 and submit it to the release team.

WCEU volunteer and contributor engagement

@estelaris is meeting with Mary Hubbard during WCEU to discuss rethinking the process around localized contributor enablement beyond pure documentation translation, aiming to develop strategies and workflows for current and future support.

New contributor onboarding and task assignment

@estelaris confirmed that the issue identified by @mazharulrobeen is valid and offered him the opportunity to work on it as his first task. The next step is to propose solutions in a Google Doc or via issue comments for review before updating the article.

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