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Eric Amundson 5:05 am on December 20, 2014
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Contributor Meetup – December 20th

The South Sound WP 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.’s next monthly WordPress Contributor Meetup is tomorrow, Saturday, December 20th from 9AM to 12PM PST (17:00 UTC).

We need all experience levels – this isn’t just for coders. We need writers, screenshot-takers, editors, readers, and of course, developers.  If you show up, we’ll find a way you can help.

Questions

How do I join in person?

Venue and directions are on the Meetup listing.

What if you’re not in the Seattle/Tacoma area?

We’ll use 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/. for team communication while we’re at the meetup, so if you’re joining from another state, country, or stratosphere you can participate as long as you’ve got a good internet connection.

If you don’t already have a Slack account, go to https://make.wordpress.org/chat/ and signup for an account. Once you log in, join us in the #docs channel.

How long is this Contributor Meetup?

From 9am – 12pm PST (17:00 – 20:00 UTC).

How do I join you?

  1. Show up in person or on Slack in #docs
  2. You can join the South Sound WordPress Meetup on Meetup.com (optional)
  3. RSVP for meetups that interest you and ask any questions you have
  4. We’ll help you get started contributing to Docs.

I hope to see you there.

#contributor-meetup, #sprint

Eric Amundson 9:36 pm on December 4, 2014
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Docs Sprint – Saturday, December 6th

The Seattle WP 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.’s next monthly WordPress Docs Sprint is coming up this Saturday, December 6th.

We need all experience levels – this isn’t just for coders. We need writers, screenshot-takers, editors, readers, and of course, developers.  If you show up, we’ll find a way you can help.

Questions

What if you’re not in the Seattle/Tacoma area?

We’ll use 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/. for team communication while we’re at the meetup, so if you’re joining from another state, country, or planet, you can participate as long as you’ve got a good internet connection.

If you don’t already have a Slack account, go to https://make.wordpress.org/chat/ and signup for an account. Once you log in, join us in the #docs channel.

How long are the Contributor Meetups?

From 10am – 2pm (18:00 – 22:00 UTC).

How do I join you?

  1. Show up in person or on Slack in the #docs channel
  2. You can join the Seattle WordPress Meetup on Meetup.com (optional)
  3. RSVP for meetups that interest you and ask any questions you have
  4. We’ll help you get started contributing to Docs.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

#contributor-meetup, #sprint

Eric Amundson 9:14 pm on November 11, 2014
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Contributor Meetup – November 15th

The South Sound WP 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.’s next monthly WordPress Contributor Meetup is coming up this Saturday, November 15th.

We need all experience levels – this isn’t just for coders. We need writers, screenshot-takers, editors, readers, and of course, developers.  If you show up, we’ll find a way you can help.

Questions

How do I join in person?

Venue and directions are on the Meetup listing.

What if you’re not in the Seattle/Tacoma area?

We’ll use 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/. for team communication while we’re at the meetup, so if you’re joining from another state, country, or planet, you can participate as long as you’ve got a good internet connection.

If you don’t already have a Slack account, go to https://make.wordpress.org/chat/ and signup for an account. Once you log in, join us in the #docs channel.

How long is this Contributor Meetup?

From 9am – 12pm PST (17:00 – 20:00 UTC).

How do I join you?

  1. Show up in person or on Slack in #docs
  2. You can join the South Sound WordPress Meetup on Meetup.com (optional)
  3. RSVP for meetups that interest you and ask any questions you have
  4. We’ll help you get started contributing to Docs.

I hope to see you there.

#contributor-meetup, #sprint

Eric Amundson 9:36 pm on October 28, 2014
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Docs Sprint – November 1st

The Seattle WP 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.’s next monthly WordPress Docs Sprint is coming up on Saturday, November 1st.

We need all experience levels – this isn’t just for coders. We need writers, screenshot-takers, editors, readers, and of course, developers.  If you show up, we’ll find a way you can help.

Questions

What if you’re not in the Seattle/Tacoma area?

We’ll use 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/. for team communication while we’re at the meetup, so if you’re joining from another state, country, or planet, you can participate as long as you’ve got a good internet connection.

If you don’t already have a Slack account, go to https://make.wordpress.org/chat/ and signup for an account. Once you log in, join us in the #docs channel.

How long are the Contributor Meetups?

From 10am – 2pm (18:00 – 22:00 UTC).

How do I join you?

  1. Show up in person or on Slack in #docs
  2. You can join the Seattle WordPress Meetup on Meetup.com (optional)
  3. RSVP for meetups that interest you and ask any questions you have
  4. We’ll help you get started contributing to Docs.

#sprint

Eric Amundson 1:11 am on October 15, 2014
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New Monthly Contributor Meetup

There’s a new WordPress 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. in Washington: the South Sound WordPress Meetup.

Our first full meetup is tomorrow, Wednesday, October 15th at 6:30pm and you can find details at Meetup.com.

Contributor Meetups

The SoSo WP Meetup is organizing monthly WordPress Contributor Meetups, where folks can get together to help with WordPress documentation, support, coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. code, internationalization, and lots more.

We’ve been holding monthly Documentation Sprints at the WordPress Seattle Meetup for over a year and wanted to kick off our SoSo WP Meetup doing the same.  Now there are two monthly weekend meetups you can join from anywhere to contribute to WordPress.

We need all experience levels – this isn’t just for coders. We need writers, screenshot-takers, editors, and of course, developers.  If you show up, we’ll find a way you can help.

Questions

What if you’re not in the Seattle/Tacoma area?

We use the WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ IRC chat #wordpress-sfd for chatter while we’re at the meetup, so if you’re in another state, country, or planet, you should be able to participate as long as you’ve got a good internet connection.

How long are the Contributor Meetups?

We’ve found that 3 to 4 hours on a Saturday is just about all the average contributor can handle and be productive.

Our first Contributor Meetup will be from 10am to 1pm, but we may adjust these times in the future.

How do I join you?

  1. Head on over to Meetup.com and join the South Sound WordPress Meetup.
  2. Then, RSVP for any meetups that interest you and ask any questions you have.
  3. Show up in person or on IRC at #wordpress-sfd.
  4. We’ll help you get started.

Easy peasy.  Hope to see you there.

#meetup

Eric Amundson 10:04 pm on August 6, 2014
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Handbooks Update: August 6, 2014

We had our weekly chat this afternoon (logs), with @blobaugh, @topher1kenobe, @sewmyheadon in attendance. Could have been others lurking too.

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 Developer Handbook

@blobaugh had some family issues that interfered with following up with contributors last week, but @topher1kenobe completed the Metadata section and it is awaiting review so we still have good forward momentum.

Also, there we some contributions over the weekend at the Docs Sprint in Seattle by @awoods & @pjackson1972.

@blobaugh will try to get Section 2 finished this week while traveling, but no promises.

Theme Developer Handbook

We also had contributions to the Theme Dev Handbook at our Docs Sprint in Seattle on Saturday, and inducted a few new Docs contributors and got them up to speed so they can help too.

We made some good progress and Part One of the Theme Dev Handbook is nearly ready for prime time. We have three remaining articles in that section that need serious work, and they all need a bit more editing, but we should be able to move on within the next few weeks.

#handbook-chat, #handbooks

Eric Amundson 1:20 am on March 7, 2014
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Docs Sprint Recap

Thanks to everyone who showed up at the Docs Sprint last Saturday, March 1st both in-person in Seattle and over IRC including:

We’re making good progress and that’s because of volunteers like you showing up to give time to create better documentation for the WordPress community.  Hats off to you – cheers!

Next Docs Sprint

Join us at the next Docs Sprint on Saturday, April 5th at 10am Pacific/1pm Eastern. We’ll be on IRC in #wordpress-sfd and also in person in Seattle.

We need all kinds of help – not just from developers and writers.  So, if you’ve got time, a computer, and are willing, we’ll help you get started contributing.

More details

#sprint

Eric Amundson 5:43 pm on February 11, 2014
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Docs Chat Roundup – Feb 6, 2014

1. DevHub Progress

Lots of progress being made on DevHub including new tickets and finalization of URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org structure. Once the handbook theme is done, the handbooks will be moved over to developer.wordpress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/.

2. Docs Issue Tracker

Otto says that it’s coming along. The templates are nearly done and he’s working on some UIUI UI is an acronym for User Interface - the layout of the page the user interacts with. Think ‘how are they doing that’ and less about what they are doing. bits and pieces.

3. Docs Sprint

The next Docs Sprint is Saturday, March 1 at 10am PST.

Join the sprint in Seattle, or on IRC at #wordpress-sfd.

4. AH-O2P2 P2 or O2 is the term people use to refer to the Make WordPress blog. It can be found at https://make.wordpress.org/.

@jazzs3quence and contributors are making progress and have pushed recent updates to the 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. Still need testers and contributors.

AccessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) team reviewed and advised a change in the way the title attribute is handled.

5. Team RepTeam Rep A Team Rep is a person who represents the Make WordPress team to the rest of the project, make sure issues are raised and addressed as needed, and coordinates cross-team efforts.

Kim Parsell is taking over as the Docs Team Rep this week. Congrats @kpdesign and thanks!

6. First Steps for Contributors draft

@siobhan put together a draft First Steps for Contributors document and has collected some feedback already and is refining the doc. We all agree that contributing to Docs will be easier once the Issue Tracker and DevHub are live.

Full IRC Logs

#chat-recap

Eric Amundson 6:41 pm on January 30, 2014
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Docs Chat Roundup – Jan 30, 2014

1. Docs Chat Time

We’re changing the time of the weekly Docs Chat (not Support) to:

  • Thursday 4pm PST
  • Thursday 5pm Mountain
  • Thursday 6pm Central
  • Thursday 7pm EST
  • Friday Midnight UTC
  • Friday 7am ICT

The sidebarSidebar A sidebar in WordPress is referred to a widget-ready area used by WordPress themes to display information that is not a part of the main content. It is not always a vertical column on the side. It can be a horizontal rectangle below or above the content area, footer, header, or any where in the theme. of make.wordpress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org//docs is updated and we’ll see you next week.

2. Team RepTeam Rep A Team Rep is a person who represents the Make WordPress team to the rest of the project, make sure issues are raised and addressed as needed, and coordinates cross-team efforts.

We’re supposed to choose a new team rep this week, so please go comment on Siobhan’s post, New Team Rep (also, do we need one?).

3. Docs Sprint

The Docs Sprint is meeting this Saturday, Feb 1 at 10am PST.

Join the sprint in Seattle, or on IRC at #wordpress-sfd.

4. AH-O2P2 P2 or O2 is the term people use to refer to the Make WordPress blog. It can be found at https://make.wordpress.org/.

@jazzs3quence and contributors are making progress, but still need help with:

  1. Documentation contributions for tooltips and overviews
  2. Testing and bug/issue reporting.

5. Docs Project Landing Pages

Per last week’s report, the Docs Team are creating helpful landing pages for each docs-related project that provide an overview of the project and a clear path for contributors to get involved.

Your docs project can add a page to the Projects section where @DrewAPicture posted the landing page for Inline Docs, which is a great example.

@siobhan would like to have these pages complete by Feb 28th and would like a volunteer to oversee this project and make sure it gets done.

6. Administrative Chat

@siobhan would you like to use next week’s new chat time for the Administrative Chat you’d mentioned earlier? Or, do you prefer to schedule this for another day?

Full IRC Logs

#chat-recap

Eric Amundson 7:57 pm on January 24, 2014
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Docs Chat Roundup – Jan 23, 2014

1. DevHub

Things are getting back in gear and progress is being made on developer.wordpress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/. We are working on the test site at developer.rarst.net.

There’s a github repo and currently the bulk of the work is being done by @krogsgard and @rarst, but we’d love to have other contributions.

There’s also a Skype channel for this effort. If you’d like to be added, contact @siobhan.

2. Docs Issue Tracker

Otto’s hard at work on the Documentation Issue Tracker and making progress. More to come . . .

3. Inline Docs

@DrewAPicture and @kimparsell are still making steady progress.

4. Docs Sprint

The Docs Sprint is going back to meeting once a month.

The next 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. is Feb 1. Join us in-person in Seattle, or virtually via IRC in #wordpress-sfd.

5. AH-O2P2 P2 or O2 is the term people use to refer to the Make WordPress blog. It can be found at https://make.wordpress.org/.

The Admin Help (AH-O2) project now has an AH-O2 plugin in the repo for testing and it’s looking more polished.

@jazzsequence needs help with content for Admin Help and is looking for contributions. There’s now a doc detailing how to add new documentation to the Help overviews too.

If you can help, please join the AH-O2 project:

6. Docs Project Landing Pages

We’ve decided to have helpful landing pages for each docs-related project, each providing an overview of the project and telling contributors all they need to know to get involved.

There is a Projects section where others can add their docs project landing pages.

@DrewAPicture posted the landing page for Inline Docs, which is a great example.

We’re targeting Feb 28th to have these all landing pages complete. @siobhan would like a volunteer to oversee this project and make sure these all get created and posted.

7. Handbook Scope

@siobhan brought up a concern that some of the content in the Handbooks getting out of scope and there was discussion about what’s in, and out, of scope.

Currently, there aren’t formal scope documents for each Handbook, so we should create these and consider adding, or linking to, them from each project’s landing page.

8. Administrative Chat

@siobhan followed up on her proposal for holding an administrative chat to review where the docs team is, discuss how we get new contributors, and float ideas for future projects.

We’re thinking this might best work on a Saturday to avoid work conflicts. @siobhan will suggest a date or two shortly.

#chat-recap