Summary Meeting 28 January 2025

Instead of regular meeting, the team held office hour and guided new contributors through the process.

The 6.8 release team announced that this release will focus primarily on being a polish and bug fix release and new features will be added if they are necessary. For this reason, the #docs team will be focusing on catching up with outstanding issues from previous releases.

These are the outstanding items from previous releases:

These issues are open to any contributor that wants to work on them. Let the team know in the 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/. #docs channel to let the team review and update the issues.

New contributors can review the Onboarding to Documentation team videos to understand the process.

Summary for Docs Team Meeting (5-Nov-2024)

Attendance

@leonnugraha @dapobabarinde @wowashuwow @faguni22 @ivahyael @sagargurnani (async) @joellobo1234

Housekeeping

Find the complete Transcript of the meeting on Slack.

Upcoming Meeting

Where: #docs channel on Slack

When: Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at 14:00 UTC

Meeting facilitator: @leonnugraha

Note taker: @dapobabarinde

Upcoming Planning Session: Doc team Planning session Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 2 PM UTC

Facilitator: @leonnugraha

Project Check

@wowashuwow self-assigned #1776 as the first issue he will be working on.

@dapobabarinde also worked on #1513, which is still under review.

Open Floor

@leonnugraha – WordPress 6.7 will be released next week, and we already have some 6.7 update issues in the repository. Feel free to look at them and assign yourself.

@leonnugraha will host an onboarding session next Tuesday at 1 p.m. UTC (one hour before the meeting). 

He also said he’ll add the video call link on the Doc Team 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/. channel later this week.

Those who are interested should leverage this opportunity.

Estelaris’ Update

No update from Estelari this week.


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Summary for Docs Team Meeting (15-Oct-2024)

Attendance

@dapobabarinde @milana_cap @psalmadek @faguni22 @atachibana @writinglearning @estelaris @sagargurnani @costdev

Housekeeping

Find the complete Transcript of the meeting on Slack.

Upcoming Meeting

The docs team will be having an Online Monthly Docs Team 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

When: Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 1:00-3:00 PM UTC

Meeting facilitator: @jenni

Open Floor

@writinglearning and @psalmadek recently joined the #docs team and were attended to by @atachibana, who gave them some onboarding tips.

Estelaris’ Update

@estelaris created an issue on 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 be the repository owner. https://github.com/ for Yoast’s Contributor Day, Which was held on Thursday from 7:30 to 14:00 UTC

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Online monthly Docs Team Contributor Day October 22, 2024

The Documentation Team holds an online, monthly Contributor Day on the fourth Tuesday of every month. Any one may join who wishes to contribute to the team and who follows the Code of Conduct.

The next Docs Team 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/.

The next monthly online Docs Team Contributor Day will be:

When: Tuesday, 22 October, 2024, 1:00-3:00 PM UTC

Where: #docs channel on Slack, and on Zoom.

Onboarding on Zoom

In addition to the details in 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 be the repository owner. https://github.com/ issue for this Contributor Day, folks who need onboarding can ask in 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/. or on the Zoom call. In Zoom, a breakout room will be started where contributors can be onboarded.

If at any time you have any questions, please feel free to ask in the #docs channel on Slack or in Zoom throughout the day.

After Contributor Day

Other than celebrating with some 🍪🍪🍪 after Contributor Day is over, please also comment on the corresponding GitHub issue with:

  1. Your WordPress.org profile username
  2. What you worked on and include links when possible.

Or, just comment anything (such as your WordPress.org username) to let the team know you attended.

#contributor-day, #docs

Summary for Docs Team Meeting (01-Oct-2024)

Attendance

@milana_cap @atachibana @sagargurnani @jagirbahesh @zeelthakkar @estelaris @dapobabarinde @namith.jawahar @jenni

Housekeeping

Find the complete Transcript of the meeting on Slack.

Upcoming Meeting

Project Checks

@milana_cap did a bit of HelpHub feedback triaging and needs to create new issues.

@atachibana closed #1578, #1613 & #1614, reviewed #1680 & #624 and then merged #1542 & #1683.

@dapobabarinde did some learning and contributed to some issues, some of which have been closed and #1534 & #1603 are still under review.

Open Floor

@dapobabarinde asked about 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 be the repository owner. https://github.com/ and WordPress integration and why some activities are not appearing on his profiles. @milana_cap and @estelaris took their time to put him through.

@estelaris talked about the mentorship program, which should have started this week. She also said that they would need help mentoring new contributors.

Estelari’s Updates

@estelaris commented on updates, stating there are no updates and that she needed to work on a ticket for the Yoast 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/. on Oct 17. She also asked if anyone had anything they would love to be added to the ticket.

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Summary for Docs Team Meeting (03-Sep-2024)

Attendance

@milana_cap @atachibana @sagargurnani @estelaris @dapobabarinde @faguni22 @writinglearning @mitchelokorie

Housekeeping

Find the complete Transcript of the meeting on Slack.

Upcoming Meeting

Note: The next Docs Team Meeting (17-Sep-2024) won’t be held as it would be the #wcus2024.

Project Checks

@milana_cap had prepared a new talk, did triaging and reviewed drafts for CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Dev blog.

@atachibana had released the Grid 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. #1615 and had reviewed the “Color & Typographic variations” #1613.

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Online monthly Docs Team Contributor Day September 24, 2024

The Documentation Team holds an online, monthly Contributor Day on the fourth Tuesday of every month. Any one may join who wishes to contribute to the team and who follows the Code of Conduct.

The next Docs Team 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/.

The next monthly online Docs Team Contributor Day will be:

When: Tuesday, 24 September, 2024, 1:00-3:00 PM UTC

Where: #docs channel on Slack, and on Zoom.

Onboarding on Zoom

In addition to the details in 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 be the repository owner. https://github.com/ issue for this Contributor Day, folks who need onboarding can ask in 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/. or on the Zoom call. In Zoom, a breakout room will be started where contributors can be onboarded.

If at any time you have any questions, please feel free to ask in the #docs channel on Slack or in Zoom throughout the day.

After Contributor Day

Other than celebrating with some 🍪🍪🍪 after Contributor Day is over, please also comment on the corresponding GitHub issue with:

  1. Your WordPress.org profile username
  2. What you worked on and include links when possible.

Or, just comment anything (such as your WordPress.org username) to let the team know you attended.

#contributor-day, #docs

Summary for Docs Team Meeting (20-Aug-2024)

Attendance

@milana_cap @leonnugraha @atachibana @sagargurnani @estelaris @dapobabarinde @faguni22 @writinglearning @mitchelokorie

Housekeeping

Find the complete Transcript of the meeting on Slack.

Upcoming Meeting

Project Checks

@milana_cap did a bit of HelpHub feedback triaging and needs to create new issues for the same.

@writinglearning added some android based screenshots to #1552 and #1546.

@estelaris is reviewing all the mobile tickets constantly and drafting posts in WordPress.

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Online monthly Docs Team Contributor Day August 27, 2024

The Documentation Team holds an online, monthly Contributor Day on the fourth Tuesday of every month, but a little special this month, we’ll do it twice! The focus for this month is to help with the WordPress 6.6 end-user documentation.

Anyone who wishes to contribute to the team and who follows the Code of Conduct may join.

The next Docs Team 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/.

The next monthly online Docs Team Contributor Day will be:

When: Tuesday, August 27, 2024, 1:00-3:00 PM UTC

Where: #docs channel on Slack, and on Zoom.

Onboarding on Zoom

In addition to the details in 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 be the repository owner. https://github.com/ issue for this Contributor Day, folks who need onboarding can ask in 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/. or on the Zoom call. In Zoom, a breakout room will be started where contributors can be onboarded.

If at any time you have any questions, please feel free to ask in the #docs channel on Slack or in Zoom throughout the day.

After Contributor Day

Other than celebrating with some 🍪🍪🍪 after Contributor Day is over, please also comment on the corresponding GitHub issue (TBA) with:

  1. Your 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/ profile username
  2. What you worked on and include links when possible.

Or, just comment anything (such as your WordPress.org username) to let the team know you attended.

#contributor-day, #docs

Agenda for Docs Team Biweekly Meeting (06-Aug-2024)

The next meeting is scheduled with the following details:

WhenTuesday, 06-Aug-2024 14:00 UTC

Where#docs channel on Slack

Agenda:

  1. Attendance.
  2. Note-taker and facilitator selection for the next docs team meeting.
  3. Facilitator selection for the next triage.
  4. Project check.
  5. Design updates by @estelaris.
  6. Open floor.

If there’s anything you’d like to discuss on the open floor, please leave a comment.

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