{"id":69712,"date":"2026-03-03T18:29:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T18:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/docs\/?p=69712"},"modified":"2026-03-10T14:55:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:55:53","slug":"documentation-team-meeting-notes-march-3-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/docs\/2026\/03\/03\/documentation-team-meeting-notes-march-3-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Documentation team meeting notes \u2013 March 3, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Where:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.slack.com\/archives\/C02RP4WU5\">#docs<\/a> channel on <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>Slack<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Slack<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform <a href=\"https:\/\/slack.com\/\">https:\/\/slack.com\/<\/a>. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/chat\/\">https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/chat\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span> <br><strong>When:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/worldclock\/fixedtime.html?iso=20260303T1400\"><abbr class=\"date\" title=\"2026-03-03T14:00:00+00:00\">Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 14:00 UTC<\/abbr><\/a><br><strong>Meeting Facilitator:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/milana_cap\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>milana_cap<\/a><br><strong>Note Taker:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/awetz583\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>awetz583<\/a><br>Find the complete meeting <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.slack.com\/archives\/C02RP4WU5\/p1772546760576869\">on Slack<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next Meetings<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Discussion Meeting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Where<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.slack.com\/archives\/C02RP4WU5\">#docs<\/a> channel on Slack + Video call<br><strong>When<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/worldclock\/fixedtime.html?iso=20260310T1400\"><abbr class=\"date\" title=\"2026-03-10T14:00:00+00:00\">Tuesday, March 10 2026, 14:00 UTC<\/abbr><\/a><br><strong>Facilitator<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/estelaris\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>estelaris<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Discussion Meeting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Where:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.slack.com\/archives\/C02RP4WU5\">#docs<\/a> channel on Slack <br><strong>When:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/worldclock\/fixedtime.html?iso=20260317T1400\"><abbr class=\"date\" title=\"2026-03-17T14:00:00+00:00\">Tuesday, March 17 2026, 14:00 UTC<\/abbr><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/meetings\/#docs\">View upcoming dates on the Documentation Team meeting calendar.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Facilitation Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Helpful resources for facilitating the meeting and writing the meeting notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/docs\/handbook\/get-involved\/team-roles\/non-project-roles\/#meeting-facilitator\">Non-project roles \u2192 <strong>Meeting facilitator<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/docs\/handbook\/workflows\/facilitating-weekly-meetings\/\">Facilitating weekly meetings<\/a> workflow page, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/docs\/handbook\/workflows\/facilitating-weekly-meetings\/#writing-agenda\">writing agenda<\/a> section.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Checks: Contributions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/awetz583\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>awetz583<\/a> Worked on <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/Documentation-Issue-Tracker\/issues\/2157\">Video block<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/Documentation-Issue-Tracker\/issues\/2140\">Verse block<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/Documentation-Issue-Tracker\/issues\/2151\">Image block<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/Documentation-Issue-Tracker\/issues\/2155\">File block<\/a> which are ready for review.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/milana_cap\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>milana_cap<\/a> \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Completed and closed <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/Documentation-Issue-Tracker\/issues\/2138\">Pullquote block<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/Documentation-Issue-Tracker\/issues\/2132\">List block<\/a>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recorded 3 short videos for documenting the 7.0 release and uploaded them to wordpress.tv (these will be available soon.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Created a <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/orgs\/WordPress\/projects\/286\">Github project for 7.0 Documentation<\/a>, added automation with <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>GitHub<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>GitHub<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>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 \u2018pull request\u2019 where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged by the repository owner. <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/\">https:\/\/github.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span> workflow to add issues with 7.0 label automatically and added access to release team to the project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/rollybueno\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>rollybueno<\/a> Completing working on <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>block<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Block<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>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.<\/span><\/span><\/span> overhaul including <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/Documentation-Issue-Tracker\/issues\/2133\">Quote block<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/Documentation-Issue-Tracker\/issues\/2134\">Code block<\/a>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/supernovia\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>supernovia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/contributor-handbook\/blob\/feature\/pathways\/pathways\/index.md\">Contribution Pathways is now on Github<\/a> and will continue to receive updates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/parinpanjari\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>parinpanjari<\/a> Working on updates for <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/Documentation-Issue-Tracker\/issues\/2184\">Get started with WP<\/a> article.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team is now <strong>down to 657 open issues<\/strong>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/Documentation-Issue-Tracker\/pulse\">28 issues closed in the past week<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Documenting WordPress 7.0 release<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/estelaris\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>estelaris<\/a> proposed changes to the WordPress release day workflows, including reversing the order of the WordPress Versions page to show the latest version first, removing the Roadmap page from the team\u2019s responsibilities, and updating the History and \u201cLearn about WordPress origins and version history\u201d pages. The team discussed the challenges and potential solutions, including exploring automation and using Contributor Days for manual updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Open Floor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reviewing the Documentation Review Process<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/supernovia\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>supernovia<\/a> asked the team to review the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1dx47WEb-LptMRbygrvqzP9Qa1Jl1v-v6mZgGbAGjyCc\/edit?tab=t.9qo6qd7g64ww#heading=h.ndba4wg45kgd\">documentation review process<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/estelaris\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>estelaris<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/milana_cap\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>milana_cap<\/a> plan to provide feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Switching to Video Meetings <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/milana_cap\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>milana_cap<\/a> proposed switching some of the team\u2019s meetings to video calls, as video discussions tend to be more productive than Slack-only meetings. The team decided to add additional video calls to the monthly schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New schema for docs meetings:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1st in month \u2013 Slack chat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2nd in month \u2013 Video call<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3rd in month \u2013 Slack chat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4th in month \u2013 <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>Contributor Day<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Contributor Day<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/\">https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/<\/a> There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. <a href=\"https:\/\/2017.us.wordcamp.org\/contributor-day\/\">https:\/\/2017.us.wordcamp.org\/contributor-day\/<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/support\/handbook\/getting-started\/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day\/\">https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/support\/handbook\/getting-started\/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span> (video)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5th in month \u2013 Video call<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/docs\/tag\/docs\/\" class=\"tag\"><span class=\"tag-prefix\">#<\/span>docs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/docs\/tag\/meeting\/\" class=\"tag\"><span class=\"tag-prefix\">#<\/span>meeting<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/docs\/tag\/summary\/\" class=\"tag\"><span class=\"tag-prefix\">#<\/span>summary<\/a><\/p>\n<nav class='o2-post-footer-actions'><ul class='o2-post-footer-action-row'><li class='o2-post-footer-action'><a href=\"https:\/\/login.wordpress.org\/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fdocs%2F2026%2F03%2F03%2Fdocumentation-team-meeting-notes-march-3-2026%2F%23respond&#038;locale=en_US\" title=\"Login to Reply\"  class=\"genericon  genericon-reply\"  data-action=\"login-to-reply\"  data-actionstate=\"default\" >Login to Reply<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class='o2-post-footer-action-likes'><\/div><ul class='o2-post-footer-action-row'><\/ul><\/nav>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where: #docs channel on SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https:\/\/slack.com\/. 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