Call for Mentors

We’re looking for dedicated mentors to guide the next generation of contributors in WordPress Credits, a flagship educational program of the WordPress Foundation.

WordPress Credits connects university students with real-world, open-source contribution opportunities. Over 50-150 hours, students learn how to collaborate in distributed teams, work on meaningful projects, and gain valuable skills that bridge academia and professional pathways.

Learn more about the program: WordPress Credits Handbook.

Mentor Requirements

• Minimum 2 hours per week available for the entire duration of the program (current cohorts last 13 to 18 weeks but it may vary)
• Availability to sync once a week with students
• Ability to provide asynchronous support (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/., email, or other tools)
• Commitment to provide a meaningful mentorship experience

Mentor Responsibilities

• Guide up to 5 students per mentor (if you have more availability, let us know — we may assign additional students)
• Support students in understanding contribution tasks and navigating the WordPress community
• Encourage collaboration, accountability, and skill growth
• Provide feedback on student progress and final projects

Additional Information

• Mentors will be vetted before selection. You will receive an acceptance or rejection email after review.
• Currently, we are onboarding students from a limited number of institutions. However, we want to prepare a pool of mentors worldwide so we can match you with students as soon as more universities join the program.
• Your mentorship will help students connect their academic learning to real-world practice, while shaping the next wave of WordPress contributors.

Ultimately, being a great mentor in the WP Credits program means embracing the role of a teacher. It’s about more than just providing answers; it’s about fostering understanding, encouraging problem-solving, and nurturing a student’s professional growth. Your patience, clarity, and active investment in their journey will be the most significant factors in their success, and the success of the entire program.

Eligibility Criteria

To join the WP Credits mentor group, candidates should:

• Have a wp.org account that shows both their wp.org and slack names (if not, it means they are not in slack with that wp.org account). 
• Demonstrate alignment with the WordPress Foundation mission and values, including openness, collaboration, and respect.
• Show a positive and supportive attitude, being a good communicator and de-escalator in challenging situations.
• Be committed to student success, willing to dedicate at least 2 hours per week for mentoring and guidance.
• Have basic familiarity with the WordPress project, its community spaces, and contribution practices (long-term experience is not required, we will provide additional training according to each case).
• Demonstrate that they comply with the GPLGPL GPL is an acronym for GNU Public License. It is the standard license WordPress uses for Open Source licensing https://wordpress.org/about/license/. The GPL is a ‘copyleft’ license https://www.gnu.org/licenses/copyleft.en.html. This means that derivative work can only be distributed under the same license terms. This is in distinction to permissive free software licenses, of which the BSD license and the MIT License are widely used examples. and do not violate, endorse, or work for companies that violate the WordPress trademark, misuse the WordPress name or logo, or distribute non-GPL-compliant derivatives of WordPress..
• Be able to communicate clearly in English and any local additional language.
• Be available for weekly synchronous or asynchronous check-ins with students and program maintainers.

WP Credits Mentor Badge

To be awarded the WP Credits Mentor badge, a mentor must have:

• Actively mentoring at least one student in the WP Credits program.
• Consistently contributed to the program’s administration, such as maintaining documentation or supporting 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/ issues for a minimum of three consecutive months.

Apply Now

If you’re interested in becoming a mentor, please complete the application form:

Your guidance can make all the difference in helping students grow, succeed, and feel empowered in the WordPress ecosystem.