The 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/. is an event, usually parallel to a 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., focused on contributing to the WordPress Community in any of its teams.
To participate in a Contributor Day it is only necessary to have a 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/ account, and, if possible, access to a 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/. team channel.
User account
WordPress.org user account (required)
If you already have a user account, you can access the Login screen and log in. If you don’t remember your password, you can get an email and change it.
If you do not have a user account, you can access the Registry of a new account and enter the desired username and an email account where you will receive the emails. Once completed, you will receive an email to validate the account, and you can access with your username and password.
To check your WordPress profile, visit your Profile Page.
WordPress Slack user account (recommended)
When you create a WordPress.org user account, an email account is automatically created like your_wordpress.org_username@chat.wordpress.org, where your_wordpress.org_username is the chosen user.
To access the WordPress Slack, you can register from the SignUp page and enter your username in the email account field. At that time you will receive the instructions by email to continue. If you had previously logged in, you just have to visit the WordPress Slack home page and enter the Slack username and password.
Once you are there, please visit the #hosting channel.
GitHub user account (recommended)
Some of the projects are developed through GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can 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., so you may need an account.
If you already have a GitHub account, you can access the Login screen and log in.
If you do not have a user account, you can access the Registry of a new account and follow the steps.
Sync your WordPress.org and GitHub profile
In order for your contributions on GitHub to appear on your WordPress profile, you need to relate the account to your profile. To do this, visit the Edit your WordPress Profile, and in the GitHub Username section add your GitHub account.
Hosting Team projects
The projects of the HostingHosting A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their website accessible via the World Wide Web. team can vary, in addition to being able to cross with those of other teams.
Please, check our Hosting Projects.
Changelog
- 2022-11-12: First version.
