Title: Make WordPress Hosting – Page 9 – WordPress Hosting Best Practices

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07:57 _on_ 2025-05-07     
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# 󠀁[Hosting Team Meeting Agenda 2025-05-07](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2025/05/07/hosting-team-meeting-on-2025-05-07/)󠁿

Hello 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! The upcoming meetings will be in the [#hosting](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/hosting/)
channel on [Wednesday, May 07, 2025 at 0900 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250507T0900)
and [Wednesday, May 07, 2025 at 1800 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250507T1800).
Hope to see you there!

## Agenda

**WordPress News**

 * [Development on 6.8.2](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2025/04/30/summary-dev-chat-april-30-2025/#forthcoming-releases)
   is starting with tracTrac Trac is an open-source, web-based project management
   and bug tracking system. Trac integrates with major version control systems including("
   out of the box") Subversion and Git. tickets being compiled
 * [Gutenberg 20.8](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/releases/tag/v20.8.0-rc.1)
   coming out soon
 * [New WP CLI release](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/2025/05/07/wp-cli-v2-12-0-release-notes/)
   available – version 2.12.0

**Hosting Team Time**

 * Hosting Team
    - WCEU 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/](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://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/)
      [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/)
      Brainstorm

**Open Floor**

## Ideas or suggestions

_Anything else? Please leave a comment with any additions or suggestions for the
meeting._
Special thanks to [@crixu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/crixu/) and 
[@amykamala](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amykamala/) for working on the agenda!

[#agenda](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/agenda/), [#meetings](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/meetings/),
[#weekly-hosting-chat](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/weekly-hosting-chat/)

[#todos](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/todos/)

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zunaid321/) [Zunaid Amin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zunaid321/)
08:54 _on_ 2025-04-30     
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# 󠀁[Hosting Team Meeting Agenda 2025-04-30](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2025/04/30/hosting-team-meeting-on-2025-04-30/)󠁿

Hello 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! The upcoming meetings will be in the [#hosting](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/hosting/)
channel on [Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 0900 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250430T0900)
and [Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 1800 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250430T1800).
Hope to see you there!

## Agenda

**WordPress News**

 * WP 6.8.1 RCRelease Candidate A beta version of software with the potential to
   be a final product, which is ready to release unless significant bugs emerge.
 * Release Scheduling of 6.8.1 & 6.8.2

**Hosting Team Time**

 * Hosting Team
    - WCEU 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/](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://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/)
      [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/)
      Brainstorm

**Open Floor**

## Ideas or suggestions

_Anything else? Please leave a comment with any additions or suggestions for the
meeting._
Special thanks to [@crixu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/crixu/) and 
[@amykamala](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amykamala/) for working on the agenda!

[#agenda](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/agenda/), [#meetings](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/meetings/),
[#weekly-hosting-chat](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/weekly-hosting-chat/)

[#todos](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/todos/)

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/crixu/) [Crixu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/crixu/)
09:01 _on_ 2025-04-23      

# 󠀁[WordCamp Europe Contributor Day: Brainstorm  ](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2025/04/23/wordcamp-europe-contributor-day-brainstorm/)󠁿

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](https://central.wordcamp.org/about/). Europe is just around
the corner, and so is 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/](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://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/)
[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 chance for the WordPress community to come together, collaborate in person, and
make real progress on key initiatives.

To ensure a productive and welcoming experience, 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 is organizing in advance.
This includes identifying priority projects, setting up small working groups, and
preparing to welcome new contributors.

### How We’ll Structure the Day

Here’s the plan to make the most of our time together:

 * A **small onboarding team** (2–3 people) dedicated to welcoming and supporting
   first-time contributors.
 * A **project lead for each initiative**, responsible for guiding work and ensuring
   progress during the day.
 * **Contributors,** who would like to join specific projects.

If you’re planning to attend and contribute with the Hosting Team, please let us
know:

 1. If you’d like to be part of the **onboarding team**.
 2. If you’re interested in **leading a project**.
 3. If you’re interested in **joining a project as a contributor.**
 4. If you have **additional ideas or suggestions** for the day.

### Project Proposals for Contributor Day

We’ll finalize the list based on your input and attendance, but here are the projects
currently under consideration:

 * **Hosting Tests**
   Connect with hosts attending Contributor Day who haven’t yet
   begun reporting, or who stopped some time ago. We’ll offering hands-on support
   to get them reporting.
 * **Hosting Profiles**
   We started last year at WordCamp Europe to think about how
   can we add more information of those hosts who already contribute and report 
   through the Hosting Tests.
 * **Onboarding Process**
   Update and streamline the documentation and contributor
   pathway for new members of the Hosting Team.
 * **Advanced Administration Handbook**
   Contribute to the Hosting Team’s Advanced
   Administration Handbook, which collects best practices, recommendations, and 
   operational guides for managing and scaling WordPress environments.
 * **Hosting Handbook Review**
   Identify outdated content, improve clarity, and fill
   gaps in our documentation for hosting contributors.

---

If you’ll be in Basel for Contributor Day and want to work with the Hosting Team,
we’d love your input. Let’s make sure our time together has impact, supports our
community, and welcomes new contributors with open arms.

Looking forward to seeing many of you there.

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/crixu/) [Crixu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/crixu/)
06:37 _on_ 2025-04-23     
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# 󠀁[Hosting Team Meeting Agenda 2025-04-23](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2025/04/23/hosting-team-meeting-on-2025-04-16-2/)󠁿

Hello 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! The upcoming meetings will be in the [#hosting](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/hosting/)
channel on [Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 0900 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250423T0900)
and [Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 1800 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250423T1800).
Hope to see you there!

## Agenda

**WordPress News**

 * New WP CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core
   Team builds WordPress. release cycles
 * Call for 6.8.x Release Managers
 * WP 6.8 Highlights
 * 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](https://central.wordcamp.org/about/).
   Europe

**Hosting Team Time**

 * WCEU 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/](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://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/)
   [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/)
   Brainstorm

**Open Floor**

## Ideas or suggestions

_Anything else? Please leave a comment with any additions or suggestions for the
meeting._

[#agenda](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/agenda/), [#meetings](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/meetings/),
[#weekly-hosting-chat](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/weekly-hosting-chat/)

[#todos](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/todos/)

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06:19 _on_ 2025-04-16     
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# 󠀁[Hosting Team Meeting Agenda 2025-04-16](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2025/04/16/hosting-team-meeting-on-2025-04-16/)󠁿

Hello 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! The upcoming meetings will be in the [#hosting](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/hosting/)
channel on [Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 0900 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250416T0900)
and [Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 1800 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250416T1800).
Hope to see you there!

## Agenda

**WordPress News**

 * WP 6.8 Release

**Hosting Team Time**

 * Hosting Team [#todos](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/todos/)
    - Compatibility handbook page
    - WP 6.8 Hosting Recommendations post
    - WordPress Hosting Directory project

**Open Floor**

## Ideas or suggestions

_Anything else? Please leave a comment with any additions or suggestions for the
meeting._

[#agenda](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/agenda/), [#meetings](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/meetings/),
[#weekly-hosting-chat](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/weekly-hosting-chat/)

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/crixu/) [Crixu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/crixu/)
05:38 _on_ 2025-04-16     
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# 󠀁[WordPress 6.8 Server Compatibility](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2025/04/16/wordpress-6-8-server-compatibility/)󠁿

It’s that time again, folks! Here are 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’s recommendations for
WordPress 6.8! For more context, feel free to check out the team’s previous posts
highlighting recommendations for [WordPress 6.7](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2024/11/05/wordpress-6-7-server-compatibility/),
[WordPress 6.6](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2024/07/10/wordpress-6-6-server-compatibility/),
[WordPress 6.5](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2024/04/05/wordpress-6-5-php-compatibility/),
[WordPress 6.4](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2023/11/16/wordpress-6-4-php-compatibility/),
and [WordPress 6.3](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2023/10/11/wordpress-6-3-php-compatibility/).
For each new version of WordPress, the Hosting Team aims to release an article examining
compatibility between PHPPHP PHP (PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a general-purpose
scripting language especially suited to web development. PHP code is usually processed
on a web server by a PHP interpreter. On a web server, the result of the interpreted
and executed PHP code would form the whole or part of an HTTP response. and new 
WordPress versions, and offer recommendations for that specific WP version.

Please note, the goal isn’t to discuss WordPress compatibility or backwards compatibility,
but rather to support hosts in architecting the ideal experience for new WordPress
installations, and to guide sysadmins in upgrading [sites](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/handbook/upgrading/)
in the optimal way.

This post goes into detail about compatibility, including the idea of “betaBeta 
Beta is the software development phase following alpha. A Beta phase generally begins
when the software is feature complete but likely to contain a number of known or
unknown bugs. Software in the beta phase will generally have many more bugs in it
than completed software, speed or performance issues, and may still cause crashes
or data loss. The focus of beta testing is reducing impacts to users, often incorporating
usability testing. compatible”.

So, please continue reading for compatibility information, updated for WordPress
6.8.

## Hosting Team Recommendation

The Hosting Team recommends Hosts use the following minimum versions for streamlined
compatibility with WordPress 6.8: (note: these [may differ from the global ](https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/)
recommendations).

 * PHP: 8.2.x, 8.3.x
 * MySQLMySQL MySQL is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS).
   MySQL is free and open-source software under the terms of the GNU General Public
   License.: 8.0.x, 8.4.x
 * MariaDBMariaDB MariaDB is a fork of the MySQL relational database management 
   system (RDBMS), intended to remain free and open-source software under the GNU
   General Public License. MariaDB intended to maintain high compatibility with 
   MySQL, ensuring a drop-in replacement capability with library binary parity and
   exact matching with MySQL APIs and commands.: 10.11.x, 11.4.x

IMPORTANT: These recommendations are primarily intended for new installations by
hosting providers. For optimal performance and security, always use the latest compatible
versions on new installs rather than setting up new WordPress websites with old 
PHP and DatabaseDatabase A database is an organized collection of data. Access to
this data is usually provided by a "database management system" (DBMS) consisting
of an integrated set of computer software that allows users to interact with one
or more databases and provides access to all of the data contained in the database.
Because of the close relationship between them, the term "database" is often used
casually to refer to both a database and the DBMS used to manipulate it. Engine 
versions.

Where do the recommendations come from? The team reviewed a variety of configurations
and options, and concluded these are the best ones!

## WordPress serverServer A server is a piece of computer hardware or software that provides functionality for other programs or devices. Typical servers are database servers, file servers, mail servers, print servers, web servers, game servers, and application servers. requirements

WordPress supports backwards compatibility, so even when there are more stable software
versions available, that doesn’t mean they are the ones that WordPress recommends.

The current minimum WordPress 6.8 requirements:

 * PHP: 7.2.25+
 * MySQL: 5.5.5+
 * MariaDB: 5.5.5+

Folks can read more about minimum requirements here: [Server requirements](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/handbook/compatibility/#wordpress-php-mysql-mariadb-versions).

## WordPress’ compatibility “at the time”

WordPress 6.8 (released on April 15, 2025) has the following components available(
stable or security-maintained versions only, and RCRelease Candidate A beta version
of software with the potential to be a final product, which is ready to release 
unless significant bugs emerge. only for informational purposes):

 * PHP: 8.1 (Security Support), 8.2 (Active Support), 8.3 (Active Support), and 
   8.4 (Candidate Support).
 * MySQL: 8.0 (LTS), 8.4 (LTS), and 9.1.
 * MariaDB: 10.5 (LTS), 10.6 (LTS), 10.11 (LTS), 11.4 (LTS), and 11.5.
 * Apache HTTPDApache HTTPD The Apache HTTP Server, colloquially called Apache, 
   is a free and open-source cross-platform web server software. The vast majority
   of Apache HTTP Server instances run on a Linux distribution, but current versions
   also run on Microsoft Windows, OpenVMS, and a wide variety of Unix-like systems.:
   2.4.
 * nginxNGINX nginx is a web server that can also be used as a reverse proxy, load
   balancer, mail proxy and HTTP cache. Nginx is free and open-source software, 
   released under the terms of the 2-clause BSD license.: 1.26, and 1.27.
 * LitespeedLiteSpeed Web Server LiteSpeed Web Server (LSWS), is a proprietary web
   server software. The software uses the same configuration format as Apache HTTP
   Server and is compatible with most Apache features. Enterprise 6.2.x, 6.3.x
 * OpenLiteSpeedOpenLiteSpeed OpenLiteSpeed, is a open-source web server software.
   The software uses the same configuration format as Apache HTTP Server and is 
   compatible with most Apache features. 1.7x , 1.8x

NOTE: [PHP has extended the Security Support one extra year for (PHP 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, and 8.4) and new PHP versions](https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php).

Please read more at: [WordPress Compatibility](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/handbook/compatibility/#wordpress-php-mysql-mariadb-versions).

## WordPress and PHP

PHP is the main programming language on which WordPress code is based. This language
runs on the web serverServer A server is a piece of computer hardware or software
that provides functionality for other programs or devices. Typical servers are database
servers, file servers, mail servers, print servers, web servers, game servers, and
application servers., and because of that it is critical to keep PHP software up
to date on the server, both for security and functionality.

WordPress supports many versions of PHP, even some that are obsolete (Check out 
[PHP Compatibility and WordPress Versions](https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/references/php-compatibility-and-wordpress-versions/)).

_WordPress 6.8 (coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. 
The Core Team builds WordPress.) is:_

 * fully compatible with PHP 7.2 (1), 7.3 (1), 7.4 (1), 8.0(1), 8.1, and 8.2.
 * beta compatible with 8.3 and 8.4.

(1) SECURITY ALERT: Some older versions of PHP are no longer officially maintained
by PHP, and are considered insecure and obsolete versions that should not be used
in production. Users should check with your hosting provider about the security 
maintenance they can do if you’re running an older version of PHP on your server.

Looking for all the WordPress development tickets related to PHP? Take a look at
this [Trac PHP Search](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=closed&status=new&status=reopened&status=reviewing&keywords=~php&keywords=~php80&keywords=~php81&keywords=~php82&keywords=~php83&keywords=~php88&milestone=6.7&milestone=6.8&milestone=Future+Release&group=resolution&col=id&col=summary&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&col=component&col=version&order=priority).

## What does “beta” mean?

Beta support means that WordPress Core is working towards full compatibility with
that PHP version, but there may still be some issues that are in the process of 
being resolved. Below are tickets outlining known issues regarding beta support 
for PHP 8.3 and 8.4. More on when a PHP version goes from [beta to fully supported](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2025/04/09/php-8-support-clarification/)
is documented by the core team.

### PHP 8.3

 * Deprecation notices. A deprecation notice is not an error, but rather an indicator
   of where additional work is needed for compatibility before using future versions,
   like PHP 9.0. With a deprecation notice, the PHP code will continue to work and
   nothing is broken.
 * [#59231: Prepare for PHP 8.3.](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/59231).
   _NOTE: Closed/Fixed_
 * [#59232: Introduce #[Override] attribute to mark overloaded methods](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/59232)
   This attribute helps prevent coding errors by making it clear when a method is
   overloaded. It also assists with refactoring, debugging, and catching potential
   breaking changes in the parent class. _NOTE: Has a patch, but moved to Future
   Release._
 * [#59233: Improve error handling for unserialize()](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/59233).
   maybe_unserialize() function could still be confronted by data with trailing 
   bytes. _NOTE: Moved to Future Release._

### PHP 8.4

 * Deprecation notices. A deprecation notice is not an error, but rather an indicator
   of where additional work is needed for compatibility before PHP 9.0. With a deprecation
   notice, the PHP code will continue to work and nothing is broken.
 * [#62061: Prepare for PHP 8.4.](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62061).
   _NOTE: Closed/Fixed_

## Other related tickets

### PHP

 * [#51525: Add new functions apply_filters_single_type() and apply_filters_ref_array_single_type().](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/51525)–
   _moved to Future Release._
 * [#54183: Tests: decide on how to handle deprecations in PHPUnit](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/54183)–
   _moved to Future Release._
 * [#54537: Tests: Enable PHP version check once PHP 8.0 compatibility is achieved.](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/54537)–
   _moved to Future Release._
 * [#58874: Code Modernization: Consider using the null coalescing operator.](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/58874)–
   _moved to Future Release._
 * [#59234: Introduce a wp_json_decode() function, including validation when available](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/59234)–
   _This ticket has been closed and won’t be moving forward._

## Upgrading WordPress

Do you have a version earlier than WordPress 6.8? 

If so, the Hosting Team recommends you visit the [Upgrading WordPress](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/handbook/upgrading/)
page for more information on how to upgrade from WordPress 0.7 all the way to WordPress
6.8.

Anything else? Feel free to comment below!

[#core](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/core/), [#php](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/php/),
[#hosting](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/hosting/)

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amykamala/) [Amy Kamala](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amykamala/)
04:54 _on_ 2025-04-09     
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# 󠀁[Hosting Team Meeting Agenda 2025-04-09](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2025/04/09/hosting-team-meeting-on-2025-04-02-2/)󠁿

Hello 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! The upcoming meetings will be in the [#hosting](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/hosting/)
channel on [Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 0900 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250409T0900)
and [Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 1800 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250409T1800).
Hope to see you there!

## Agenda

**WordPress News**

 * WP 6.8 RC3
 * 6.8 Release Reminders

**Hosting Team Time**

 * Hosting Team [#todos](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/todos/)
    - Compatibility handbook page
    - WP 6.8 Hosting Recommendations post
    - WordPress Hosting Directory project

**Open Floor**

## Ideas or suggestions

_Anything else? Please leave a comment with any additions or suggestions for the
meeting._

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07:23 _on_ 2025-04-02     
Tags: [Hosting ( 65 )](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/hosting/)

# 󠀁[Hosting Team Meeting on 2025-04-02](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2025/04/02/hosting-team-meeting-on-2025-04-02/)󠁿

The next meetings will be in the [#hosting](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/hosting/)
channel on [Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 0900 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250402T0900)
and [Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 1800 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250402T1800).

## Agenda

 * WordPress News
    - WP 6.8 RC2
    - 6.8 Release Info
    - Global Sponsors 2025
 * 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 Time
    - WP 6.8 Hosting Recs Post (Reminder)
    - Contributor badges
    - WordPress Hosting Directory
 * Open Floor

## Ideas or suggestions

_Anything else? Please leave a comment to add to the meeting._
Credit goes @amykamala
for creating todays agenda!

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[#weekly-hosting-chat](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/weekly-hosting-chat/)

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zunaid321/) [Zunaid Amin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zunaid321/)
09:23 _on_ 2025-03-26     
Tags: [Agenda ( 118 )](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/agenda/),
[Meetings ( 224 )](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/meetings/), [Weekly Hosting Chat ( 224 )](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/weekly-hosting-chat/)

# 󠀁[Hosting Team Meeting Agenda – 2025-03-26](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2025/03/26/hosting-team-meeting-agenda-2025-03-26/)󠁿

## This Meeting

The next meeting is scheduled with the following details:

 * When: 
   [Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at 0900 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250326T0900)
   [Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at 1800 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250326T1800)
 * Where: [#hosting](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C3D6T7F8Q) SlackSlack 
   Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/).
   The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/)
   channel.

## Agenda

WordPress Community

 * WordPress CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The
   Core Team builds WordPress. news
    - [RC1 release of WordPress 6.8](https://wordpress.org/news/2025/03/wordpress-6-8-release-candidate-1/)
      is now available for testing.
    - [Gutenberg 20.5 is now available](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gutenberg/)
    - [Accessibility Improvements in WordPress 6.8](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2025/03/25/accessibility-improvements-in-wordpress-6-8/)
    - [Miscellaneous developer changes in WordPress 6.8](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2025/03/25/miscellaneous-developer-changes-in-wordpress-6-8/)
    - [Miscellaneous Block Editor Changes in WordPress 6.8](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2025/03/25/miscellaneous-block-editor-changes-in-wordpress-6-8/)
    - [Interactivity API best practices in 6.8](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2025/03/24/interactivity-api-best-practices-in-6-8/)
 * WordPress Community News
    - [Vote for the Polyglots Team Representatives 2025](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2025/03/19/vote-for-the-polyglots-team-representatives-2025/)

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 Time
WordPress 6.8 Hosting Team Recommendation (Reminder)

We’re about a month away from the WordPress 6.8 release (as mentioned earlier) and
we should put some time asside to get our WordPress 6.8 post on 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/](https://wordpress.org/)/
hosting. 
Feel free to join the work here:[https://docs.google.com/document/d/19k93IPaSGqKCXz2uzY7p2oAIY-CenyeSSCoNfCYFXRc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/19k93IPaSGqKCXz2uzY7p2oAIY-CenyeSSCoNfCYFXRc)

Hosting Team To-Do

Open Floor

 * Anything not in the agenda

Closing

 * Next Meeting Times
    - [Wednesday, April 02, 2025, at 0900 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250402T0900)
    - [Wednesday, April 02, 2025, at 1800 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250402T1800)
    - [Wednesday, April 09, 2025, at 0900 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250409T0900)
    - [Wednesday, April 09, 2025, at 1800 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250409T1800)

## Ideas or suggestions

_Anything else? Please leave a comment to add to the meeting._

Preparation Document: [https://github.com/WordPress/hosting-handbook/discussions/300](https://github.com/WordPress/hosting-handbook/discussions/300)

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zunaid321/) [Zunaid Amin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zunaid321/)
13:30 _on_ 2025-03-19     
Tags: [Agenda ( 118 )](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/agenda/),
[Meetings ( 224 )](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/meetings/), [Weekly Hosting Chat ( 224 )](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/tag/weekly-hosting-chat/)

# 󠀁[Hosting Team Meeting Agenda – 2025-03-19](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2025/03/19/hosting-team-meeting-agenda-2025-03-19/)󠁿

## This Meeting

The next meeting is scheduled with the following details:

 * When: 
   [Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at 0900 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250319T0900)
   [Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at 1800 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250319T1800)
 * Where: [#hosting](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C3D6T7F8Q) SlackSlack 
   Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/).
   The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/)
   channel.

## Agenda

WordPress Community

 * WordPress CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The
   Core Team builds WordPress. news
    - [Beta 3 release of WordPress 6.8](https://wordpress.org/news/2025/03/wordpress-6-8-beta-3/)
      is now available for testing.
    - [More efficient block type registration in 6.8](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2025/03/13/more-efficient-block-type-registration-in-6-8/)
    - [Data: A helpful performance warning for developers in the ‘useSelect’ hook](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2025/03/12/data-a-helpful-performance-warning-for-developers-in-the-useselect-hook/)
    - [Roster of design tools per block (WordPress 6.8 edition)](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2025/03/12/roster-of-design-tools-per-block-wordpress-6-8-edition/)
    - [Internationalization improvements in 6.8](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2025/03/12/i18n-improvements-6-8/)
 * WordPress Community News
    - [Announcing the First Group of 2025 Global Sponsors](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2025/02/27/announcing-the-first-group-of-2025-global-sponsors/)
    - [Top Customer Channel](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/2025/03/15/top-customer-channel/)
    - [About the Spectator role in the WordPress support forums](https://make.wordpress.org/support/2025/03/about-the-spectator-role-in-the-wordpress-support-forums/)

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 Time
WordPress 6.8 Hosting Team Recommendation

We’re about a month away from the WordPress 6.8 release (as mentioned earlier) and
we should put some time asside to get our WordPress 6.8 post on 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/](https://wordpress.org/)/
hosting. 
Feel free to join the work here:[https://docs.google.com/document/d/19k93IPaSGqKCXz2uzY7p2oAIY-CenyeSSCoNfCYFXRc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/19k93IPaSGqKCXz2uzY7p2oAIY-CenyeSSCoNfCYFXRc)

Hosting Team To-Do

Open Floor

 * Anything not in the agenda

Closing

 * Next Meeting Times
    - [Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at 0900 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250326T0900)
    - [Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at 1800 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250326T1800)
    - [Wednesday, April 02, 2025, at 0900 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250402T0900)
    - [Wednesday, April 02, 2025, at 1800 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250402T1800)

## Ideas or suggestions

_Anything else? Please leave a comment to add to the meeting._

Preparation Document: [https://github.com/WordPress/hosting-handbook/discussions/299](https://github.com/WordPress/hosting-handbook/discussions/299)

Credit goes [@chaion07](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chaion07/) for helping out
with the agenda!

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