{"id":6925,"date":"2019-01-18T09:05:08","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T09:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/hosting\/?p=6925"},"modified":"2023-03-16T06:46:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T06:46:47","slug":"hosting-meeting-notes-january-9-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/hosting\/2019\/01\/18\/hosting-meeting-notes-january-9-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Hosting Meeting Notes: January 9, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here\u2019s a summary of the meeting in #hosting-community<\/a> on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 1800 UTC<\/abbr><\/a> (Slack archive<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attendees: @<\/span>jadonn<\/a> @<\/span>fahimmurshed<\/a> @<\/span>brettface<\/a> @<\/span>miker<\/a> @<\/span>dhsean<\/a> @<\/span>t-rave<\/a> @<\/span>JavierCasares<\/a> @<\/span>j-falk<\/a> @<\/span>magwp<\/a> @<\/span>francina<\/a> @<\/span>aaroncampbell<\/a> @<\/span>brechtryckaert<\/a> @<\/span>dws122<\/a> @<\/span>desrosj<\/a> @<\/span>mikeschroder<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As mentioned in the chat, WordPress 5.0.3 has\u00a0been\u00a0released<\/a>! Please feel free to comment here or reach out with feedback in #<\/span>hosting-community<\/a> if you run into any issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.0 Followup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Following @<\/span>clorith<\/a>\u2018s request last week, feedback was requested about how hosts that had delayed updates until the new year have been finding the 5.0 upgrades in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One unmanaged host mentioned that users have been reporting a significant amount of breaking sites, so they\u2019ve been recommending upgrades, but with the Classic Editor pluginPlugin<\/span> A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party.<\/span><\/span><\/span> installed until everything has been updated for 5.0 compatibility on a site. They mentioned they were willing to watch out for trends on plugins and themes that cause breakages, and that it seems to usually be ones not found in the repo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marketing Team Howdy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

@<\/span>miker<\/a> from the Marketing team dropped by to connect with the team. He offered help from the Marketing team, and mentioned that he plans to attend regularly to help with cross-team communication. Thanks, and welcome!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Communication and Decision-making Processes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We briefly discussed @<\/span>francina<\/a>\u2018s post with proposals on team communication and decision-making<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

@<\/span>brettface<\/a> offered to facilitate giving video chats a try, pending technical assistance by someone who has access to whatever platform the team will be using. @<\/span>mikeschroder<\/a> offered to assist there as needed, and mentioned that @<\/span>aaroncampbell<\/a> also offered to do so in a past meeting. @<\/span>francina<\/a> is checking to see if there\u2019s a Community team Zoom account that\u2019d be appropriate for the hostingHosting<\/span> 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.<\/span><\/span><\/span> team to use as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

@<\/span>brettface<\/a> will be drafting up a post for this blog with next steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feedback<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Please leave feedback on @<\/span>francina<\/a>\u2018s post with proposals on team communication and decision-making<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other things you\u2019d like to connect on? Please leave a note here in the comments or in SlackSlack<\/span> Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https:\/\/slack.com\/<\/a>. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/chat\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next Meeting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The next meeting will be in #hosting-community<\/a>\u00a0on Wednesday, January 23, 2018, 1800 UTC<\/abbr><\/a>. Hope to see you then!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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