Title: Meeting Recap for October 4, 2023
Author: Courtney Robertson
Published: October 5, 2023
Last modified: October 18, 2023

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/courane01/) [Courtney Robertson](https://profiles.wordpress.org/courane01/)
2:46 pm _on_ October 5, 2023      

# Meeting Recap for October 4, 2023

[Slack log of the meeting.](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02QB8GMM/p1696453305501479)

## 👋🏻 Intro/Welcome

## 🆕 News

### MetaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. news

 * **Meeting Time Change: Wednesday, October 18 @ 19:00 UTC**
 * **Projects**
    - Are there any new projects in Meta currently being worked on?
       * None shared
    - Showcase is progressing nicely. You can check is out here: [https://wordpress.org/showcase-v2/](https://wordpress.org/showcase-v2/)
      and this is the [GitHub repo](https://github.com/WordPress/wporg-showcase-2022)
      for reference.
 * **TracTrac Trac is the place where contributors create issues for bugs or feature
   requests much like GitHub.[https://core.trac.wordpress.org/](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/).**
    - Sites
       * [Nav component: Header](https://github.com/WordPress/wporg-mu-plugins/issues/465)
          - [@ryelle](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ryelle/) “This is mostly in
            place on the redesigned sites already, so if there is any specific feedback,
            it would be better in new issues”
       * [Highlight unofficial State of Enterprise WordPress Survey on wordpress.org/enterprise](https://github.com/WordPress/wporg-main-2022/issues/324)
          - [@willmot](https://profiles.wordpress.org/willmot/) and [@iainmcpherson](https://profiles.wordpress.org/iainmcpherson/)
            have received access to Crowd Signal for the survey on the Enterprise
            page. The survey now appears 2x on the page, once at the top pointing
            to Crowd Signal, and once lower in an image link pointing to [SOEWP site](https://soewp.com/)
            that the agencies involved are promoting.
    - PluginPlugin 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 [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/)
      or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. Repo
       * [Plugin Repo: New sortable column (zip size and/or number of lines)](https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/7285)
          - [@frantorres](https://profiles.wordpress.org/frantorres/) is the primary
            point of contact now on this
 *  - Theme Repo
       * [Theme Search is broken.](https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/7277)
          - [@otto42](https://profiles.wordpress.org/otto42/) “I have been unable
            to duplicate this and the explanations given seem to be correct, mainly
            in that it’s a caching thing…As for the appearance of the load more 
            button or not, that is likely a problem with the theme directory theme
            itself. The theme directory theme needs a overhaul basically”
 * **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/)****
   and Miscellaneous**
    - [Access for Slack pings](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02QB8GMM/p1696349261149499)
       * [@sereedmedia](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sereedmedia/) “Is there a
         way we could A) document this process or B) create a process that is more
         automatable (like an issue form on GH or something)?”
       * [@ipstenu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ipstenu/) indicated a willingness
         to assist and seeking documentation on how to do so. [@otto42](https://profiles.wordpress.org/otto42/)
         indicated he would guide Mika.
    - **Badging**
       * No progress on the ticket [@nao](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nao/) opened
         for this: [#7196: Contributor Mentorship Program – Graduate and Facilitator Badge](https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/7196).
         [@coffee2code](https://profiles.wordpress.org/coffee2code/) was pinged.

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