Title: Contribute to the Future of the WordPress App Author: Paul Von Schrottky Published: April 11, 2023 Last modified: May 17, 2023 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pschrottky/) [Paul Von Schrottky](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pschrottky/) 2:01 pm _on_ April 11, 2023 Tags: [design ( 2 )](https://make.wordpress.org/mobile/tag/design/), [mobile ( 198 )](https://make.wordpress.org/mobile/tag/mobile/)    # Contribute to the Future of the WordPress App [Since July 2022](https://make.wordpress.org/mobile/2022/07/27/refocusing-the-wordpress-app-on-core-features/), the WordPress mobile team has been refocusing the WordPress app on coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. features. We’re excited to announce that most of this work is now complete, and there are ample opportunities to get involved in shaping the future.  # What’s Changed? The following Jetpack features have been removed from the WordPress app and are now only available in the Jetpack app: * Stats * Reader * Notifications * Activity Log * Backup * Sharing (Jetpack Social) * Jetpack blocks (BlockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. Editor) * @-Mentions and Crossposting (Block Editor) In addition, core features that relied on the WordPress.comWordPress.com An online implementation of WordPress code that lets you immediately access a new WordPress environment to publish your content. WordPress.com is a private company owned by Automattic that hosts the largest multisite in the world. This is arguably the best place to start blogging if you have never touched WordPress before. [https://wordpress.com/](https://wordpress.com/) APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways., including People, Themes, and Menus, have been removed from WordPress.com and Jetpack-connected sites. (These features have never been available to self-hosted users without a Jetpack connection from the WordPress app.) Placeholders of Jetpack- powered features will remain in the app for some period of time to allow for a transition for users of these features. There is still some work to be done, particularly with login, which we knew would take some time to decouple. The WordPress.com REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think“ phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or“ file system”) [https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/](https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/) still authenticates WordPress.com users, and these users should have the option to use the WordPress app if desired. The mobile team will continue to work on this challenge with the aim of eventually removing this dependency. However, with many Jetpack-specific features now removed, we’re ready to look to the future of the WordPress app.  One of the goals behind refocusing the app was always to enable larger involvement from the community, and we look forward to seeing all the great contributions and developments that will come from this decision.  # How to Get Involved Do you want to help shape the future of the WordPress mobile app? Here’s how you can contribute and make a difference: * Write and submit code. If you’re a developer, you can contribute to the app’s codebase by submitting pull requests through 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 by the repository owner. [https://github.com/](https://github.com/): * [WordPress for iOS](https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-iOS) is ~80% Swift, with Objective C making up some parts of the codebase. * [WordPress for Android](https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-Android) is written in Kotlin (~66%) and Java (~34%). * If ReactReact React is a JavaScript library that makes it easy to reason about, construct, and maintain stateless and stateful user interfaces. [https://reactjs.org](https://reactjs.org/) Native is your jam, you could consider contributing to the editing experience in both apps with [Mobile Gutenberg](https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile). * Test and review new features. Fortnightly [calls for testing](https://make.wordpress.org/mobile/tag/call-for-testing/) are posted to this blog, with steps you can take to participate.  * Report bugs. This can be done through the [WordPress for Android](https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-Android), [WordPress for iOS](https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-iOS/), or [Gutenberg](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg) GitHub repositories. If you’re unsure where to file your report, you can get guidance in the [#mobile](https://make.wordpress.org/mobile/tag/mobile/) channel on 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/) or add your comment to the fortnightly calls for testing.  * Suggest or design new features. If you want to get further involved in the app’s design, check out the [#design](https://make.wordpress.org/mobile/tag/design/) channel on Slack and follow +design. * Open GitHub tickets with your proposals for the path forward. * Translate the app. If you’re fluent in a language other than English, you can help by [translating the app](https://translate.wordpress.org/) so more people can use it. * Translate the WordPress docs. You can help by [translating the WordPress docs](https://make.wordpress.org/docs/handbook/helphub/translating-helphub/) so more people can find help. * Help others. You can answer questions and help others in [the new WordPress mobile app’s support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/mobile/). Have questions? Not sure how to contribute? Comment on this post or ask in the Slack [#mobile](https://make.wordpress.org/mobile/tag/mobile/) channel. 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[Estela Rueda](https://profiles.wordpress.org/estelaris/) 2:20 pm _on_ April 11, 2023 3. The docs team is also[ reviewing content](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/89/views/1) in the end user documentation. Anyone is welcome to help. PingPing The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message ( DM). Users might say something along the lines of “Ping me when the meeting starts.” [@estelaris](https://profiles.wordpress.org/estelaris/) if you are interested in helping 4. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/803828b32ae6d62391e6c26ff32e1a6e82064f8e4a29472876bac75731bca23c? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 5. [Jonny Harris](https://profiles.wordpress.org/spacedmonkey/) 7:32 am _on_ April 12, 2023 6. Is there anything that can be done to the rest apiREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application ( think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) [https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/](https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/) to improve the mobile app? There were the blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. type api and application passwords added to make things easier for the mobile team. Are these being used? Is there anything else the rest api team can do? 7. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1061e6491dc3403f3fd76df87575b867fc567663b8214e6d4477f2dbde2fe9be? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Paul Von Schrottky](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pschrottky/) 7:57 pm _on_ April 19, 2023 * These are great questions! * > There were the blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units > of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage > using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past > may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into > a single consistent API and user experience. type api * My understanding is that this is used for third-party blocks which the mobile editor doesn’t support yet and I don’t see it on GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. [https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/](https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/) Mobile’s focus areas: [https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/38407](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/38407). * Was there an additional use for this when it was added? * > application passwords * I chatted with [@jkmassel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jkmassel/) about this the other day. As he said to me, REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application( think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “ database” or “file system”) [https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/](https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/) support has great potential to simplify the app’s architecture and allow a lot of code to be deleted, but would also require a rewrite of significant parts of the app. * This feels like a big opportunity for the WP app, but a big project, and I’m not sure it’s on any roadmap. 8. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fd281127adca8ced293ad829d26f304c387b2ff840c4d982d8083c5402e51a84? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 9. [bibahrayeq9](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bibahrayeq9/) 8:35 am _on_ April 17, 2023 10. If you’re interested in contributing to the future of the WordPress app, there are several ways to get involved: 11. BetaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. Testing: Join the beta testing program for the WordPress app, which allows users to test new features and provide feedback before they are released to the public. 12. Bug Reporting: Report any bugs or issues you encounter while using the WordPress app on the WordPress mobile apps 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 by the repository owner. [https://github.com/](https://github.com/) repository. 13. Translation: Help translate the WordPress app into different languages by contributing to the official WordPress mobile apps translations project on 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/). 14. Code Contribution: If you have programming skills, you can contribute to the WordPress app by submitting code to the official WordPress mobile apps GitHub repository. 15. Community Support: You can also contribute by helping answer questions from other users in the WordPress support forums or on the WordPress mobile apps community 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. 16. No matter what your skill level or experience is, there are ways to contribute to the development of the WordPress app and help shape its future. 17. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aba6e6206198ed9a141a97e79e5e7dfb373f16f59cd9a2ea10cfd26e27022214? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [juonitha2](https://profiles.wordpress.org/juonitha2/) 9:30 am _on_ August 22, 2023 * If you encounter any bugs or issues while using the WordPress app, report them on the WordPress mobile apps 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 by the repository owner. [https://github.com/](https://github.com/) repository. Your feedback can help improve the app’s stability. Help fellow users by answering questions on the WordPress support forums or the WordPress mobile apps community 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. Sharing your knowledge and insights can assist others in using the app effectively. 18. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3ecd89d2741a1ad35f6a957dcf02af76cfc79ee27b5848146f4d06f1fa3a7a72? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 19. [John jang](https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnjang/) 8:47 am _on_ June 10, 2023 20. > Hello there! > I’m excited to hear about the latest update to WordPress for iOSiOS The operating > system used on iPhones and iPads.. It’s great to see that the development team > is continuing to refine and improve the app to provide users with a better experience. 21. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43c124676b8e55cc6ea7804c150b15d3ee0707f946f790ec9df90479ffc88654? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [anasg](https://profiles.wordpress.org/anasg/) 10:12 am _on_ August 1, 2023 * Absolutely, it’s fantastic to witness the constant growth and evolution of the WordPress app for iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads.. The development team’s dedication to refining and enhancing the user experience is commendable. With each update, they are nurturing the app like a skillful gardener tending to their beloved plants, ensuring it blossoms with new features and improved functionality. As a user, I’m thrilled to see the ongoing commitment to excellence, making my WordPress experience even more enjoyable and seamless. Kudos to the team for their hard work and dedication! 🌱 22. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e0b855de437141562f348dc03f3c6e62edcdabf9d79e2d0860355a4d55f8fca5? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 23. [sss222](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sss222/) 11:30 am _on_ September 5, 2023 24. Thank you for creating this new forum and I can’t wait to start participating in the discussions! ### Leave a Reply 󠀁[Cancel reply](https://make.wordpress.org/mobile/2023/04/11/contribute-to-the-future-of-the-wordpress-app/?output_format=md#respond)󠁿 You must be [logged in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fmobile%2F2023%2F04%2F11%2Fcontribute-to-the-future-of-the-wordpress-app%2F&locale=en_US) to post a comment. # Post navigation [← New Mobile Support Forum](https://make.wordpress.org/mobile/2023/03/28/new-mobile-support-forum/)