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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/karmatosed/) [Tammie Lister](https://profiles.wordpress.org/karmatosed/)
7:17 pm _on_ September 12, 2025     
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# 󠀁[Welcome to the Core Program Team](https://make.wordpress.org/program/2025/09/12/welcome-to-the-core-program-team/)󠁿

The new CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core
Development Team builds WordPress. Program Team is strategically focused on the 
inter-dependencies between the many sub-teams that when combined, make up the overall
Core Team as it exists today.

This includes (though is not limited to) efficient use of processes by contributors
of all skill sets, levels, and backgrounds, lowering the barrier of entry for new
contributors, and making it easier for everyone to contribute. For example, setting
up a new handbook or project flows in 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/).

## Why is a team necessary?

There’s a need for greater clarity, shared direction, and consistency across teams,
as different approaches and undocumented processes can sometimes create friction
or slow things down. Small issues often go unnoticed but add up over time, and starting
new projects can be harder when much of the knowledge isn’t written down. Focusing
on documenting and refining processes, while offering a clearer view of project 
direction will make collaboration smoother and help both existing and new contributors
feel more supported.

## What will this team do (and won’t it do)?

This team will not dictate where the project is going. Instead, it will aim to help
all groups involved understand how any given direction affects them, how they can
support other teams, and make it known when other teams can support them. Each team
is doing things differently. And whilst unique differences are great, being able
to unify some common processes helps contribution. In short, this team is about 
efficiency, focusing on empowering quicker work, shipping, and easier collaboration.

There are also a number of things this team won’t do, it won’t tell each team what
to do. It will listen and work out impact before suggesting any changes. The clear
goal is how to improve efficiency, make contribution easier through clarity and 
improve the experience for those looking to find work to engage in. The focus is
on auditing, recommending, and not leading the outcomes.

## Who should be here?

Everyone is welcome, but you probably have an interest in project or product management
or other similar program roles. You might be doing this within a team already, you
might be interested in getting involved.

## What’s next?

That’s where you come in. This doesn’t happen without people joining. The start 
of the journey could be to:

 * Document the practices that work and share them across teams. Later this team
   can offer suggestions for improvements through auditing, but it starts with listening
   and documenting the good work being done.
 * Surface the roadmaps and milestones that are there within teams.

Above all it starts by providing a place for those doing the work and looking to
do this work in core teams a place to belong. 

You can get involve by saying hi in the comments and also joining the 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/)
[#core-program](https://make.wordpress.org/program/tag/core-program/).

Thank you for the edits and feedback from [@desrosj](https://profiles.wordpress.org/desrosj/)
and [@4thhubbard](https://profiles.wordpress.org/4thhubbard/).

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