Title: Welcome
Author: WordPress.org
Published: September 10, 2025
Last modified: January 23, 2026

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#  Welcome

# Welcome!

The **WordPress CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. 
The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Program Team** is focused on strengthening
coordination across teams, improving efficiency and empowering contribution. It’s
a home for those who span across product and project work.

### **Get Involved**

Here’s how you can join us:

 * **Become part of the conversation** in the **[#core-program](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C09EEAUJFQS)**
   channel in WordPress 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/)
 * [**Read the announcement** ](https://make.wordpress.org/project/2025/09/15/announcing-the-core-program-team/)
   about our team formation and mission

### **What’s Next**

We use [Slack](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/) for real-time communication. Contributors
live all over the world, so there are discussions happening at all hours of the 
day.

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