Over the past few months, there has been a lot of chatter regarding how contributors connect and collaborate across the WordPress project.

One thing is clear: our global contributor network is incredibly strong, but much of that work happens across separate SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/ instances and community hubs around the world. As Matt recently pointed out in “Let’s Slack Better,” that separation can make it harder for contributors to discover one another, share knowledge across locales, and connect more directly with the broader WordPress project.

At the same time, these spaces reflect years of local leadership, collaboration, and community building that continue to strengthen WordPress globally.

That’s why Make WordPress Slack is becoming more multilingual.

A more connected contributor network

Make WordPress Slack now has space for local WordPress communities to connect in their own languages, while also being part of the broader contributor ecosystem. This has been a long-standing request from many contributors, and it’s the right time to move it forward.

This effort includes bringing MeetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through https://www.meetup.com/. A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share new ideas and seek help from one another. Searching for ‘WordPress’ on meetup.com will help you find options in your area. communities, local and regional WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. Slack spaces, and flagship event communities like WordCamp Europe, WordCamp US, and WordCamp Asia into Make Slack so collaboration around events, contribution, and community support can happen closer to the rest of the project.

Why this matters

There are several benefits to welcoming local communities into the Make WordPress Slack:

• Centralizing contributor collaboration: Contributors will be able to connect in one shared space while still maintaining room for local-language discussions.
• Improving cross-locale collaboration: Communities will have more visibility into what others are building, organizing, translating, and solving around the world.
• Strengthening ties with global teams: It will be easier for contributors to engage with Make teams, share updates, and participate in project-wide initiatives.
• Providing access to Slack Pro tools: Many local Slack workspaces operate on free plans, which means limited message history and fewer collaboration tools. Expanding multilingual participation in the Make WordPress Slack helps more communities benefit from Pro-level functionality.
• Preserving knowledge and history: Important conversations, decisions, and community knowledge are too valuable to lose. A more unified space helps us better retain and access that history over time.

Building on the strength of local communities

To be clear, this effort is not about replacing the important work that happens in local communities today. Local organizers and contributors have built vibrant spaces that reflect their own needs, languages, and cultures. That work matters deeply.

Instead, this is about creating stronger bridges — making it easier for contributors from every language and locale to take part in the wider WordPress project without having to choose between local connection and global visibility.

Multilingual collaboration requires care, thoughtfulness, and shared responsibility. As this rolls out, the Community team will continue working with local leaders and contributors to make sure these spaces are welcoming, useful, and aligned with WordPress community expectations.

What’s next

Some of this work is already underway. WordCamp Asia and WordCamp US are now active inside Make Slack, with WordCamp Europe planning to transition for the 2027 season. @nukaga is leading the Japanese WordPress community’s transition into Make Slack, with support from @dd32 and @karenalma. Karen will share a practical guide on the Community P2P2 P2 or O2 is the term people use to refer to the Make WordPress blog. It can be found at https://make.wordpress.org with next steps and details.

Message archives from legacy workspaces will be preserved through Google Drive.

For now, I want to recognize the many contributors who have asked for this over time and the local community leaders who have continued building connections across the project, even when our systems made that harder than it should have been.

WordPress is a global project, and our contributor spaces should reflect that.

Let’s connect in one place, support one another across languages and regions, and make it easier for every community to participate in shaping WordPress together. If you want to help with this effort, please let us know in the comments or join the #community-slack-migration channel in the Make WordPress Slack.

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