Title: core-program – WordPress.org Project --- # Tag Archives: core-program [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/supernovia/) [Velda](https://profiles.wordpress.org/supernovia/) 5:47 pm _on_ April 23, 2026 Tags: core-program, [wpcontributors ( 5 )](https://make.wordpress.org/project/tag/wpcontributors/) # 󠀁[Help us help others contribute to WordPress](https://make.wordpress.org/project/2026/04/23/help-us-help-others-contribute-to-wordpress/)󠁿 If you’ve ever been part of a make team or helped at a Contributor DayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of [https://make.wordpress.org/](https://make.wordpress.org/) There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. [https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/](https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/), we need your eyes and expertise to help our newest contributors. In support of [WP Credits](https://wordpress.org/education/credits/) and [this year’s goals](https://make.wordpress.org/project/2026/01/23/big-picture-goals-for-2026/), a [few of us](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/282/insights/2) have started building an on-ramp for our contributor pipeline: [Pathway Guides](https://make.wordpress.org/handbook/pathways/) for evergreen contributions, and a [Good First Issues](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/289/views/1) board for one-off tasks across the project. We’d like to officially launch at 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](https://central.wordcamp.org/about/). Europe in June, and we need help leveling up before that. > “We’re tackling this now because there is a huge gap in showing up and contributing. > We’ve not made it easy. We need to simplify things for folks so people can get > to impactful contributions, quickly. This will lead us to folks sticking around, > and hopefully being the next big thing in the project.” _—Mary Hubbard_ Any new contributor hits the same walls: onboarding info is scattered, pathways aren’t clear, messages go unanswered in 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 good work sometimes stalls in review. Teams want help, but we’re losing people at the door. Hundreds of student contributors from [WP Credits](https://wordpress.org/education/) made this impossible to ignore. So let’s make this better for everyone. ## Pathway Guides We’ve identified several evergreen contribution patterns in WordPress. For each one, we’ve [written a scannable guide](https://make.wordpress.org/handbook/pathways/) that covers the steps involved and links to the right resources. This collection maps contribution opportunities across the project in one place. **How to help:** * **Test:** [walk through a guide](https://make.wordpress.org/handbook/pathways/test/review-a-pathway-guide/) to make sure the steps work for you * **Write:** [map a route to contribution](https://make.wordpress.org/handbook/pathways/write/create-a-pathway-guide/) * **Make it better:** [help improve the design and UX](https://github.com/WordPress/contributor-handbook/issues/131) This project growing in a [community-owned repository](https://github.com/WordPress/contributor-handbook#contributor-handbook-contribution-pathways) so every team can help. Guides map to handbooks rather than duplicate them, and feedback from guides flows back to teams for handbook improvements. ## Good First Issues Good first issues are specific one-off items that folks can pick up, finish, and close. They’ve always existed in our repos, but until now, they were hard to find and track. A new [Good First Issues](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/289/views/1?pane=info) board automatically collects new and updated Good First Issues from repositories across the project. Since we can’t automatically import _old_ issues, we need your help populating this board. **How to help:** * **Connect** your repo if it’s not [already listed in the README](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/289/views/1?pane=info) * **Close** or update any stale Good First Issues * **Follow up** on any GFIs awaiting reviews * **Invite new contributors** by using the Good First Issues tag and including context ## Spread the Word Tell your teams and meetups about this work. More eyes and more experiences will make this better. And if you can work with students directly, consider [applying to become a WP Credits mentor](https://make.wordpress.org/handbook/wordpress-credits-contribution-internship-program/a-guide-for-wp-credits-mentors/call-for-mentors/). The sooner we can get guides tested and issues cleaned up, and the healthier our Good First Issues are, the stronger this is at WCEU. 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.” me (Velda) in [#core-program](https://make.wordpress.org/project/tag/core-program/) with questions or ideas for how to move this forward. Thank you for your eyes, thoughts, and any time you can share. _Props [@peiraisotta](https://profiles.wordpress.org/peiraisotta/), [@karenalma](https://profiles.wordpress.org/karenalma/), [@annezazu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/annezazu/), and [@karmatosed](https://profiles.wordpress.org/karmatosed/), and [@4thhubbard](https://profiles.wordpress.org/4thhubbard/) for reviews, to the many who have reviewed individual guides, to [@mosescursor](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mosescursor/) and [@fellyph](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fellyph/)_ for_ contributing to guides, and to [@clk87](https://profiles.wordpress.org/clk87/), [@marutim](https://profiles.wordpress.org/marutim/), and [@kel-dc](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kel-dc/) for getting this started with me._ [#wpcontributors](https://make.wordpress.org/project/tag/wpcontributors/) * [Login to Reply](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fproject%2F2026%2F04%2F23%2Fhelp-us-help-others-contribute-to-wordpress%2F%23respond&locale=en_US)