{"id":1182,"date":"2026-04-23T17:47:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/project\/?p=1182"},"modified":"2026-05-08T21:20:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:20:46","slug":"help-us-help-others-contribute-to-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/project\/2026\/04\/23\/help-us-help-others-contribute-to-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Help us help others contribute to WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019ve ever been part of a make team or helped at a Contributor DayContributor Day<\/span> 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\/<\/a> There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https:\/\/2017.us.wordcamp.org\/contributor-day\/<\/a> https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/support\/handbook\/getting-started\/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>, we need your eyes and expertise to help our newest contributors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In support of WP Credits<\/a> and this year\u2019s goals<\/a>, a few of us<\/a> have started building an on-ramp for our contributor pipeline: Pathway Guides<\/a> for evergreen contributions, and a Good First Issues<\/a> board for one-off tasks across the project. We\u2019d like to officially launch at WordCampWordCamp<\/span> 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\u2019ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span> Europe in June, and we need help leveling up before that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re tackling this now because there is a huge gap in showing up and contributing. We\u2019ve 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.\u201d \u2014Mary Hubbard<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Any new contributor hits the same walls: onboarding info is scattered, pathways aren\u2019t clear, messages go unanswered in SlackSlack<\/span> Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https:\/\/slack.com\/<\/a>. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/chat\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>, and good work sometimes stalls in review. Teams want help, but we\u2019re losing people at the door. Hundreds of student contributors from WP Credits<\/a> made this impossible to ignore. So let\u2019s make this better for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pathway Guides<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve identified several evergreen contribution patterns in WordPress. For each one, we\u2019ve written a scannable guide<\/a> that covers the steps involved and links to the right resources. This collection maps contribution opportunities across the project in one place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to help:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n