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Kartik Shukla 10:32 am on April 7, 2026
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Join the Support Team at WordCamp Asia 2026 Contributor Day (April 9, Mumbai)

Welcome to the Support Team 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. Asia 2026! 🎉

The Support Team plays a crucial role in helping WordPress users across the globe by answering questions, solving problems, and improving the overall user experience in the WordPress.org support forums.
Whether you’re new to WordPress or an experienced contributor, there’s always a place for you here.

What Does the Support Team Do?

The Support Team focuses on helping users succeed with WordPress by:

  • Answering questions in the WordPress.org support forums
  • Troubleshooting issues related to plugins, themes, and coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.
  • Guiding users toward best practices and solutions
  • Improving support documentation and resources
  • Helping keep discussions organized and welcoming

Support is often the first touchpoint for users, making this team one of the most impactful in the WordPress ecosystem.

What Will We Do at 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/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/ https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/?

At WordCamp Asia 2026, the Support Team will focus on:

  • Getting new contributors started with the support forums
  • Identifying unanswered or pending topics
  • Working together on real user issues
  • Sharing best practices for effective support replies
  • Collaborating on improving support workflows

If you’ve never contributed before, this is one of the easiest and most rewarding ways to start.

Your Path as a Contributor
There are multiple ways you can contribute to the Support Team:

Getting Started
Create or log in to your WordPress.org account

Start Contributing

  • Pick unanswered topics and try helping users
  • Test issues on your local site before replying
  • Learn how to guide users with clarity and empathy

Grow Further

  • Help moderate discussions
  • Contribute to support documentation
  • Mentor new contributors

No coding knowledge is required — just a willingness to help.

Overcoming Challenges Together

Support can sometimes be tricky — every issue is different.
But don’t worry:

  • You’ll have table leads and experienced contributors to guide you
  • You can ask questions anytime during the day
  • Collaboration is encouraged — no one works alone

Every reply you write helps someone move forward.

Why Join the Support Team?

  • Make a real impact by helping WordPress users
  • Improve your problem-solving and communication skills
  • Be part of a global, welcoming community
  • Build confidence and grow within open sourceOpen Source Open Source denotes software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified. Open Source **must be** delivered via a licensing model, see GPL.

Support is where learning meets contribution.

Meet Your Table Leads
The Support Team at WordCamp Asia 2026 will be led by:

Prathamesh
Kartik Shukla

They’ll help you get started, guide you through contributions, and ensure you have a great experience.

Helpful Resources

Don’t forget your laptop and charger! 💻

Not Sure Which Team Is Right for You?
If Support sounds interesting but you want to explore other options, check out Make WordPress’s Find Your Team tool.
We look forward to seeing you at the Support table. Come help someone move forward.

#contributor-day, #forums, #support, #wcasia2026

Marius L. J. 8:11 pm on May 18, 2020
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Pre-WordCampe Europe Contributor Day Office Hours

WordCampe Europe 2020 is an online event, and will be holding 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/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/ https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/ in the same way.

To help facilitate those wanting to join us for this day of fun, we’ll be holding some office-hours ahead of the event to allow anyone to ask questions or get help setting up anything they may need.

The support team has little in terms of requirements, but we have some useful tools and pre-defined replies that come in handy from time to time, and we recommend their use.

First, start by familiarizing your self with the support guidelines, these are used on all the platforms where the team provides support.

Then, have a look at our Getting Started at a Contributor Day handbook page.

Office hours will be at these times:

The office hours will be held in the #forums channel on 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/ (a Slack account is required)

The team is also generally available outside of these hours, and may be available to help. Please do join and ask if anyone is available to help out.

#contributor-day