Title: Get involved Author: WordPress.org Published: December 1, 2023 Last modified: December 28, 2025 --- # Get involved ## In this article * [How we communicate](https://make.wordpress.org/sustainability/handbook/contribute/?output_format=md#how-we-communicate) - [Sustainability Team Slack channel](https://make.wordpress.org/sustainability/handbook/contribute/?output_format=md#sustainability-team-slack-channel) - [Sustainability Team blog](https://make.wordpress.org/sustainability/handbook/contribute/?output_format=md#sustainability-team-blog) - [Github](https://make.wordpress.org/sustainability/handbook/contribute/?output_format=md#github) * [What do you need to contribute](https://make.wordpress.org/sustainability/handbook/contribute/?output_format=md#what-do-you-need-to-contribute) - [1. WordPress.org account](https://make.wordpress.org/sustainability/handbook/contribute/?output_format=md#1-wordpress-org-account) - [2. Making WordPress Slack account](https://make.wordpress.org/sustainability/handbook/contribute/?output_format=md#2-making-wordpress-slack-account) - [3. Github account and access](https://make.wordpress.org/sustainability/handbook/contribute/?output_format=md#3-github-account-and-access) * [How to take the first step](https://make.wordpress.org/sustainability/handbook/contribute/?output_format=md#how-to-take-the-first-step) * [How to contribute to this Sustainability handbook](https://make.wordpress.org/sustainability/handbook/contribute/?output_format=md#how-to-contribute-to-this-sustainability-handbook) * [Have fun](https://make.wordpress.org/sustainability/handbook/contribute/?output_format=md#have-fun) [↑ Back to top](https://make.wordpress.org/sustainability/handbook/contribute/?output_format=md#wp--skip-link--target) Hi there! We’re so glad you’ve decided to join the WordPress Sustainabilitysustainability Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs Team. We are a very young team, founded at WCEU 2023, so we are eager to welcome new members to help us make the WordPress Project a leader in sustainability. There are so many ways to contribute! Please take a moment to read this onboarding introduction in order to understand how you can start contributing to the team. ## 󠀁[How we communicate](https://make.wordpress.org/sustainability/handbook/contribute/?output_format=md#how-we-communicate)󠁿 ### 󠀁[Sustainability Team Slack channel](https://make.wordpress.org/sustainability/handbook/contribute/?output_format=md#sustainability-team-slack-channel)󠁿 Come join us at the [#sustainability Slack channel](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/sustainability/). We meet bi-weekly on Friday at 12:00 UTC in the [#sustainability Slack channel](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/sustainability/). Please check the [#Make WordPress Meeting Agenda](https://make.wordpress.org/meetings/) for the right dates. ### 󠀁[Sustainability Team blog](https://make.wordpress.org/sustainability/handbook/contribute/?output_format=md#sustainability-team-blog)󠁿 You can read our last posts, next 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/) meeting agendas and previous Slack meeting chat summaries in our [P2](https://make.wordpress.org/sustainability/). Please, join in the discussions through the comments! ### 󠀁[Github](https://make.wordpress.org/sustainability/handbook/contribute/?output_format=md#github)󠁿 We use [GitHub](https://github.com/wordpress/sustainability/) to track [admin tasks](https://github.com/WordPress/sustainability/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aadmin), projects and ideas on our [roadmap](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/134), and [discuss](https://github.com/WordPress/sustainability/discussions) important topics and priorities. ## 󠀁[What do you need to contribute](https://make.wordpress.org/sustainability/handbook/contribute/?output_format=md#what-do-you-need-to-contribute)󠁿 Now that you have an idea of the overall structure of the Sustainability Team, let’s make sure you’re set up to contribute to the team. You will need to set up the three following accounts: ### 󠀁[1. WordPress.org account](https://make.wordpress.org/sustainability/handbook/contribute/?output_format=md#1-wordpress-org-account)󠁿 The most important account you’ll use is a WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. [https://wordpress.org/](https://wordpress.org/) account. This account is used to comment on the Sustainability Team blog and to create a Slack account (next step). * Do you already have a WordPress.org account? Then [login here](https://login.wordpress.org) and you are ready for the next step. * Don’t have a WordPress.org account yet? Then you can [create one](https://login.wordpress.org/register) by following one of these instructions (kindly created by other WordPress Teams and volunteers, thank you!): - [Video instructions to set up a WordPress.org account](https://learn.wordpress.org/tutorial/set-up-a-wordpress-org-account/) - [Step by step written instructions](https://github.com/WordPress/contributor-day-handbook/blob/master/*Start%20Here%20-%20General%20Guides/How%20to%20get%20a%20WordPress.org%20account.md) After creating your account you will receive a “@chat.wordpress.org” username which means you do not have to share your personal email address with others in Slack. You can instead use the handle you choose. ### 󠀁[2. Making WordPress Slack account](https://make.wordpress.org/sustainability/handbook/contribute/?output_format=md#2-making-wordpress-slack-account)󠁿 Our team (and the whole WordPress project) use Slack to communicate in real time. To join WordPress Slack follow either the video you can find [in this guide](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/) or these [step by step written instructions](https://github.com/WordPress/contributor-day-handbook/blob/master/*Start%20Here%20-%20General%20Guides/How%20to%20join%20the%20WordPress.org%20Slack%20instance.md). Once you are in, find the #Sustainability Channel and say hi! ### 󠀁[3. Github account and access](https://make.wordpress.org/sustainability/handbook/contribute/?output_format=md#3-github-account-and-access)󠁿 In the Sustainability Team, we use GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged by the repository owner. [https://github.com/](https://github.com/) to track our ongoing projects. If you don’t have a GitHub account yet, you can sign up for one here: [Join GitHub](https://github.com/join). Once you have set up your account, you can send your WordPress profile URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org to the Team Reps (eg via Slack) to ask for an invitation to our [GitHub repo](https://github.com/WordPress/sustainability). ## 󠀁[How to take the first step](https://make.wordpress.org/sustainability/handbook/contribute/?output_format=md#how-to-take-the-first-step)󠁿 Once you have your 3 accounts, follow these steps: 1. Say hi in our [#sustainability Slack channel](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/sustainability/). We will be very happy to welcome you! 2. Listen and join the discussion in our [Slack weekly meetings](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/sustainability/)( both sync or async). 3. Leave your ideas on our posts, chat summaries and next agendas comments in [P2](https://make.wordpress.org/sustainability/). 4. Comment or even assign yourself to [admin tasks](https://github.com/WordPress/sustainability/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aadmin) and [roadmap projects](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/134) you’re interested in contributing to! ## 󠀁[How to contribute to this Sustainability handbook](https://make.wordpress.org/sustainability/handbook/contribute/?output_format=md#how-to-contribute-to-this-sustainability-handbook)󠁿 Our handbook is built on GitHub in [this repository](https://github.com/WordPress/sustainability) and is continuously growing. You can contribute to this handbook by creating issues. You can also submit pull requests, as you would normally do on GitHub. If you’re not used to working with GitHub and have access to our repository, you can also edit or add pages directly there. Please refer to the [README file](https://github.com/WordPress/sustainability/blob/trunk/README.md) for more information. ## 󠀁[Have fun](https://make.wordpress.org/sustainability/handbook/contribute/?output_format=md#have-fun)󠁿 We share a common goal: ensuring WordPress project longevity. Why? Because we love WordPress, both the software and its community. So enjoy the process of working together and keep in mind our [Code of Conduct](https://make.wordpress.org/handbook/community-code-of-conduct/). 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