It was an energising day of contribution and collaboration at WordCamp 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. Europe 2025 Contributor 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/.! The Core Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Test team gathered with purpose, passion, and curiosity; both online and in person; to move WordPress forward through testing.
Whether you helped test a patch, triaged a bug, or just explored how to get started, your time truly mattered. 🙌
We had a beautiful mix of contributors both seasoned testers and new faces:
- 44.4% contributed remotely
- 55.6% were there in person
- And most exciting: 61.1% were first-time Core Test contributors!
Our contributors jumped into many testing activities across the WordPress project:
- 75% tested Core patches manually
- 37.5% helped triage issues
- 12.5% tested Gutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ PRs
- A few explored unit testing or provided automation support
- Others reviewed test instructions and helped folks get started!
💬 Community Voices
Here’s what some contributors shared:
- “Table leads were super helpful and encouraging.”
- “It was my first time and I felt welcomed.”
- “@sirlouen explained things beautifully – big thanks!”
- Many contributors asked for better docs and examples around E2E testing. We hear you and we will work on this part.
Special thanks to @sirlouen, who conducted two amazing onboarding sessions for new contributors! He helped so many people to take their first step into WordPress Core Testing. ✨
Big shout-out to the in-person Test Table Leads @oglekler and @boniu91 who actively engaged contributors, answered questions, and created a collaborative environment during Contributor Day. Your presence made a real difference! 🙌
🏅 Contributor Badges
Badges are in the process of being assigned to all eligible contributors. Thank you for your patience! Keep an eye on the upcoming weekly Test Team updates on make.wordpress.org/test for badge confirmations.
🗓️ Core-test Meetings
The Test Team meets every week in the #core-test channel on Slack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/.. Checkout the current meeting schedule and drop by whether to say hi, ask questions, or just lurk and learn!
Contributor Day is over, but your journey in the Test team doesn’t have to stop here. From exploring patches to writing your first test, we’re here to support you every step of the way. Check out the Test Handbook and stay tuned for more ways to contribute.
Thanks again for being part of the WordPress community! You made Contributor Day truly special. ✨
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Props @oglekler and @sirlouen for pre-publish review.
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