Title: Team Chat Agenda: 22nd January, 2026
Author: JuanMa Garrido
Published: January 21, 2026

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/juanmaguitar/) [JuanMa Garrido](https://profiles.wordpress.org/juanmaguitar/)
11:00 am _on_ January 21, 2026     
Tags: [core-test ( 232 )](https://make.wordpress.org/test/tag/core-test/),
[test-chat-agenda ( 18 )](https://make.wordpress.org/test/tag/test-chat-agenda/)

# Team Chat Agenda: 22nd January, 2026

Here is the agenda for the upcoming Test Team Chat scheduled for [Thursday, 22 January 2026, 03:00 PM UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20260122T1500),
which is held in the [#core-test Slack channel](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C03B0H5J0).
Lurkers welcome!

## Agenda

 * **Attendance**
    - Attendance check in with the [wp.org](https://wordpress.org/) username
 * **Note-taker and facilitator selection for the next meeting**
   We encourage all
   members to contribute to the team chat, and we now welcome Note Takers and Facilitators.
   This is a great time to get involved in the coreCore Core is the set of software
   required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. test team.
   Have you recently joined, and you don’t know where to go? Start here (No Skills
   Required)
    - This week’s facilitator is – [@juanmaguitar](https://profiles.wordpress.org/juanmaguitar/)
    - This week’s note-taker is – [@juanmaguitar](https://profiles.wordpress.org/juanmaguitar/)
 * **Test Team Discussions**
    - “betaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of 
      users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha
      testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function
      to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process.
      testers” for the new Test Contributor Pathway course
    - Creating a new page in the handbook with a “template” for Test Chats
    - Add a label (i.e. ` week-in-test,` `test-chat-summary`, `test-chat-agenda`)
      to posts that are regularly posted in the [https://make.wordpress.org/test/](https://make.wordpress.org/test/)
      so a list of them can be easily accessed (see [full suggestion in Slack](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C03B0H5J0/p1768935820434969))
    - Call for help, building the 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/)
      bot for core. More info at [https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/8157#comment:4](https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/8157#comment:4)
 * **Open Floor**
    - Got a topic? Add in comments below, or bring it up live during the chat.
 * **WordPress Ecosystem Announcements**
    - [How to use DataForm to create plugin settings pages](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/01/how-to-use-dataform-to-create-plugin-settings-pages/)
    - [WordPress 6.9.1 Release Schedule](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/01/20/wordpress-6-9-1-release-schedule/)
    - [A New Home for WordPress Education Programs](https://wordpress.org/news/2026/01/wordpress-education-programs-new-home/)
    - [WordPress 7.0 Call for Volunteers](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/01/09/wordpress-7-0-call-for-volunteers/)
    - [Dropping support for PHP 7.2 and 7.3](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/01/09/dropping-support-for-php-7-1-2/)
    - [Proposal: 2026 Major Release Schedule](https://make.wordpress.org/project/2025/12/18/proposal-2026-major-release-schedule/)
    - [What’s new for developers? (January 2026)](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/01/whats-new-for-developers-january-2026/)
 * **Test Team Announcements**
    - [Launch Information for the Test Team Training Program](https://make.wordpress.org/test/2026/01/06/launch-information-for-the-test-team-training-program/)
    - [Week in Test: January 19, 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/test/2026/01/20/week-in-test-january-19-2026/)
 * **Call for Testing**
    - We have [Patch Testing Issues](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&status=reviewing&changetime=1weekago..&keywords=~needs-testing+has-patch&milestone=!Awaiting+Review&milestone=!&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=milestone&col=changetime&col=keywords&col=type&col=priority&col=component&order=changetime)
      that need testing

## Leave a Comment

 * Do you have something to propose for the agenda?
 * Can’t make the meeting, but have a question for the Test Team?

If any of the above apply, please leave a comment below.

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    I also want to add a call for help, building the SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative
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