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Mark Uraine 10:37 pm on November 3, 2019
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WCUS 2019 Contributor Day

The Test Team gathered at the table for 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 WCUS 2019. We talked about the various ways people can test and where to go to test things out. After this, we split into groups and wrote usability testing scripts. Once scripts were written, we took some time to install a local WordPress setup and began testing GutenbergGutenberg 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/ issues labeled with needs-testing.

The team included

Test table at WCUS 2019 Contributor Day

@dll416, @suziwilson, @dickmoomaw, Allie Brock, @brezocordero, @chrisp, @c3zh, @christopher-pollock, @royho, @mapk, @jg-visual

Issues/PRs that were tested

Scripts created for usability testing

  1. Create a new post.
  2. Title the post: “Gutenberg Recipe”
  3. Add a text blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. describing the recipe:
    “This is a test recipe of a delicious pie. We love pies as they are tart and sweet at the same time.”
  4. Add a two-column block for the ingredients.
  5. In the first column, type “Crust”. Then add a bulleted list:
    • 1 ½ cup cookie crumbs
    • ¼ cup sugar
  6. In the second column, type “Curd”. Then add a bulleted list:
    • 1 (12 ounce) package of cranberries
    • 1/2 cup Sugar
    • 1 orange, zested
  7. Add a single-column block titled “Directions”
  8. In the block add a numbered list:
    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-inch two-piece tart pan with cooking spray.
    2. In a medium bowl, stir together cookie crumbs, sugar, stevia, salt, and butter. Press mixture evenly in bottom and up sides of tart pan. Bake until set, about 15 minutes.
    3. In a medium saucepan, combine cranberries, sugar, stevia, and orange zest and juice. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat and cook until cranberries burst, about 8 minutes.
  1. Go to Posts->Add New
  2. Add a title to the post
  3. Click + to add a 3 columns block
  4. On the first column add a headerHeader The header of your site is typically the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across the top of your page is part of the look and feel of your website. It can influence a visitor’s opinion about your content and you/ your organization’s brand. It may also look different on different screen sizes. block and an image block
  5. On the second column, add an image
  6. On the third column add text
  7. Resize the image on the second column to make it larger (any size)
  8. Add a fourth column by clicking the Block Navigation icon on the upper left of the editing page.
  9. Add a slideshow in the fourth column.
  10. Click Preview to see how your post appears
  11. Publish the post (private if you want)

These scripts will be used in future usability testing scenarios that help inform the design and development direction in Gutenberg.

Thank you, everyone, for your wonderful contributions today! Keep testing all the things!

#contributors, #wcus

Jen 5:52 pm on January 4, 2016
Tags: annual survey, contributors   

2015 Contributor Survey

Hi flowFlow Flow is the path of screens and interactions taken to accomplish a task. It’s an experience vector. Flow is also a feeling. It’s being unselfconscious and in the zone. Flow is what happens when difficulties are removed and you are freed to pursue an activity without forming intentions. You just do it. folks! Thanks for all your hard work and contributions in 2015. Could you contribute few more minutes to fill in the 2015 contributor survey? It will help us establish some baselines around the contributor experience so that we can see how things change over time.

**This is being posted to all the Make teams, so if you subscribe to a bunch of p2s and keep seeing this post, know that you only need to fill the survey in once, not once per team.**

The survey is anonymous (so you can be extra honest), all questions are optional (so you can skip any that you don’t want to answer), and we’ll post some aggregate results by the end of January. It took testers 5-10 minutes to complete on average (depends how much you have to say), so I bet you could knock it out right after you read this post! 🙂

There are two sections of the survey. The first has questions about team involvement, recognition, and event involvement, and is pretty much what you’d expect from an annual survey (which teams did you contribute to, how happy are you as a contributor, etc).

The second section is about demographics so we can take a stab at assessing how diverse our contributor base is. All questions are optional, but the more information we have the better we can figure out what we need to improve. If there’s some information you’d rather not identify, that’s okay, but please do not provide false information or use the form to make jokes — just skip those questions.

The survey will be open until January 15, 2016. Whether you have 5 minutes now, or 10 over lunch (or whenever), please take the 2015 contributor survey. Thanks!

#annual-survey, #contributors