{"id":12017,"date":"2026-04-14T05:31:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T05:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/?p=12017"},"modified":"2026-04-14T05:34:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T05:34:04","slug":"wcasia-2026-contributor-day-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/2026\/04\/14\/wcasia-2026-contributor-day-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"WCAsia 2026: Contributor Day Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was an incredible day of contribution, collaboration, and community spirit at <strong><span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>WordCamp<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>WordCamp<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>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\u2019ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. <a href=\"https:\/\/central.wordcamp.org\/about\/\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span> Asia 2026 <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>Contributor Day<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Contributor Day<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/\">https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/<\/a> There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. <a href=\"https:\/\/2017.us.wordcamp.org\/contributor-day\/\">https:\/\/2017.us.wordcamp.org\/contributor-day\/<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/support\/handbook\/getting-started\/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day\/\">https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/support\/handbook\/getting-started\/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> in Mumbai! The <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>Core<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Core<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.<\/span><\/span><\/span> Test Team came together with energy and enthusiasm \u2013 both in person and online \u2013 to make WordPress better through testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you tested a patch, triaged a ticket, explored WordPress 7.0 features, or just took your very first step into <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>open source<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Open Source<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>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.<\/span><\/span><\/span> contribution, every bit of effort mattered. \ud83d\ude4c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had a wonderful mix of contributors \u2013 passionate newcomers and experienced testers \u2013 showing up from around the globe:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>57.1% participated in person<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>42.9% contributed remotely<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And most excitingly: <strong>78.6% were first-time Core Test contributors!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0e47273b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/files\/2026\/04\/New_Existing-Contributor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"371\" data-attachment-id=\"12018\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/2026\/04\/14\/wcasia-2026-contributor-day-recap\/new_existing-contributor\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/files\/2026\/04\/New_Existing-Contributor.png\" data-orig-size=\"600,371\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"alt\":\"\"}' data-image-title=\"New_Existing Contributor\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/files\/2026\/04\/New_Existing-Contributor.png\" src=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/files\/2026\/04\/New_Existing-Contributor.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/files\/2026\/04\/New_Existing-Contributor.png 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data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"alt\":\"\"}' data-image-title=\"Participation\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/files\/2026\/04\/Participation.png\" src=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/files\/2026\/04\/Participation.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/files\/2026\/04\/Participation.png 600w, https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/files\/2026\/04\/Participation-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfaf What Did Contributors Work On?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Several contributors tested <strong>Core patches manually<\/strong> on <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>Trac<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Trac<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>Trac is the place where contributors create issues for bugs or feature requests much like GitHub.<a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/\">https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span> tickets including <a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/64853\">#64853<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/64962\">#64962<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/65031\">#65031<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/65053\">#65053<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/ticket\/64944\">#64944<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiple contributors submitted <strong>Test Handbook pull requests<\/strong> to improve documentation (<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/test-handbook\/pull\/120\">#120<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/test-handbook\/pull\/121\">#121<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/test-handbook\/pull\/128\">#128<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/test-handbook\/pull\/133\">#133<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/test-handbook\/pull\/147\">#147<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/test-handbook\/pull\/148\">#148<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Many first-time contributors explored <strong>WordPress 7.0 testing<\/strong> via the <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/2026\/02\/20\/help-test-wordpress-7-0\/\">Help Test WordPress 7.0<\/a> guide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A few contributors also explored <strong>AI features in WordPress<\/strong> and the <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>Gutenberg<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Gutenberg<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>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 \u2018blocks\u2019 to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc.\r<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/gutenberg\/\">https:\/\/wordpress.org\/gutenberg\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span> <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>plugin<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Plugin<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/\">https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/<\/a> or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party.<\/span><\/span><\/span><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcac Community Voices<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s what some of our contributors shared:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>\u201cRemote participation from Latvia. Completed 4 patch tests and 1 triage contribution. Great experience working through real tickets with the team.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/gaisma22\/\">@gaisma22<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>\u201cI would love to continue contributing to the Test Team.<\/em>\u201d \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/mehrazmorshed\/\">@mehrazmorshed<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>\u201cExplored WordPress 7.0 and tested AI features in WP. Also learned some basic features from the Team Lead and tested the Gutenberg plugin.<\/em>\u201d \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/jetaldobariya1\/\">@jetaldobariya1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>\u201cThanks to all the table leads.<\/em>\u201d \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/Dharm1025\/\">@Dharm1025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The average contributor experience rating was an impressive 4.6 out of 5 \u2b50 \u2013 a true testament to the welcoming and collaborative atmosphere the team created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\ude4c Our Contributors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A huge thank you to everyone who showed up and made this day special: <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/nazmul111\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>nazmul111<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/mokshasharmila13\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>mokshasharmila13<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/vriti\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>vriti<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/huzaifaalmesbah\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>huzaifaalmesbah<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/iamadisingh\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>iamadisingh<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/gaisma22\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>gaisma22<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/abhishekfdd\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>abhishekfdd<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/umeshsingla\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>umeshsingla<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/mehrazmorshed\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>mehrazmorshed<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/ismail0071\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>ismail0071<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/abduremon\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>abduremon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/jetaldobariya1\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>jetaldobariya1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/pratikmandaliya\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>pratikmandaliya<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/dharm1025\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>Dharm1025<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfc5 Contributor Badges<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Badges are being assigned to all eligible contributors. Thank you for your patience! Keep an eye on upcoming weekly Test Team updates on <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\">make.wordpress.org\/test<\/a> for badge confirmations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Core-test Meetings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Test Team meets <strong>every week<\/strong> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.slack.com\/messages\/core-test\/\">#core-test<\/a> channel on <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>Slack<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Slack<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform <a href=\"https:\/\/slack.com\/\">https:\/\/slack.com\/<\/a>. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/chat\/\">https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/chat\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>. Check out the current <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/meetings\/#test\">meeting schedule<\/a> and drop by to say hi, ask questions, or just lurk and learn!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contributor Day may be over, but your journey with the Test Team doesn\u2019t have to stop here. From exploring patches to writing your first test, we\u2019re here to support you every step of the way. Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/handbook\/\">Test Handbook<\/a> and stay tuned for more ways to contribute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for being part of the WordPress community \u2013 you made Contributor Day at WCAsia 2026 truly special. \u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have you joined the test team yet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-36078703 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.slack.com\/messages\/core-test\/\">Join the Test Team<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Props\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/ankit-k-gupta\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>ankit-k-gupta<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/pavanpatil1\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>pavanpatil1<\/a><em>\u00a0for pre-publish review.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"o2-appended-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/tag\/wcasia2026\/\" class=\"tag\"><span class=\"tag-prefix\">#<\/span>wcasia2026<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/tag\/contributor-day\/\" class=\"tag\"><span class=\"tag-prefix\">#<\/span>contributor-day<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/tag\/core-test\/\" class=\"tag\"><span class=\"tag-prefix\">#<\/span>core-test<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/tag\/recap\/\" class=\"tag\"><span class=\"tag-prefix\">#<\/span>recap<\/a><\/p><nav class='o2-post-footer-actions'><ul class='o2-post-footer-action-row'><li class='o2-post-footer-action'><a href=\"https:\/\/login.wordpress.org\/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Ftest%2F2026%2F04%2F14%2Fwcasia-2026-contributor-day-recap%2F%23respond&#038;locale=en_US\" title=\"Login to Reply\"  class=\"genericon  genericon-reply\"  data-action=\"login-to-reply\"  data-actionstate=\"default\" >Login to Reply<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class='o2-post-footer-action-likes'><\/div><ul class='o2-post-footer-action-row'><\/ul><\/nav>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was an incredible day of contribution, collaboration, and community spirit at WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. 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