{"id":12586,"date":"2026-08-20T14:27:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/?p=12586"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:27:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:27:14","slug":"team-chat-agenda-20th-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/2026\/08\/20\/team-chat-agenda-20th-august-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Chat Agenda: 20th August, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is the agenda for the upcoming Test Team Chat scheduled for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/worldclock\/fixedtime.html?iso=20260820T1500\"><abbr class=\"date\" title=\"2026-08-20T15:00:00+00:00\">Thursday, 20 August 2026, 03:00 PM UTC<\/abbr><\/a>, which is held in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.slack.com\/archives\/C03B0H5J0\">#core-test Slack channel<\/a>. Lurkers welcome!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Agenda<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Attendance<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Attendance check in with the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\">wp.org<\/a> username<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Note-taker and facilitator selection for the next meeting<\/strong><br>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\u00a0<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>\u00a0test team. Have you recently joined, and you don\u2019t know where to go? Start here (No Skills Required)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This week\u2019s facilitator and note-taker is \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/nikunj8866\/\" class=\"mention\"><span class=\"mentions-prefix\">@<\/span>nikunj8866<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next week\u2019s facilitator note-taker is \u2013 Looking for a volunteer ( <span tabindex='0' class='glossary-item-container'>Ping<span class='glossary-item-hidden-content'><span class='glossary-item-header'>Ping<\/span> <span class='glossary-item-description'>The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point.  Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it\u2019s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of \u201cPing me when the meeting starts.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span> us <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/tag\/core-test\/\" class=\"tag\"><span class=\"tag-prefix\">#<\/span>core-test<\/a> to volunteer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Test Team Discussions<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/2026\/08\/20\/test-team-reps-call-for-nominations-5-2\/\">Test Team Reps: Call for Nominations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/test-handbook\/pull\/183\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/test-handbook\/pull\/183\">Revise Test Team Rep duties and qualifications<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/test-handbook\/issues\/180\">[Issue Reproduction] Missing guidance on testing unexecutable code paths by forcing conditions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/test-handbook\/issues\/184\">Proposal: extend TestFlow to help moderators prepare a session, not just run one<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/test-handbook\/issues\/185\">Recognize WordPress 7.1 Test Contributors \u2013 Badge Awards &amp; Blog Post<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Open Floor<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Got a topic? Add in comments below, or bring it up live during the chat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WordPress Ecosystem Announcements<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2026\/08\/mary-lou\/\">WordPress 7.1 \u201cMary Lou\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/08\/12\/wordpress-7-2-call-for-volunteers\/\">WordPress 7.2 Call for Volunteers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/news\/2026\/08\/whats-new-for-developers-august-2026\/\">What\u2019s new for developers? (August 2026)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/08\/19\/whats-new-in-gutenberg-23-8-19-august\/\">What\u2019s new in Gutenberg 23.8? (19 August)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/08\/14\/wordpress-contributor-toolkit-1-0-a-smoother-workflow-for-your-first-core-contribution\/\">WordPress Contributor Toolkit 1.0: A smoother workflow for your first Core contribution<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2026\/08\/browser-extension\/\">Introducing the WordPress Browser Extension<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/08\/13\/accessibility-improvements-in-wordpress-7-1\/\">Accessibility Improvements in WordPress 7.1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/news\/2026\/08\/hands-on-with-the-wordpress-7-1-icon-registration-api\/\">Hands-on with the WordPress 7.1 Icon Registration API<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Test Team Announcements<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/2026\/08\/04\/month-in-test-august-03-2026\/\">Month in Test: August 03, 2026<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/updates\/2026\/08\/13\/test-team-update-13-august-2026\/\">Test Team Update: 13 August, 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Call for Testing<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/query?keywords=~has-patch&amp;milestone=7.1.1&amp;status=accepted&amp;status=assigned&amp;status=new&amp;status=reopened&amp;status=reviewing&amp;order=changetime&amp;desc=1&amp;col=id&amp;col=summary&amp;col=status&amp;col=keywords&amp;col=owner&amp;col=type&amp;col=priority&amp;col=component&amp;col=changetime\">Patch Testing issues for the WordPress 7.1.1<\/a>\u00a0milestone that need testing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We also have a couple of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22Needs%20Testing%22\">Gutenberg Issues<\/a>\u00a0that need testing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leave a Comment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do you have something to propose for the agenda?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can\u2019t make the meeting, but have a question for the Test Team?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If any of the above apply, please leave a comment below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"o2-appended-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/test\/tag\/test-chat-agenda\/\" class=\"tag\"><span class=\"tag-prefix\">#<\/span>test-chat-agenda<\/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%2F08%2F20%2Fteam-chat-agenda-20th-august-2026%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>Here is the agenda for the upcoming Test Team Chat scheduled for , which is held in the #core-test Slack channel. 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