Courtney Robertson 6:21 pm on December 4, 2020  

Current Focus Areas

Training Team Goals for 2024

Projects

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Raj Chauhan 3:32 am on September 19, 2024
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Training Team Meeting Recap – 12 September 2024

Meeting Agenda: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2880
SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. Log: URL (If you don’t have a Slack account, you can set one up.)
Attendees: @digitalchild, @west7, @noruzzaman, @chauhanraj754, @voboghure(async), @nishitajoshi, @rithika3, @amitpatelmd(async), @ironnysh(async), @rinkuiihglobal(async), @cnormandigital(async), @sierratr(async), @zoonini(async), @sumitsingh(async), @zeelthakkar(async), @psykro(async), @jagirbahesh(async), @rfluethi(async)

Newcomers: @Cyrille C, @Abiodun Adeniji, @Tia Wood, @Teresia Dian, @Mustak Mohd, @Praful Patel

News

Meeting Note Takers

Here is our current note taker roster:

  • Sept. 12 – Raj Chauhan
  • Sept. 19 – noruzzaman
  • Sept 26 – looking for a volunteer
  • Oct 3 – looking for voluntee

Looking for feedback

  • Drawing new learners to the new Learn WordPress site – Deadline extended !
  • Please share your feedback on which idea we should start with first, to attract new learners to Learn WordPress. Deadline extended until Sept. 24. Big thanks to those who have shared their thoughts already, your input is appreciated!
  • https://make.wordpress.org/training/2024/08/28/drawing-new-learners-to-the-new-learn-wordpress-org/
  • Re-evaluating the SME role
  • While making handbook pages during the process of retiring the Faculty Program, it came up during discussions with the team reps and content creators that we probably no longer need a separate role for Subject Matter Expert (SME).
  • Perhaps we could combine the SME role with the Editor role?
  • Since we’re going to now try using the GitHub Learn team for reviews (reference), this single GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ team could be pinged for feedback on GitHub issues, instead of the previous two separate groups.
  • Please provide feedback by Sept. 20.
  • We appreciate everyone’s feedback. It helps to strength the team and provide new contributors with clear and concise information. 

Looking for volunteers

  • Call for Contributors: Become an Online Workshop Host
  • Are you passionate about WordPress and helping others? The Training Team is seeking contributors to host Learn WordPress Online Workshops! Share your expertise, connect with a global audience, and make an impact. Host a live workshop in your preferred language and time zone, engage with attendees, and give back to the community. Expand your network while helping others improve their WordPress skills. Apply to facilitate – we’re excited to work with you!
  • We always need more people to present online workshops, its a great way to learn more by sharing!

Updates from last week’s dev-squad triage session

  • No meeting this week

Other News

Come and Contribute

This week’s contribution focus area

This weeks focus will be on  Feedback awaiting validation
See Validating and Applying Content Feedback for step-by-step guidance on validating feedback.

We have 27 issues that require validation

and Topics awaiting vetting

  • See Vetting Topic Ideas for step-by-step guidance on vetting topic ideas.
  • We have 4 issues that require vetting

and finally Validated feedback awaiting fix

We have a number of issues across these three areas that are ready to be worked on. If you would like to contribute this is a great way to start. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out on here and we will be happy to help you get started.

Contribution Acknowledgement

  • Badges awarded: Badges are awarded at the last meeting of the month. Please fill out applications prior to the last Monday of the month so the team reps can review at their meeting. You must meet Team badge requirements 
  • Props: Do you have someone from the team you want to celebrate!!

Project updates

Learning Pathways Update

Contributor Updates

  • What have you been working on and how has it been going?
  • Anything you’ve accomplished since the last meeting?
  • Do you have any blockers?
  • Can other contributor or Training Team members help you in some way?

Open Discussions

  • If you have topics you’d like discussed in the meeting, please leave them below.
  • Please continue to contribute your thoughts asynchronously!

You can see all meetings scheduled on this meeting calendar. If you are new to the Training Team, then come walk through our onboarding program to get to know the team and how we work. And if you have questions, feel free to reach out in the #training Slack channel at any time.

#meeting-recap

#training, #training-team

Hari Shanker R 5:37 pm on September 12, 2024
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Nishita Joshi 4:05 am on September 12, 2024  

Training Team Meeting Recap – 05 September 2024

Meeting Agenda: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2872
SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. Log: URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org (If you don’t have a Slack account, you can set one up.)
Attendees: @lada7042, @west7, @lidarroy, @noruzzaman, @dhaval59, @nishitajoshi, @rithika3, @rinkuiihglobal, @darshanprajapat09, @psykro, @sumitsingh, @ironnysh, @jagirbahesh, @zeelthakkar, @chauhanraj754, @digitalchild, @cnormandigital, @davidmutero, @devmuhib, @rfluethi, @zoonini
Newcomers: @deepakrohilla, @rajeshrathodwp, @sebastienserre, @litonice13, @darkhijav, @priyankanasit

News

Meeting Note Takers

Here is our current note taker roster:

Looking for feedback

  •  Proposal: New Meeting Notes Structure #2850 — Please review the new structure example and give us feedback on it in this GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ issue by September 5th.
  • Drawing new learners to the new Learn.WordPress.org – Feedback wanted by Sept. 10
  • Now that the new Learn WordPress is out in the world, we want to have a steady flow of new learners discovering the site and taking advantage of the valuable resources it offers. This post is intended to gather ideas on which recurring activities the team should prioritize first, with the goal of bringing more learners to the site. Please have a look and provide your feedback by September 10, 2024: https://make.wordpress.org/training/2024/08/28/drawing-new-learners-to-the-new-learn-wordpress-org/
  • Re-evaluating the SME role
  • While making handbook pages during the process of retiring the Faculty Program, it came up during discussions with the team reps and content creators that we probably no longer need a separate role for Subject Matter Expert (SME).
  • Perhaps we could combine the SME role with the Editor role?
  • Since we’re going to now try using the GitHub Learn team for reviews (reference), this single GitHub team could be pinged for feedback on GitHub issues, instead of the previous two separate groups.

Looking for volunteers

  • Call for Contributors: Become an Online Workshop Host
  • Are you passionate about WordPress and helping others? The Training Team is seeking contributors to host Learn WordPress Online Workshops! Share your expertise, connect with a global audience, and make an impact. Host a live workshop in your preferred language and time zone, engage with attendees, and give back to the community. Expand your network while helping others improve their WordPress skills. Apply to facilitate – we’re excited to work with you!

Updates from last week’s dev-squad triage session

Other News

Come and Contribute

 Highlighting

This week’s contribution focus area

Content ready for review

Feedback awaiting validation

Topics awaiting vetting

  • See Vetting Topic Ideas for step-by-step guidance on vetting topic ideas.
  • We have 4 issues that require vetting

Good first issues for developers

  • See Developing Learn WordPress for instructions on contributing to the Learn WordPress code.
  • We have 0 issues requiring development

Contribution Acknowledgement

  • Badges awarded: Badges are awarded at the last meeting of the month. Please fill out applications prior to the last Monday of the month so the team reps can review at their meeting. You must meet Team badge requirements
  • Props: Do you have someone from the team you want to celebrate!!

Project updates

Contributor Updates

  • What have you been working on and how has it been going?
  • Anything you’ve accomplished since the last meeting?
  • Can other Training Team members help you in some way?

Open Discussions

If you have topics you’d like discussed in the meeting, please leave them as a comment on this issue.

You can see all meetings scheduled on this meeting calendar. If you are new to the Training Team, then come walk through our onboarding program to get to know the team and how we work. And if you have questions, feel free to reach out in the #training Slack channel at any time.

Wes Theron 2:25 am on September 5, 2024  

Call for Contributors: Become an Online Workshop Host 

Are you passionate about WordPress and enjoy helping others learn and grow? The WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ Training Team seeks contributors to host a Learn WordPress Online Workshop. 

Becoming a workshop presenter allows you to share your knowledge, connect with a global community, and make a meaningful impact. Whether you specialize in user experience, development, design, SEO, or any other WordPress-related area, we’d love to hear from you!  Consider contributing regularly, monthly, or every two months to maintain momentum and ensure continuity.

What’s involved?

  • Hosting a live online workshop in your preferred language and timezone 
  • Engaging with attendees and answering questions alongside a co-host
  • Sharing your experience and knowledge

Why contribute?

  • Help others learn and improve their WordPress skills
  • Give back to the community that supports you
  • Expand your network and visibility 
  • Make a lasting impact on the growing Learn.WordPress.org platform
Apply to facilitate
Learn more

We’re excited to collaborate with you!

Marar Rithika 2:45 pm on September 4, 2024  

Training Team Meeting Recap – 29 August 2024

This meeting followed this meeting agenda in GitHub. You can see conversations from the meeting in this Slack Log. (If you don’t have a SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. account, you can set one up.)

Introductions and Welcome

There were 21 attendees @piyopiyofox, @lada7042, @westnz, @noruzzaman, @voboghure, @rithika3(async), @devmuhib(async), @nishitajoshi(async), @rinkuiihglobal(async), @darshanprajapat09(async), @chauhanraj754(async), @rfluethi(async), @bobdunn-trainer(async), @cnormandigital(async), @zeelthakkar(async), @jagirbahesh(async), @zoonini(async), @Dhaval59(async), @sumitsingh(async), @mebo(async), @Vince(async), @ironnysh(async)

Welcome, to all the new contributors who joined the Training Team’s Slack channel in the last week:

@kwame96, @mariandmweb, @productizedsolutions, @servicesit

For those who are new here, the WordPress Training Team helps people learn to use, extend, and contribute to WordPress through educational content hosted on Learn.WordPress.org.

If you haven’t seen them yet, then I recommend checking out our onboarding program, and our Guide Program

News

Meeting Note Takers

August 29 – @rithika3
Sept. 5- @nishitajoshi
Sept. 12- @chauhanraj754
Sept. 19- @noruzzaman

Meeting recap notes are one of the best ways to get started contributing to a team, and you can find details on how to write notes on this handbook page.

Looking for feedback

  • Voting for the Learn WordPress North Star ended this week. Results were posted August 30. The team has chosen:
    Learn WordPress makes WordPress knowledge accessible to all by empowering individuals around the world to create, contribute, and grow within the WordPress ecosystem.
  • Proposal: New Meeting Notes Structure #2850 — Please review the new structure example and give us feedback on it in this GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ issue by September 5th: You can see a preview of the new notes here: https://make.wordpress.org/training/?p=112139&preview=1&_ppp=36e16d2836
  • Drawing new learners to the new Learn.WordPress.org – Feedback wanted by Sept. 10
    Now that the new Learn WordPress is out in the world, we want to have a steady flow of new learners discovering the site and taking advantage of the valuable resources it offers. This post is intended to gather ideas on which recurring activities the team should prioritize first, with the goal of bringing more learners to the site. Please have a look and provide your feedback by September 10, 2024: https://make.wordpress.org/training/2024/08/28/drawing-new-learners-to-the-new-learn-wordpress-org/

Looking for volunteers

  • Would you like to learn how to run the weekly meeting and be host September 19?
  • Call for testing: Playground 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. on Learn WordPress
  • Thanks to the work of @alexstine and @brandonpayton, we have been testing and fixing a11yAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) issues in the Playground block on Learn WordPress. All of the outstanding issues have now been fixed, so we’d like to ask other a11y experts to help us test.
  • You can find more details on this testing issue: Test Playground Block on Learn WordPress. #2352

Updates from last week’s dev-squad triage session

Other News

  • no other news this week

Come and Contribute

Feedback awaiting validation

Contribution Acknowledgement

Badges awarded:

  • Congratulations to Muhibil @devmuhib on receiving the training team badge.

Project Updates

Learning Pathways update: https://make.wordpress.org/training/2023/07/07/project-thread-learning-pathways-on-learn-wordpress/#comment-4344

Open Discussions

If you have topics you’d like discussed in the meeting, please leave them as a comment on this issue.

You can see all meetings scheduled on this meeting calendar. If you are new to the Training Team, then come walk through our onboarding program to get to know the team and how we work. And if you have questions, feel free to reach out in the #training Slack channel at any time.

Kathryn Presner 6:24 pm on August 28, 2024
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Drawing new learners to the new Learn.WordPress.org

Now that the new Learn WordPress is out in the world, we want to have a steady flow of new learners discovering the site and taking advantage of the valuable resources it offers. 

This post is intended to gather ideas on which recurring activities the team should prioritize first, with the goal of bringing more learners to the site. Please provide your feedback by September 10, 2024 Sept. 24, 2024.

Potential types of activities include:

  • Marketing initiatives
  • Increasing the Training Team’s presence at WordCamps
  • Providing learners and contributors with resources to easily promote Learn WordPress in their networks

Here are some initial ideas to get the ball rolling. Please add your thoughts on which activity you think would be good to try first, and a few words on why. If you have an idea that’s not already listed here, feel free to add it in a comment.

Workshops & events

  • Conduct course cohorts regularly using Learning Pathway content.
  • Host workshop-style events at WordCamps using Learning Pathway content.
  • Host Online Workshops in different locales.
    • Work with Community/Polyglots to enroll community members to host these.
    • Use https://wpspeakers.com/ and other directories to find speakers.
  • Hold a Learn WordPress Day
    • 24 hours of Online Workshops, course cohorts, and other programming.
  • Create a system for interacting with and supporting Learn WordPress learners. For example, create a forum or SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. channel where learners can ask course-related questions.

Other outreach/promotion

  • Have an active presence at flagship WordCamps, open sourceOpen Source 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. events, etc. Could include:
    • Presentations, workshops, booths, have organizers add Learn in flyers, etc.
    • Highlight the benefits of companies/organizations using Learn WordPress content in their business/activities.
  • Print up cards/small flyers with Learn WordPress URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org/blurb/QR code. Offer them to MeetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through https://www.meetup.com/. A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share new ideas and seek help from one another. Searching for ‘WordPress’ on meetup.com will help you find options in your area. organizers and hand them out at WordCamps, including flagships.
  • Paper “tents” with a QR code directing to Learn.WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ for use at flagship WordCampWordCamp 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. Contributor Days on the Training Team table.
  • Connect with companies and freelancers offering WordPress services and have them promote Learn WordPress as a training resource for their clients and employees.
  • Connect with community colleges and schools that could benefit from incorporating Learn WordPress into their programs. See if there’s a database that tracks which colleges or schools include WordPress in their curriculum or extension programs.
  • Engage local Meetup organizers more to help advocate for and promote Learn WordPress within their communities.
  • Use Meetup’s email system to inform or update learners or members of new courses and learning pathways.
  • Explore how we can leverage YouTube as a funnel for promoting Learn WordPress.
  • Get Learn WordPress resources added to the WordPress dashboard so that all WordPress users would see the available resources in a prominent place.
  • Reach out to WordPress thought leaders for endorsements of our Learning Pathways to enhance credibility and adoption within the broader community.

Looking forward to hearing folks’ feedback over the next couple of weeks. 

Thanks to Ben Evans, Wes Theron, and Jonathan Bossenger for their input.

#learn-wordpress, #marketing

Noruzzaman 5:40 am on August 28, 2024
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Training Team Meeting Recap – 22 August 2024

Overview

Meeting Agenda: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2848

SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. Log: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RW657Q/p1724284815253509 (If you don’t have a Slack account, you can set one up.)

Attendees: @digitalchild @noruzzaman @newyorkerlaura @piyopiyofox @west7 @dhaval59 @devmuhib @nishitajoshi @rithika3 @darshanprajapat09 @chauhanraj754 @voboghure @rinkuiihglobal @rfluethi @ironnysh @zeelthakkar @zoonini @sierratr @jagirbahesh @amitpatelmd @psykro @shalomt @cnormandigital @lada7042

Newcomers: @sion99 @hansmosl @hyilmaz @jackieriel @erakhil08 @bobdunn-trainer

Note Taker: @noruzzaman

News

Meeting Note Takers

Here is our current note taker roster:

Looking for feedback

Vote for the Learn WordPress North Star. Thank you for your feedback. The team reps narrowed it down to 3 options. Please vote 1, 2, or 3 in the thread for the one you feel best conveys Learn WordPress’ purpose. Why we are part of this team?

  1. Learn WordPress makes WordPress knowledge accessible to all by empowering individuals around the world to create, contribute, and grow within the WordPress ecosystem.
  2. To make WordPress knowledge accessible to all through Learn WordPress, empowering everyone to create, contribute, and grow within the WordPress ecosystem.
  3. Learn WordPress is the source for the most up-to-date educational content on WordPress for Users, Developers, and Designers of WordPress.

You can vote here

Now that the new Learn WordPress site has launched. There are a number of items on the post-launch list, which you can see here: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/milestone/21

  • If you encounter any bugs or want to suggest an enhancement, please use the feedback template in GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/.

Looking for volunteers

Call for contributors: Intermediate Plugin Developer Learning Pathway

Jonathan Bossenger  has put out a call for volunteers to help with creating the next Developer Learning Pathway– please reply in this thread if you would like to be a part of these efforts.

Project Thread: Content Maintenance Process Update Phase 1

  • We are still looking for contributors to help shape and work on this project. Please comment on the post if you’re interested.

Call for testing: Playground 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. on Learn WordPress

  • Thanks to the work of Alex Stine and Brandon Payton, we have been testing and fixing a11yAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) issues in the Playground block on Learn WordPress. All of the outstanding issues have now been fixed, so we’d like to ask other a11y experts to help us test.
  • You can find more details on this testing issue: Test Playground Block on Learn WordPress. #2352

Dev Squad Updates

There was no dev squad last week. You can join this week. But there is this week! Come join us.
The calendar for when these meetings occur has also been updated on our Training Team site welcome box, so please be mindful that the dev squad meets biweekly (every other week) on Thursdays 07:00 UTC. You can view our scheduled meetings in this calendar.

Other news

Come and Contribute

This week’s contribution focus area

Content ready for review

Feedback awaiting validation

Topics awaiting vetting

  • See Vetting Topic Ideas for step-by-step guidance on vetting topic ideas.
  • We have 4 issues that require vetting

Validated feedback awaiting fix

Contribution Acknowledgement

Badges awarded: End of the month

Props:

  • Props to Cynthia Norman for hosting your first Online Workshop on adding theme.jsonJSON JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a minimal, readable format for structuring data. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML. to classic themes!

Project updates

Project Thread: Learning Pathways on Learn WordPress See the latest project update here – https://make.wordpress.org/training/2023/07/07/project-thread-learning-pathways-on-learn-wordpress/#comment-4340

Contributor Updates

Jamie Madden Working on reviewing lessons as well as scripts.

Destiny Kanno Working on Phasing myself out of the Training Guide program for now. She also added New meeting notes format, TracTrac Trac is the place where contributors create issues for bugs or feature requests much like GitHub.https://core.trac.wordpress.org/. ticket for an approval button for WordPress.tv categories and Content Maintenance Project

Wes Theron Working on Creating video lessons for the Advanced user learning pathway. Collaborating on lessons with other contributors and Writing scripts.

Rico F. Lüthi Working on Familiarization with video production and how efficiently videos can be translated into other languages.

Kathryn Presner Working on Faculty Program retirement – working on process/handbook updates with the team reps, Guide program admin – matching guides with new contributors, ongoing program maintenance, Learn WP remake – moving along remaining items on the  project, and Co-hosted Cynthia Norman first Online Workshop and guided through prep/after-workshop steps

Jonathan Bossenger Working with various contributors on the pluginPlugin 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 https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party developer learning pathway content, Guiding two new members to the training team, Hosted dev-squad triage, Planning next in person course cohort with Kathryn Presner

Open Discussions

This was mentioned above, but will repeat here in context. Open discussions and looking for feedback should have a follow up place. If you have any ideas reply in the thread above. If you have topics you’d like discussed in the meeting, please leave them as a comment on this issue. You can see all meetings scheduled on this meeting calendar. If you are new to the Training Team, then come walk through our onboarding program to get to know the team and how we work. And if you have questions, feel free to reach out in the #training Slack channel at any time.

You can see all meetings scheduled on this meeting calendar. If you are new to the Training Team, then come walk through our onboarding program to get to know the team and how we work. And if you have questions, feel free to reach out in the #training Slack channel at any time.

#learn-wordpress, #meeting-recap, #training, #training-team

zeelthakkar 1:35 pm on August 21, 2024
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Training Team Meeting Recap – 15th August 2024

This meeting followed this meeting agenda in GitHub. You can see conversations from the meeting in this Slack Log. (If you don’t have a SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. account, you can set one up.)

Introductions and Welcome

There were 21 attendees @lada7042, @piyopiyofox, @zeelthakkar, @gwallace87, @rebeensarbast, @voboghure, @jagirbahesh, @digitalchild, @west7, @rithika3, @devmuhib(async), @nishitajoshi(async), @dhaval59(async), @darshanprajapat09(async), @noruzzaman(async), @psykro(async), @zoonini(async), @sierratr(async), @shalomt(async), @cnormandigital(async), @ironnysh(async)

Welcome, to all the new contributors who joined the Training Team’s Slack channel in the last week:

@rebeensarbast, @Mathieu Lamiot, @Oliver Bock, @Brett McSherry, @EidolonNight

For those who are new here, the WordPress Training Team helps people learn to use, extend, and contribute to WordPress through educational content hosted on Learn.WordPress.org.

If you haven’t seen them yet, then I recommend checking out our onboarding program, and our Guide Program

News

Meeting Note Takers

August 15 – @zeelthakkar
August 22 – @noruzzaman
August 29 – @Marar Rithika
Sept. 5 – @nishitajoshi

Meeting recap notes are one of the best ways to get started contributing to a team, and you can find details on how to write notes on this handbook page.

Looking for feedback

Vote for the Learn WordPress North Star by submitting their choice in this survey

With the launch of the new Learn WordPress site, several post-launch tasks need attention. You can view the list here: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/milestone/21. If you find any bugs or have suggestions for improvements, please use the feedback template on GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/.

With the new learning pathways published, some courses have become outdated. To streamline content, @west7 and @psykro propose deprecating several courses and directing users to the relevant pathways. This will reduce duplication and make updates easier. If you have suggestions for other courses to deprecate or believe any on the list should be kept, please share your thoughts in the thread.

Looking for volunteers

Call for contributors: Intermediate Plugin Developer Learning Pathway

@psykro is working on this and is looking for scriptwriters, video editors, and researchers to assist. If you have time to help, please reach out.

Project Thread: Content Maintenance Process Update Phase 1

We’re currently reviewing all learning materials, and setting up clear guidelines will make this task easier in the future.

Call for Testing: Playground 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. on Learn WordPress

Thanks to @alexstine and @brandonpayton, a11yAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) issues in the Playground block have been addressed. We’re now asking other a11y experts to help with testing. More details are available in the testing issue #2352.

Updates from last week’s dev-squad triage session

Attendees: @psykro, @rfluethi, @noruzzaman, @digitalchild

User reporting strange behaviour when attempting to access course content #2774

Dev squad meetings are now scheduled biweekly on Thursdays at 07:00 UTC. Check the Training Team site welcome box for the updated calendar.

Other News

Until we test TranslatePress and document a new localization process, do not publish new translated courses or lessons. Prepare translations outside of Sensei for future use. (See Installing TranslatePress Pro on Learn #2445 &
Test TranslatePress #2339)

Thanks to @Jamie Madden and feedback from others, we clarified the admin approval process for videos. @Kathryn Presner & @Laura A updated the guidelines, and @Destiny will add an Approve button for categories. Thanks to @nilovelez for the feedback.

Callout blocks are deprecated. Use Notice blocks instead. When updating lessons, transfer text from Callout to Notice blocks. @Kathryn Presner added this update to the Learn.WordPress.org handbook.

Slack groups @faculty, @faculty-admin, @faculty-content-creators, @faculty-editors, @faculty-smes, @faculty-dev-squad, and @faculty-translation-coordinators have been retired. The private Faculty Program channel will be archived on Aug. 15. We’ll assess the need for new groups or channels based on feedback.

Come and Contribute

Feedback awaiting validation

Contributor Acknowledgement

@west7 suggested giving props to:

Kudos to @iRonnysh for finishing two new scripts for the Advanced user learning pathway.
Cheers to @Emmanuel for his first draft script on advanced SEO techniques.
Shoutout to @Ervan Yuffrizal for consistently producing high-quality videos.
Thanks to @Jamie Madden for script reviews.
Appreciation to @Maya for writing and organizing Spotlight posts.
Shoutout to @Soir and @Roelof Wobben for content reviews.

Project Updates

Project Thread: Learning Pathways on Learn WordPress

See the latest project update here: https://make.wordpress.org/training/2023/07/07/project-thread-learning-pathways-on-learn-wordpress/#comment-4336

Open Discussions

@Jonathan suggests discussing the application of a feedback framework for GitHub issues related to the Learn WordPress site. With the new theme allowing the use of modern WordPress features, it’s crucial to balance control and influence. @Jonathan proposes addressing key questions: distinguishing features from bugs, setting priorities, determining testing and feedback timelines, and conducting risk analysis before implementing new changes. He seeks to start a discussion to establish and document a clear approach in the team handbook.

You can see all meetings scheduled on this meeting calendar. If you are new to the Training Team, then come walk through our onboarding program to get to know the team and how we work. And if you have questions, feel free to reach out in the #training Slack channel at any time.

#learn-wordpress, #meeting-recap, #training, #training-team

Laura Adamonis 8:43 pm on August 20, 2024
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WordCamp US 2024 Contributor Day

Thank you for joining the Training Team for WordCampWordCamp 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. US 2024 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/.! We’ve prepared activities for both new and experienced contributors to join in on the day. See the schedule for WCUS Contributor Day here.

We are excited to announce that we will be hosting online events during Contributor Day, allowing those who couldn’t attend WordCamp US to participate remotely. You can join us for online contributions by following the MeetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through https://www.meetup.com/. A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share new ideas and seek help from one another. Searching for ‘WordPress’ on meetup.com will help you find options in your area. link below. Stay tuned for scheduled events!

Join the online events on Meetup: link TBA

Table Leads: Laura Adamonis (@lada7042), Kathryn Presner (@zoonini), Cynthia Norman (@cnormandigital)

SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. Monitor: looking for volunteer

Online Coordinator: Oderinde Oluwasegun (@webcreative), Jonathan Bossenger (@psykro)

How can I best prepare?

You can prepare for Contributor Day by ensuring you’ve got these starter tools ready:

Instructions for preparing in advance can be found here: Welcome to the Training Team! If you are a developer, check out these Dev-squad guidelines.

Please Note: For registering for Slack, be sure to log in using yourusername@chat.wordpress.org as your email address. Not your normal email address.

Training Team Mission

The WordPress training team helps people learn to use, extend, and contribute to WordPress through courses, lessons and Online Workshops, via learn.wordpress.org.

I’m new to the Training Team!
I have experience working as a contributor!

I’m new to the Training Team!

Thanks for joining! Please walk through our brand-new Onboarding Program. This will give you an overview of the team, help you set up the accounts you need to contribute, and even walk you through your first contribution!

Getting Started – The Training Team Onboarding Program

We expect the onboarding program above to take 30-60 minutes. Once you’ve completed onboarding, jump into these other activities to continue contributing!

Review published content and submit feedback

WordPress software continues to grow and new features get added all the time. Reviewing published content and updating content is important in keeping the Learn WordPress website current. Follow the team guide about reviewing published content to leave feedback about any content below. (Reviewing older content would be helpful!)

Lessons

Thumbnail Creation Project

This ongoing project continues to need to create a large quantity of small graphics – called thumbnails – to serve as featured images for each course, lesson, and tutorial. This will create a visually appealing site that will entice learners to dive in and get started on their learning journey. Thumbnail Creation Project

I have experience working as a contributor!

Thanks for joining! Depending on your interests, there are a few ways you can get involved. For each of the tasks below, the team handbook should help you with process specifics. But if you have any questions, feel free to reach out!

 

Content reviews

Are you interested in editing content? If so, then reviewing content waiting to be published is our priority today.

Start by finding a piece of content to review in our content development board. This GitHub view has filtered all content waiting for reviews before it is published. Follow the team’s Guidelines for reviewing content and leave your reviews right there in GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/.

Validating and applying feedback issues

Are you a developer interested in working on issues for the Learn website? If so, then working through our LearnWP Content – Feedback project board

Start by reviewing issues “Follow these steps”. Any help you can provide regarding issues “Awaiting Fix” would be great, too. But in general, any attention you can give to any issue would be much appreciated.

If there are enough interested Developers, then we can also create a developer-focused working group so that they can focus on related issues.

Data migration (more information to come)

Brainstorming session

We would like to set aside time (TBA) for a brainstorming session to come up with proposals for activities to draw new learners to Learn.WordPress.org, based on an upcoming p2 (blog) post.

Before you leave…

We’d love to hear what you achieved on the day. Before leaving the table, please submit the Contributor Day Attendee Feedback Form and respond to the relevant thread in Slack.

Contributor Day Attendee Feedback Form

Did you attend in-person, or virtually?(required)

#contributor-days, #training-team #WCUS2024

#contributor-days, #learn-wordpress, #training-team, #wceu, #wceu2024

Hari Shanker R 7:28 pm on August 16, 2024
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X-post: WordPress Contributor Mentorship Program Cohort #3 (2024 Q4): Call for Mentees & Mentors

X-post from +make.wordpress.org/project: WordPress Contributor Mentorship Program Cohort #3 (2024 Q4): Call for Mentees & Mentors