Triage Squad GitHubGitHubGitHub 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/ triage: Biweekly on Thursdays 07:00 UTC
It’s that time of year again! We’re looking for nominations for 2025 Training Team Reps.
Nominations close this Friday. Please nominate next year’s team reps on the post by October 25th.
@cnormandigital has drafted a handbook page about creating quizzes/activities for content on Learn WordPress and is looking for feedback.
Please leave feedback directly in this GitHubGitHubGitHub 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: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2946
Looking for thoughts about how to add Facilitator Notes to Learn
Designers and developers are discussing how best to implement Facilitator Notes to Learn WordPress. The team will be concluding discussions and moving to implementation soon.
Retiring the Subject Matter Expert (SME) role in favor of the GitHub Editors group
The Training Team has tried using the SME role for two tasks: vetting content topics and assisting content creators. We’ve not seen SMEs vet content topics in a while. And we believe assisting content creators can be done in an editor capacity. To simplify team roles and remove friction, team reps recommend removing the SME role and relying on the GitHub Editors group instead.
What do folks think about this proposal? Leave your thoughts (and questions) in the thread.
Looking for volunteers
There were no projects that required volunteers this week.
Triage Squad Updates
The Dev-squad has been renamed to the Triage Squad to better represent the role of the squad within the Training Team.
As part of this change, the squad will include content issues awaiting validation as part of its tasks.
This is a reminder to content creators that we have a //review workflow set up in our GitHub repo. When an issue is ready to be reviewed, simply type //review in a comment on the issue.
That will add review instructions and a review checklist to the issue for reviewers to reference.
@west7: We are making progress. I would appreciate it if more folks could review the content. Two lessons have been published, and two more are ready for review. We will also be reusing some lessons from the user learning pathways.
I am also working on a new lesson and have written two scripts that are being checked by an SME.
Those last two are a new type of Online Workshop I thought I’d try. They’re open study sessions where folks will individually work through Learning Pathways on Learn but at the same time. I see folks have started signing up for these already, and I’m interested to see how they go.
Open discussions
@psykro: I’ve been in discussions with @jamesmarsland (the new head of WordPress YouTube) around re-creating one of our lesson videos, but based on Jamie’s experience creating videos for YouTube. We plan to have this experiment launched by the end of October and hope to be able to apply some of what we learn from it to future Learn WordPress lesson videos.
And then a short documentation update: the course cohort documentation has been updated based on the leanings from our last two cohorts in preparation for the next cohort.
For a number of years, community members have have had the idea of sharing learning resources with users in the wp-admin dashboard (example 1, example 2, example 3.) The idea came up again in recent brainstorming sessions by the team – Drawing new learners to the new Learn.WordPress.org. These ideas have so far revolved around adding a widgetWidgetA WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user. to the admin dashboard. While a great idea, this requires a bit of developer/design time and so far hasn’t been achieved.
In this post, let’s brainstorm other ways that learning resources can be shared with users in their dashboard without needing to create a widget. Let’s discuss by Friday, November 8th. Any ideas we like we can then take to designers and developers to workout a solution with them.
Why introduce Learn during onboarding to the CMS?
Learning Pathways are proving to be Learn’s most successful content to-date. In Learn WordPress site remake: First two months, @zoonini shared how Learning Pathways are seeing completion rates higher than industry standards, video retention rates that continue to grow, and high leaner satisfaction reporting.
The Beginner Learning Pathways are ideal for someone starting out in their journey with WordPress. By adding reference to these in one’s onboarding experience, we anticipate better engagement with the CMS and better retention through onboarding.
Current reference
Currently, I could only find one instance of Learn referenced in the WordPress dashboard. This was under the About menu in the top-left. While a start, this link is difficult for users to find and lacks content of what information is presented when clicking on the link. I believe we can introduce Learn resources better.
Ideas
Add a reference to Learn in the Help box
Every wp-admin page has a Help box one can open from the top-right. We could add “Learning resources on Learn WordPress” under “For more information:”
Add a link to the Beginner User Learning Pathway in the blockBlockBlock 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. editor Welcome Guide
The Welcome Guide is clearly aimed at new users. This would make it an ideal location to link to the Beginner User Learning Pathway specifically. We could achieve this by adding a slide to the guide.
Add references in the default comment on a new install
A new install of WordPress comes with a default comment. Most experienced users probably do not read this comment any more. But it would be another location we could highlight the Beginner User Learning Pathway to new users. A reference could be added under the GravatarGravatarIs an acronym for Globally Recognized Avatar. It is the avatar system managed by WordPress.com, and used within the WordPress software. https://gravatar.com/. introduction.
Share you thoughts
How do these ideas sound? In what other ways could we introduce Learn resources to new WordPressers during their onboarding to the CMS? Please leave your thoughts below by Friday, November 8th.
It’s that time of year again! We’re looking for nominations for 2025 Training Team Reps. This year, I complete my 2 year term and will be stepping down. We’ll be selecting two new reps to join @Jamie Madden .
Please nominate next year’s team reps on the post by October 25th.
We’ve got some brand new content in the works! Come help out with scriptwriting, voice recording, video editing, content creation, and reviewing.
If you’d like to help out, please leave a comment in this GitHubGitHubGitHub 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: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2889
If you’d like to know more before signing up, please reach out to @westnz, or ask your questions here
Looking for volunteer to take over testing of GatherPress for the Training Team.
Joining GatherPress Slack channel and staying updated on the project’s progress.
Report back to the training team on a regular bases.
Run testing scenarios and provide feedback to the GatherPress project team.
Dev Squad
Join us this week in #meta-learn for the dev-squad, there has also been some discussions on expanding what we cover in our triage to include content as we have over 40 issues in the content area that can be worked on as well. What are peoples thoughts on this?
Online Workshops are free interactive learning sessions hosted by volunteers of the WordPress community. Here are some workshops we have coming up this month
@Jonathan: props to @Lax Mariappan for his continued work hosting online workshops, and facilitating the next cohort. Also props to @Sumit Singh for offering to co-host Lax’s workshop tomorrow, as I’m not available.
@Wes Theron : Props to @Emmanuel for the script writing and video editing of the SEO Part 1 lesson, Props to @Rico for publishing his first lesson in German.Props to @noruzzaman for completing the previous Training Team Meeting Recap.
@Joey Brinkman: Props to @Jamie Madden for helping me out and clarifying the local dev environment use-case. Thank you for your patience and kindness!
Project updates
The most recent update on the progress of the pluginPluginA 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 https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2044#issuecomment-2411261876 Thanks to @Agil Julio, @Cyrille C, @webcreativeng, @Elliott Richmond, @Michelle Blanchette, @Jesse Owens for their continued work on this pathway’s content.
As a 2nd follow-up on creating a module quiz/activity review process, I’ve created this issue which contains a link to a Google doc. This document is currently a draft and I invite anyone to leave a comment there. https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2946
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.
Welcome to another edition of the Training Team’s Contributor Spotlight! In this series, we introduce one of our many valued contributors and invite you to learn more about their journey.
A pillar of the Italian WordPress community, Margherita is a great example of the magical things that can happen when you dare to say, “Why not?”.
Let’s get to know her.
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Can you briefly introduce yourself and share a bit about your background?
Hi! I’m Margherita, born and raised in a small town in Italy, where the landscape is made up of hills dotted with wheat fields, sunflowers, vineyards, and olive groves. There is no traffic noise and that is good, but the downside is that I often struggle with a bad internet signal.
A freelance web designer since 2013, Margherita is active across the community, contributing to several teams:
A Translation Coordinator for the Training Team.
A Project Translation Editor (PTE) of the MetaMetaMeta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. Learn WordPress Project in Italian.
An editor of the Italian Rosetta website and a manager of the Italian Community’s social channels.
WordCampWordCampWordCamps 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. co-organizer and speaker.
What do you do outside of WordPress (professionally or in your spare time)?
I share my life with Lorenzo, my husband since 1996. I have two sons, Filippo (28) and Pietro (17), and a cat named Dori.
I enjoy traveling and learning about places, people, foods, cultures, and traditions. I have also been singing in a choir since 1991.
I collect lipsticks (or other make-up) and stationary—pens, colored pencils, and notebooks (can you see why I love going to WordCamps?!). And I’m always up for pizza night.
How did you first discover WordPress, and when did you decide to use it for your projects?
I started to work as a web designer in 2012, after taking a professional course. In that course, they taught us how to use Joomla, so for a year I worked in a small agency churning out, on average, a classic 5-page site a week. One day, a client showed up with a very specific list of requests for her site. Searching the various marketplaces, I managed to find a WordPress theme that matched all those requests; I didn’t even know WordPress existed before then. And so, with a good dose of audacity, I said “Why not?” and launched into installing WordPress.
I was surprised to find that there were already plenty of resources and tutorials in Italian on various tech blogs.
The second thing I was amazed at was how fast the installation was. At that time, we used to upload the files via FTPFTPFTP is an acronym for File Transfer Protocol which is a way of moving computer files from one computer to another via the Internet. You can use software, known as a FTP client, to upload files to a server for a WordPress website. https://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients.. We did this manually for each client. With WordPress, I uploaded half (or maybe less) of the files compared to Joomla, so I was already saving time. And then, once the files were uploaded, it took only three clicks to complete the installation.
Since that day, I have never gone back.
What was your first contribution?
I started contributing in 2016, organizing the meetup in the small capital city of my province, Ancona. I toyed with the idea in my head for a long time. It seemed strange that no one had done it before, and it took me a year to convince myself to do it.
With time, I realized that organizing a meetupMeetupAll 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. was a way of contributing, as much as writing code.
What motivated you to start contributing to the open-source project?
One reason was to avoid feeling lonely when working at home, which is typical among freelancers living in remote areas. In my neck of the woods, going to work in a coworking space with other people, just to not be alone, means driving 30 kilometers (~19 miles) of curves to get to “civilization.” This would not be sustainable in either ecological or economic terms. But once a month, for the meetup, it can be done 😃
How did you feel seeing your work reach so many people?
I wrote to various local online news outlets to publish the first meeting, and about 40 people showed up, mostly out of curiosity. I had never attended any WordCamps or Contributor Days, nor had I spoken in public, but now I had to—I was the “hostess.” I am, and always will be, grateful to WordPress and the community for enabling me to evolve, grow, and empower myself as a person and as a professional.
Perhaps only recently, after so many years of contributing, do I really get the sense that those extra hours I spend at the PC translating strings, writing posts, or posting on social media reach many people. Now and then, I am filled with giddiness, thinking about both the “responsibility” and the collective usefulness of what I do. And I am deeply grateful for that.
What drew you to the Training Team?
On this, too, we could write a book. Heavens, I do not have the gift of brevity! In 2022, I participated, without any expectation about the outcome, in the selection for the WordPress Foundation’s Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship. I ended up being one of three recipients.
It was a dream come true: Me, embarking on a 16-hour intercontinental flight almost solo at 46 years old, with very poor English-speaking skills, to attend WordCamp US in San Diego. I felt like I was in a fairytale.
I may have already seen something online about Learn WordPress, but I didn’t really know what the team was doing. The only certainty I had was that no one else in Italy was working with them. And since I was living my “American dream,” I once again thought, “Why not?”. Why not try to get other people in Italy involved in translating existing training material and producing tutorials in Italian?
Finding training content in your own language is one of the best ways to democratize publishing: Language is a great tool for bringing people together, and not knowing English well is an insurmountable obstacle. With this in mind, I came home from WCUS 2022 set on doing something—even just a first step—to ensure as many people as possible can enjoy Learn WordPress.
Could you share any challenges or obstacles you faced when starting to contribute and how you overcame them?
I don’t think I faced any particular obstacles in the beginning. These came later. First, during the pandemic. Carrying on with the meetup was difficult. While everyone was connected online, giving webinars and workshops, I felt overwhelmed by too much content being offered online. It was difficult to resume meeting in person, just getting out of the house and meeting in groups with people.
The other obstacle I face now is just a lack of resources—both in terms of people involved and time. There are so many things I would like to do, but the Italian community, as active as it is, is very small and almost 100% volunteers; there are very few people sponsored. So I often find myself doing boring, repetitive yet paid activities, when I would much rather be working on WordPress projects.
Were there any specific resources that helped you along your journey as a contributor?
More than tools or documentation, it was the people I met who made a difference in my contribution journey. Without them, who have been a source of stimulation, inspiration, and empowerment for me, I would not still be here. I would like to name names, but the list would be very long, and I would risk forgetting someone. To them, I often dedicate thoughts of love.
Can you share any memorable moments or achievements while contributing to WordPress?
Well, receiving the Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship was one of the unforgettable moments of my life. Another was being able to start a small “chapter” of the Training Team in Italy. We are slowly beginning to get organized to produce content in Italian.
What advice would you give to someone interested in contributing to WordPress?
Get started: no matter which team you pick, the important thing is to get started. And if you have any doubts, always ask because you can always find someone willing to sit, even virtually, and explain how things work. A good way to do this is to participate in the Contributor Mentorship Program.
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(In)Frequently Asked Questions
Which tutorial changed the way you work with WordPress?
I don’t know if this can still be found on the site, but learning how to work with WebP images in WordPress has helped me to optimize image management on the websites I build, and teach my clients, as well.
Thank you, Margherita, for all your dedication and contributions to the Training Team and the WordPress Open-Source Project!
Are you interested in contributing to the Training Team? Check out our Getting Started guide or join the Guide Program for mentorship with an experienced contributor. We’d be happy to have you join us!
It’s that time of year again! We’re looking for nominations for 2025 Training Team Reps. This year, I complete my 2 year term and will be stepping down. We’ll be selecting two new reps to join @Jamie Madden .
Please nominate next year’s team reps on the post by October 25th.
Adding a content review process for quizzes and assessments
Last week, @Cynthia Norman started a discussion around adding a review process to quizzes and assessments. Cynthia has offered to start drafting a handbook page that details what that process might look like.
We’ve got some brand new content in the works! Come help out with scriptwriting, voice recording, video editing, content creation, and reviewing.
If you’d like to help out, please leave a comment in this GitHubGitHubGitHub 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: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2889
If you’d like to know more before signing up, please reach out to @westnz, or ask your questions here
Looking for volunteer to take over testing of GatherPress for the Training Team.
Joining GatherPress Slack channel and staying updated on the project’s progress.
Report back to the training team on a regular bases.
Run testing scenarios and provide feedback to the GatherPress project team.
Other News
Learn WordPress performance – First two months
It’s been two months now since https://learn.wordpress.org/ lunched with a renewed design and a focus on Learning Pathways. @Kathryn Presner gathered some data for the team so that we can see how the site is doing.
In short… we’re seeing high satisfaction in learners, higher-than-industry completion rate of courses, and the best video retention rate Learn has ever seen
Upcoming Online Workshop you can attend
Online Workshops are free interactive learning sessions hosted by volunteers of the WordPress community. Here are some workshops we have coming up this month
See Validating and Applying Content Feedback for step-by-step guidance on validating feedback. We have 21 issues that require validation (this is +1 from last week)
Contributor badges are awarded to folks who have shown consistent contribution, and are shown on their WordPress.orgWordPress.orgThe 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/ profile page. (For example, you can see the badges I’ve received under the section “Contribution History” here: https://profiles.wordpress.org/kaitohm/)
Project updates
@kaitohm connected with @Jamie Madden for the first time as team reps this week. We discussed the nomination process for choosing next year’s reps, and also discussed new meeting times (mentioned earlier in this meeting).
Over the coming week, @kaitohm plan on catching up on where Tutorial/Lesson Plan migrations are up to on the new site and hopefully moving that process forward.
@sumitsingh is working 1:1 training with new WP folks and reviewing recap posts . Also always available here for quick help for everyone
@digitalchild is working on the Team updates post, I became a full on rep !
@cnormandigital have the pleasure of working with @Christopher Sam within the Training Guide Program. We have completed our 2nd meeting and he is well on his way to becoming one of our newest contributors. I look forward to our continued work together.
@freewebmentor am working as 1 to 1 training mentor with new WP members.
@west7 was on holiday last week, but will be jumping into content creation again this week.
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.
One of the Training Team’s goals this year is to run 1-2 outcome/project-based course cohorts. A course cohort is defined as a group of people who go through a learning journey at the same time. Course cohorts can be run asynchronously, but include planned synchronous sessions for group-related activities. Course cohorts usually follow aspects of social learning, where the group can interact with each other, and learn from each other.
Now that we have launched Learning Pathways, we’re pleased to announce the next Learn WordPress course cohort. based on Learning Pathway content.
What?
The topic of this cohort will be Introduction to developing plugins, and will be facilitated by @lakshmananphp. This course will be perfect for first-time WordPress pluginPluginA 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 developers, who have never built a plugin before.
The structure of the course will be as follows:
Week 1: Setting up a local development environment
Week 2: Basic plugin requirements
Week 3: HooksHooksIn WordPress theme and development, hooks are functions that can be applied to an action or a Filter in WordPress. Actions are functions performed when a certain event occurs in WordPress. Filters allow you to modify certain functions. Arguments used to hook both filters and actions look the same. and Filters
Week 4: Custom post types and taxonomies
Week 5: Custom post typeCustom Post TypeWordPress can hold and display many different types of content. A single item of such a content is generally called a post, although post is also a specific post type. Custom Post Types gives your site the ability to have templated posts, to simplify the concept. data
Week 6: CSSCSSCSS is an acronym for cascading style sheets. This is what controls the design or look and feel of a site. and JavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. WordPress makes extensive use of JS for a better user experience. While PHP is executed on the server, JS executes within a user’s browser. https://www.javascript.com/.
When?
The course cohort will start on Monday, the 4th of November, 2024, and end on Friday, the 13th of December, 2024.
This will be a 6-week cohort and will include asynchronous as well as synchronous (real-time) sessions for cohort participants.
An hour-long synchronous session will take place every Wednesday at 12:00 UTC for the duration of the course cohort. We will only be accepting participants who are available at this time, every Wednesday between the 4th of November, 2024, and the 13th of December, 2024.
How?
The course content will combine text, video, and the weekly Zoom sessions. All content will be hosted on Learn WordPress. Participants will be added to a SlackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. channel in the Make WordPress Slack so that course attendees can communicate with each other. All applicants will need a valid WordPress.orgWordPress.orgThe 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/ profile and a Make WordPress Slack account to access the content.
Please make sure to include your WordPress.org profile URLURLA specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org, and your Make WordPress Slack username. The signup form will remain open until the 25th of October 2024.
We are not explicitly limiting sign-ups to a specific number of participants. However, if we find a high number of folks are interested, we reserve the right to introduce a hard limit. If this happens, we’ll put any additional applicants on a waiting list for another cohort on the same topic in early 2025.
We look forward to hosting this next course cohort. If you are interested in taking part, please make sure to sign up before the 25th of October 2024.
Conduct a course cohort based on content from a Learn WordPress Learning Pathway. Using what was learned from the last two cohorts and the updated documentation, determine whether the course cohort framework is easily replicable and sustainable.
Project Overview
One of the Training Team’s goals this year is to run 1-2 outcome/project-based course cohorts. The goal during the first cohort 2024 was to apply what was learned from previous cohorts and further refine the Training Team’s framework for course cohorts based on Learn WordPress content.
Now that we have launched Learning Pathways, the aim of this cohort is to experiment with applying this framework to a predefined syllabus of content selected from a single learning pathway.
Start: October 13th, 2024 End: December 13th, 2024
October 13th – Publish announcement post.
October 25th – Sign-ups close.
October 28th to November 1st – reach out to cohort participants and add them to the #training-cohorts channel in SlackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..
November 4th – Introductory message in Slack. Participants start working on course content.
November 6th – Synchronous call #1.
November 13th – Synchronous call #2.
November 20th – Synchronous call #3.
November 27th – Synchronous call #4.
December 4th – Synchronous call #5.
December 11th – Synchronous call #6, cohort wrap-up.
As announced in today’s team meeting, the Training Team will be updating our weekly meeting times, starting next week. This change was made to accommodate the recent change in team reps and moving the meeting to a time both reps could attend.
Team meetings are text-based meetings in the #training channel in Slack where we cover news, project updates, and other discussion topics.
Anyone can contribute to discussions asynchronously, and meeting notes will be published by the end of each week.
The agenda will be created in GitHubGitHubGitHub 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/ and shared in the #training Slack channel by Monday each week.
We look forward to seeing everyone next week!
Administrative notes: meeting times have been updated in the following locations.
The team blog’s Welcome Box
The WordPress.orgWordPress.orgThe 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/meeting calendar
@west7: In the past, we’ve created quizzes and activities after completing the course or learning pathway. While I agree we shouldn’t introduce a new workflow in GitHubGitHubGitHub 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/, it’s easier to review quizzes and activities once they’re built in Sensei. Additionally, creating them after completing a module or course helps provide a clearer overall perspective.
@cnormandigital: Keep in mind that evaluations will include hands-on activities using Playground and Blueprints. With these added components, I believe a review process is important, and having separate GitHub issues to track the evaluation activities would be helpful.
Looking for volunteers
Call for Contributors: Designer Learning Pathway We’re creating exciting new content and need help with scriptwriting, voice recording, video editing, content creation, and reviewing. If you’re interested in contributing, leave a comment on this GitHub issue: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2889. For more information, feel free to reach out to @west7 or ask questions here.
Looking for volunteer to take over testing of GatherPress for the Training Team. With @lada7042 departure, we need someone to take over as the liaison between the GatherPress project and the Training Team. Responsibilities include:
Joining the GatherPress Slack channel and staying informed on project updates.
Regularly reporting back to the Training Team.
Running test scenarios and providing feedback to the GatherPress team.
Other News
@lada7042 Since December of last year, she has been serving as a Training Team RepTeam RepA Team Rep is a person who represents the Make WordPress team to the rest of the project, make sure issues are raised and addressed as needed, and coordinates cross-team efforts.. Recently, she announced that she’s stepping down from both the team and the WordPress project. Here’s her original message shared on Slack:
@zoonini: Duplicate functionality is temporarily hidden on Learn
Learn WordPress performance – First two months It’s been two months since the redesigned Learn WordPress site, with a focus on Learning Pathways, was launched. @zoonini gathered data showing positive results: high learner satisfaction, a course completion rate above industry standards, and the highest video retention rate Learn WordPress has ever achieved. More details can be found in the full report here.
@digitalchild given props to @lada7042 for all her hard work in the training team, helping me as the interim rep and everything you have contributed to the team.
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?
@kaitohm: Catching up on all the team updates while I was away. Excited to see the Learn relaunch was a success, with learners more engaged on the new site!
@ardianimaya: I’ll be on a 1-month break soon, but before that, I’ll finish and publish the Contributor Spotlight on @psykro by mid-next week CC @ironnysh
@psykro: I have been performing check ins with all the contributors working on the pluginPluginA 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.
@cnormandigital: I’m adding theme files to a GitHub repository for integration with a Playground Blueprint, which will connect to the new Playground BlockBlockBlock 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. in Sensei lessons. Excited about the potential for advanced skill evaluation!
@rfluethi: I’ve completed my first lesson translation! Now, I’m preparing a presentation for WordCampWordCampWordCamps 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. Karlsruhe on Learn.WordPress.com and organizing a local study group to explore the learning paths together.
@kaitohm: Shared the link to my slides from WordCamp EU this year. You can use any information from them in your presentation. With the relaunch of Learn, we now have more Learning Pathways to share!
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