Team Profile Badges

Since the team profile badge handbook page is outdated, we are aiming to update it as soon as we can. Below are a few recommendations which we should consider before moving it to the handbook.

If you would like a badge on your 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/ profile that acknowledges your contributions to the Training Team, the following criteria must be met:

  • Team On-boarding (Required) 
  • Training Contributor:
    • Writing – You have developed an approved lesson plan, tutorial and course from scratch or completely rewritten one that was out of date. Your efforts have moved the content from the “Drafts in Progress” stage to the “Review in Progress” stage 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/.
    • Copyediting/Reviewing – You have successfully moved a lesson plan, tutorial and course from the “Review in Progress” stage to the “Published or closed” stage in Github.
    • Testing – You have completed a testing feedback form after using a lesson plan in an event and have updated the GitHub card with any suggested changes.
    • Auditing – You have audited 3 lesson plans or 3 tutorials or one course. Or you have surveyed the teams Learn WordPress GitHub Reposrepos The Training Team uses GitHub for working copies of lesson plans. You can find them at https://github.com/wptrainingteam. and created  5 GitHub issues for any needed functionality changes.
    • Connecting – You have made three tutorial recommendations or course recommendations by combining existing lesson plans and submitting your ideas through the https://learn.wordpress.org/ site.
    • Online Workshops – You have facilitated 3 Online workshops. 
    • Recap Notes – You have written 3 Recap Notes.
    • A significant code contribution to Learn such as adding or modifying features of the theme.
    • Other – the team may choose to award the badge for other contributions at the team’s discretion.
  • Training Team: You have admin rights on GitHub, HelpScout, the https://make.wordpress.org/training/ site, and the https://learn.wordpress.org/ site. You assist with final reviews of lesson plans. You regularly contribute to meetings or the maintenance and management of the team. You have been involved for the past twelve months.

Awarding of profile badges: There will be a monthly review of contributions, and badges will be awarded at that time. A list of the new profile badges awarded will then be posted on the https://make.wordpress.org/training/ site. If you feel that you have earned the badge but were not listed, please leave a comment on that month’s retrospective blog post and include your WordPress.org username.

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