Training Team Meeting Recap – 27th January 2026

Meeting Agenda: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/3376
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Introductions and Welcome

There were 33 attendees: @sonaliprajapati, @noruzzaman, @rjekic, @ravigadhiyawp, @makanikaran, @Jenish1234, @tikolan, @pooja_n, @pravin1996, @mosescursor, @bigod, @vishitshah, @sumitsingh, @rithika3, @marutim, @vijay5696, @praful2111, @saif2002, @harshjadav003, @rfluethi, @mohkatz, @sibokul, @andrewwssanya , @dilip2615, @mebo , @valeriewandeler (async), @freewebmentor (async), @chauhanraj754 (async), @vasantrajput (async), @chris1ober (async), @clk87 (async), @nishitajoshi (async), @benazeer (async)

Newcomers: @g4sker, @nayan135, @shasank0, @aayushmaa, @rohitkrsah, @amareshthakur, @epsu123, @saajal, @dineshdai, @Kabook, @evanworks, @Bikash Pun, @Karan Makani

Meeting hosted by: @sumitsingh

News

Meeting Note Takers

Here is our current note-taker roster:

• 27th January – @praful2111
• 3rd February – @pooja-n
• 10th February – @harshjadav003
• 17th February – @sonaliprajapati

Looking for feedback

• We’re noticing a shortage of content creators in the Training Team. How can we encourage more dedicated content creators to join? Please share your ideas. It would be invaluable to have local content creators who can translate existing English content into their local languages.
• We’re planning to organize a few workshops from the Training Team and would love your input. Which topics would be most valuable or relevant for you right now? Feel free to share any areas you want to learn more about so we can design workshops that truly meet your needs.

Looking for volunteers

• Some Education Initiative handbooks have been updated recently. You’re welcome to review the handbooks, and please let us know if you notice any issues.:
  • https://wordpress.org/education/
  • https://wordpress.org/education/campus-connect/
  • https://wordpress.org/education/student-clubs/
  • https://wordpress.org/education/credits/

Update for last week’s triage squad

• There were no meetings last week.

Other news

• Apply to Become an Open-source Book and Share Your Expertise at 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. Asia 2026, Mumbai, India: https://asia.wordcamp.org/2026/apply-to-become-an-open-source-book/
• Call for 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/. Workshop Facilitators – https://asia.wordcamp.org/2026/call-for-contributor-day-workshop-facilitators/
• Weekly Campus Connect Office Hours are starting in the #campusconnect channel. This time is for current or potential organizers to ask questions about their planned events and share their experience so far.

Come and Contribute

Content ready for review

• See Guidelines for reviewing content when reviewing content.
• We have 10 issues ready for review

Feedback awaiting validation

• See Validating and Applying Content Feedback for step-by-step guidance on validating feedback.
• We have 18 issues that require validation

Topics awaiting vetting

• See Vetting Topic Ideas for step-by-step guidance on vetting topic ideas.
• We have 3 issues that require vetting

Validated feedback awaiting fix

• Contributors, see Validating and Applying Content Feedback for step-by-step guidance on applying feedback that has been validated.
• We have 26 issues awaiting a fix

Contribution Acknowledgement

• No badges awarded this week

Give Props:

N/A

Project updates

• We finished the course cohort titled “WordPress 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. Editor Basics Bengali“. https://make.wordpress.org/training/2026/01/07/wordpress-block-editor-basics-in-bengali-course-cohort-successfully-completed/
• Training Team Workshop – Multiple workshops are planned
• @sumitsingh is planning to start a workshop in English or Hindi. So who is interested to co-host Workshop?
• WordPress Credits is a contribution-based practice program by the WordPress Foundation that brings university students into the heart of the WordPress 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. project. The program helps students develop transferable skills, gain practical experience, and join a global community of open source contributors.
  https://make.wordpress.org/handbook/wordpress-credits-contribution-internship-program/

Upcoming Online Workshops

No upcoming workshop planned

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 contributors 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 as a comment on this issue.
• What’s your plan in 2026 related to WordPress?
• Currently, no new topics have been raised, but asynchronous contributions are welcome via the Slack thread to continue the discussion.

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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.

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