Training Team Meeting Recap – 28th April 2026

Meeting Agenda: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/3429

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Introductions and Welcome

There were 29 attendees: @pooja-n, @dhavalkapadane, @rjekic, @dilip2615, @nikitad, @sumitsingh, @ravigadhiyawp, @ishahinakhter, @sonaliprajapati, @vishitshah, @mehrazmorshed, @ceowizzyweb, @rithika3, @huzaifaalmesbah, @vijay5696, @freewebmentor, @sibokul, @abduremon, @benazeer, @ranupatel11, @varun795, @bigod, @harshjadav003, @noruzzaman(async), @lakshmananphp (async), @vasantrajput (async), @ceodigitecholic (async), @andrewssanya (async), @mohkatz (async)

Newcomers: @williekent, @andersonbaiden, @jinguyoun, @dvpatel, @duigital, @realityemma

Note taker: @sonaliprajapati

Meeting hosted by: @SumitSingh

Meeting Note reviewer by: @VasantRajput

1. News

Meeting Note Takers

Looking for feedback

  • We’re currently updating the Training Team handbooks and would appreciate your input. To help prioritize translation efforts, which content do you think should be considered high priority for translation?
  • We need your help in finding all the content that could be updated and consolidated. We would love to have two groups of volunteers – one that will go through all the handbook content, and one that will check the courses. Please let us know if you’re interested, and we will help you organize and get started on these important issues.
  • Recently, the Polish translation of the course “Beginner WordPress User” was finished – big thanks to @meloniq and all the other users from Poland. They finished translating the course, excerpts, and subtitles (for both WordCamp.tv and YouTube). We need volunteers to help us create thumbnails for all the lessons that are part of this translated course. If you want to contribute and help us, just reply to this thread – we will help you with everything you need to successfully finish this task (and earn a Training Contributor badge if you don’t have one yet).
  • Also, we started working on creating thumbnails for all lessons that need them. You’re very welcome to join us and contribute to this important and creative project. Here’s the issue with details on how to work on the remaining thumbnails: Create Thumbnails for Learn WordPress Lessons #3428
  • We currently have around 457 open issues. It would be great to get support in reviewing and reducing them.
    • You can help by:
      • Going through issues one by one
      • Identifying outdated or irrelevant issues
      • Suggesting fixes or next steps
      • Adding comments where needed (before closing or updating)
    • Let’s work together to clean up and keep the repository well-organized

Looking for volunteers

Update for last weeks triage squad

  • No meeting last week.

Other news

2. Come and Contribute

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 2 issues that require vetting

Validated feedback awaiting fix

Contribution Acknowledgement

Badges Awarded

  • N/A

Give Props

  • Let’s give props! Do you have someone from the team you want to celebrate?
    • @VasantRajput: I give props to @varun795 for 30 thumbnails generated @andrewssanya for 49 thumbnails generated. Last week both had more contributions on the thumbnail generation project

Project updates

  • We’ve completed the Block Theme Development learning pathway, but we’d still love your feedback to help improve it further. Block Theme Development Course Cohort Learning Pathway Development #3381
  • The first Training Team Office Hours meeting is held on April 18th. Big thanks to @rfluethi for this great initiative and hosting the first Training Team Office Hours.
    • The next meeting is scheduled for the 23rd of May. Come and join us, and help us shape the future of the WordPress Training Team.
  • Status Update from the German-Language Make WordPress Training Team
    • The planned Guided Cohort has been rescheduled from April 14, 2026, to July 14, 2026, due to scheduling conflicts.
    • The Self-Directed Cohort (German) will launch on April 21, 2026.
    • Our website is expected to go live in approximately 3–4 weeks.
    • To improve our organization, we have created a GitHub repository, which will be migrated to the German-language WordPress 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 by the repository owner. https://github.com/.
    • We are cleaning up and improving the overview of German translations.
  • Session 1: Using AI-Powered Tools for Creating WordPress Learning Materials completed. So you can join the second session Session 2: Using AI-Powered Tools for Creating WordPress Learning Materials 

Upcoming Online Workshops

Contributor Updates

  • What have you been working on, and how has it been going?
    • Last week @varun795 and @andrewssanya had more contributions on the thumbnail generation project:
    • So on WordCamp Asia 2026 Contribution Day Online has listed 100+ Lessons links listed for thumbnail generation, which was the goal that was finished last week.
  • Anything you’ve accomplished since the last meeting?
  • Do you have any blockers?
  • Can another 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 as a comment on this issue.
  • Looks like we don’t have anything at the moment. If anyone has anything async, please reply in this thread, and we can keep the discussion going

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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