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 โpull requestโ 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
Earlier this month, we opened nominations for the 2026 Training Team Representatives. Although the community actively participated, most nominations were in favor of Rico. Unfortunately, Rico has respectfully declined to serve in this role next year.
Aside from Rico, we did not receive sufficient nominations from experienced contributors. We also reached out privately to a few active members, but due to their limited bandwidth, they were unable to commit to the responsibilities required for this position.
After careful consideration, we have decided that the current Training Team Reps panel will continue to serve for the upcoming year.
For 2026, I will continue supporting the team as a mentor, and Rade will take the lead of the team reps group. Sumit and I will share responsibilities equally, with Rade serving as the lead reps. All major decisions will continue to be made collectively during team reps meetings.
Below, we are pleased to introduce the Training Team Representatives for 2026.
Rade Jekiฤ
Rade is a WordPress developer and conference speaker from Serbia. Growing up in Valjevo, a small town with limited access to tech communities, made it challenging to get involved in open-source projects. Still, he pushed through and built connections that shaped his career.
Before embracing WordPress, Rade worked for years as a systems administrator. He was active in the Serbian Linux community, always eager to help others learn and grow.
Everything changed in 2012 when he began using WordPress more seriously. He quickly connected not just with the platform but also with the people behind it. His passion for helping others learn led him to run local workshops, covering topics from WordPress basics to advanced concepts.
By 2023, he moved to bigger stagesโspeaking at WordCamps and meetups about containerization and WordPress MultisiteMultisiteMultisite is a WordPress feature which allows users to create a network of sites on a single WordPress installation. Available since WordPress version 3.0, Multisite is a continuation of WPMU or WordPress Multiuser project. WordPress MultiUser project was discontinued and its features were included into WordPress core.https://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network. performance. He successfully blended his sysadmin background with WordPress expertise to deliver valuable insights to the community.
Rade officially joined the Training Team in late 2024 and has since contributed to planning, editing, and mentoring new contributors. His current focus is on improving contribution processes and strengthening the Training Team community.
Outside of work, Rade enjoys family life with his wife and two kids. And although tech is his profession, heโs still a drummer at heartโkeeping the rhythm alive both on and off the stage.
Sumit Singh
Sumit is a WordPress professional with over 10 years of experience and currently works as a WordPress Project Manager at Intelligent IT Hub Pvt. Ltd. His expertise includes front-end development, custom WordPress themes and plugins, APIAPIAn API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways. integrations, and advanced WordPress customization.
He is the Founder of the WP Lovers Team, where he supports and guides WordPress enthusiasts through community channels every weekend.
Sumit actively contributes to the global WordPress ecosystemโorganizing official WordPress workshops and meetups, serving as a Translation Reviewer, and co-organizing Learn WordPress events. He regularly hosts live contributor sessions to onboard new members.
He currently serves 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., helping guide newcomers and streamline contributor onboarding.
Sumit has contributed to numerous WordPress coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. releases, including: 5.7 to 6.8
In 2025, he was part of the Contributor DayContributor DayContributor 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/. organizing team 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 theyโve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. Europe, and he continues to support new contributors with enthusiasm. Youโll next find him at WordCamp Asia Mumbai!
When not working on WordPress, Sumit enjoys films, music, and gaming.
Muhibul Haque
Muhibul lives in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where he enjoys life with his family. He began his professional journey in 2011, working in Search Engine Optimization (SEO). While working in SEO, he realized the value of web development skills, which sparked his transition into the field.
In 2014, he fully shifted to working as a WordPress Developer, focusing on customization and development. Over the years, he has continued to grow his expertise and enjoys the creative challenges of building dynamic websites.
Muhibulโs community journey began at WordCamp Sylhet 2023. Inspired by the open-source spirit, he became an active contributor to the Training Team, serving in roles such as Training Team Administrator, Content Creator, and now Training Team Representative. He also contributes to Core, Themes, Docs, WPTV, and the Community Team.
Outside work, he enjoys spending time with his family and traveling. Exploring new cultures and places brings him fresh inspiration and energy.
Looking Ahead to 2026
We are excited to step into 2026 with a stable and experienced team. Together, we will focus on strengthening contributor onboarding, improving documentation and processes, and supporting the growing global Training Team community.
We appreciate everyone who participated in the nomination process and look forward to another productive and collaborative year ahead.
Welcome! Please post in theย #trainingย channel or reach out to a team member to help you with contributing. Resources to check outย our onboarding programย and or ourย Guide Program.
The Training Team identified a need to improve the current content translation process. Presently, machine-generated transcripts are used as the primary written content for lessons, but these transcripts are often unclear and difficult to understand. Although they were initially included to support multilingual translation, the approach is no longer efficient.
Since lesson videos are already hosted on YouTube with a reliable transcription system, the team plans to shift from transcript-dependent content to providing high-quality written material directly aligned with each lesson. When video creators are unable to produce this written content, designated contributors may assist by reviewing the videos and generating accurate text.
This initiative is being prioritized based on accessibilityAccessibilityAccessibility (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 โdirect accessโ (i.e. unassisted) and โindirect accessโ meaning compatibility with a personโs assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) feedback, particularly from members of the disability community, who reported that translated transcripts frequently fail to communicate the intended meaning. Improving the content creation and translation workflow is expected to enhance inclusivity and ensure that learners โ especially those with hearing impairments โ can fully understand and benefit from the lessons.
Collaboration with the Polyglots teamPolyglots TeamPolyglots Team is a group of multilingual translators who work on translating plugins, themes, documentation, and front-facing marketing copy. https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/. will continue to help streamline and strengthen the translation process moving forward.
Looking for volunteers
Several courses are listed in the WordPress Credit course, so weโve decided to review them thoroughly. Our goal is to catch and fix any misspellings, typos, broken links, or outdated information.
Youโre welcome to go through these courses as well and create issues on 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 โpull requestโ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ if you find anything that needs attention.
@mosescursor: Props to @rfluethi for always organising coffee hours Props to @rjekic and @devmuhib for the leadership and guidance of the training team
@rjekic: I will give props to all the people that decided to come to this meeting today, and give us their love and support! Thank you girls and guys
Project updates
The Bengali course cohort, WordPress 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 Basics, has officially launched, with appreciation extended to @devmuhib for leading the initiative.
Additionally, an important update has been shared on the Polyglots P2P2P2 or O2 is the term people use to refer to the Make WordPress blog. It can be found at https://make.wordpress.org/. blog titled Content Collaboration with the Training Team โ Help Us Translate and Review: WordPress Credits & Campus Connect.
This collaborative effort aims to improve multilingual content and translation review workflows. Special thanks were given to @chaion07 and @devmuhib for driving this initiative forward.
A request from @rfluethi to discontinue Coffee Hour meetings and remove all scheduled sessions from the calendar.
Planning and organization of upcoming triage sessions.
Matters related to Training Team Representative roles.
In response, @rjekic encouraged continuing the conversation within the thread.
@mosescursor noted that they are preparing individual discussion threads for each topic to help maintain clarity and avoid confusion, pending approval.
You can see all meetings scheduled onย this meeting calendar. If you are new to the Training Team, then come walk throughย our onboarding programย to get to know the team and how we work. And if you have questions, feel free to reach out in theย #training Slack channelย at any time.
In the WordPress open-source project, each team has Team Representatives (Team Reps) who help coordinate efforts, represent the team in cross-team initiatives, and support contributor growth. Itโs time once again to nominate the next round of Training Team Reps for 2026! ๐
The Role
Team Representatives (or Reps) serve for approximately two consecutive years โ using the first year to get familiar with the teamโs workflows and the second year to mentor new incoming reps.
The Training Team strives to have three Team Reps at a time to ensure continuity, shared responsibilities, and diverse perspectives in leadership.
In 2025, I joined alongside@psykro (Jonathan Bossenger) and@digitalchild (Jamie Madden) as Team Reps. After Jonathan and Jamie stepped down, I continued and we welcomed two new interim Co-Reps โ@sumitsingh (Sumit Singh) and@rjekic (Rade Jekiฤ). Since then, weโve been collaborating in the team activities.ย
We review our team structure annually. As per our two-year cycle, I will continue as team reps in 2026 to mentor the next group of Team Reps. @rjekic has already become well-familiar with Training Team activities, so I am planning to hand over my role to Rade Jekiฤ in this upcoming year.
Sumit Singh is open to welcoming another contributor to take on the role if there is strong interest. If no new contributors come forward, he is available and willing to continue serving for another year.Considering all of this, the Training Team will be opening nominations for one (1) Team Reps position for the upcoming term.
Criteria for Nomination
If youโd like to nominate yourself or someone else, please ensure the following:
Youโve been actively contributing to the Training Team for at least the last six months.
You can dedicate 2โ4 hours per week to Training Team activities, including meetings, mentorship, and cross-team collaborations.
Youโre committed to helping the team work toward its yearly goals and supporting contributor growth.
Timeline for 2026 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. Selection
Step 1: Call for Nominations Anyone can nominate a Training Team Rep โ including self-nominations. To nominate someone (or yourself), please comment on this post.
Nomination Opens: 1st November 2025 Nomination Closes: 10th November 2025
After nominations close, the current Team Reps will review all nominees to ensure they meet the criteria, and reach out to confirm acceptance. Only those who accept their nomination will move forward to the next stage.
Step 2: Vote for Team Reps If thereโs more than one nominee, a community poll will be opened to select the new Team Rep.
Voting Opens: 11th November 2025 Voting Closes: 20th November 2025
Step 3: Announce the 2026 Team Reps
The final announcement of the 2026 Training Team Reps will be made on 1st December 2025.
Itโs time to Nominate! ๐
Weโre excited to welcome new leadership and fresh ideas to the Training Team! If youโd like to nominate yourself or someone else, please leave a comment below. If youโd prefer to share your nomination privately, feel free to reach out directly to @sumitsingh, @rjekic or @devmuhib.
Letโs continue building a strong, diverse, and supportive Training Team together. ๐ช
Thank you, everyone, for your ongoing contributions and commitment to learning in WordPress!
Welcome! Please post in theย #trainingย channel or reach out to a team member to help you with contributing. Resources to check outย our onboarding program, and ourย Guide Program.
The content translation process in the Training Team could use some improvement. Currently, our lessons rely on transcripts as their main written content. However, these machine-generated transcripts are often difficult to understand. We originally included them to ensure there was at least some content alongside the video, which could then be translated into different languages.
Since all lesson videos are hosted on YouTube โ which already provides a strong transcription system โ we donโt need to manually translate these transcripts. Instead, weโd like to provide high-quality written content that is directly related to each lesson.
We understand that video lesson producers may not always have enough time to create this text content themselves. In those cases, another contributor could watch the video carefully and create accurate written content.
We are prioritizing this change because weโve received feedback from members of the disability community who reported that translated transcripts often fail to convey the original meaning or ideas of the lesson. We consider this an accessibilityAccessibilityAccessibility (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 โdirect accessโ (i.e. unassisted) and โindirect accessโ meaning compatibility with a personโs assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) issue and want to ensure our lessons are inclusive. By providing well-written, human-curated text content, we can better support learners with hearing impairments, enabling them to fully engage with the material.
Looking for volunteers
Several courses are listed in the WordPress Credit course, so weโve decided to review them thoroughly. Our goal is to catch and fix any misspellings, typos, broken links, or outdated information.
Youโre welcome to go through these courses as well and create issues on 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 โpull requestโ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ if you find anything that needs attention.
Please share your thoughts in the Training Team Slack channel or on GitHub. Your insights will help shape the next generation of Learn. WordPress experiences and ensures that learning WordPress feels personal and accessible to everyone โ wherever they are in the world.
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 theyโve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. Surat is coming up on 16 November 2025, for the first time! ๐ If youโre in Gujarat-India, feel free to join us: https://surat.wordcamp.org/2025/
Letโs give props! Do you have someone from the team you want to celebrate?ย
@muddassirnasim: Props to @devmuhib for planned Bengali course cohort โWordPress 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 Basicsโ
4. Project updates
Course Cohort
Concluded our first cohort and planning new cohorts in local languages including German, Hindi and Gujarati.ย @rfluethiย published the Course Cohort post โ you can see itย hereย and join the discussion if you like.
WordPress Credits
WordPress Credits is a contribution-based practice program by the WordPress Foundation that brings university students into the heart of the WordPress open sourceOpen SourceOpen 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/. The recordings from the WPCC Info Sessions are now up on WordPress.tv
What have you been working on and how has it been going?
@muddassirnasim: working on Campus Connect Event in Malaysia.
@devmuhib: Working on Course Cohort Modules in Bengali.
Anything youโve accomplished since the last meeting?
Do you have any blockers?
Can other contributor or Training Team members help you in some way?
7. Open Discussions
If you have topics youโd like discussed in the meeting, please leave them as a comment on this issue. Slack Thread
@mosescursor: When do we propose a Training Triage so we can triage some of the issues in our repo? We could have a simple Triage session just to see how things happen and then propose on making it better.
Also, can we start documenting the coffee hour? Not to great detail of who said what and when but atleast publish the ideas in a simple summary. Maybe this will encourage more people to come on board and do things
I feel like people are not coming because they actually do not know what happens
@rfluethi: I think the idea of a short summary of the Coffee Hour meeting is good. We tried it twice before but didnโt get any feedback. Maybe we should keep doing it anyway. Would you like to do it next Saturday?
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! Please post in theย #trainingย channel or reach out to a team member to help you with contributing. Resources to check outย our onboarding program and or ourย Guide Program.
The current use of machine-generated transcripts for lessons often leads to unclear content. Since YouTube provides transcription, we plan to shift to high-quality, human-curated text directly tied to each lesson. This change is a priority based on feedback from the disability community regarding accessibilityAccessibilityAccessibility (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 โdirect accessโ (i.e. unassisted) and โindirect accessโ meaning compatibility with a personโs assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) issues with translated transcripts. If video producers canโt create the text themselves, others may assist. Share suggestions or help test new formats in the Training Team Slack or 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 โpull requestโ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ discussions.
Looking for volunteers
Several courses are listed in the WordPress Credit course, so weโve decided to review them thoroughly. Our goal is to catch and fix any misspellings, typos, broken links, or outdated information.
Youโre welcome to go through these courses as well and create issues on GitHub if you find anything that needs attention.
Published blogs โ เฆเฆชเฆจเฆพเฆฐ เฆฌเงเฆฒเฆ เฆเฆกเฆฟเฆเฆฐ เฆฏเฆพเฆคเงเฆฐเฆพเฆฐ เฆชเงเฆฐเฆฅเฆฎ เฆงเฆพเฆช: 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 Basics Course Cohort in Bengali โย https://make.wordpress.org/training/2025/10/23/block-editor-basics-course-cohort-in-bengali/
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 theyโve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. Suratย is coming up on 16 November 2025, for the first time!ย ย If youโre in Gujarat-India, feel free to join us:ย https://surat.wordcamp.org/2025/
Concluded our first cohort and we are planning new cohorts in local languages, including German, Hindi, and Gujarati.ย @rfluethiย published the Course Cohort post โ you can see itย hereย and join the discussion if you like.
WordPress Credits
WordPress Credits is a contribution-based practice program by the WordPress Foundation that brings university students into the heart of the WordPressย open sourceOpen SourceOpen 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.ย project. The program helps students develop transferable skills, gain practical experience, and join a global community of open source contributors.
If you have topics youโd like discussed in the meeting, please leave them as a comment on this issue. If anyone has anything async, pleaseย reply in this thread, and we can keep the discussion going.
Nothing was brought up
You can see all meetings scheduled onย this meeting calendar. If you are new to the Training Team, then come walk throughย our onboarding programย to get to know the team and how we work. And if you have questions, feel free to reach out in theย #training Slack channelย at any time.
Welcome! Please post in theย #trainingย channel or reach out to a team member to help you with contributing. Resources to check outย our onboarding program, and ourย Guide Program.
We decided to clear the clutter in the Learn 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 โpull requestโ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ repo, and we need volunteers to help us n that project. If you want to help us in validating the issues, triage process and finding and reporting errors in our published content, reply to this thread. This is your opportunity to make a difference. Remember โ every contribution counts!
Our Guide program is active โ if you need any help in onboarding process, we are here to help you.
Looking for volunteers
Several courses are listed in the WordPress Credit course, so weโve decided to review them thoroughly. Our goal is to catch and fix any misspellings, typos, broken links, or outdated information.
Youโre welcome to go through these courses as well and create issues on GitHub if you find anything that needs attention.
And, once again, big shoutout to @margheweb and all the guys and girls from Italian community for working on this. Thank you!
Update for last weekโs triage squad
No meeting last week.
But, thanks to @mosescursor we started moving things in PR resolution, so we can say that the machine started to work!
Other news
As we can see here, 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 theyโve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. Dhaka 2025 was fantastic! Big THANK YOU to @devmuhib for leading the table on the Contributors Day!
WordCamp Surat is coming up on 16 November 2025, for the first time! ๐ If youโre in Gujarat-India, feel free to join us: https://surat.wordcamp.org/2025/
@chris1ober: Props to the @devmuhib who brought us so many new team members and registrations last week.
@devmuhib: I want to give props to @rjekic, for hosting the meeting and managing the team ๐ Thanks mate!
Project updates
Course Cohort
Concluded our first cohort and planning new cohorts in local languages, including German, Hindi, and Gujarati. @rfluethi published the Course Cohort post โ you can see it hereย and join the discussion if you like.
WordPress Credits
WordPress Credits is a contribution-based practice program by the WordPress Foundation that brings university students into the heart of the WordPress open sourceOpen SourceOpen 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.
What have you been working on, and how has it been going?
Anything youโve accomplished since the last meeting?
Do you have any blockers?
Can other contributors or Training Team members help you in some way?
@studionashvegas: Iโm planning another workshop to do in November โ if anyone has any requests, drop them here and Iโll look over them. October got a way from me with my day-job work, but Iโm not letting that happen again.
Open Discussions
If you have topics youโd like discussed in the meeting, please leave them as a comment on this issue. If anyone has anything async, please reply in this thread, and we can keep the discussion going.
@Mosescursor: Do we have a policy on AI content, Is it something we can discuss???
@rfluethi: I think thatโs an interesting question. As far as I know, nothing like that exists yet. AI can certainly be very helpful as a supporting tool. But do we need clear rules for its use? And if so, in which areas โ and what might those rules look like in practice?
@mohkatz: True, this is important as AI gets more integrated in all workflows and across teams. Our fellow colleagues/volunteers at #docs had kickstarted something I saw a few months ago not sure how far theyโve gotten with its implementation. We could also formulate something similar or more streamlined guidelines that leverage AI without sacrificing human originality, thought, agency, creativity and voice. https://make.wordpress.org/docs/2025/07/24/proposal-responsible-ai-workflow-for-creating-new-documentation-for-wordpress-6-9/
You can see all meetings scheduled onย this meeting calendar. If you are new to the Training Team, then come walk throughย our onboarding programย to get to know the team and how we work. And if you have questions, feel free to reach out inย the #training Slack channelย at any time.
The Team Representative selection period each year is a special time where folks in the community affirm work ethic and confidence. The Training Teamโs processes is designed to ensure fresh leadership and new perspectives guide the team while upholding team values from year to year. This year, the team is looking for two new reps to join current 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.@digitalchild in 2025.
In October, members of the Training Team nominated seven contributors from the team. Current team reps (Jamie Madden and Kaito Hanamori) reached out to each nominee to confirm whether they accept their nomination before being added to the poll. Of these seven nominated, only two accepted their nominations. Two others mentioned that, while not being available to be a full-time rep, theyโd like to be listed as a backup rep, should the need arise.
As only two nominees accepted their nomination and the team is looking for two additional reps, current team reps decided to skip the poll and move directly to the vetting process. We believe both nominees meet the criteria of a team rep and would be excellent representations of the Training Team to the WordPress project.
It is with great excitement we announce Jonathan Bossenger and Muhibul Haque will be joining Jamie Madden as Training Team reps for 2025! Keep reading below to find out more about next yearโs team reps.
Jonathan Bossenger was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. He currently lives in the suburbs with his wife and two growing sons. After spending his first 5 years of life after high school working in retail, Jonathan pivoted to software development and hasnโt looked back.
In 2011, he started doing some WordPress development work, and in 2015, he attended his first 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 theyโve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. in Cape Town. This led to contributions in the areas of documentation, coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress., and, finally, community, where he was the most active. As a Community Program Supporter (aka Community Deputy) and WordCamp mentor, Jonathanโs focus was helping to grow WordPress meetups and WordCamps in Africa.
Jonathan joined the Training Team with the 2020 launch of Learn.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/ and contributed the first developer-focused video tutorial on Learn. In 2022, he was hired at Automattic as a sponsored contributor to the training team, hosting workshops and creating video lessons for developers.
After hours, Jonathan enjoys spending time with his busy family and their extracurricular activities, keeping fit with regular workouts, and practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu. His hobby is gaming, and he is currently working through his backlog of ever-growing Steam games.
Muhibul lives in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where he enjoys life with his wife and their three-year-old son. He started his professional career in 2011, focusing on Search Engine Optimization (SEO). While working in SEO, he realized the importance of having skills in web development, which sparked his interest in this field. In 2014, he made the full switch to work as a WordPress Developer, applying his skills in customization and development. Since then, he has been building his expertise and enjoying the creative challenges that come with developing dynamic websites.
Muhibul first became active in the community at WordCamp Sylhet in 2023, which inspired him to get involved with open-source projects. Since then, he is active on Training team and taken different roles like Training Team Administrator, Content Creator and now Training Team Representative. He is also active on Core, Themes, Docs, WPTV and Community Team as contributor.
When not working, he enjoys spending time with his family and loves to travel. Seeing new places and experiencing different cultures gives him fresh energy and inspiration.
Jamie Maddenย has been involved in open-source long before WordPressโ first release. He made his first contribution to the Red Hat kernel in 1999. Since then, heโs been contributing to the WordPress documentation, testing, and, of course, Training Team.
Jamie has been an active contributor in the Training Team since July 2022, and joined us as a Faculty Member in September that year lending his Subject Matter Expert and Editor expertise to the team.
You can reach out to the Training Team Reps in the #training channel in the Make WordPress SlackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..
เฆเฆฎเฆฐเฆพ เฆเฆจเฆจเงเฆฆเงเฆฐ เฆธเฆเงเฆเง เฆเงเฆทเฆฃเฆพ เฆเฆฐเฆเฆฟ เฆเงเฆฐเงเฆจเฆฟเฆ เฆเฆฟเฆฎเงเฆฐ เฆชเงเฆฐเฆฅเฆฎ เฆฌเฆพเฆเฆฒเฆพ เฆเงเฆนเฆฐเงเฆ, เฆฏเฆพเฆฐ เฆถเฆฟเฆฐเงเฆจเฆพเฆฎ โWordPress 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 Basicsโเฅค
เฆคเฆฌเง HTMLHTMLHTML is an acronym for Hyper Text Markup Language. It is a markup language that is used in the development of web pages and websites. เฆ CSSCSSCSS is an acronym for cascading style sheets. This is what controls the design or look and feel of a site.-เฆเฆฐ เฆฎเงเฆฒเฆฟเฆ เฆงเฆพเฆฐเฆฃเฆพ เฆฅเฆพเฆเฆฒเง เฆเฆชเฆจเฆฟ เฆเฆฐเฆ เฆญเฆพเฆฒเงเฆญเฆพเฆฌเง เฆเฆจเฆเงเฆจเงเฆ เฆเฆพเฆธเงเฆเฆฎเฆพเฆเฆ เฆเฆฐเฆคเง เฆชเฆพเฆฐเฆฌเงเฆจเฅค
Note: We posted the announcement in Bengali so that people who donโt understand the language donโt fill out the interest form. This also makes it clear that the course is intended only for those who understand Bengali.
Our cohort showed this: interest 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 is high, recordings help โ but they donโt replace live energy. Going forward, weโll focus more on short tasks with feedback, clear guidance upfront, regional times/languages, and inviting via 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 โWordPressโ on meetup.com will help you find options in your area.. Less lecture, more handsโon.
What it was about?
At the end of 2024, Lax Mariappanย @lakshmananphpย and Jonathan Bossengerย @psykroย ran a successful cohort based on the Beginner Developer Learning Pathway. Weโre building on that: the focus is practical learning and confident use of the Block Editor.
Led by Muhibul Haqueย @devmuhib, we kicked off a โBlock Editor Basicsโ cohort โ as a complement to Learn WordPress and with a trainโtheโtrainer mindset: participants should use the Block Editor confidently and be able to host their own workshops or cohorts. In six weekly online sessions (60โ90 minutes), we covered layout blocks, Patterns, the Site Editor, and Templates โ with demos, exercises, and Q&A. On 28 Sep 2025, a shared retrospective wrapped up the cohort.
Basics & layout (Group/Row/Stack/Grid), Columns & Cover, List/Gallery/Code, Managing Patterns, Site Editor & Templates/Template Parts, Tables & Shortcodes, plus best practices/theme blocks.
What worked well?
Recordings helped those who missed sessions keep up and provide material for future lessons/workshops.
Thereโs clear interest in advanced topics. An optional advanced track (e.g., REST APIREST APIThe REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think โphone appโ or โwebsiteโ) can communicate with the data store (think โdatabaseโ or โfile systemโ) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/., block/theme development, debugging, performance) makes sense.
Smallโgroup work, focused Q&A blocks, and short tasks raised engagement without taking over the whole slot.
Learning pathways give orientation and can improve completion rates.
Where it was bumpy?
Time slot: 13:00 UTC meant 20:00 in Indonesia and 06:00 in the US โ tough on a Sunday.
Reach: announced only 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/.; the term โcohortโ is confusing for some.
Format: sometimes too passive. Some felt live tasks slowed things down, others wanted exactly that. PDFs without direct task ties were used less.
Interaction: no shared space (instead of DMs) โ the group dynamic suffered.
Content: unclear whether โClassic vs Block Themesโ is really needed.
Recordings sometimes reduced the motivation to join live (โIโll watch laterโ).
Recordings: how we handle them afterward was open.
From these learnings, weโre making four concrete, immediately actionable changes.
What weโre changing now?
Communication and participation
Kickโoff viaย Meetup.comย with prerequisites, flow, and time commitment before signโup. After that, the cohort is closed.
Make time commitment transparent: 60โ90 min live weekly plus 30โ60 min tasks.
Offer regional cohorts in local times and languages to better address language barriers and time zones.
Weโll clarify recordings before the start and explain in the kickโoff how weโll handle them.
Consider highlight clips (5โ10 min) instead of full replays to keep live sessions valuable โ but note this requires significant additional moderation effort.
Teaching approach
Shorter followโalong tasks with feedback right after demos.
CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. tasks as homework with clear submissions and checks.
Smallโgroup phases and focused Q&A for more activation.
A project running across the series: developed as homework, presented to the group at the end.
Levelโtasks: simple live tasks plus optional advanced homework โ so both beginners and fast learners benefit.
Spotlight moments in live sessions where participants share progress.
Content
Gather prerequisites and needs upfront (incl. โClassic vs Block Themesโ) and make them transparent in the kickโoff.
Easyโtoโfollow examples to build โ live or as homework. Optional advanced track in small groups.
Community and recognition
A shared space just for the group between sessions is essential for momentum and learning success. A DM channel isnโt suitable.
Try badges/certificates (e.g., โฅ 80% attendance + project completion) for more commitment.
Add spotlight moments in live sessions where participants share progress. Recognition motivates โ knowing you might be โin the spotlightโ increases homework completion.
Surface real, varied participant examples (beyond trainer demos) to broaden perspectives and reinforce learning.
Thanks and whatโs next?
Thanks to all participants and contributors. Weโll continue the cohort in a more handsโon, interactive, and languageโaccessible way, with clear tasks, followโalong moments, and better reach. Want to host a local cohort? Get in touch โ weโll help with the setup.
Over the years, there have been a few discussions about creating formalised certifications for WordPress, most notably in 2013 as seen on Torque and WP Tavern. While those discussions are nearly 10 years old, they are still relevant and, now that an open learning platform for WordPress exists, this is a good time to revisit those conversations.
Before we get anywhere near implementation, letโs take a step back and gather some initial thoughts on how a WordPress certification should be approached. Certifying open-source software has some inherent challenges, but also some wonderful advantages. With that in mind here is some interesting content to review:
Since this is an exploratory post and not a proposal for anything concrete, please comment with your answers to the questions below, as well as any other thoughts you have about this topic:
What benefits would certifications provide?
What would be some effective ways to use certifications in the WordPress space?
What potential pitfalls need to be kept in mind, should we proceed?
